Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-11-18

Scranton, Pa, Nov. 1S.-Another
large crowd was in attendance today
when the arbitration commission began
It's fourth days sitting. Mr.. Mitchell.
who has been on the stand since last
Friday took HIS place in the witness
box and his crosg-examination w
Wayne McVeagh, for the Erie company
was resumed. 1t was the general opin.
lon OF attorneys today that some ar
rangement will have To be made 10
shorten the inquiry At the rate pro-
gress Is now being made Il Will take
many weeks to hear both sides to The
controversy II counsel takes no ac-
ton 1t is likely the commission will
suggest that something be done. The
commissioners recognize that presi.
dent Mitchell Is the most impor ant
witness the miners have and they are
loath to have matters hurried while h
Is on the stand. His opinions are look
ed upon as official and also as rcneciag
the policy Of the union.
NoN-UNlON MEMS PETITION.
Before proceeding to the examIra-
ton John r. Lenahan. Of Wllkesbarre.
one of the attorneys for the noa-urion
men, who want the commission TO take
up their case, handed the commission
list of 1900 names OF non-unlon men
as his authority for appearing before
the arbitrators. lie did not wish the
commission 10 make the names public
at this time. but as Chairman Gray
said everything filed with the commits
sion Is public matter, the names were
unoiiicially handed in and were not
given out for publication. He also
filed a statement Of the non-unlon de.
mands which were published this morn
ing
Mr.. MacVeagh in resumlng his cross
examination, said he would be glad to
get an expression as TO the influence Of
acts Of violence on the temper and dis
position OF the union men said TO have
committed them. The witness said that
he would not assume that the acts Of
violence are true.
IT. said he, Forest City which had
been referred to, would be an example
Of all towns and cities in the anthra-
cite field II would indicate that we
were a very law-abiding, religious peo-
pie"
THE question" Mr.. Macveagh said,
rs whether or not you have taken the
proper methods to prevent a repetition
Of violent acts when they have oc-
cured
He did not care, he said, by whom
these were committed
What ! am trying to show" he con-
tinued, lis that there Is a growing
spirit Of violence and disregard OF law
In their organization and that your
influence over them IL insufficient TO
keep them law-abiding and peaceable
as you desire them 20 be"
Under this arraignment Of the union
Mr. Mitchell retained his complete com
posure The question met with a ready
response.
"The fear that my influence" said he,
rs not sufficient to deter men from
the commission OF crime is contra
dlction Of the claims often made about
me"
He was free 10 say that some men
may have been deferred from going TO
work because Of violence, but the strike
itself lost more in public opinion by
reason Of that than Il could possibly
gain
A SPIRITED COLLoQuY.
The cross-examiner and the witness
then plunged into a spirited collOquy
over the question Of whether one man
has right to prevent another man
from selling his labor
The best answer Mr.. MacVeagh could
draw from the miners chief was that
he did not approve OF any one COM
mittine an unlawful act
MIR. MacVeagh read n statement re-
gardlng the right TO strike as belong
ing 10 the personal freedom OF working
men. He also took the view that In
the exercising Of that freedom those
who cease TO work must not Interfere
with the liberty OF others who wish TO
work.
we do not want anarchy" said Mr..
Mitchell "and that Is anarchy pure
end simple--the right Of every man to
do absolutely as he pleases regardless
OF lts effects on society"
This is the language OF very care
fully disguised anarchy" MIR. Mac
Vcagh remarked. because II Is the
language OF Archbishop Ireland
Archbishop Ireland never expected Il
10 be used In that sense, ! might say
Archbishop Ireland is a member OF a
committee OF which | am also mem
her which has declared for a trade.
union idea"
DOESN'T AGREE WITH IRELAND.
Answering a further question Mt
Mitchell declared that II Archbishop
lreland's statement meant that men
have no right 10 picket be disagreed
with them Mr.. Mitchell added that he
did not know that the archbishop was