The San Francisco call., 1903-01-20
HOSTS OF LABOR
GREET MITCHELL
President Of the Miners
Federation Visits
Indianapolis.
Delivers an Address Dealing
With the Anthracite
Coal Strike.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Jan. 1s.-The city
Of indianapolis and organized labor socie-
ties united in a reception to President
Mitchell of the United Miners of America
tonight A torchlight parade with 1000
men in line escorted President Mitchell
and other prominent leaders to Tomlinson
Hall, which was crowded to the doors
Addresses of welcome were made by
Mayor Bookwalter, President Feltman of
the Central Labor Union and National
Secretary Duffy of the Brotherhood of
Carpenters and Joiners. President Mitch
ell was greeted with cheers that lasted
five minutes. he said:
The credit for the settlement of the great
anthracite coal strike belongs not 10 me but 10
the women and children who suffered bitter
privations for five long months in the coal
fields that their husbands and fathers might
stand firm TO the cause Of justice.
/ can hardly discuss the matters that are
in the hands of the Strike Commission
Il would be like man discussing his own case
while IL is in court 1 have an abiding faith
in the honesty Of the tribunal which has in its
hands the settlement of our difficulty. 1t
not much the strike of the miners
against the owners, anyway, as II was the
strike OF the railroad presidents against the
American people. L am one Of those who be-
lieve in the people.
while there would be quite large crowd here
tonight there would be no property owners.
j
him quite well and he may not be correctly
quoted. But 1 do not consider property as a
proper measure Of good citizenship. / do not
imagine that all the money Morgan possesses
could make man Why should men like Mr.
Parry oppose the organization of labor? He
himself is president of the National Manufac-
turers Association. He is really its walking
delegate. Manufacturers. bankers grocers.
wholesalers, preachers and saloon men have
their organizations: Surely no one would deny
Us workingmen the same rights as the whisky
dealers.
Labor will take advantage Of every privilege
that capital does. II capital organizes labor
VIII organize If capital consolidates labor
Nll consolidate Labor simply follows in the
footsteps OF its partner, capital
But there is still a difference The labor
organization is a democracy pure and simple
The individual vote of every member settles
every question.
Organized labor stands for more than liberty
and higher wages. 1t would take the breaker
boy out of the mines and put him in school
found little boys and girls who should have
been playing in the school yards bearing the
heaviest responsibilities Of life in the mines
Labor Is not always right Ii has done many
foolish things. Il has been its own worst
enemy. l not Of those who consider il
wise or Just TO denounce capital. Not one of
US is Door from choice. Labor must examine
Itself and do its share TO elevate the state Of
its individual members
shall be glad II out of the anthracite coal
strike shall come new relationship between
capital and labor-one that will recognize the
obligations as well as the privileges that each
country be prepared TO enter upon its new and
greater life