The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-18
perpetual peace in the region il they would

Then came the question OF boycotts and
there was also discussion about 'sca bs. y
Mr.. Mitchell delivered himself Of the follow
ing lust previous TO the noon ADJOURNMENT
rcl2tlve to the non-unioii men:
Every man who works In anot her mans
place during strike l. looked upon q Bene-
'ict Arnold was looked upon, aud think
justly 40. If he will not stand FOR what the
people want, IL 1t il not what the i'cuIle Of a
community want. and If he il OPP, SCI to
what tie people in n communi, = want be Is
justly looked upon a. being unfair. II his
WORK affected only himself II would I've dif-
fernt, but his work helps ia defea, The
oijecI of the men on strike"
There was "A tremendous crush Il q 20
afternoon session The officers ofthc court
who were guarding he doors hal ifficul,
task TO Keep IL" room from being DVcrrun.
The ground glass in one OF the door. was
I broken with tremendous clatter. This
was some little time after the taking of tes-
timOny had been resumed and the prOc'c' q
fngS werc interrupted.
Mr., MacNeagh made some eNort to Sc.
If Mr., Mitchell knew what proportion Of the
cost - incnased pay for men fell upon
capital. THIS was TO develop the idea that
he had previously advanced hat an increa -
If wages meant additional burdens to the
poor. Mr. Mitchell declared that an in.
crease of the amount specified would make
very little difcrcuCc - the poor, not over
twenty cents a month NeVert heess, Mr.
place this burden on the consumer.
MaCNcag h-ls il not true that any tax
placed unon tho rich Sits down until it Is
pMGa lyon mt mt, E 6ar@a on the actual
wage producer.
MacNeagh- Aud the WACO Garner shifts II
urcn the man little lower in the strata than
Mitchell Well he docs not do SO willingly;
perhaps ne cannot help il.
Mr.. MacVeagh called attention to a book
L.. 81. D., ID. bgl l,.
il is expected will le called a. one 81 the
witnesses for the miners. Mr. MacNeagh
called attention To Il sligge - ION in the book
tina, the operators and the miners might
combine a. against the public to mutual
advantage, thus creating long seas on
of prosperity among the anthracite work
men MIR Mitchell pointed out that that
was not statement of his views. The
miners union, he said. was not n monopoly.
| He said that il did not want TO place bur
| dens on any one and il did not want to bar
| any one out. Its doors are open for every
one to come in
Macvcqch pocsn', /; ru, halter on their
nc.ks to drag them lnf
Mitchell No. it does not II is democracy.
! pure and simple, Every mcmba r has a voice
and vote in 1t
Macveaeh Do you favor union OF the
| operators and the miners in common interest
as against the publiCt
Mitchell Not as against "a" rlhlic. no. sir
TIE MATTER OF PoYCoTrs.
/ Passing on. the lawyer asked
you say that tho boycott has never
| been authorized by your uniun?'
| Il have never aut hori2ed one. | cannot
| tell what the other officers of the union
| or the different locals rnay have done,
| was the reply
| Mr. NocNeagh tuen tool: m IN, qttcr
| of the boycotts that were d"clarsd in Fore -
| City. He quoted names of officers II the
| United Mine Workers, told of he merchants
| upon whom they had served boycott no.
| tees and pointed out that one Councilman
| rad ,Lraatancd a ,ou.upion man v.ith
| ,,ioia,a,
| Macvcagh-Do YOU approve OF the acts OF
| the" Officers OF your union IN TINS maltti'
Mitchell Ner" they ofic'Ts'
| Mitchell What dld they FORBID the merchant
| TO sell TO the nGh-unlon men ,
| Macy 'ag ne rrce.slties OF ne
| Mitchell lhen Should say that WAS WroiS
| MdcNeaHn You 30 pot Know ., any avs
| ciriihrN 1'ts TOWARD ines otnt'r-;
Mitchell J never heard OF these cases be-
| Tore,
| Mr. MacNeagh then wanted to know
| how Mr.. Mitchell explained his act in calling
| nu, H. s,,,r, ,,,.n and a.L,d mo ,,i,Y, :.
ou, w S.cai,, IN III
| WHY the 'eh WIZ oii'u oi, az VIC % "
| Where ohiE elei'I houiS we're i"uis "oihtu
| Mr. Mitchell said that he had no knowledge
Of any such case.
| NaCy.oyh-Uoy do Won ius,ifv vour ne, ion
| In ",liing the men away IRON IN" prilnI :
| kllO Ming YOU gli fidf til- Illgit tUl-' u -
| flooding OF tie mines and tho great destruc-
tion OF property. making II imros'ihl" Tor
Your men to 40 70 work ,pr"nly' i"t ""
so,lp1"a ',i1n n,d dd,rri,f,, n,,i .
| coll "
| Mitchell-By the same reason that other
| people so on strike II employees. were "a
| tHk" into oousii'riti9n ~" i2rt mat ih'il
going on stilh" MouII iToi@oiy Ih,isr a "a
* ore a. unnId he rn ..,yiL, II We b,d soI ~
| ~ dcstToW tho uronerty Of tho p.rafor.
| then we would not ha,r given them lively.
days notice of the fact THAT We intended to
| eau ON ~" >''hln men Icy m" say mere
| 100 thht ~ N.ilh' OF tue steam men "d'
| '',nu az u" ''f,i ~. ,.i. 4;
| MaC,'aHn d., ,','.iI ,'o'' '''', ui n" =
| on HtfLht' .no"'Hk WI I'', NI'L IT, ,NIilt,
thot rc If, i, nd IN" NAN NAM Mo nGcr
| he GOES out knows that tn" OPERATOR nus,
| either grovcl IN the dust before lin or per
| hans So" his mines DESTROYED
| MITCHELL W" never NouAht 10 'oHIrl t.'
olrlat9ts, 10 sr0ria ~ nr uns, w, al
,n,.r NM Iii me- LON voi,id ,t" s,..',
| men gain n rcdrrs. Of pri. vtrCrs tEat nd
been refused them if they dill not do ~ Other
| men do, 20 on u STRIKE 80 tyr ~ tic steam
| men were toh,'It 81 u H.'u' nl'r ulI''l'h, :
| 10 th.h Mh"tn"r W. ,.t' VIM on s'tih'
| ~ H. r'nIovors - tI. ,'ir,s ~ 49, 20 cio
"oud .hu; down every COLI .ry f., tu,, ami va.
| lit" hclt
| MITCHELL ASKED ABOUT VIOLENCE.
Mr. MaCN"agh then TOOK up TN" question
| Of violence, be giuning with the Winston
| murder and asking Mr. Mitchell If he knew
| ANYTHING about it, Mr. Mitchell answered