The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-02-20

rte AushrHciss Coal strife S"~m~sss
WIZ Nov Retire Ia Dslibsrsss
I'm the Verdict.

Philadelphia, Feb Ia ne a"'"
cite coal strike commission, after "
ing in continuous session Tor mors
than three months, closed its open
hearings Friday with an ail-day argu'
ment by Clarence 5. barrow, In oe-
half Of the miners. The commission
will meet in secret in Washington
next Thursday and begin the consid-
Grafton of its award. IL Is eNpee'eu
that by the end of this month the ar
bitrators will be ready 10 make their
announcement. If an increase In
wages is determined upon, the IN
crease i 10 date from the first OF iast
November. the commission having ue-
cidei upon that date on October 81.
After the session Friday the commits
sion held a short conference with the
LAWYERS for the several sides, and
asked them TO hold themselves in
re. diness in case they are called upon
by the commission.
Great Crowd Hears Mr. Darrow'
The crowd that heard Mr.. barrow
speak Friday was fully rs great as
that which listened 10 Mr. Baer ana
Mr.. barrow on Thursday. lie took
nm the entire time of both sessions.
I've and one-half hours. lie touched
upon almost every phase OF the
strike. and when he closed he was
greeted with long applause, which
Chairman Gray did not suppress
President Mitchell was in court all
day. but did not have any thing to say
to the commission in parting.
Mr.. barrow took up the IL evic-
tions on the Markle property. and
with language that was extremely
strong. he pictured the eviction oil
sick wife and of blind woman loo
yeals old.
y gu NAV roll together all the
cruelty and violence committed In the
anthracite region" he exclaimed.
and YOU can not equal the fiendish
cruelty Of John Markle when he
turned these helpless people into the
street. simply TO satisfy his hetlish
hate"
Regarding the demand for eight
hours day. Mr.. barrow said: rms
Is no, n demand TO shirk work. as u
often claimed to be the case. IL IS
demand for the right Of the individ
nal TO have a better life. fuller life
a completer life; and this. like every
thing else. depends on your point o
view. There is only one standpoint
from which you have right 10 ap
proach this question. and that :
whas win Inake the best man, IN
best American. to build up natio
where there will be no more strike
. and no more violence? Other gentle
- men may measure it in dollars an
!. cents. ] shall not"
In closing. he said: This conte'
i ID one OF the most important confess
that have marked the progress of hl
man liberty since the world began
one force pointing one way. anoth'
!. force the other. Every advantai
= that the human race has won hi
=, been AZ fearful cost. Every conte
=. has been won by struggle. Some m'
must die that others may live II h
come to these miners 10 bear u
-, cross. not for themselses-but IN
the human race may be lifted up 10
- higher and broader plane than II b
ever known before"
Chairman Gray. Thanks.
~. After the long applause which "
4. accorded Mr.. barrow had sub-id'
no. Chairman Gray. on behalf of the co
TOR mission, said:
at i due to counsel and 10 thu
no. who represented both sides thaf
';al mould say that we leave you.
rather you leave ms, with feeling
dis. our part of regret that the long as
60 citation which has been pleasant TO
-. is about to be broken II speaks
IL for counsel on both sides that no
Ia pleasant episode has occurred-no
80 ing that should mar the situation
ate which reasonable men and citizens
a great country find themselves
mutually endeavoring to arrive