The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-12-18
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the commissioners, and Judge Gray ask
ed if the figures on the memorandum
were taken from the wage statement
already filed by the company with the
commission. Mr. Warren replied in the
affirmative.
Chairman Gray then requested coun-
sci for the company to indicate in its
statement. handed up, whether the fig
ures given are for one two or more
men.
We don't say it shakes our faith in
the statement" he continued. UNLESS
you can show, however, that there are
none of these cases. such as are sug-
gested by this testimony, it will very
materially shake our faith in it.
+ co.Ipany's general manager, w.
A. May, explained that there may be
places where only one man works, and
may be places where there are four
men working, but the company keeps
only a record of the miner in whose
name the working is run, the latter pay
| ing his laborer.
| Cross-examined by Mr.. barrow Mr..
| May said he did not know whether two,
| four or six men worked to earn the
money indicated.
You saw these figures handed to me,
to the newspapers and to the commits
! sion, and yet did not state to any one
| that you did not know how many men
shared in the money earned" said Mr..
| Darrow.
81 did not say anything about it
either one way or the other" replied
Mr. May.
The discussion ended with Mr.. Darrow
directly challenging the good faith of
Mr.. May.
The miners here rested taeir case,
and Mr.. Wolverton formally opened the
operators side of the controversy by
reading a statement which represented
the views of all the large coal compan-
les.
Mr., barrow called attention to the
reference in the statement that recogni-
ton of the union Is not an issue before
the commission, and said if the commits
sion should sustain that claim then the
operators should have no right to pre-
l.sent witnesses to show that the violence
committed during the strike was insti-
gated by the union.
Ira H. Burns, one of the attorneys
for the independent operators, present
ed the opening statement of the indi-
yiduaI companies as follows:
THE object and organization of this
commission is probably without any
precedent in this country. It is not
based on the common or statute law
. but has for its foundatio only the
agreement Of the operators and work
. men. 1t has no power to enforce its
judgments, and It's findings must nee
essarily be largely advisory. Under
such circumst it will easily be
p seen that a careful investigation as to
the facts and the clearest judgment as
to justice and right are necessary in
order to give satisfaction to the imme-
date parties, as we'll as to the general
public, who are deeply interested in
:, the ultimate result.
ut seems to US that the questions, sc
, far as they concern only individual op
- orators represented by us, may be con
sidered under three general heads
: first, wages; second, hours of labor;
third, non-union men and discrimina-
> ton.
AS to wages, it may be we'll to retel
to the terms as stated by the coal oper'
ators in their suggestion of the appoint
:, ment of this commission. as follows:
We sugges; a commission to be ap-
i pointed by the president of the United
States, if he is Wiling to perform that
= service, to whom shall be referred al
e questions at issue between the respec
: tive companies and their own employees
:. whether they belong to union or not
= and the decision of that commission
shall be accepted by us.
e "'TTo are not discriminating agains