Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-12-06
CONDITIONS RELATED
Some Interesting Testimony Is Told
Before the Commission.
WHAT THREE STATE
President of One Of the Local Un-
ions, a Fireman aud the REQ.
tor Of NJ. Gabriel's Par.
ish on the Stand.

Scranton. Pa, Dec. b-before the
anthracite commission Thursday W. n.
Dettrey. a miner from the Hazleton
region aud president Of his local union.
who vas On the stand Wednesday. was
recalled at the opening Of the after
noon session of Thursday lie present.
ed some correspondence that passed
between himself and the Coke com
pany with reference 10 the reemploy
ment Of G39 men who struck and were
not given back their places Some Of
these men were subsequently taken
back The witness testified that the
mine foreman read him letter Ia
whlah President Dettery was inform.
Cd that the other men would not be
taken back until after the strike com.
mission shall have made Us award. II
the award he said the letter stated.
Is against the men. none of the Unit.
cd Mine Workers will be taken back.
Jackson Ansbach Of the Hazleton r..
gion was an interesting witness. be-
cause be is the first fireman 10 appear
before the commission lie said he
received sl57 for day OF twelve
hours. and his assistants ti2G. on
every other Sunday when he and his
assistant shifted from day 10 night
work. they were compelled 10 work
twentyfour hours straight without re-
lief This statement caused buzz
throughout the courtroom and every
commissioner straightenod up and be
came interested HA said be was OF
duty one day every two weeks. thus
Working six DAYS one week and eight
days the following week
"supposlng you should fan asieeT
when you work IN the long shift o.
tweniyfour hours. what would hap
pen?4 asked Mr. Darrow
well" be replied ~ slept Ions
enough the fans would stop gas would
accumulate in the mines. ani II an ex
ploslon took place some men might b
killed: that's all"
Rev james V. Hussie. rector OF 50
Gahriels Roman Catholic church. Ia
zleton. Pa. and the dean of Lowe
'.uzerne county. was the next witnes
Father Hussie stated that he had AZ
intimate knowledge of conditions II
and about HazletOn. because he wa
rector OF the parish there. Drinklnl
among the miners, he said. was NJ
minimum during the strike. Whci
asked 20 explain the general condition.
a. he found them. Father Hussie sai'
he had lived IN the coal regions prac
tically all hts life
The conditions In this region" n
said. ARE deplorahle. The mine work
ers are barely able 20 exist. say thi
witnout any coloring. knowing ! an
under oath. I have been In thei
homes. They are not homes. but mere
~ q habitatlon. a resting place. The,
are frugal conservative, reasonabl
aud God fearing. We have eight Cath
ollie churches IN Hazleton and they ar
crowded every Sunday with worship
pers. and this IL no doubt tras of th
churches whose faith Is opposed &
/. ours"
Continuing. Father Hussle said tha
this was the condition before the strik
and that during the suspension m
mino workers and their families wer
more plnched. that they were mos
economical IN many things and barrel
existed. Families cannot be kept .,
gether. he said The boys are sent Int
the mines almost as soon as they ar
able 90 toddle out. and the girls ar
sent 10 the mills In the small town
IN the vicinity or drift to the large Ct
les lie related instances OF povert
and said that Il took one man 81
years 10 pay on funeral debt OF $50