Omaha daily bee., 1912-06-09
MITCHELL TALKS ON JUSTICE
Prominent Labor Leader Speaks at
Brandeis Tuesday Evening.
HAS HAD REMARKABLE CAREER
Though Actual Schooling IL Secured
Before He IL Ten Years Old, He
Has Risen to Highest Rank
Among Leaders.

Among Leaders.
"Labor's Program for Industrial JUS
tice" is the subject Of the address to be
given at Brandeis theater Tuesday even
ing by John Mitchell, first vice president
OF the American Federation Of Labor.
Mitchell. probably the most thorough
going. earnest and sincere leader Of labor
on either continent, comes under the aus
pices Of the Women's Missionary Fedora
ton Summer School committee
At the theater, which will no doubt be
filled from pit to dome by toilers, from
the humblest working man and woman to
the capatilist, DR.. Daniel e. jenkins Will
preside. On the stage during the speak
ing viii be committee Of leaders of
/ various lines Of labor, social and economic
activity In Omaha.
An Appropriate Program.
Music will be furnished by an orchestra,
and with little preliminary the speaker
will be introduced to the anxious audi
ence. Following Mitchells address there
will be prayer, For the Church" CRaus-
chenbusch), read by the Rt. Rev. Arthur
L. Williams. This will be followed by
America" sung by the Young Mems
Christian Association Glee club, led by
Lee G. Kratz the audience soinng in
the song. As an exit the American Re-
public March tThiele) will be played
by the orchestra.
Mitchell Is of type of remarkably
broad American citizenship. Though he
started with little or no education he
has worked up from a boy In the mines
to one Of the most exalted positions In
the field Of labor. His actual schooling
covers short period Of four years, from
the time he was years old until he was
ten years old. He = now only 42 years
Of age.
A Determined Youth.
Even at that age he was sagacious
and determined and when he was de-
prived OF further schooling he set about
to burn midnight oil. Even as boy
in the mines In Illinois In the EARLY
sos he might have scrawled problems
Lincon-Iine on black coal shovel Al
any rate he studied He deived into
law for time. learning fundamental
principles, but later took up economic
questions, and from the time he was l6
years old he gathered information on
questions Of organisation by connection
with organized labor. From that time
on he climbed up through most OF tile
local. subdistrict and district stations
until he became president OF the United
Mine Workers OF America, which office
he held nine years. Later he became
vice president of the American Fedora
tion Of Labor. On occasions he has been
consulted by Roosevelt and Taft on labor
problems and in various ways he has
figured internationally In labor disputes.
His fairness has gained for him as much
respect from the capitalist as from the
humblest toiler In the mines
When Mr. Mitchell appears on the stage
at Brandeis theater he will be surrounded
by a number OF prominent citizens OF
Omaha and the state, who will be seated
on the stage. The complete list Is an
nounced as follows:
Rev. d. e. Jenkins. D. D., presiding.
Right Rev, A. l.. Williams.
Rabbi Frederick Cohn.
Rev. ]. A. Jenkins. D. D., president OF
the Church federation.
Governor Chester H. Aldrich.
Mayor James G. Dahlman.
I. Y. Guye, state labor commissioner.
Omaha Bee.
W. R. Watson. managing editor World
Herald.
Joseph Polear, managing editor Omaha
Daily News
q. T.. Haverstick, president Omaha
Commercial club.
George f. Norman, president Central
Labor union.
r. c. Peters. president University club.
w. A. Chrisman. secretary and treas
urer Nebraska State Federation Of Labor.
f. U. Graft, superintendent public
schools.
W 4. scholl grand knight. knights of
Columbus
]. J. copenharve, president Topographic
cal union.
X. $. Fisher. Typographical union
william ]. Marks treasurer Central
Labor union.
c. G. Belden. representing Associated
Charities
r. o. Babcock, representing Young
Mems Christian association
7. Donahoe, ex-presldent Central Labor
union.
w J. Light. representing Barbers
union.
w. ]. Turner. representing Painters and
Decorators union.
Villa L. Holman. president Young
Mems Hebrew association.
Leo A. Hoffman, president st. Vincent
&c Paul society
Lee G. Kratz. director Young Mems
Christian Association Glee club.
G. l.. Champ. International secretary
and treasurer of Stationary Firemen.