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

and willing to meet the views of the COM
mission as expressed by your honor.
BY MIR. Wilcox: want to correct Mr..
ing held at which they were not present,
because there was no meeting.
BY Judge Grey addressing MIR. Lena
han, who represents the non n-unon men).
You made the suggestion yesterday that
you desired to ask certain questions of
DR.. Roberts.
BY Mr.. Lenahan. In view of the devel-
opments in this matter my associate and
myself after consultation last night, con-
clude that II the hearing Is to go on on
the third of December then, with the per-
mission of the commission, we shall pro-
ceed with the cross-examination of Dr.
Roberts, and I can only say on behalf CT
my clients that the steps now being taken
for this conciliation Will meet with the
highest and greatest favor of them. and
they hope they will succeed.
BY Judge Grey addressing Mr.. Dar-
row.: Gentlemen. Have you any further
testimony to offer at this time?
By Mr.. Darrow:. No. your honor. We
feel that we have not any specific tes-
| timony, such as this commission ought to
hear. TO offer general testimony would
only consume time, and we feel that 1t
would be wise not to offer any testimony
this morning. My statement may not
have been made as fully or as forcibly
as 1t should have been on our side. We
have no desire. and would not consider 1t
wise, to take the matter out of the hands
Of this commission. We have no power
to do it, and have no desire to do 1t, and
could not accomplish anything without
the assistance of the commission. We
have had no conference, and we certainly
do not wish to ignore anybody who is in
terested here, and nothing would be ac-
complished without consulting everyone
who Is here. AS far as the mine workers
are concerned. they want full report
from the commission.
BY Judge Grey: Before adjournment T
repeat that the commission have taken no
! action other than has been taken in this
court room. They would be glad to for
| ward any effort Of conciliation between
| the parties to this controversy That they
repeat 1t does not at all follow from
saying that they are interfering with any
of the rights of any of the parties, orig
inal or intervening parties. appearing be-
fore this commission and presenting such
phases of the case as they in their judg
ment think important. And, speaking as
we think we have right to speak-most
certainly with as much right and author
ity as either side of this controversy to
speak for the great public who are watch
ing with much interest, and we believe
that they will approve of what we have
said-we have as yet done nothing about
the matter that we have spoken about
| this morning. Now in adopting the s,ig-
gestion made by counsel l understand
that there is no objection OH either side
of the proposition made for an adjourn
ment for the purpose stated, that purpose
being that the parties on both sides may
arrange in any convenient form the facts
| and figures for the commission. If there
is no objection the commission will an
| nounce it's decision with regard to It.
Adjournment Decreed.
| Taking the absence of objection to be
consent to that proposition, the commits
sion will act upon it, and adjourn for the
purposes indicated until the third day of
December, at 10 o'clock in the morning, in
this court room. And. in order that we
may not by our absence entirely inter-
fere with the work that is proposed to be
done, the commission. either as a whole
or by a committee, will remain in Scrar-
ton during the interval, in order that they
may voice the wishes of the commission
with regard to any matter that might
| arise in the interval.
Wishing you. gentlemen, oil a happy
| Thanksgiving time. although laborious
one, the commission is now adjourned un-
| til Wednesday,, the third day of Decem-
Der.
Inc IoIOWllS WAS given out sSdluI-
day in Philadelphia by Mr.. MacVeagh:
1.-The, presidents of the coal compan-
les, who signed the letter suggesting
the appointment of the Anthracite
Strike commission, have approved the
| general outline of the plan of settle
ment, leaving details of all kinds for
future adjustment. a telegram to that
effect, drafted by President Baer and
signed by Mr.. MacVeagh, was sent to
Judge Gray Friday afternoon"
All the members of the commission,
with the exception of the sub-commit-
tee, Messrs. Clark, Parker and Wat
| kins, have left the city. The out-of-
| town attorneys have also gone to their
respective homes, with the exception
of Clarence S. Darrow, who took run
down to New York on private business.
He will return today. President Mitch
| ell is still here.