Evening journal., 1903-02-10
ARGUMENT MADE
FOR MINERS
President George F. Baer,
Listens to Addresses of
Strikers Attorneys
HAS A LIVELY TILT WITH BRUMM

Baer, president of the Reading Rail.
way and leader of the operators dur
Ing the last strike Of the anthracite
sminers, attended yesterdays session
Eof the strike arbitration commission.
1 Eers. This was Mr.. Baer's first appear
ance before the commission, and he
attracted much attention
He wished to hear the beginning
sof the closing argument for the mi
ners in order to reply in his speech on
Thursday to any points that might
be raised. Mr. Baer sat with folded
Farms throughout the long address of
d. j. Mccarthy. Shortly before Mr..
MCCARTHY began his speech c. s. Oar
row, chief counsel for the miners, was
introduced to the leader of the opera
tors by Former Senator Wolverton.
II For five minutes Mr.. Baer and Mr..
n Darrow kept their heads close togeth-
er and whispered, while every pair Of
n eyes in the court room was turned
Il their way.
g Mr. Mccarthy traced the history OF
lnionism from the first practical mi
& hers organization in the anthracite
# region at st. Clair, in 1868, to the or
n sanization of the United Mine Work
81 prs, in 1900 with a complete organi-
A kation Of the entire region. Since the
q advent of the union the miners claim
hat the men are now independent.
g This is absolutely true, and is as it
should be" he said.
Mitchell the Miners Moses.
"Mr. Markle, in his public utter.
lnces, has taken great pains to hold
Up Mr.. Mitchell as being something
" Infamous as something criminal and
indirectly holding Mr.. Mitchell re-
81 ponsible for all the disorder that ex-
sted during the strike. The advent
& pf Mr. Mitchell into the anthracite coal
# egions was like unto a Moses unto
he people of Israel. Mitchellism
81 tands for humanity, for justice,
or patriotism. It stands for all
hat is good and noble in man,
While in MarlSleism we find the anti
hesis. OF Mitchellism, injustice. op-
preston, tyranny and character be-
mirehing.
"The evictions at Jeddo are dealt
Fith fiippantly by Mr. Markle in his
tatement to the public. He argues
nth great force that he was within
is legal rights. that It was no con-
ern of his whether those 13 helpless
antilles had a place of shelter or not.
n was no concern of his whether Mrs.
ff11 Irrfr, }, =
nd blind mother had a place of rest.
Ie was clearly within his legal rights,
4 therefore,, none should say him nay.
%his may be true, but if it is true, it
also true of Shylock. Humanity
hudders even at this late day at the
pention of the name OF Shylock, and
he name Of Markle will be synony-
lous for generation to come. for he
90. demanded his pound of flesh. He
ould we'll cry out with Cain: Am
4 ly brothers keeper?
"To grant an eight-hour day would
Ot in any manner restrict the output
er year, nor in any manner interfere
q nth the public rights, as it would
till leave on the highest time worked
a the period of five years last men
ioned, which was in 1895, 1S2 days,
2 days of unnecessary idleness.
Especially do we ask the eight
our day in the interest of the
M tile children who are employed
round the mines and breakers.
Iany of these little children have to
upport widowed mothers and little
rphan brothers and sisters, and with
he long hours now in vogue have no
lme to acquire education of any kind.
EDUCATE the children, and you have
etter cidzens and better worlSmen,
education increases the efficiency
( q workman.
"On the weighing Of coal we asl;
hat a ton be fixed at 224O pounds.
q This we think is but just to the miner
nth a minimum Of 60 cents per ton.
nd differentiate as now on account OF
oftness or hardness of the vein OF
Impurities; that docking shall be rec
gnized with the right Of the miners
d employ a check-docking boss That
a all mines where coal is loaded oui
1t is mined coal shall he paid for
v the ton. end in all mines or parts
{ mines where chambers are worked
E what is known in mining as fun
there manways are carried and tho
.s osl allowed to remain in the breas
MIL finished, shall be paid for by the
M ard.
"The weighing of coal would d'
y way with the question of topping
ize of car and docking for ligh
Weight In collieries where the Goa
now weighed there is no difficulty
nd no complaint is made, so far a
he evidence shows, by either the mi
5 ,ers of the operators. The miners ar
unanimous for the weighing OF Goa
wherever It can be DONE
More Than Recognition" says Lloy'
The argument by Henry Demares
lloyd for the fourth demand Of tn
nine workers, that for the reeogn
ion of the union and the trade agree
nent. was in part:
"The miners want more than tn
81 mere recognition Of the union. The
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