Show OVATION TO MITCHELL Guests at Buffalo Hotel Where Chief of MineWorkers Stopped Givo Him Warm Welcome Buffalo N Y Dec 17John Mitchell Mitch-ell president of the United Unc Workers Work-ers of America stopped olt In Buffalo tonight for an hour lie came from his home In Spring alley III and Is going to Scranton to continue attendance at the Investigation of the coal strike commission Mr Mitchell was given an ovation In the diningroom of the hotel One of the guests In the crowd surrounding Mr Mitchell put this question to him What do you believe Is the cause of the prolongation of the trouble between the miners and the operators 1 Principally the sincerity of some of the captains of Industry he said I believe that Mr Baer and some of the coal barons are sincere and mean everything they say but they have the wrong Ideas I and principles and It Is next to Impossible to get them to ac knoVrledge the facts Bacr In my opinion Is an honest man and lives according to his principles The strike I believe Is now In a fair way toward a settlement |