The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-12-24
THE COAL HEARING

SCRANTON Qa), December 15.-The mine workers after
occupying nineteen days presenting about Witnesses pac
ucay closed their before the coal
sion this afternoon They will call important witness
morning.
The afternoon session important sngs
the commission has held because the question of
close relationship of the coacayng roads with the mining
panes shall figure in the commissions effort adjust the
rOversy quaey before the abirators The decision
the commission, if Chairman Grays remarks be o-caled
briefly this: That commission in general way is adj
widening the scope the investigation beyond the
OF the submissions of the miners and the OPERATORS that carry
ing on the investigation it assumes the coal companies can afford
pay fair that the coal companies presenting their
side of the maintain that they afford give
crease in wages then the commission will hear what the miners
have say the ability OF the companies do
business cannot fair the employer ought get
of it.
These points brought out during the two hours consumed
by the miners lawyers reading documentary evidence the
whole OF which the coal companies entered specific and general
The mine workers depended great they
had show that the coacang roads control the
coal companies and that the railroads charge exorbant dis
terminating freight rates. thus greatly decreasing the revenues of
the mining properties
stand and result Chairman Gray plainly gave his opin-
ion of parents who send their children age
The first girl called only years DID, and she had go
work because her father had been hurt in the She said
she worked from M until M for s. week In answer
Chairman Gray she said her father expects take
be commended
Annie Denks aged IS years. worked at night from
6o o'clock until 63o in the morning She had stand up all
night during her work and O. When
commission seemed shocked Judge Gray appeared especially i'll
dgnan He asked her where her father worked and she tod
him in the mines
The girl also told the number of in the family and final
y Judge Gray said he would like the father.
Il would like the fathers of these girls he repeate
may be necessity send them the mills but don't think
father has right the flesh and blood OF his children
money. 1t is outrage would like what nstinc he
has
The chairman of the commission spoke with much feeling and
his views apparently received the approval of the other
soners
barrow for the miners said altogether the fault of
the parents but the employers blame for paying
enough permit keep his children in school. Judge
Gray replied That be- but there miners who
enough enable them keep their children Of the work
house
small Slovenian girl aged who also worked all night
gave her testimony through thirteen eaOd girl interpreter
She worked weye hours each night and receive hour
She asked whether her father owned the house she lived in
and she replied Yes"
Chairman Gray who standing up and leaning get
the girls Strengthened and he walked to his
remarked: well, Id like to see her father.
Another thrteeny girl said she worked all night
silk mill at Dunmore for 90 cents night
Judge Gray-Does your father his house?
Yes sir; he's my stepaher."
He your stepfather? thought So
fudge Gray here inquired the law in Pennsy regard
ing child labor night One statute found which partially
the and the chairman remarked that seemed
though the of Pennsan in this of the State do
to bother any
Darrow that the enforce themselves.
After hearing all the girl witnesses the miners put breaker
boy the stand He years old and has en-yearod
brother working in the breaker of the Red Ash Company at
The father of the boy killed in the mines and
brother the the company
which signed by the mother stating that the younger brother
OF the legal