Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-11-19
coal STRIKE BVlDEN(y
Mr.. Mitchell Again Cross Examined
by Operators Counsel.
SLOW PROGRESS DEITG MADE
tnless Inquiry. "etl,otl~ Are
CHANGED 1t win 7'r..r Trr7 weeks
to Present C..e, IL 4iss... l';ar-
ties 10 tt;e .t...tsu,s-v...

N'N"N was III Ht'teiN''s.+tS - t4l' hu-
perior court room WA .it" ;iil filtration
commission beam is fG,.t,A days sit
ting. Mr.. Mitvnll!. "t,n :l.s hcen on
the stand since lasi !.,n..j. OK his
place in the witness b9N, an is cross
examination by Wayne M Neaeh for
The Erie company was res ;!leI.
1t is the general opinion II attorneys
that some arrangement =. i have to lie
made to shorten the H.. airy. At the
rate progress is now being made it
viii take many weeks to hear both
sides to the controversy. If counsel
takes no action. it is likely the commits
sion will suggest that something be
done.
Mr.. MacVeagh in resuming his cross
examination said he would be glad to
get an expression as to the influence
of acts Of violence upon the temper
and disposition of the union men said
to have committed them. The witness
said that he would not assume that the
acts of violence are true.
"lf," said he. Forest City, which
has been referred to. were an ex-
ample of all towns and cities in the
anthracite field, it would indicate that
We We're a very law abiding, religious
people"
MacVeagh E1plains the Question.
1.-The question" Mr.. MacNeagh said.
"is whether or not you have taken the
proper methods to prevent a repetition
Of violent acts when they have &C.
Cured"
He did not care, he said. by whom
these were committed. What l am
trying to show" he continued, "is that
there is growing spirit of violence
and disregard Of law in your organize
ton and that your influence over them
10 insufficient to keep them law abiding
and peaceable, 10 you desire them to
b."
Under this arraignnent of the Union
Mr.. Mitchell retained his complete COM
posture. The question met with'a ready
response. "The fear that my infu-
snce." said he, lis not SUFFICIENT to deter
men from the commission of crime il a
contrad iction Of the claims often made
about me-"
= He was free to 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 it could possibly
gain.
A Spirited Celloquy.
The cross examiner and the witness
then plunged into spirited colloquy
over the question of whether one man
has a 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 ap-
prove of any one committing an I'M
lawful act.
Mr.. MncVeagh read statement re-
garding the right to strike as belonging
to the personal freedom of working
men. He also took the view that in
that freedom those who
cease to work must not interfere with
the liberty of others who wish to work.
I'VE do not want anarchy" said Mr..
land that is anarchy pure and
right of every man to dc
absolutely as he pleases, regardless of
it's effects on society"
This is, the language Of very care
fully disguised anarchy" Mr.. Mac
Veagh remarked. because it is the Ian
guage of Archbishop Ireland"
archbishop Ireland never expected
it to be used in that sense. l might
say Archbishop Ireland is a member of !
a committee of which l am also q |
which has declared for trade
nniOn idea.''
Answering a further question Mr. |
declared that if Archbishop |
lrelands statement meant that men |
have no right to picket he disagreed |
with him. MIR. Mitchell added that he |
lid not know that the archbishop was
regarded as supreme court on trade |
lniOn matters
Witness and Counsel Argue.
The attorney and the witness wan I
Tered from the rules Of cross examina-
ion and INDUCED in an argument over
he propriety Of any one criticising acts
md decisions of courts. Mr.. MacVeagh
hought it was wrong to follow such a
curse and that it tended to breed an
lrchy. Mr.. Mitchell said he was
pleased to say the courts, MS a rule,
we're fair, but he regretted that in the
curse Of his experience he had found
ome judges against labor. He refer
ed to Judge Jackson of West Virginia,
Who he said. had made a great many
erious reflections on men who gave I'D
heir lives to the cause of labor. He
dded that there were no anarchists in
he trade unions.
Replying to Mr.. MacVeagh's ques-
Ions regarding union men belonging to
he national guard, Mr.. Mitchell said
o local branch in his union had ever
xpelled man from the union for be.
,nging to the guard and that no ma
onal labor union of any kind had ever
one such thing. A little union in
lew York state, he said had taken
UGH action, and it had been heralded