Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-22
President Mitchell Makes Stirring
Address Before Thousands.
CHAMPIONS THE MINER DELEGATES
Regulates Remark BY Prominent
Observation-Disclosures Coal Sit
uation in West and Holds That Con-
ditions Will Soon Become Easier.
From TUESDAYS Daily.

NhoLi oil lue ullueTS Ol lnlS Vicinity
and the general public admire, is said
to have created very considerable
sensation in Indianapolis last evening
where he spoke before an audience of
more than 10000 people. In his adj
dress he attacked the statement made
recently by David NJ. Parry, presi-
dent of the National Manufacturers
association, and it is stated that he
departed from his usual conservatism
in his utterances.
In the opening words of his address
President Mitchell said:
Some days ago one of your princi-
pal citizens remarked that there would
be great crowd here" said Presi-
dent Mitchell in conversational tone.
He said there would be one good fea-
ture about it, and that was that no
property owners would come. He also
remarked that the chief speaker was
to be John Mitchell, who brought on
the coal famine and high prices" This
statement was made by D. M. Perry.
Man Not Made by Money.
Property does not make the man."
he continued. "All the wealth that Pier
pont Morgan has cannot make man.
We don't measure men by their mon
ey, and David M. Parry should know
that. Vet he announced some time
ago that he intended to run for the
vice-presidency of the United States.
If he does, then he is apt to find that
he is facing a boycott, and that will
be of union men and women.
ut is indeed strange that men like
Parry, whom | know well, should hes
itate to give to us privileges they
take. 1t is strange that he, the bust
ness agent of the greatest organization
of capital in the country, should try
and refuse us the right to organize.
ITO be serious, l say to Mr.. Parry
that the working people of this coun-
| try intend to assert every right capt.
tai has got and takes. If capital or
ganizes, labor will organize. If capital
| federates, labor will federate. If cap
ital consolidates, labor will consoli-
date. Labor is simply learning to fol-
low in the footsteps of its partner,
capital
Before I am trade unionist | am
an American. My first duty is to my
country and my first allegiance is to
| its laws. / would not stay in the labor
movement if | believed its success de-
pended on their infringement. | have
| found that their greatest enemies are
those among us who break the laws,
especially in times of strikes"
President Mitchell then took up the
anthracite strike and spoke briefly on
the subject. He said it was a strike
of the railroad presidents against the
American people. He expressed him
self as confident that the commission
would make just finding and prom
ised to abide by it, no matter what its
nature might be.
Parade Precedes Meeting.
The meeting was preceded by pa
rade in which the labor unions of the
city took part On the platform with
President Mitchell We're international
President J. NJ. Lynch of the typo
graphical union, Frank Duffy, inter-
national secretary of the Brotherhood
of Carpenters and Joiners; S. M. Sex
ton, editor of the United Mineworker;
and T. L. Lewis, vice president of the
United Mineworkers.
About midnight the Elks escorted
President Mitchell to their clubhouse,
and then, before one of the largest
| gatherings that organization here has
known, elected him life member.
Why Chicago is Short.
In speaking of the coal situation in
| the west he said:
There is no question but that Chi
cago and the west have not received
their quota of coal, This is again but
natural. When the anthracite mines
were being worked normally they put
out 22,000,000 tons year, and only g.
100000 tons went west, but since the
reopening of the mines even this ratio
has not been maintained.
THE real reason for the present
stringency in the west is due to the
fact that the shutting down of the
mines of Pennsylvania hit the east,
which uses anthracite, hardest, and it
would of necessity be the first sup
piled. 1t not only took most of the
recent OUTPUT, but drew heavily from
the bituminous mines of the west.
Now the east is practically supplied
again and the coal will go to Chicago
and kindred points. The high price
may be due to many causes, but that
| do not care to discuss. 1t is I'M.
doubtedly difficult to obtain sufficient
transportation facilities. The reasons
for that | really don't know"
Miners Working Hard.
President Mitchell declares that the
miners are working as hard and as
long as possible in the anthracite
fields. He states further that the out
put is greater than ever before and
that must of itself soon have an effect
Other miners, especially bituminous
men, accuse the Chicago dealers and
consumers of being the direct cause
of the present trouble there and scot
at the finding of the grand jury as
mot being worth the paper it is print
ed on"
Chicago has refused until this veal
to accept Illinois coal and has forced
it west and northwest" said w. R
Ryan, the leader of the bituminous
men. Does it expect us now to toss
aside contracts for its benefit? Chi
cago cannot get Illinois coal now ant
it has itself to blame"
Coal Goes From Chicago.
There is coal enough to relieve il
and much more besides. You can Sc,
trainioads after trainloads on the sid,
tracks. 1t is not going to Chicago