Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-11-20
FOR SINGLE UNION.
Mitchell Opposes Separation
Of Hard and Soft Coal Men.
NONUNIONISTS' COUNSEL ADMITTED.
Investigation of Coal Strike Pro-
ceeds Slowly at Scranton-Cross
Examination of Miners
Leader Ended.

SCRANTON, Pa, Nov. 20-After
being on the stand for four and a half
days President Mitchell of the miners
union completed his testimony at noon
yesterday before the anthracite strike
commission. During his ordeal he was
examined by his own attorney and
those of the Erie company, the Della
ware and Hudson, the Delaware, Lack
awanna and Western, the Lehigh Val
ley and the Philadelphia and Reading
Coal and Iron company and also by the
attorneys Of the independent operators.
He was followed on the witness stand
by the Rev. Peter Roberts, d. D., Of
Mahanoy City. Pa, Congregational
minister, who has studied the anthra-
cite coal industry and has written a
book on the subject. He was still on
the stand when the commission adj
journed for the day.
One of the most important things
brought out during the cross examina-
ton of President Mitchell was his en-
phatic declaration that the miners were
opposed to separating the bituminous
miners from the anthracite workers,
thus creating two organizations.
The nOnuniOn men--that is, those
who remained at work during the
strike-were made party to the arbi-
tration plan by their counsel agreeing
to make public the names of the men
who petitioned the commission. When
the attorneys for the "nonstriking''
Workmen, as Chairman Gray desig-
mated them, and who number about
1000, made demand to the commits
sion for 20 per cent increase in wages
with no reduction in hours, their attor-
neys desired to withhold the names of
the persons they represented. The COM
mission, however, decided they cour
not be party to such plan of Sc
crecy.
In connection with the nonunion fea-
ture of the investigation Mr.. Mitchell
announced that he is also representing
thousands Of nonunion men who struck
with the uni0nists and that all the
Workmen would abide by the award Of
the arbitrator cor get out of the I'M
ion"
Mr.. Mitchell's testimony contained
little that was new to the commission
ers, and that of Mr.. Roberts was Of a
general character, regarding the eco
nomic and sociological conditions in the
anthracite coal country.
The commissioners, while regretting
they have to do so, are still reminding
both sides that they would like to have
the submission Of testimony expedited.
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