John Mitchell, UMWA Leader in 1900: A Journalist’s Portrait

John Mitchell, UMWA Leader in 1900: A Journalist’s Portrait

He is a somber figure, dressed wholly in black, and singularly grave in manner for so young a man. The impression that he makes is composite. His sedate dress, spectacles and squarely trimmed black hair give him somewhat the air of a country clergyman; his face if the student’s – clear cut, with a serious mouth, and high, not full brow, while his voice suggests that this responsibility-weighted young man might have made a good actor had he not c…