Evening star., 1928-02-28

court justified in stopping singing in
q church"
/ II don't think So" said Mr. Mack.
| Il think this ROssitcr injunction was
an outrage" said Senator Wheeler 1T
wouldn't stand in any court in the
United States"
/ we differ" said Mr. Mack.
| I'VE CO." said Senator Wheeler.
Did the court modify your injunction
any?" asked Senator Wagner.
No" said Mr.. Mack.
! Signed on the dotted line eh?"
asked Senator Wheeler
/ No" said NJ" Mack.
If I went ont on the public highway
and quietly asked men not to go to
work in certain mine, because cOndi-
tions there were bad. do YOU think a
| court could stop me-" asked Senator
Wheeler. Don't you think YOU are re-
striCting freedom of sneech?"
| Your voice is not the tone Of voice
used by these strikers" explained Mr..
Mack. They are not exercising freedom
/ Of speech. Freedom Of speech Is not
license"
/ Another Point Discussed.
Senator Wheeler asked Mr.. Mack If
! ;ha United Mine Workers or any other
| labor organization possessed the right
+ 70 warn men not to go TO work for a
company because the conditions were
! bad.
/ Mr. Mack said they did not
/ That is Ridiculous said Senator
| Wheeler. Il am amazed that ANYBODY
! who has praotised law for 90 years. AS
| YOU say YOU have. would have the
!emerity 10 stand UP in from. of a COM
mittee from the United States Senate
and make such a statement. State
ments Of that sort are the very things
that will lead to anarchy In this
country"
Senator Wagner asked II the United
Nine Workers might insert this adver-
t!sement in daily paper:
"Workersl
/ DO not 60 10 work in the mines Of this
company.
Their scale of wages are below a living
wage
! We are contending for a living wage.
United Mine Workers of America"
Mr., Mack said they could not under
The injunction. and he thought the in
junction was justified He said such
advertising would deter men from work.
All the Senators expressed amaze
n1ent. with Indignation. that ne should
make such statement.
Mine Supcrintendents Statement.
Earlier IN the day Mr.. Musser. the
superintendent Of the mine at Rossiter
made statement To the committee in
which he said that his company would
prefer to operate with union labor. but
that II could not do so because Of corn :
p2tition With open shop mines He re-
called that his company had been
operating In Pennsylvania before the
United Mine Workers of America came
into existence. and had recognized and
dealt with union labor for 30 years. He
said the greatest difficulty now is the
'cutihroat" competition among tire
operators themselves. He admitted that
bringing In low grade labor was de-
morailzing u the mining communities.
Much OF the force Of an otherwise
clear, frank and straightforward pres
! entatlon Of the operators viewpoint
was lost. however. when the committee
began questioning him on the injunc-
/ tons. one after another Of It's members
terming such orders outrageous, e
"dannable," and leading straight 10
anarchy.
Operators Reientlessiy Quizzed.
This was true throughout the COM
mlttoe'S tour. The operators never OBJ
tanned a fair presentation of their case.
because no sooner were they launched
uron an explanation than the COM
mitlee members would begin question
ing them upon conditions in bimk~
houses method of controlling the coal
ard iron police and other issues
which served only to emphasize the
viewpoint Of the striking miners. The
/ committee end@aY0red tn get both sides
Of fhe case and evidently succeeded
But both sides we're highly colored by
physical conditions seen by The Sena~
tors. and which could not be explained
without showing up the very things
Ccntcnded for by the strikers
The fundamental economics Of the
mine industrial dispute win be gyne
INTO thoroughly by the fun committee,
which begins hearings soon from
their explanation the operators may
! bc able better 10 explain some Of the
! conditions e%amincd and condemned
+ +. isn ..4,.N, ~ tt4n