In this they violate a wellestablished rule of evidence. universal in all courts. which is that a party can not impeach his own witness unless he has been unavoidably surprised at his testimony. The Department of Commerce and LaborRepublican authorityhas reported on this question affecting this identical industry. and I call attention now to what it says upon this subject. as follows: Another striking characteristic of the labor conditions In the iron and steel Industry Is the large proportion of unskilled workmen In the labor force. These unskilled workmen are very latgely recruited from the ranks of recent immigrants. * * * Taking the employees in all occupations In the industry. nearly 60 per cent are foreign born. and nearly twothirds of the foreign born are of the Slavic races. This is an official statement of their witness. not ours. and we insist you shall not reject or contradict his evidence by unofficial statements. If incorrect. then by a proper and regular method have it corrected.
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