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DECLARES PLAINLY HE DOES
NOT BELIEVE IN THEM. Y


creators of sufrsring-At the Same
Time He Says Laboring Men Should
Never Surrender Their Right to Strike
aud to Protect Themselves Against
Organized Capital.
indianapolis, Ind, Jan. ts.-The four.
teenth annual convention of the United
Mine Workers. of AmeI'"a will begin
here tomorrow. Every train here to-
day brought delegates. President
Mitchell arrived this afternoon. He was
met at Greenfield by reception COM
mittee.
Those who accompanied Mitchell
were Professor Frank Warner, instruc-
tor of political economy Of the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania, and Harry S.
Keffington OF the Boot and Shoe Max
ers" union and John Fahey, president
of District No. of the anthracite work.
ers.
At 6 o'clock dinner was served at the
hotel for Mr.. Mitchell and the reception
committee. After the dinner President
Levering, of the Columbia National
bank, welcomed the miners leader.
Later Mr.. Mitchell spoke briefly. Efe
said:
ITO live up to the measure that has
been set for me by the people of the
United States is indeed difficult. The
greater number is prone to believe that
a man whose name has appeared in
the press daily for the last few months
and whose picture has been printed in
the newspapers from one coast to the
other is a great orator. To be a great
orator and to be able to make eloquent
utterances has always been my wish. I
am just a plain talker.
ct have perhaps been llonored by or
ganized labor as much, If not more than
any one Of it's many leaders to-day.
Whether T deserve these honors or not
I cannot say. I have tried to do my
duty toward the men who have chosen
me as their leader and I have strived
hard for them
II heartily thank the people. of In
dianapolis for the cordial welcome
they have extended me. believe they
have the right conception of the pur-
poses of organized labor. The majority
of them believe differently than they
did five years ago, when the unions Of
the country were blamed wholly for the
many strikes and lockouts in factories
and in the coal fields.
IT am not here to speak of the merits
of the controversy between the opera
tors and the miners in the anthracite
fields. Strikes and lockouts, however,
are foreign to the purposes of organized
labor. do not believe in strikes. I
regard them as horrible and the crea-
tors Of suffering. But do believe that
the laboring men Of the country should
never surrender the right to strike and
to protect themselves against organized
capital.
II, for one, do not regard the inter-
ests of capital and labor as so much
opposed to. each other that then can
not be reconciled. I have abiding faith
in the citizens of this country and be-
lieve that they can solve the great la
Dor problem which confronts us and
solve 1t right. The labor principles are
considered more lofty now by that class
of the people who heretofore did not
understand the purposes Of trades un-
ions. The anthracite strike will result,
l believe, in the establishment of prop
er relations between employers and en-
ployes."
Tomorrow will be the day of labor's
celebration of MitchelPs return. To-
morrow night parade of laboring men
will be held. After the parade has
reached Ton1linson Hall several adj
dresses will be delivered.
The convention will begin tomorrow
morning It will be called to order by
President Mitchell, who will give way
to Mayor Brookwalter. who will well
come the delegates to the city. He will
be followed by President John Pelt-,