Q. Were you at work on the 1st day of August?
A. No, sir.
Q. Go on and state why you were not, and give us the facts connected with the strike here, and all that you are acquainted with?
A. On the 8th day of July, I think it was, there was a reduction—it didn't say how much.
Q. A reduction of wages?
A. A notice put up to that effect.
Q. By that company?
A. Yes, sir. We didn't like it very well, and we appointed a committee to wait on Mr. Platt—he was outside foreman there—and see what the reduction was, and the committee went to Mr. Platt, and he was to go to Mr. Scranton. The answer was, that when we got paid we would find out what the reduction was. Mr. Platt stated that Mr. Scranton told him he didn't know it was any of his business to go there—something to that effect. So we worked along, and on the 20th they struck. I was on the night turn, and I worked Monday night, and Tuesday afternoon they struck.
Q. On the 20th of July?
A. Yes; about twelve o'clock. They stated here it was a puddlers'——