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| Charles N. Brumm. |
Cortland Evening Standard, Tuesday, February 10, 1903.
ARGUMENT FOR MINERS.
Speeches of Lloyd and Brumm Before the Commission.
ADVOCATED TRADE AGREEMENT.
Waterloo of Capitalistic Absolutism. Miners Will Give Guarantees—Mr. Brumm Charged Coal Companies With Bringing in Foreigners—Denial by Mr. Baer as to 21 Murders.
Philadelphia, Fob. 10.—After Mr. McCarthy of Hazleton had finished the opening argument for the miners before the commission Mr. Lloyd of Chicago continued on the same side. Mr. Lloyd said in part:
"The trade agreement need not and does not interfere with the employment of non-union men. The Mine Workers of America have never gone on strike against the employment of non-union men. There can be no monopoly if non-union men as well as union men are allowed to work side by side. Your award, by fixing the terms of employment, will remove the special cause of anger and enmity. It is not the non-union men the unionist fears, but the strike breaker by trade who lives by getting odd jobs of industrial assassination at high wages and loafs between whiles on the theory that it is better to have loafed and lost than never to have loafed at all.
"The strike of last summer was the Waterloo of capitalistic absolutism in this country. Organized labor never did civilization a greater service than when it whipped this master to a finish and settled, let it be hoped for the third and last time in America, that the only business in which there is one master is slavery, and that in free business there are as many masters as there are parties. These miners offer, they have actually begged, to be allowed to become guarantors of each other in discipline, production, contract. We are not asking for favors, but for justice.''
Question by Chairman Gray.
During Mr. Lloyd's argument Chairman Gray interrupted him with this question. "What have you to say regarding the non-union men who prefer to continue at work through the strike, in the exercise of the right that they suppose they have—those who are not strike breakers and do not loaf between times?"
"Of course, in doing that," Mr. Lloyd replied, "they are strictly within their legal rights, but to me they seem to violate a moral duty of the highest sanctity, which is that a man must do what he can to help along the struggle for the elevation of his own class and of society at large."
"Are such men protected by the union?"
"The union certainly withdraws no legal protection from them," said Mr. Lloyd. "They are not protected by the union from being visited with that obloquy which properly falls upon a man who will not join in a common effort for the common good. I characterize the strike as an industrial war and an incident in a great uprising.''
In reply to this the chairman said: "In our theory, there is only one war making power and that is the great union represented by the government of society; and they tolerate no wars, strictly wars, inside of their influence or sphere. We may, for the sake of rhetoric or analogy, speak of a war, but there can be no war tolerated, in the proper sense, within any peaceful community governed by law.''
Mr. Lloyd—"There would be no necessity even for the pictorial use of the\ word 'war' if society would only recognize this sphere of conflict; that proper methods of settlement could be reached. The world in which strikes occur, which are called war, is a world which society at large has so far refused to recognize except in the case of New Zealand. I apprehend that one of the greatest results to be hoped for from this commission is that you will push forward one step farther the evolution of the development of some organic authority in that field of conflict."
Mr. Lloyd was followed by former Congressman Charles N. Brumm, who occupied the time up to the adjournment. His argument was principally in support of the demand for the recognition of the union.
Mr. Brumm charged that the coal companies were responsible for the presence of the large foreign population in the coal fields, and said: "They can't bring the Hottentots here because it is too cold; they can't bring the Eskimo here because it is too warm, and they can't get the Chinaman because the law will not let him in."
Stirred Up Mr. Baer.
Mr. Brumm was directing many of his remarks at Mr. Baer, who was sitting close to him. The Reading's president gave him close attention and when Mr. Brumm, in an oratorical flight, said that Mr. Baer denied at the eleventh hour that he had ever said that 21 murders were committed in the coal regions—that he did not deny it until the statement was permitted to go over the country and receive full effect, Mr. Baer jumped up and exclaimed:
"Wasn't it a lie? Did I ever say it?"
The suddenness of the interruption evidently did not disturb Mr. Brumm who replied: "One moment; I will answer that."
Mr. Baer was not satisfied and said with great earnestness: ''You said I did not deny it until the eleventh hour. What do you mean?''
"I said you did not deny it until quite recently," to which Mr. Baer replied: ''Oh."
"If you had waited," said Mr. Brumm, "You would not have asked the question."
"What is it you want to make out—that I did say it?" persisted Mr. Baer,
Mr. Brumm—"No; I said you didn't say it."
"That's different," remarked Mr. Baer as Chairman Gray rapped for order and requested Mr. Brumm to proceed with his argument.
Mr. Brumm, however, retorted to Mr. Baer's remarks:
"I do criticize you, however, for not denying at the time that it appeared in the newspapers."
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| General Leonard Wood. |
PAGE FOUR—BRIEF EDITORIAL.
"I believe," said General Leonard Wood to 150 medical students at Topeka the other day, "that the work done by Dr. Reed in his yellow fever experiments, in determining that mosquitoes are the cause of the spread of the disease, has resulted in a saving of more lives than all the lives lost in the war with Spain, and a saving in money equal to the cost of the war with Spain, so far as Cuba is concerned."
When Gen. Leonard Wood was in England, he was sketched by a London newspaper, which called him "the oldest general in the American army," and credited him with a great record in the civil war. It must have made Dr. Wood blush, as he was born in the year the civil war began, and has no fighting record whatever, even in the Cuban campaign.
THE KIEHL CASE
Is Started Again, But Now in Onondaga County.
THE FATHER TAKES THE INITIATIVE.
Applies to District Attorney Barnum of Onondaga to Investigate the Affair— Presents Application With Many Signers— District Attorney will Act but has Nothing to Say.
Adam Kiehl, Sr. of Otisco, N. Y., yesterday applied to District Attorney William L. Barnum of Onondaga county for an investigation of the death of his two sons, Adam Kiehl, Jr., and William Kiehl, both of whom died on the Hiscock farm in Preble, Cortland county, the former upon Sept. 19, 1901, and the latter upon Feb. 9 , 1902. He presented an application signed by between seventy-five and 100 residents of the county, chiefly of the town of Onondaga asking that the case be investigated.
District Attorney Barnum stated last evening that he would take up the matter and investigate it as far as justice demands. He would not make any further statement last evening, but said that when he had concluded the investigation he would make a statement of the case as he found it.
The arrest of Mrs. Maude Kiehl on the charge of causing the death of her brother-in-law, Adam Kiehl, her discharge and later the arrest of Mrs. Maude Kiehl and her mother, Mrs. Adelaide Fenner, on warrants sworn out in Cortland, as well as the long investigation of Coroner Santee of Cortland and the failure of the Cortland county grand jury to report and their discharge have all been published in detail in these columns.
The petition was started several weeks ago, but was not completed until Saturday. Mrs. Kiehl, her small baby and her mother returned to their home in South Onondaga after their release in Cortland.
POLITICS AND THE SALOON.
The Theme of a Lecture by Mr. Cushing of Maine.
Hon. Volney B. Cushing of Bangor, Me., gave a highly interesting talk last night at G. A. R. hall upon the subject, of "Politics and the Saloon." Many great questions, said the speaker, are agitating the minds of the people. Among them as a menace to the best interests of society is the liquor question. It is in politics and therefore, must be handled by political parties. Parties are not yet strong enough to overcome this enemy of good government, but a leader will yet be raised up who will lead to victory. The Prohibition party may only be a John the Baptist who is preparing the way for a greater work. Good, true men must remain together. A speaker was once asked if Sullivan could knock a man down by striking with his fingers extended. The answer was if fists were doubled—that is organized force—no man could stand the blow. Some new power or force must down the saloons, or [they] will continue to grow in power.
Mrs. Maryette Briggs.
Mrs. Maryette Briggs was born in Willet, N. Y., Nov. 28, 1820. Her parents were James and Sally Leach Greene. At 13 years of age she united with the Baptist church at Willet. She was a consistent Christian throughout her whole life, always living near to her Savior and following in his footprints.
Sept. 1, 1846, she was married to Joseph Briggs at Willet. Two children were born to them here, Florence and Rollo James. It was here they lived until 1858 when they moved to New York City. While in New York they were both prominent members of the Baptist church, Mr. Briggs being a deacon. They left New York on account of Mr. Briggs' failing health in 1869, thence coming to Cortland, where Mr. Briggs died in 1870. After his death Mrs. Briggs had a millinery store where now stands the new Tanner block. After her son's Rollo's death in 1877 she went to Brooklyn to make her home with her daughter Mrs. Florence Brush. Much time was spent in Hackensack, N. J., with dear friends.
She was taken sick in the summer of 1901 and from that time on there was a gradual decline. The latter part of her life from April, 1902, she spent with her sister Mrs. Wooster in Homer and it was here that she died Jan. 24, 1903.
Her funeral was held in Homer, Rev. W. J. Howell, her pastor, of Cortland, officiating. She leaves one daughter, Mrs. Brush of Cortland, a granddaughter, Mrs. Fannie Brush-Morgan, and great grandson, Fred Mintline Morgan of Millerton, N. Y., one sister, Mrs. Myron Wooster of Homer, all of whom were with her during her last days. Her brother, Ransom Greene's family of San Francisco, Cal., [was] unable to be here. Besides these near relatives she leaves many other relatives and friends to mourn her departure.
The Typhoid at Ithaca.
The Ithaca News yesterday reported that it had interviewed twenty-three of the twenty-five physicians of that city and they reported 431 cases of typhoid fever now under their care. One physician has as many as forty-nine cases and four have over thirty each.
BEGGED FOR COCAINE.
Found in a Pitiable State in Binghamton Last Night.
The Binghamton Republican of this morning says: "A man who gave the name of Griffith and said that he formerly lived in Cortland was taken into custody al the Erie station early last evening in a state verging on insanity. It was feared that he would make way with himself.
On his person was found a quantity of cocaine, which be admitted he was in the habit of using in great quantities. He told a pitiful tale about his bondage to the cocaine habit and begged piteously that the authorities would not take the drug from him.
"I can't take live steps from my bed in the morning without it," he said. "I can't live unless I have it. I don't know what I shall do."
At the jail, Dr. Shaw, the jail physician, attended him. He may be sent to the state hospital.
BREVITIES.
—Cortland chapter, No. 194, R. A. M., will hold its regular convocation Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock.
—Mrs. A. S. Burgess gave a delightful thimble bee to several ladies at her home, 4 Church-st., yesterday afternoon.
—The Wide Awake Literary club will meet with Mrs. Joseph Dailey, Evergreen-st., this evening.
—The Ladies' Literary club will meet tomorrow afternoon at 3:30 o'clock at the home of Mrs. G. E. Chambers, 23 Tompkins-st.
—Calvary Baptist church of Norwich has recently been rebuilt and remodeled at a large expense and was used for the first time again on Sunday.
—New display advertisements today are—Bingham & Miller, Special sale of trousers, page 8; Angell & Thomas, Dissolution shoe sale, page 8; G. H. Wiltsie, Embroideries, and laces, etc., page 6; Hollister Hardware Co., page 4; W. W. Bennett, Sap buckets, etc., page 7; C. F. Thompson, "Presto," page 5; R, W. Mitchell, Prime meats, page 5; A. Mahan, Pianos and organs, etc., page 7.
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