New-York tribune., 1902-12-03
,uTcHELL's TESTIMONY ANALYzED.
SOME OF THE IMPORTANT POINTS oN
WHICH HE LACKED INFORMATION.
From Harpers Weekly.

From Harpers Weekly
II is evident from the course pursueI IN itebII e
that the commission recognizes Itself 70 a De pra,
aFy m deyserming certain questions OF fact. 1t may
be remembered that the mine WORKERS sd bafore
the strike Mr. Mitchell was asked if 1 he ,Rahs Rne%
to answer. will further be remenbereGd b dng rhSI
one of the assertions made by Mr.. fe 1fne of th
mine workers insufficient to maintain tne
STANDARD s nnL Of Lying 40 mean 5nG born and
accustomed the American STANDARD 10, ol 5i iss; rs;
know he said whether 1t was or was not true @ that
the earning capacity at nome ot te bI been onv
third OF the wages received in the United states.
large number of the foreign miners in the an
thracte region have no intention OF rsSids M PeT
a considerable sum with which to return h9iae:
commissioner Watkins why miner should not be
permitted TO employ three aoorers t sn,ny III nS tbe
Mr Mitchell made it plain that he approves OF the
05 0SIST padd TO TO Fesp do@S the produc OF
the Of hs the hours Of
there was a conflict of evidence. Mr. Mitchell lite ,s
Samng ansfy and seas eeeney Of WORK whereas estimates
were submitted from employers TO the effect that
loss of as mps osn as to 80 the in n' fFcm
ten egh sgamuy n the had been
petng for the M OF chs yhe GTr Teped Sh ins
thought the mo most 6Grs ana 6 y
nnufactirers attribute their growing inability to
f9pt v to the fact that the eight day prevails
much ny n more generally in England than in Germany
AM Mr. Mitchell ulHately .J pinned down m to d' the
that he for miner sG WorknS eight
Sm honrs 'd!S d9 further admitted what he could
paid yearly in to anthraeite ,IS miners is s6o
s SSsIon an Of T to the pPoduction To
the question whether the sl2.o0o0oo is TO come out
opined that it might be deducted from the profits
fb fba taf in many cases there profits many of
the %ns m snng Back Rae apon to R dx M
s@ an R hsd 2 me- Th
it ear anytRng that f pa1 S noor % e0e 0er
ssn Increase Fs in ar s.
they Sg
altogether That is to say the mine workers If
Mr. Msche fo expoa la pubd necessity to the utte
oT s RSf an HSd
Mr. Mitchell n hof has & at yarions times
S trust and about trusts in general In his opinion
what to be he hoah out OF
president t trust of the hsg Ged d
rss When F d e
shat any yorganzed labor from its operations Would
nSp meet with nasxbie opposition from al the labor
Would not look with favor upon any law that would
hn o1 s Trusts q good for
but ought not to be tolerated on the part of cap
StiIi another very important question put
To Mr. Mitchell His attention was directed to the
Co oct that a labor union in Schenectady. N. Y. had
caused one of it's members to be discharged by his
eafp In the enforcement of public order. The
ppro,,nd practically taken by this labor union
hot no man who belongs to the State militia shall
be be- allowed earn his living by manual labor.
That ia to say. this labor union set itself above
the law Of the State Which makes all male citizens
oY military age liable to military duty. and.
seo,,entIy liable to be enrolled the order the
Commander in chief. II the course pursued by. the
Schanectady labor union were followed throughout
the Empire commonwealth all union workers
would in the event of the Governors directing
A general enrolment. have to leave the State. It
IS obvious that labor unien has no more right
militia service than it has to impose upon him
1l<A nanalty for sarvinH -tnrx hafnrA which