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plnymcnt. Volutins nut vvlutt he con
rldereel the Inlntillles of this bi illicit ot
unionism, Mr. MnuYcngh naked Mr.
Mid hell If ho could t (insistently nek
tht conmils'sloii to l'oico the operators
to denl villi unionism. Mr. Mitchell
wild he knew nothing of this nssoela
tlon, Hm rules of the causes which led
to the adoption, nud therefore would
not cure to nasi upon them, but on
the surface, he would nay the associa
tion In nutation was not noting in u
fair ni. inner.
Must Use. Anthracite.
Mr. MacVeagh f.pcnt some time In
showing tliut 500,000 poor, In the cities
r the Atlantic, coast, who must use un
iluticltc If theio was ny fuel, arc, to
day without mentis or buying It, mid
jiolnthiR out that these poor niimhrr
tluce limes the members of the anthra
cite miners' rank", asked Mr. Mitchell
if ho would fmor Increasing the dif
ficulty to those people of securing coal
by adding to Its cost. Mr. Mitchell re
plied IhHt the tost of coal vns entirely
regulated by the opetntots, and the
' union, not being consulted In the mat
ter, was In no wise responsible.
ill. MncVeugh repeated his question
in this foim: "Ale jou In fuvor of In
sisting In our demands despite the fact
that fiOO.OOO poor people will have to
deprive themselves of bread to hell)
in cold you your demands?" Mr. Mit
chell replied that tho miner has a.
light to hau living wages tor his
Inbor. This. Mr. MucVeagli chui.ictci
Jzed as a repetition of the old question,
"Am I my liicitlici's keeper'.' which the
devil has been Inducing human sel
tlhhnehs to ask alwajs thtough the lips,
of C'.iln."
Taking up the demand that coal lorn
panics shall not have authoilly to hlro
private guards for their propel tie",
J!i. MncVengh nsketl why the ennl
companies should thus be disolmlnat
orl against. Mr. Mitchell's answer was
to the effect that the system had giown
jAmetally pernicious and bec.uibo it
was only right and proper the legularly
constituted uuthoiitlcs of the state
should .select the linn who ait to act as
guards.
In defense of the charge made by Mr.
Mitchell that the io.il and Iron pollen
were "criminals-," Mr. MacVeagh read
the occupations and lepoits on conduct
and habits of the men who served as
guai ds at the Erie collieries. Thev
were clerk". Insprctois, survejor.-,
agents, students, farmers, and the like,
and only in one or two cases did those
w hn bad supervision of thorn hav e oc
c.islon to icpoit any misconduct on
their pa.it.
They Live Here.
Questions by Conunissioiici Watkins.
developed the fact that eveiy one of
these guai ds were men living in this
community.
Mr. Mitchell insisted that the legular
ly constituted authorities weio aniplv
capable of piotecting the pioperly of
all classes of people In the state.
"Mr. Mitchell." said Mr. MacVeagh,
with earnestness, "do jou not Know,
as well as jou know your name i John
Mitchell, that in spite of the constitut
ed authoiitlcs of tills state, of this,
country, of this ilty, this whole legion
has been treated for fhe months to a
veritable foretaste of hell'.'"
"I don't, know anything of the kind,"
replied the witness.
"Well, ou will know it befoie we aie
through with you," declaied Mr. Mac
Veagh. The examination then nroteedf-d to
the eight-hour-flay question again.
Q. I want for a moment to ask jou
whether you still adhere to the piopo
sition that no one of our emnloes in
the mines or about them shall be en
titled or allowed to work beyond eight
houis, no matter what the purpose of
that w oi king may be. If it is not a
chniitablo purpose oi a puipos,. of em
ergency or something ol that kind' A.
I do not ask that tln bonis oi labo:
of jour employes be limited at all, ex
cept so tar as they aie limited by the
decision of the commission, or bv the
agieemont tint you might make, lim
iting the hom of labor jouielve-
Q, But .oii do Insist that that limi
tation shall be uniform' A. We iVtvc
a unlfoini eight-bout day.
An Eight Hour Day.
Q Don't you yo a little fuiiher than
that'.' I do not mean that jou do si
now, but hae you not gone to tills e x
tent: "Not moie than eight bouts"
jou must excuse me loi being i'tslst
.ent about this, hei.tusp the commission
is be-ing asked to put what we believe
to be tills juke about our necks, and
we must examine into the diameter of
It befoie thej can intelligently impose,
it. AVe lme agieed to abide by it it
they do, and we will loyally abide by
It: but betoie they put ou upon our
back we must know what weight you
bring with you: and here is one weight
which seems to me so biutnl, so un
American, so induteinilble that i ask
you again whether you stand hy it:
"Not moie than eight houis shall bo
woiked In any one day by any mine
worker?" A, We flavor a maximum
eight-hour day.
Q. Do you mean to say that a father
w oi king In that mine who believes he
has u son that may be pi evident of tho
United States and our father had a
son that may be Is not at llbeity to
work as long as he chooses In oider to
help that sou to the position you oc
7V cents a package,
(enough for tno icj,
a pudding a cake.)
Srom pasteboard to pas
try in a jiffythe short
est of cuts from the shelf
to the table. Sood to eat.
Al t'ocot sell it,
Mtitill-Soule Co ,
fyiac use, A", ',, make it.
none
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fiom Pago 1.)
cupy today? A. Mr, MacVeagh, your
company regulates that now by mak
ing u day ten houis. Wc differ with
thotn there. Wo say make It eight
hours. There Is no disagreement about
Inning a maximum number of bonis.
We linvp disagreed as to what the max
imum shall bp. Wo say eight, they say
ten,
Q. No, Mr. Mitchell, wo never have
accepted, and wc npver will, except tin
der the compulsion of this commission,
such a pilnclplc as that. Wo will ac
cept It, but we will continue to piolcst
against It until we aic relieved of It. I
say that Mr. Imicoln had a right to
witk In the io.il mines of Illinois, If
lip had had the ehiitice, fourteen hours
ti day, If he wished to do so, to buy
another spelling book and another lead
er In older to enfranchise the laboilng
men ot the world. You say be had not
thnt right? A. T havo not said any
thing about what Abiahain Lincoln
had a right to do. Q. Well, but If ho
was a coal minor you say he would not,
and theio are Abraham Idncolns in
your coal mines today? A. If Abiaham
Lincoln was digging coal now, ho would
be a. stronger advocate of the eight
hour day than 1 am.
Did Not limit Himself.
Q. That he might be: but he was
splitting rails, which was a toleiably
aiduous occupation. He did not limit
himself to eight houis; and you de
mand It,' not only for the men In the
mines, but for all the men above the
giound as well. Abiaham Lincoln was
doing Infinitely haider woik than nine
tenths of the men employed about our
mines aboe giound. So was Mr. Gar
field, when he was as a boy trudging
along the path of tho canal, and so
was Mr. McKlnley in his early life. I
only mention them because they are
the three victims of the sort of anarchy
which is the curse of this country to
day, and the only serious curse affect
ing it.
Mr. MncVcagh here bi ought out th.it
the pxecuthp board of the mlnprs'
union has eighteen boft coal and three
hard coal members. He- also Inquired,
In detail, as to administrative workings
of the union, how organisers are em
ployed and paid and the assessments
levied on membeis. In answer to a.
question by Commissioner Watkins as
to levies, Mr. Mitchell told that during
the stilke he contilbuted $."i4.7r, a month
in assessments) to the strikers' cause.
Mr. MacVeagh Inquired into the set
tlement of the 1300 strike to show that
its settlement was bi ought about
through the instiuinentallty of the pol
iticians, and having, in a way, shown
this, made the statement that if It was
not for this the strike would not have
been settled as it was.
r.iiumerating the petty strikes that
followed the 1000 settlement, nnd em
phasizing the tact that in the Lrie com
pany's colliciies in six months follow
ing that settlement theie wcie eight
stiikes as against one in the twenty.
tluee ve.ns preceeding the coming of
the United Mine Workeis into this re
gion. Mr. MacVeagh asked the w It
ness: "Would you not think, natmallv,
that the owners of these collieries would
hesitate befoie they would wish to con
tinue that condition?"
Mr. Mitchell replied that the union
sought to enter into a working agiee
mont with the companies so that it
might bo able to pi event just such dif
ficulties. Conclusive Condemnation.
Mr. MacVeagh pointed to the fact
that Illinois has such an agieemont and
then alluded to the letter of the Illinois
opjiatois lead on Satin day, which ho
ch.iracteiizod as the most surpiising
and conclusive condemnation of the
agi cement that mortal men could pen.
"If in a collieiy, when an employee
was complained of foi inefficiency and
laxity, he said to the leptesentatlve of
the employer, 'You go to helll' John
Mitchell is my boss Would not that
Intel fete with efficiency. In jour judg
ment, il that t-pliit existed to any ex
tent.'" asked Mr. MacVeagh.
"I should say," s.Uil Mr. Mitchell,
thai it any man said that, that partic
ular man a. in the wiong, and if I
had known that he said so, I would be
the Hi st to tell him."
Mr. Mltohel' explained the letter of
the Illinois association letened to above
saying It was wiltten by the operatois"
cominisfioiier. Mi. Jusil, at his sugges
tion, that he might tiansinit the oper
atoi.s' complaints in a toicible way to
the mlnei.s. "Tin lettti Is very much
oveidiawn in consequence of this pui
pose," said Mr. Mitchell.
Then Mr. Mitchell proceeded to make
a Plea- for the recognition ot the union
by the anthiaelte opeiatou,
Tn no speech, or other public uttei
ance has he dlsplnyed such earnestness
or eloquence, ns he displayed when ho
biolte toith In this appeal. Deserting
his usually unlmpassioned, placid, com
posed manner, he leaned out far In his
chair and with the Index finger of his
right hand testing in the palm of his
left hand, which was extended befoie
him, aigued with all the persuasive
loroe he could command for the lecog
nltiou which he hud declaied, previous
ly, was not a pai amount Issue, Ills
woids and manner would have lltted a
man pleading for his life.
"Tiade agreements," said he. "have
pi evented these local disputes, these
local strikes, against which our union
It, 000,000 fackaget
soldut thi Uniltd Slates
hit j tar.
Valuable piemtum list
o"l$t,T Roger fiiet."
silieruare enclosed.
is as much opposed as any ot tho coal
operators can bo, Wc do not want
them. They Injure us all, Supposing
wo ,do not havo a trade agreement.
Supposing that Is not the result ot this
Investigation, and the nwnrd of the
commission, the union will still be heif.
It Is not within my power or the power
of the coat companies', nor the province
of the commission, nor Is it posslhlp to
leglslatp men out of the union unless
they want to go.
Union Will Bo Hcic.
"Tho union will bo help. It will have
all the power for good or evil that II
has now. The coal opera tots, if they
desire to, could not crush the union.
They cannot wipe it out. I hope they
would never try to do it. Then It Is
going to stay hole. As long as it Is
going to bo hcic, why not havo an ar
rangement that will place limitations
on Its powpr as far as the pffect of the
discipline of a working force Is con
cerned? Let us agrpe in contract what
these powcis shall be, and I dine say
that If our union vlolatos tho contract,
the people of this country will tuko
good care that wc have no union left.
There will bp no question about that,
and If tho operators violate It, the peo
ple of the United States will see that
they regret It. That 1b my view of the
situation. I think we will not have the
very things that you complain or, and
the things that I complain of too. Wi
ought to agree not to do those things."
"So far, we aru in hearty agi cement,"
said Mr. MacVeagh, "except as to the
method of reaching thnt lesult. If
anybody ever attempts to douj- to an
American wnrklngman the light to as
sotlato himself with other woiklng
men, and bo mpresentcd in collective
bargaining by you nnd thej' could not
get nnv bettor representative or by
Mr. Nichols, or anybody they choose to
sclent, you may call upon mo to stand
side by side with you in opposing such
legislation. But my objection is that
that Is one question, nnd my question
is not answered at all by your expla
nation, though you undoubtedly intend
ed to answer it. Let me read the cru
clal point of the question: "Wo uto
fiequentlj- nsked why we do not dls
chaige such offenders. I will reply that
it is well-nigh impossible to dlschaigp
a miner in the Illinois mine, without
laying the mine idle in which the of
fender has been employed. To dis
charge a member of your union and
this Is addressed to John Mitchell, pres
ident of the United Mine Workeis of
America for any cause, gives oftense,
pven when his offense Is admitted,
which the minors very generally resent.
This being the case, your organization
must find the remedy for the tioublc,
the owners of the mines themselves
being powerless to ait."
Mr. Justi to Testify.
Chairman Giay stated that It was the
Intention of the commission to invite
Air. Justi to give testimony as to con
ditions in Illinois. Mr. Jutl is the
commissioner of the Illinois Coal Opei
ators' association. Mr. Mitchell pio
oked laughter by describing him to
Judge Gray as "the agitator of the op
erators' union."
Some interesting exihanges took
place in a discussion of the boj'cotting
question, as will bo noted fiom the
following:
ISy Mi. MacVeagh:
Q. Wo han had onlj- two iadlc.il and ii-
reconcllable ditTcicnccs: The limitation o
the hours ot labor upon the men desiiinf,
to work longer, and the light to employ
such people as tho owneis of property
thlnlc fit to icslst unlawful attack upon
them. Now wc come to the third weapon,
nnd perhaps the most objectlonablo fea
ture which results irom your organisation
and in saying that I do not mean to siy
that jou cause It, or that any other gen
tleman in it causes It I say that It flows
from the present temper or jour oigam
atlon as water runs down hill. You im
deitook to explain jour altitude about
boycotting, and I could not quite umlci
stand jou, and jpt j-ou weio vei- liuid. as
jou alwajs aie. Will jou plcae tell mo
what are the lights of a man who does not
wish to woik in one ot om collieues.it tho
wages we aio willing to pay him, against
another man (and the mumbeis of his
familj-) who does wish to won; in oiu col
lieries at the wagis we aie willing to pay
him.'
A. We legaid him as an unfair woiker.
We think tho mm is blind to bis own in
tciests We think ho is loining toicts
with the emplojer to defeat the fair ends
ot thoso who go on stiike. In other
words, he is usually teimert by the woik
lng people and others, a "scab."
ej. Now, Mr. Mitchell, do jou know that
I Just as honestly think join piesent or
ganisation and jour Influence in it, and
our inullenee with thu coiiuliv is lu
jtuloiis to the ti ue inteiests of tho woik
lng cases, but I should always despise
mjself If 1 went aiound sajing: "John
Mitchell Is a scab." Why should jou say
that of me? A. I should not say it of jou,
Mi. MuuVeagh, because you would not
take another man's job wlun be was on
a. stilke. (.Laughtei.)
Why Call a Man Scab.
Q, I am not talking about that. Whv
should jou call a man a "scab" who dlt
teis from hb follow woikmen as to tho
wisdom of continuing to cam a living lor
himself under such condition as ho thinks
uio leasonable, een though he may bo
mistaken In that opinion if jou choo-e?
A. It is simply a genet al appellation for
eveiy man who woiks when another one
Is on stilke. lie Is looked upon and I
think Justly, in the same light that nuic
olet Arnold was looked upon, or any
tialtoi.
Q. Why should jou call mc "scab," If
1 pieter to woik, to continue to cam my
ltlng lather than to loso niy wages lor
flvo months? A. Beeauso that Is tho gen
Cial teim that applies to that class of men
who deseit theli fellow workeis and seek
to destroy tho objects of their movements.
O. Suppose I continued at tho lawiul
occupation I had theretotoio been put su
ing at wages which had been satlafactoiy
to mo beforo the oignnlzeis appealed,
what ate tho limits of tho tteatment you
would fool justified in extending to mo,
You say you would call mo ,i "scab" I
must bear that as well as I can. What
else? A, That Is all. (l.augbtoi )
Q. It, as a matter of fact. In conse.
quern o of the eruption of our organisa
tion In this district, a strlko wero de
daied and opprobrious epithets mo
burled at people because thev aio eci
clslng a lawful light In n lawful manner,
do jou not think the Influonce of jour
organization Is evil? A. No; I do not
think so. ,lt Is not u. consequence of our
orgnnlzalion. Q, Docs it follow- when
jour oiganlrntlon duo not cMst? A,
Such things will follow the organisation,
tho same as outrages followed tho Anny
of the Potomac as It went down South,
Tho I'nllcd States goerninent was not
spnnslblo for the atrotltles, or tho
w longs, that followed In tho wako of the
armv. I know that In all gieat inoe
incuts, regardless of their character,
IIitc Is a certain clement that Is not
dliceted bj tho movement It.clf, and that
(ontnlns men who do things that the
increment Itself docs not stand for, Q.
No; but does tho uuNompnt lepiobalo
them, as with other gieat criminals? A.
It would if It knew them, If It wcie tho
agency that should do it and would do it,
but, In tho case you speak of now, if
them is any tolatltm of tho law In the
treatment of tho noiiunIouIsls, or scabs,
lo-callcd bv the unionists, thej- have le-drct-s
In the courts. Wo do not seek to
sae our peoplo from desened punish,
nipiit. Wc havo no way of regulating tho
Individual acts of our mcnibciu .
About Boycotting.
Q. No, no. Mr, Mitchell; do itot misuii.
tlerstand mc. I am asking jou for jour
judgment as the head of this organlsa-.
lion, of bojcottlng. I understand you to
say that yml accepted It, lit part, the
other day, and I want to know how- far?
A. I bcllcv that they have the right to
exeicho tho tights given them by the
courts and hy tho laws, 0, lln. It rvrr
been decided In any court that they lt.i
a rlchl? A, To bojcotl? (J, To boytcolt,
A, Yp, I think sot I think there lmn
been qillto a number of decisions which
hold thnt bojcottlng Is not Illegal. I
nnt not able to give the decisions off
hand, Q. Haven't you seen In the newspapers
beeauso you lend Ilia newspapers, and
ought to iccent elrcl'lons In ihiglnml; t
think theio aro two of them, In which
Individuals lime born hold til be tespoit
slble for consequences, for ilniungos, to
a ery great extent tcsultlng ttoni boy
cotting' A, 1 luio reference to decisions
of American com Is.
Q. Vcty well, Is thcro any American
court that has ever Instilled what you
call, what we mean Hy bojrottlug, as jou
dcscilbed It tho other elavi and, If so,
t would be eiv glnd te havo Mr. Dar
row answer. Ho will answer that ques
tion better than ,vou will; j-ou terminated
your Icsnl studies too cntlj'. You saj
tbat bojcottlng is simply a strike. You
do not mean that do jou. A. Yc, I
mean It Is u stilke. It In a refusal of
people to spend moncv at cet tain, places,
to patroiilo coitnlii people; It K In ef
fect, ii strike against a mcichatit. It
might be against a man holding a public
office-, a icfusal to patronize htm.
Q. Suppose a grocery store keeper hns
a license to conduct a grocerj- store. Do
you wiv bo bus any right, legal or moral,
to decline to sell to mo because I am
pursuing a lawful occupation, against
which you protest? A. Well, I do not
know what tho law Is In Its application
to stoic keepers; I do not know whether
they luuo tho right to sell to whom they
please. Q. Do jou think jou have n
moial right to tell him not to sell tn my
wlto because I nni puisulng a lawful oc
cupation in a lawful manner A. No;
but I hue n right to tell him that I do
not piopose to deal with him any more.
Q. That Is j-ottr pil liege, but If vott
eoii'plio with tluee or four other men to
do that, then you aro applying a terror
ism to iilm. which ou still think you
havo a right to do, do von? A. I think
that a man has a. legal light to spend
hW money whercwor ho pleases, and be
has a right to tell tho mtichanl bis rea
sons for .
Has the Legal Eight.
Q. Has he not tho legal light to woik
wheio bo pleases? A. He has a legal
right j-os; I think an American hat a
legal light to spend his money wherever
ho chooses.
Q. Has he not a moral right to puisne
a lawful occupation In a lawful manner?
A. He has not a moral right, if bis
work destiovs the hopes and aspirations
of his fellow men.
Q. Suppose ho thinks be Is helping? A.
Ho necr does. (Laughtei).
Q Oh, t beg jour paidon, he Is as
liable to do that as jou aro to think the
other waj-. nut now, jou say jou may
Join with other men to notify a store
keeper that il ho sells the necessaries of
life to a man who Is pei forming his law
ful occupation In a lawful manner, that
you wilt cease dealing with him? A. I
hao the right to tell him tint I will
cc.ue dealing with him if I want to, un
der any circumstances
A. Yes, cs, but bao you a right to tell
him jou cease dealing with him beeauso
ho is supphing the necessaries of life to
any other citizen, jour equal in cerv re
spect, who Is puisulng a 1eg.il occupa
tion in an lawful manner? A. I say T
would icgard It as a. great extreme to
deny the storekeeper the right to supply
neccfaiics of life to anjonc, and I
should not sustain any such action. I do
not believe In starving men, oven if thcy
are scabs.
Q. Do ou think It is an American sjs
tem which ought to bo extended upon us,
tho owneis of those piopcitles, that when
ever a rmlorlty of our woikmen differ
fiom a minoilty In opinion as to the bouts
of labor or conditions of cmplojment the
majoiity shall bo at llbeity to Intimidate,
the minoilty and the members of their
families Into abandoning their honest con
victions on tho sublect? A. It depends
entiiely on what jou mean bj- Intimida
tion. Q. You know peifertly well what It Is;
jou know jou would bo intimidated and
jour lamily would bo intimidated if tho
gioeeiy man in jour village was notified
that be would deal with jou at his pei II;
it jour chlldten when they went out of
tho gate wero called by this epithet which
jou think not commendable but admissi
ble: if the wife, when she appealed on tho
stieet weio tieated as if she weio a leper
that Is Intimidation, nnd wo all know
what It is. Now, whv cannot jour or
ganization como up like Ameiican men
and say that ft is a cowaidly ptnctlce,
that it is un-Amet lean, that it Is brutal and
unmanly and that jou will abolish it; why
cannot j-ou do that; A. Well, to begin
with, I should be veij- much opposed to
our oigaiiizatlon taking a position that
would placo tho non-unionist, tho man
who woiked, tho man who sought to de
stioy tho hopes and aspltations of tho
gieat bulk of the men, tho man who
sought to destiov tho hopes of thu chll
ehen. on the same piano of lespectabillty
as the man who Ilshts for those Ametl.
can pilnclplt-s.
Intimidation of People.
Q, Havo jiiu tlio light to piactice tho
covvnidly and immaulv course of Intimi
dating me Into abandoning my convictions
as to the pmpitety of my woiklng by
making the lives of mv wito and chlldien
unendiiiablo? That Is tho question. A. It
depends on what jou mean by making
their lives unenduiable.-
Q, You know how thev can bo made mi
enduiable: how easy thej- can bo nuitle
unenduiablii. Take jour best judgment
of what m.rkes a good wife's llfo uueu
duiable, and what w lings a fathers heatt
to bieaklng by tho tieatment of lilt, rhil
dien. You know what It Is; why don't
jou stop It.' A.I havo not advised our
peoplo to do this thing that you sav; I
do not know that they do. Q. Of com. so
jou havu not advised them A. I do not
know of a case that would lie tho p.uallel
of cases tliatou havo cited.
Q, if such cases aio shown j-ou until
jou aio weary of them, as f will show.
will jou then ngtee to tako dtastlc, thorough-going,
effectual measiues to loot it
out, as jou would any other doadij-, nit-manlj-,
un American, cowaidly practice?
A. Well. I would havo to know exactly
what jou mean. Q Wo will get It? A.
Do jou mean that wo propose (J. Very
well, jou will got It, A. (Continuing.)
That wo ptopoao and advise our peoplo
to ask the wives oi tho non-unionists to
i.imo and havo tea. that wu reeoivp them
with open aims, that they be taken In and
becotpo
y. Not at all; theio aio lots of non
unionists who would not want jou to
nii'ddlo with their wives, who would not
want j'ou to tako them In j'our aims at
all. (Laughter.) 1 mean llguratlvelv, ot
i'ouisp, hut jou know what I mean. Ought
their res and tlio lives or tnelr wives
nnd chlldien to bo mado unendiiiablo? A,
I think thoso wives nnd chlldien had bet
ter ask their fatheis, Q. That Is jour an-
swci A. I think It Is they who have
mado tin If lives unoudmnble
(3. That Is jour answer? Well, i am
glad to havo It No, I nin sony to havo
It, Do jou think a phjsician ought to bo
win in d not to attend a sick child of a
father who Is working foi- his living? A,
YOU CAN'T BE
ATTRACTIVE
An Offenslvo Bieatli and Disgusting
Discharges, Duo to catnirh, Blight
Millions of Live3 Yearly. Dr. Ag
now'a Catarrhal Powder Relieves in
SO Minutes.
i:mlii(iil noso and lluo.it snerialists in
diilv pi.n-tko highly lecouinund In-, Ag-
new M cawuiiiai runugr, ua Hiiro, per
manent, painless, in an cases of i;olel In
tho Head, Tonsillitis, Hcail.uho and i'-i-Imih
It L'lvcfi relief hi 14 minutes and
banishes tho dlscasn llkn magic.
Use Pr. Agnew's Pills. 40 Dotes 10 Cents. 16
Sold by Wm U. Clark and H. U, San
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No, sir; I do not. Q. Have you taken anv
method to prevent such an outiaco? A.
I havo never heard of such an Instance
except tho statements made by a paper
of tho chaiacter of tho Now Voik Sun. Q.
Do ou mean the good or bad chaiacter
ot tho New York Sun'.' A. I mean tlio ex
tremely friendly chaiacter of it towaids
the union, men.
Q. Do you think a clergyman should be
prohibited from administering the sacra
ment to a non-union woilsman.' A. No,
sit; I do not. Q. Do you think a. funeral
bhould bo stopped becaut-c tho dtiver of
ono of the caniages Is not a member ot
the union.' A. No, sh; I do not.
Does Not Favor It.
Q. Should a physician be intimidated
Horn attending his patients because they
aio non-unionists? A. He should not, Q.
Wo havo hpaid a good deal hero of tho
chaiacter of the llto hero and tho desti
tution and unfoitunato conditions of tho
ehlldion of tho mtuo vvoihers. I want jou
to look at a couple of photogiapha pie
lhnlnaiy to asking you a iiuestion and
whether you think they fahly leptesent
tho average attiactlvencKs of Ameiican
gills and theio .110 no ghls In tho vvoild
more attiactlvc? (Two photos bhown wit
ness.) A. Yes, I think so.
Q. I will ask ou if vou think gills of
that character ought to bo boiotted by
being depilved of their employment in tho
public schools beeauso their fathom con
tinue to help to routrlbuto to tho support
of their tamllles'.' A. I piesumo that a
public position, such as teacher In tho
public schools, Js llku any other public po
sition, nnd that citizens of tho city or
commonwealth or school dlsttlct havo a
peifect light to petition tho dhectora to
appoint or dismiss any ono they choose.
That Is dono not only by vvoiKmcn, but,
i think, Quito often by cmploei.s
Uy tho Chalunaii:
Q. Is It fair. Jlr, Mitchell? A. To n.sl:
for their dismissal becnuso their parents
aio working? Q. Yes. A. I should say as
a general ptoposltlon, no, that that Is go
ing to nn extreme. No labor otgnnlzatiuu
advocates that, hut, In addition, it Is falr
to say thnt neither ono of thoso glils If
she was teaching school and her patents,
or her father, was woiklng, would bo an
ofllclent teacher; bceuu-o tho ehllilien
would not obey licr. That would bo n
condition that no ono could coutiol, The
chlldien would look upon the teacher ells
respectfully, unioitunatelv. biciiifo ot
tho fact that tho patent was woiklng dur
ing tho sttlko; and tho Inteicst of tho
school would bo better subsrived by hav
ing bomo ono theto whoso father was not
a non-unionist, until things quiotcd down
again. That may not bo u good thing
Ity Mr. MnoVeagh;
Q Would you say that U Is a bad tiling','
A. Nnt tho best thing.
Q, What I wanted to ask Is whether
jou havo any approbation for visiting a
penalty upon tlio glil who teaches school,
vvho.so father chcioacs to tenialu at wink,
at tho work upon which ho has bun
engaged for five jcat.s, wheio sho Is dls.
charging her duties acceptably. A. I say
that neither 1115 belt nor nty utiluii, so tat
as I Know, had ever oneouinged unjthlng
of tho kind; that both mjstlf and tlio
union, ns such, ns far as f can cprcs
Its policies, have declined that over and
over again, that our peoplo must obcy
tho letter and spirit of tlio liw. 'I lmvo
not pleked out ono thing and said they
must obey that and not another thing;
I havo said they must obey all tho laws.
His Duty to Go.
Q What is tho proper treatment of ,1
member of .1 rnllltU company who Is or
dered out to suppress, vlolcneo during a
strike, who Is also a member of a. l.ibor
iiiganUatlon.' A. It Is his duty to go.
Q. And what Is the iluty of thn labor
organisation to whleb he belongs? A. 1
should .iy It has 110 particular duty tu
perform In tho matter. Q. SuppoMi thej
Atnoi bun,,' A. I should siv that was
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THE CHILDREN ENJOY
Life out of doors and out of the names which they play and the enjoy
ment which they receive and tlte efforts which they make, comes the
preatcr part of that healthful development which is so essential to tltcir
happiness when grown. When a laxative la needed the remedy which is
given to them to cleanse and sweeten nnd strengthen the internal organs
on which It acts, should be attch as physicians would sanction, because its
component parts are known to he wholesome and the remedy itself free from
every objectionable quality. The one remedy which physicians and parents,
well-informed, approve and recommend and which the little ones enjoy,
because of its pleasant flavor, its gentle action and its beneficial effects, Is
Syrup of Figs and for the same reason it is the only laxative which should
be used by fathers and mothers.
Syrup of Figs b the only remedy which acts gently, pleasantly and
naturally without griping, Irritating, or nauseating and which cleanses the
system effectually, Vithout producing that constipated habit which results
from the use of the j)ld-t into cathartics and modern imitations, and against
which the children should be so carefully guarded. If you would have them
grow to manhood and womanhood, strong, healthy and happy, do not give
them medicines, when medicines are not needed, and when nature needs
assistance in the way of a laxative, give thcui only the simple, pleasant and
gentle Syrup of Figs.
Its quality is due not only to tlio excellence of the combination of the
laxative principles of plants with pleasant aromatic syrups and juices, but
also to our original method of manufacture and as you value the health of
the little ones, do not accept any of the substitutes which unscrupulous deal
ers sometimes offer to increase their profits. The genuine article may be
bought anywhere of all reliable druggists at fifty cents per bottle. Please
to remember, the full name of
CALIFORNIA FIG SYR.UP
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Price Temptations
Our specials this week are tempting, not alone be
cause of their low prices, but also for their unusual
good values and wearing qualities. Our first special
represents the best bargain that we have ever offered
in ladies' Shoes.
Special No. 1 Ladies' Goodjeir Welt,
rto Calf, Laco Shoes, cctr.i heavy solct.
Not one pair in thc lot that wc havo ever
offetcd the eciual of before for lc-3 than
J2C0 and $100. This week, $2 00 a pair.
Special No. 2 Infants Button Shoes. 10c
to 7.1c. a pair, rositlvcly wuith ouc-thltd
more.
Special No. 3 Men's and Bojs' $1 23
and $1.50 Shoes at Mc.
LEWIS, RUDDY, DAVIES & MURPHY
330 Lackawanna Avenue.
Next door to new First National Bank Building,
Just Ask to See the Quaker! ! !
Our sale of Quaker Skirts this week is a vital occa
sion in Skirt economy a host of mighty values.
Picture if you please a Skirt that looks
like silk, feels like silk and wears ten times
longer and harder than silk. IT'S THE
QUAKER. The one and two dollar bills in
your purse rustle with importance for
these skirts are selling at
Made after the most approved designs
in the same factory, by the same people
and on the same machines as the $15 silk
skirt's. Dainty peatings, tucks and ruffles
Let us mention the price again,
OUR SILK SKIRTS ARE THE TOP
NOTCH OF PERFECTION. COME IN
AND SEE THEM.
Meidrttm, &oti & Co.,
126 WYOMING AVENUE.
wiong, Q. Therefore, you opposo that
unlicsltatliiKl' " A. I my that a member
of a labor union should cxotcloo nil tho
light, pet fm in all tlio duties, and in
cept all tho obligations that any other
illUen would. I want to say that vvo
li.ivo tlioiifiiniW. buiidtcds, of miners who
am tncmheis of tho National tluard-that
our meiiilioio who out on duly dining
tho Milko; llu'te w.ih no imcbtlon about
It Thev gave, pint of their earnings to
tho stiike. So wo havo no epiarrcl on
Unit, , , ,
U, You havo no objcilloit whatever,
thitelotc, mill ott think It an oultagu
fin any labor unluii to expel a member
who dues go out In obedience to his
elutj. A. As far as I am concerned ntj
self, I think each union has a right to
Itb own law, to do as it chooses, although
I think It Is a bid policy; per.somill.v. I
think it Is bad policy I would rather
have members of a tiada union un gu.ud
than any one clhC
Tho i'li.ilrinaii: 'Ibis la vety itupoitant
want to get at It Not only us a
irado union man would you rather havo
members of jour outer In tho militia, If
wanted to ptcwrvo law, beeauso they
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wcie f i loudly to jou, but ns a eltleu
jou do not obieci to their pei forming
then public elutj ?
'I ho Witness; Not at nil; no sir, As 1,
bald, a, member of a liailc union enlists
and ho ought to willingly pcilorni all thu
duties ot illUcnshlp: ho ought i,o nicept
all their lespwiiblbllliy that (jup with
II. em, and tin tindcs union that seeks tu
slop that Is wuuig. '
At this JuucUiio rrivss vvas taken un
til "! n'cloik Mr. Mitchell rpwunicd
thc stnml In tint afternoon and his ex
amination by Mr MacVc.lgh.
Tim Pr, Itobetts lofetred to In tho
succiedcd question sut at the minces'
tabic.
Quoted Dr. Rohcits.
Cj Hero Is , cNtract from a book Vvrit
ten' hy a. filend of joins, and I bav6 no
doubt a vciy cweilcut nnd carncst-mindi
man. Dr rotor Ituhoits You know him.'
A Yes, sli. i,'. And ho is n suppottor of
join views, commonly bpcaMng. I, tin
'liot mean that bo takes his views from
jou, or that jou tako j'our views fiom
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