The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-11-24


ings half hour session were wholly
devoted to the question of recess and
the independent operators protest.
Apprehended Is a verbatim report Of
the discussion:
BY Mr.. Darrow: Gentlemen of tho
commission-Since the adjournment we
have considered the suggestion that the
president made yesterday and we wish TO
say that we are doing the best we can.
I'VE have seen, under the circumstances,
the impossibility of getting the exact fig,
'ures here at once, and the wisest thing
for all of us to do is to adjourn the ses-
sion here. without adjourning the com.
mission, because we will certainly need
your help IL we bring about what Is de-
siret-but adjourn the session. say to the
Sd of December. We have the greatest
confidence that much will come out of it.
BY Judge Grey: / have heard and !
am sure the commission have heard with
satisfaction what you say with regard to
the suggestion you made yesterday at
the close of the morning session. or
course, 1t Is our duty to hear and deter
mine the matters in controversy. The
suggestion made yesterday was made In
agreement with regard to other matters
than the schedules of wages. and was
with reference to our hearing, and was
not with reference to anything else that
we consider the matter of an adjourn
ment
1t seems to us that we have come to a
crisis as to the introduction OF testimony
which we desire to hear. We are willing
that both sides should confer together
Inra nc
can. facts that they agree to and also
agree upon a statement. That Is the
situation now. and that Is the reason
that the commission think 1t would be
wise to adopt tho suggestion to adjourn
from now until time to be determined
upon. We have no suggestion at all, eX-
cept the suggestion by YOU. to adjourn
to the Sd of December. That will take us
over the Thanksgiving holidays at any
rate. So we think the proposition Of ad-
journment to the Sd of December would
be acceptable to us unless there Is some
objection to it. 1t will be so ordered
when we adjourn.
We will adjourn until that time for the
purpose of allowing the parties to pre-
pare the figures with regard to wages.
At this juncture Attorney III. c. Rey-
nolds, OF counsel for the independent
operators, presented the following:
Far Greater Consequence.
Ito the Honorable, the Anthracite Com
mission.
If the commission please, we are not a
marty to nor were we consulted in the
subr,ission os agreed upon between the
presidents of The large companies and the
renresentatives OF the United h ne Work.
ers of America.
After the commission had been regu-
Iarlv appointed by the president we we're
invited hv the recorder of this commission
to become n marty to it's deliberations.
with the understanding that the agree
ments were 10 be binding upon it's find
inss
The independent operators signified
their WILLINGNESS to become n party to
and to submit to the commission our con-
tentions. AS far as the individual opera
tors are concerned nothing has developed
in this preliminary hearing that tends to
change our minds as to the position we
took on the first of last May.
Indeed, from the independent operators
point of view, there is something more
vital that concerns not only the opera
tors. but every American citizen living
in the anthracite coal fields of a far great
err consequence than the mere advancing
of wages or the recognition of any labor
organization.
we De1eEe the rlSnlS American clll-
zens have been assailed, terrorism, intim-
idation and, indeed, anarchy has prevailed
throughout the anthracite region, and it
is the purpose of the operators to at least
have an expression OF the American peo>
ple through this honorable commission,
appoi,uo , .;, coy, oS nS disamnrnT,, mon rutmre
acts, so that anyone claiming to be a
citizen and under the protection of the
American government would hesitate PC
lore ne "oulu assali 'i'e i'si's Vi a''o'''e'
As 20 Tho ;ncreoso of ,vaoes tho india
,,o,,aont n,,.rotnrs he,ieve and nc stated
In tha;,. nnswer to the demands 6f the
ra,rasontnt;ves of their emnioves that
ths u,ooes noid to the mine worksrs ot
the,r cojIieries are enual To and in MANY
;mstances exceed the nricn Maid for
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