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with the record in adjacent unionizcd
states" asked Costigan.

with the record In adjacent unionizcd
states" asked Costigan.
Colorado has n bad record on ac-
count of series OF dust explosions
IN 1910. Hut accidents are not con
fined 20 non-union mines. one of
the worst accidents In the history of
mining was the cherry mine disaster
In Illinois. unionized state
The witness was quizzcd vigorous
~ about various disasters of the
Victor-American company. Tie said
the company had suspicious that the
Delagua disaster IN 1910 was in
cendlnry
III the United Mine Workers werc
incorporated would you recognize
the union7" asked Representative
Ryrnes
NO. think not. ! do not APP
prove their purposes or their meth
ods."
The witness added:
MY idea IL that some day we will
have competition among unions
which viii raise their standards. In
that event Il may become safe 20
contract with them think that
this attempted monopoly of labor hy
the United Mine Workers Of Amcri-
ca Is dangerous"
Haven't YOU practically monop
oy of the coal industry of this
state9" asked Mr. Costlean.
There II no combination among
the operators who have advertised
themselves as representing 9b per
cent Of the coal Industry" replied
MIR Osgood The witness then was
questioned about retail coal prices.
How many mines In this state are
operated by union iabor?"
About five per cent Of the coal In
the state ~ produced by mines that
have signed with the union"
Mr.. Osgood denied any hostility
toward the corporations which have
signed union contracts.
we are buying coal Of one
of them" he explained. II don't care
to mention the name of this com
PAM because the contract with the
United Minc Workers prohibits snle
Ia non-union mines.
In response to questions hy Mr..
Costigan. the witness said each com
pany was expected - lay for the
machine guns used on it's own prop
erty Near the close OF the cross
- animation Mr. Coslignn pressed
the witness for further testimony re-
gaidlng his relations with labor un-
ions.
u can't see that the miners arc
any better off than they were before
| the United Mine Workers Of Ameri-
c1 was organized" declared osgood
Mr. osgoOd was questioned regard
ing the decllnation of the coal opera
tors To enter conference with Off
GERS of the United Mine Workers or
America.
u think we always have declined
To meet them,r said the witness.
Referring TO the meeting Of Colo
RADIO editors. Osgood said;
when Mr. Shaffer asked us Ia on
ter the conference. We accepted with
the understanding that Il was not To
be n joint debate when We arriv-
ed We found Mr.. Mcllennon there. I
reminded Mr. Shaffer that the con-
ditlons upon which our acceptance
was based had been violated lie
said Mr McI-ennon was there
Through a Misunderstanding
Was Mr.. McIennon told to leave
the room ="
n do not know Of my own knowl-
edge, hut J understood that he was
not presen, when addressed the
| editors"
You were personally opposed 60
the enactment of the 1918 mining
lawg"
NO sir. | was not"
| WAS Secretary wilson's invita-
tlon one sided? bid he favor the
miners7"
II was very avorabiy impressed
with AR. Wilson. and did not con
slider him unfriendly We mereig
though, that he did not make any
effort to investigate the strike from,
our standpoint"
Here Mr. Costigan closed his cross
Examination and Representative Ev.
ans questioned the witness regarding
his stock holding In coal companies
Mr.. Oagood said he owned large
majority of the Victor American
Fuel company stock He denied
that there was any interlocking di-
rectorates between the Victor Amer
lean, the Colorado Fuel and iron
company and the Rocky Mountain
4 Fuel company