The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-11-21

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81 per cent per month of their salar-
les for the benefit. Of the striking min
ers.
In answer to further questions, MIR.
Mitchell entered into a detailed de-
scription Of the working of the union.
The fact was brought out that Mr..
Mitchell had had telephone confer
ences with Senator Hanna just previ-
Gus to the settlement of the strike
OF 1900.
"Of course, that was the year in
which Mr.. Bryan was again a candi-
date for the presidency said Mr.. Nc
Weigh, "and you were conscious of
the great apprehensions entertained
by the financial interests of the coun-
try as to the possibilities of his Sc
lection
"Well, l understood those interests
were very ap~prehensive.'
Mr.. McVeigh asked if any advance
secured by the miners was not due to
that apprehension.
IT believe said Mr.. Mitchell, "that
the fact that an election was pending
had something to do with the early
settlement of the srike."
A Country of Majorities.
Mr.. McVeigh here took up the sug
gestion for a yearly agreement and
attempted to show that the union
could not control it's members and
therefore an agreement is impracti-
cable. Mr.. Mitchell said there were
many differences that both sides just
ly complain of and Of which he had
hoped would be wiped out by agree
ments.
81 dare say" Mr.. Mitchell remark
ed, eff our union violates the contract
the people of this country will take
good care that we have no union left.
There will be no question about that
and if the operators violate it, the peo-
pie of the United States will see that
they regret it."
Mr.. Mitchell said this was a coun-
try of majorities, whereupon Mr.. Nc
Weigh replied:
Eyes, but God with n is a major
ity. If a man is doing right he is on
his side"
The court room was convulsed when
} Mr.. Mitchell answered that he would
be willing to leave the whole dispute
to God.
Mr.. McVeigh, seeking a direct an.
swer to his queries regarding boy
: colts, asked the witness why he could
! not use his. influence to put an end to
< %boycotting and to further intimidation
;. of men, women and children, whose
S lives have been made uncomfortable.
Mr.. Mitchell responded that the very
e fathers and husbands of these people
had themselves made their families
S lives uncomfortable. Mr.. McVeigh draw
e ing himself closer to where the wit
ness was sitting, said to him:
"If such cases are shown O unit
u you grow weary of them, as l vii
show you, will you then agree to TAX
S dratsic, thorough-going effectua
measures to root it out as you woult
d any other deadly, unmanly, un-Ameri
can, cowardly practice?'
This question Mr.. Mitchell answer
ed by saying that people have a per
. feet right to do whatever they choose
e provided that they are within tn
law.
When asked if he countenanced tn
a stoppage of funerals, the preventing
1T of a physicians attending a non-uniol
y list or any member of his family, MI
" Mitchell declared that he did not. MI
t. Mitchell was handed a photograph G
n a young school teacher, wht
it was alleged, had been dismisse
N from her post because her father ha
N been a ~non-unionist, and was aske
if it was fair to rob her of her plac
" ION that account. Judge Gray repea
III ed the question.
~ Gas a general proposition said NJ
a Mitchell, II should say no.. 1t is g
Mt ing to an extreme which no labor o
ganization advocates"
Mt He said, however, that under SON
IN conditions it would impair the e
: ticacy of the teacher, because TT
pupils, the children Of the men G
at strike, would not obey and therefor
it was proper to petition for the teac
er's removal until matters could (
quieted down.
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