Hates Tyranny

HATES TYRANNY.

Judge Gray Speaks In Strong Language Before Strike Commission.

Philadelphia, Jan. 22.- The sessions of the coal strike commission Wednesday were enlivened up by some interesting testimony. The feature of the sessions was Chairman Gray's rather strong remarks in commenting on an incident where District President Fahey of the miners' union would not grant "permission" during the strike to a contractor to erect a boiler house at a colliery, which was necessary to preserve the mine from damage. The president of the commission said he did not like the word "permission," as used by Mr. Fahey. This was a free country and he was not educated up to using it in the way Mr. Fahey had employed it. He added he hated tyranny, no matter where it was practiced, by an operator, miner or anyone else. The chairman delivered his remarks with much force, and the incident created considerable of a stir in the courtroom.

During the morning session the Lehigh Valley Coal company placed a union miner on the stand to testify about what seemed a trivial matter, and on cross-examination he proved a good witness for the miners. He said there would be trouble in the anthracite regions so long as the coal companies insisted upon paying the contract miners by the car instead of by weight. This opened a discussion between counsel for both sides and the commissioners, which consumed much time. The result was that the commission will devote an entire day to hearing arguments on both sides of the question.