Show MITCHELL REPLIES TO CRIMI CRIMINAL AL CHARGES MADE I AGAINST UNION MINERS WASHINGTON Oct 4 fhe The statements statements state state- ments of E. E B. B Thomas chairman of the board hoard Eric Erie R Railroad compa company n Thomas P. P Flower president New York Ontario Western Railroad com company any David general Jeneral counsel Delaware Hudson company and W W. II Truesdale president Delaware e Western company coincided with the views s of the other operators and were given at length lenth In reply to certain statements of the operators MI Mr Mitchell 1 said to the President The charge made h by the gentlemen that twenty murders have been committed In the anthracite coal oal regions during during- the strike e Is 13 un un- un- un true If 1 they will name the men and will ill show that the they have committed I will ill resign my mr position That ThatIs I Is a fair rail proposition Mr President that Is a fair fall example of or how our organization organization or or- and our people arc are maligned The truth of the matter I Is as far fur as I know kIm there have c been seven deaths unfortunately atel No one re regrets them more than I do Three of or them were committed h by th the coal and Iron police and no one cl elre ha has been charged with them God knows knots the miners do not escape being charged with everything done there The They speak peak about burnt burn ings logs There was a reward offered for Cor burnings I can bring affidavits of people If it necessary that the lightning caused one burning that they charged Ed to the United l Mine Workers Yorkers Mr d dent nt 1 I have admitted on more than one occasion that there has been some lawlessness lawlessness' but hut I will 1 sa say that a large portion of such la lawlessness has been provoked by hy criminals who have ha been brought Into the anthracite region to recruit the coal and iron police I want to say Mr President that I feel el very keenly the attacks ma made e upon me inc and m my people but hut I came here with the Intention of oC doing nothing and saying nothing that would affect reconciliation tion |