A. I did not hear any reason. I did not understand the strike was coming from them at that time.
Q. They were on a strike?
A. That, on account of the wages, they could not live on what they were getting.
Q. That was the reason they struck, because the wages were not high enough?
A. Yes, sir.
Q. Did you hear any other cause of complaint from the men that struck?
A. No, sir; that was the substance of it.
Q. Did you learn what reductions had been made in the wages of these men?
A. No; I did not. They told me their troubles. I listened to them quietly and politely, but did not think it was what I was for. I told them I was simply a representative of peace and good order, and protect their property as well as my own.
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