Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-11-17

oa tbe stand on the conVeh'hs -
,be coal strike comlniss'o" $500
onoss examination by Wynhe NJ eae"'
ntan was begun on saturday was
n,,nned Mr.. Mcveigh represents '"e
Erie company, which operates soa ~"
,,,res under the names OF Tue e'
'.r.a,,a COAL company,an the hiiis'ue
FL ana Iron company. Mr. Mitchell
who has been on the stand since fli'
w.. ,,orr,ne brought with him mum
49, 30 documents and books when ne
n,i, referred 20 In order to re-
fresh his memory ., l..
Thero seemed to be no falling OIL IN
! ,ho interest in the proceedings A large
,ior of persons patiently stoou III
w." In tho corridor Of the building III
49, hnne of gaining admlttance 10 the
= w. n Oniy a small portion OF them
49, successful. the limited acconiho-
dotIons belng almost entirely taken up
hT counsel for both sides ana Hlfilne
o;gcials representatives Of mine WORK
or, ana men who are employed III the
mines. o,,tnotion
Mir. McYeagh began his examina.ul
b,, reading from newspaper clippings
81 me methods OF labor organization
lnown ns the operative plasterers as
aociation of New York against the eIh-
"Do YOU approve or do you heartily
dlsapproye Of these methods! MT me-
Veagl asked ~
:" should say that my union has no
such rules" was Mr.. Mitchelrs re-
81 Mr. McVeagh repeated his question
and Mr. Mitchell said;
VA 81 can only say that In the absence
b of knowledge as to the causes Whlcn
made them adopt such resolutions ! am
mot competent to pass upon tne lair-
ness or unfairness Of them. ON the
surface, and with the information you
convey TO me, | should say they are
unfair
PLACING RESPONSIBILITY.
Mr.. McVeagh referred to the subject
of placing the responsibility for the in
creased price Of coal and inquired;
W DO you still feel at liberty to say
iNlthat II is none OF your business what
additional cost the people will have TO
vs. pay for their coal II that additional
H cost Is the immediate result Of ytlr de-
n mands?'
NJ 81 have not said at any time II was
II nOne Of our business" replied Mr.. Nit
~ chel
81 have stated II was beyond our con-
#trol that we have absolutely nothing to
81 do with the selling price OF coal"
n Wont your men have to work five
#years TO make up the loss they sus-
Mtaned during the striker"
Not by any means was the positive
8bnswer Of Mr.. Mitchell
"Mr. Mitchell, do you think you have
The right to ask for an increase In
wages, which, If granted, would In
trease the cost Of living to hundreds Of
thousands of people?'
IA RIGHT TO LIVING w. GEES.
n The miners president replied that
3here are 100000 persons in the anth-
fclte iieids who are starving and II Is
3heir fundamental right to ask for liy-
De wages In return for their labor
The examination for few minutes
4ecame very spirited on this phase Of
~ consequence Of the strike and then
N. McNeagh turned TO the matter of
1otectlng the properties during the
trike.
j Replying to questions by Mr.. Nc
Neagh on the rights of private parties
B protect their property. Mr.. Mitchell
id that the provision in the miners
constitution against plckets grew out of
~ Homestead strike when a number
private detectives We're employed as
yards, most Of whom he declared had
Pen recruited from the slums Of Pha-
lphia and other large cities. Mr.
Ntchell insisted that the city, county
state authorities were competent
handle the matter.
ARalsing his voice TO pitch and
waking with great fervor, Mr. Nc
Xagh asked the witness:
XDon't you know as well as you know
ur name Is John Mitchell. that In
lte OF the authorities Of this city. Of
county and Of this state, this whole
Wion has been treated for five months
M Veiltable foretaste Of help"
Mitchell calmly replied:
uoht know anything Of the kind. A"
WILL MAKE MITCHELL KNOW.
Well, you viii before we are throueh
Wlh YOU was Mr.. McVeagh's retort
Nomlnlssioner Watkins here took a
nnd In the examination and hrough j,
mat none OF the pickets employed
M the companies represented No Nr
Neagh had been recruited outside
The community. ''''
III, McNeagh then read Gov c,o,,o,,
rpcamation calling out the trootn i,
Wich the governor said thara ~. ., -
gn OF terror In the region A., M,
ell denied the correctness NJ M , 49,
1or's assertions. e''
Inc eight-hour question was taken mn
q IN reply to question as 10 wbatba,,
had right to limit a mans laho,
Helght hours day, Mr.. Mitchell, 70.
We favor maximum az s,rh,
prs day and a moment la,or ~.
e1wer to similar question said' ..u, ~
Wl accept whatever award he ~
1sion makes, and that award ,,.,,
ge precedence over the laws Of ~,
u<lon." vi 'h'
LINCOLN SPLITTING RAILS
Then Mr.. Mcveagh said. "t,,.,-
w1s splitting rails and he did no, III u
himself 20 eight hours, and Won Sa,I I',,ll
itfnot only for the men In The ,"Isu'
hot for all the men above rro,ns
wall He was doing harder W. =, az
nine-tenths OF our men employed in a.,
mines. SO was Garfield when he w
az boy trudglng along the nah = =
the canal, and so was Mr.. McKinia, y
his early life. | only mention thee, i"
cause they are the three yic,ims '"
the spirit OF anarchy which Is Inc 60 v
81 this country today and the onlv s uis
Gus curse affecting IT," WI
MT Mitchell took quick notice Of IN