The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-18
|MITCHELL'S
 FAREWELL Speaks Before Strike
 Commission. CONDEMNS LAwLHssNHss Does Not Believe that Violence
 Ever Won Strikes. Says zs Places Ainsrasanlsm Absvs uniaaism- sympethy Of ths
 People Needed b TurtAss Any Labor xsysnsat.
CONDEMNS LAWLHssNEss

Phfiad&pzaa, 5aa. 15---1'xn21anG SoAmn Mitchell of shs AEsas WcuMass kIaA1n. bs sors isasins sor iadianapeim C aetanA the nasisnal convsnaaou ef hAs esa3nAse~ ton and ssbssansnsly shs naalsmaa waNs eonvenston of tho ssst ooal eseras1xa anA nsns wgkk@s asalyesed today what 10 believed wAs his e&ssweiz aAGSsES Co szne strike ooxnmAegaon.
 Ths sssaassa csai Cenpany sasss6 n esse dnxim6 she sesSleM today aud wle { followsA by Che psAawnsa. xs.cknaxucIrs. < and Western EMilxoaA CempnnV. x1 WaH waslis 4he iat&er eonpanv wns @x&snaaAr& witnesses that the hour ser mdipmxuss0NE foT the w@ek esxtyea and Maf@lnail nsNNa and anaed Co ns peemAktad ~ rn&&&n q feW sozAAgtEg. He a1p1ntmoA W1sN he N called West and sasAs .sf.
 T wish to take shis oecABson e &xEr& my saziskaStson and eiz9z ef GiSe nzirs1t whom I sepsssAnt, tor the maaa>s9 f1 which the invsssisasion is bGi1s oon- dnctsd. feel confident # wiil yesui< n much Eeod.
 '-Thsee has bsen . iaF6s part o1 fhe tine cf the conmiAston taken ID bT zno presentation of eyiaence to nh0w iaN11sh. nesA. in the eoAl nsids CT that tnw1e19asns sxistsd to larss sxtsnt during the lNe- taE part os the sfzza1.
 Bears No III win.
 ''Psxssnaily bear no ilI VIII 70 thoss Wazo came here, bear no pGEg0nni malLne to these who woxi<nA. aud stnksnN what an saying an trying to separate mz- self as Tar aa posRlbie. from me xnndzai ! interests I represent. The m6n-nn&on man who was brought heEe khs kellnw who was called a 'aeab. w,EA brought hsxa for Inc same puFpoBe 10 wan put in fhe mtneA He wnA put in the mines f1f ttIA puxpeAe of deakKpying the efforts qk 2flnl hers undsr the pKetext of &atkanK MI aA4 vance in wager.
 He was deccyed by plea made haGoro the coanuaiesioh that an eK0rt would bs made by those who had his case in charge to secure for him an increase Ia wages. He came here paid by the companias, h1i- tel hdils paid by them and our men. who went around to see them, say money wAs furnished to them to enjoy thamseives while they were here. He came here ana in not one single inntaEcs did those who represent him attemDt to show that he was entitled to an increase in his earn ings. The uon-union man was used. be- trayed. by those who proposed to take care of his interests before the connais- sion.
 T want to say. too, that before being President of q union, that baeore being member of . union. am an American over and above sseFything eIse. Amerieanism First. T believe that every man shouaa nrnt be an American. There is no man com nected with the organization; thsra fs no man associated with this invostisation who would condemn slawienneam stronger than I would. If did not do ik becanes was opposed to lawieasnene, would do 1t because 1t milita&ea against the Rnp- cess of a strike and aGainst the success and advancement of tho orgnriHa3lon. do not believe I@wIessness ever w0n a strike. do net beliave lawlananens to very large degree daters men 9rpm working have an abiding aAtth in tho American people. helAeve thne when they understand eRuse tD bo TiBlie thsy will support it and without the suDpprt of the people. no great movement can succeed, That is true of Btrako and am sure the sympathy of the people wui never be with those who violate the law"
 In commenting on the coal shoEtaSe Mir. Mitchell saad that there vera a0oo gsxilEs CTS who had not yet besn put back to work by the coal conpanies-