New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-10-04
DANGER TO YOUNG MEN.

Fourth-Anothe- duty. Mt. President. and we
regard il the most supreme. One-siNth % the
membership Of this illegal organization Is com
posed Of young men and boys between iee ages
Il fourteen and twenty the future citizens and
lawmakers Of the great state OF ieuns, wanna
These young men and boys during tie last ~"
years have had their young, immature Inhas
poisoned With the most dangerous, anarch'Stic.
distorted. wicked views and errors concerning
the rights Of citizenship and properly mat any
possibly conceive e. an through Liir
teachings and practice q the citi' e'. organizers
and apostles Of the United Mine WORKER As
ISOLATION Mr. President, no adjustment or this
matter can lac thought II which 10y any -oSsi-
bility can result an further strengtnenin@ ana
fixing I'm the minds 81 this youthful clement IN
the anthracite coal fields the belief that the
teacbirt-s If his ORGANIZATION and Of its Off
Gers with their acts aud dolnSs IN supper
thereof constitute the ethics ana onIe'ts "i
American citizenship frequently feieiTed 10 oui-
Ing the past wesks IN prOclamations issue. IN
behalf Of this illegal organization Inc c"hse-
quences that may result 20 the conlhs genera
ton in the anthracite coal regions as the result
Of existing conditions there ave fraught with
the gravest dangers TO the staplllty ana per
petuity OF this country and it's institutions
Ffftb-And finally NJ President, as a plain
citizen of these United states. looking al the
whole question broadly and with reference 70 its
possible effect on future welfare ana pros
neritv I think N nv bounden duty 10 resist and
combat with every power ana iacultN' n"th
physical and mental. the ayoMe9 ana EVIDENT
ers' Association as eXempllfied in the anthracite
district az Pennsylvania to-day. as taught ana
defended by its officers ana other opponents OF
its well known and so-cailed purposes ana pTln-
Mr.. President. I am no enemy Of organized
Ia nor when 80 organized as 10 promote the-4eai
interests 81 the Iaboring man. and when, in ac
complishing this lawful ana lesltlmatr meihods
are pursued / do however. oppose the United
Mine Workers Association because many OF
its avowed purposes are absoluteiy az variance
with the spirit Of our laws and INSTITUTIONS, be
cause its officers and mernneTs are n2t g,hteht
TO be governed by the same laws and like ad-
ynintstration thereof other citizens OF this
country As witness Of this, see the conditions
to-day in Pennsylvania with the Mine WORKERS
Association in fun control Of the large body OF
us members violating every principle OF our
government and our laws pertaining 10 the
rights of persons and property
The same condition exists To-Day IN Ienhes-
see or Alabama, where the members OF thls or
ganization have but recently gone on strike
This same condition existed IN hentucky TOT
sl,out two wears where this organization was
in control. and where ITS members pfsictstd
the same unlawful methods as are being fol
lowed i'm Pennsylvania to-day. Mr.. President
we firmly believe that any such adjustment or
this matter as has been suggested here to-day
Viii only result IN perpetuating conditions that
are utterly abhOrrent TO any good American
citizen and most intolerable and damaging 10
the Interests which I represent We cannot
therefore, concur therein.
MR.. WILCoX's LEGAL STATEMENT.
Statement of David Wilcox, vioe-president
ana general counsel Of the Delaware and Hud-
son Railroad Company:
The United Mine Workers OF America is an
association composed OF large number of
miners and laborers engaged throughout the
country in mining anthracite and bituminOus
coal aud employed by the owners OF the mines.
II has divided the whole country into various
districts each Of which is represented by a So
called president and embraces local unions. and
IL seeks 10 compel every one engaged in the
industry 10 Join the organization The affairs
OF the association are managed by an executive
committee having its headquarters at Indian
apolis and by conventions. called from time 10
time representing the entire organization. The
object and practice OF the association are. so
far as possible. 10 regulate the supply Of labor
engaged in the occupation OF coal mining
throughout the country and the terms Of EN-
ployment thereof
II thus consists of central organization.
which restraints and controls the production OF
fuel everywhere throughout the country and
mOnopoliZes the labor engaged therein. These
are its purposes and results Its ultimate OBJ
ject is 10 control the entire fuel supply OF the
country. At this hearing IL Is represented BY
one person. while six persons represent but a