The Irish standard., 1902-11-22
MITCHELL LEAVES STAND,
President of Miners Union Let Go
After Nearly Five Days Sc
we're Cross
n0NUNI0N MINERS GIVEN STANDING.
torneys Shall BE Allowed to APP
pear to Defend Their Claims -
Right Of Individual Operators to
Ask Questions Also Conceded.

Scranton, Pa, Nov. 20.-The anthra-
cite strike commission resumed it's
hearing Wednesday with the usual
large crowd in the courtroom. Be-
fore w. w. Ross, counsel for the Della
ware, Lackawanna & Western road,
resumed his cross-examination of
President Mitchell, Chairman Gray
for the commission again asked coun-
sci to assist in expediting the pro-
ceedings. He said the commission was
loath to interfere, but they hoped that
Mr.. Mitchell would not be asked to
give his opinion of matters of which
he had no personal knowledge.
Mr.. Mitchell, answering questions
by Mr.. Ross, said that an increase in
wages without adopting the weigh
ing system would not meet the de-
mands of the miners. An eight-hour
day would increase the annual i'll
come of the men.
When Mr.. Ross concluded his ex-
amined by former Congressman,
Simon P. Wolverton, counsel for the
Philadelphia & Reading Coal and Iron
company.
Mr.. Mitchell said it would be impos-
sible for him to give in detail the con-
ditions at each mine or even under
each company. He also declared that
it would neither be possible nor desir-
able to divide the United Mine Work
ers into two separate organizations
one bituminous and the other anthra-
cite.
'''The anthracite Miners he said,
shave hao Independent and separate
organizations in the past. They have
had several of them. They have gone,
They do not want any more of their
organizations to go the same way"
The reply of Mr.. Mitchell excited
some interest because of the fact that
this was a suggestion made by Car
roll d. Wright in his report of the
strike to President Roos evelt.
Independent Operators Given Il Voice
The individual operators, who have
not up to the present time pressed
their case before the commission,
through one of their attorneys, Ira
II. Burns, of Scranton, inquired of the
commission if they would be given the
opportunity to examine witnesses
when questions arise which are differ
ent with them than with the COM
panies. Judge Gray answered that
they would.
Mr.. Mitchell declared with empha-
sis in the course of subsequent exam
ination that the miners will carry out
to the letter the decision of the COM
mission, "or go out of our union"
Nonun,ion Miners to BE Heard.
Judge Gray then announced the de-
cision of the commission in the mat
ter of the application of John I. Len
ahan and John L. O'Brien, attorneys
for the nonunion men, to appear in
the case. In the light of all their
claims, said Judge Gray, they would
be allowed to appear, but the COM
mission could not consent to the with
holding from the public of the names
of the nonunion men as their attor-
news had desired. After Mr.. Lena
han a,ssented to this, Judge Gray an
nounced that the commission would
see that no unfair use would be made
of the names.
Mr. barrow insisted that Messrs.
Lena,han and O'Brien really represent
edthe operators and not the nonunion
men.
"Whether they be here in that way
or not" Judge Gray quickly replied,
"they represent an important element
in the investigation, men who work
for their living and who are inter
ested in the findings of this commits
sion. We have considered that very
carefully from all Sides"
Mitchell's Examination Ends.
The miners president, after being
under the ton of more
than a half-d'ozen lawyers for AZ
days, left the witness stand.
Rev. Peter Roberts, ID. D., of Maha-
noy City, who is the author of book
on the anthracite coal industry, took
the stand and had just begun his
testimony when recess was taken
for luncheon.
Mrs. H. n. Davis Dead.
Yankton, S. D., Nov. 20.-Mrs. H. N
Davis, mother of the late Senator Cush-
man K. Davis, of Minnesota, died, here
Wednesday at the home of her son-in-
law, Judge Bartlett Trip. Mrs. Davis
had been very weak for some time
owing to extreme old age. The re-
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