Arizona republican., 1921-09-22
MORLEY MINE EVIDENCE 1S
 CONFLICT |NG
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 TRINIDAD, Colo, Sept. 2T.-Re- sumption of the hearing of the mine wage dispute of the Colorado Fuel and Iron company at Morley mine today developed contradictory evil dence including charges of picketing by witnesses for the company and of misrepresentation on the part of the company by witnesses for the miners.
 Agitation for a reduction in wages was started by employees at this mipe, according to the testimony of Charles Chambers, superintendent of the mine He said Charles A. Mar shall, weigh master, asked his con- sent to go among the men with the petition. Marshall corroborated this testimony but cross examination drew an admission that first cir culation of the petition obtained only 69 signatures. Subsequently, he testified, one of the two mines of the Morley camp closed down Later the number of signers in creased to 160.
 Miners testified that Marshall. Louis Cicora, a miner, and ene of the employees representatives under the Rockefeller industrial plan, the three men named as active circulat- ing the petition, told them unless AAtC1 SIS htQ HUT d IeQuCliOH OlncT mines probably would be closed Then some miners testified they signed. preferring a reduction in wage to the alternative of no work lat all Marshall and Cicora and a representative denied having made this statement to the men. Vincenzo Brecia, mule driver, who | declared he spoke little bit of Eng fish but not too much" testified he didn't sign the petition. Let the mine close, I no sign reduction wages" he declared he told those approaching him with the petition. Several witnesses testified they were members of a group of about 25 l men lounging about the company store one afternoon when two rep resentatives of the miners returned from a meeting of representatives l of this district, which was addressed resentatives told .them, they testi- fled, that the second mine would be closed September l, unless something happened"
 I They said most of the men went to the mine office and signed the petition.
 Charges that some miners, prin- cipally those who had not signed petitions for reductions. picketed the mine and cursed men going to worl under the reduced wage scale wert made by Montgomery Masingale outside foreman at the Morley mine
 Well get you dirty scabs, they
 told men who worked, Masingal'
 testified, adding that they called
 them vile names, and made otnel threats.
 Masingale said, on cross examina' tion. that no violence had been at tempted and related a conversation an organizer for the United Mine
 Workers had with his men il
 which he urged them not to us'
 rough stuff but to keep the mel
 from going to work .,.
 You must not have any trouble
 but if any one comes around you
 house bothering you, shoot him,
 the union organizer told the men
 according to Masingaie. Efforts t
 learn the name of this alleged or
 ganizer failed. Masingale said h
 knew him under three names
 Counsel Farrar for the compan. asked Romilly E. Foote, attorne. for the miners, if he would gfv
 the commission the name of thi ! organizer. Foote replied he con sidered this under the scope O
 Farrar's investigation, not his. H ] explained to the commission Una the organizer was not in this terri , tory now and he would have no wa to meet the testimony of Masingale
 The question of fairness of. wage
 came into the investigation agail today when Counsel Farrar aske' Joe Chesnek, a Slavic youth O $ about l9 years, what his daily wag amounted to. Chesnek replied 'tel
 dollars" The hearing is scheduled to b resumed tomorrow morning at So 2 priS mine