The San Francisco call., 1903-01-11
OBJECT LESSON
FOR COMMISSION
Members Family Suffers
From Coal Famine in
Washington.
Delaware and Hudson Com
pany Presents It's Side
Of Controversy.

PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 10-The repre-
sentatives of the Delaware and Hudson
Company, the first of the coal companies
to present its side Of the controversy with
the anthracite workers to the strike COM
mission, occupied both sessions of the
commission to-day. These appeared be-
fore the arbitrators on behalf of the COM
pany. They were James II. Torrey of
Scranton, the company's principal coun-
sci In the absence Of David Wilcox, vice
president and general counsel of the com
pany, who is I'll; Charles C. Rose OF
Scranton, superintendent of the mining
department of the company, and Abel /.
Culver of New York, comptroller of the
company. Torrey made an address indi-
eating what the company intended to
prove. superintendent Rose told of the
conditions in and about the company's
tN enty-four colieries, and Comptroller
Culver presented the wage statements and
other statistics, having a bearing on the
issues before the commission.
Chairman Gray, who Is III, was unable
to be present and General Wilson again
presided. Commissioner E. w. Parker
was absent from the afternoon session.
that owing to the scarcity of coal in
Washington the family was unable to get
fuel and that if something was not soon
done there would be suffering in the Par
ker household. He left early in the after
neon for the national capital to hunt for
a supply Of fuel.
SUPERINTENDENT TESTIFIES.
Rose took the stand Immediately upon
the close of Torreys remarks. Under ex-
animation by Torrey. the superintendent
said that before the strike in 1900 the re-
lations between the company and the men
were cordial, but that most of its men had
since joined the miners union, which re-
suited in much discomfort and the break
ing up of discipline. The witness said the
company required the men TO load from
2750 10 1850 pounds to a car that the size
of mine cars differs at various colleries,
and that the prices paid the men vary
with the size of the cars. He knew of
no blacklist in the anthracite regions and
said the mine workers lose twice as much
time under the semi-monthly pay system
as they did when they were paid once a
month. For the good of the men and the
company he thought it would be unwise
to pay the men weekly. He concluded his
direct testimony by reading a letter he
received from the president Of the COM
pany, r. Oliphant, at the close of the last
strike. 1t was as follows:
The strike is ended,' so the message reads.
Now, 10 sum up
First--We are 10 stand by the men who
stood by US; but caution them against any. in
temperance of language threats to others
In other words, If they are ''revled. revile not
again II takes two parties to make a fight
second-Make allowances so far as posi-
BILE, for men who coming back. and treat
them kindly on their return! Give them good
welcome. They not all bad who mis-
led
Thrd--H more men return than can be en-
ployed at once, a fair selection should be made
Fourth-Cfross agitators and who are
known TO have been guilty of crime cannot be
employed
Fifth-You should instruct your foreman to
act disereetly and by fair dealing try to regain
the good will and re-esta blish kindly feelings
toward the men under him.