The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-30
THE LABOR COMMISSION.
WITSESsBS FOR THE EAILWAY
UNION WILL APPEAR TO-DAY.
Vice President Howard COunsellod Vic
lence and Used PrOfabe Language.
Losses on the SantaFe.

'CHlCAGO, Aug. 2g.-The National Labor
Commission expects to complete It's work
by the end of this week.
Tomorrow witnesses for the American
Railway Union VIII appear in rebuttaI
and the sitting Of the commission may
come TO an end at that date. 1t Is proba-
bic, however. that il may last one or two
days longer. Chairman Wright said this
morning that the commission had not yet
discussed the evidence with view to
forming an idea Of what its recommenda-
tion would be.
The report Will be made directly to
the President, and viii probably be made
up before the commissioners leave chi
caso. The principal business of the COM
mission this morning was the eXam.na-
ton OF tWenty-thrce witnesses. Mos Of
them testified tnat at the meeting at
Blue Island. AT which the ROCK island
men decided TO strike, Nice-Pfesident
Howard had cOuuselled violence ana used
profdne language.
The gist of the testimony was that
only about One-hat oil the men who mad
voted TO strike were railroad men. Be
sides thls many of the railroad men pres
ent were opposed to striking.
SANTA TX LOSSES.
Robert G.. Welsh assistant 10 the first
Yice-prcsidcnt of the Santa Re road. was
the first witness called by the Labor COM
mission tins morning. lie testified mat
the road he represented was loser, as
closely as he could figure. SNa.O36 by the
recent strike. The strike had never been
declared or by the Santa Pc men, ne
said. bat the road is running without in
tcrruptiOn TO traffic.
TWcnty-thTee witnesses We're sworn in
bunch Ii was announced that they
would give testimony REGARDING the strike
at Blue Island. An Were subpoenaed
W. -. Fuller testified that Nice-Prcsl-
dent Howard openly couHscned violence
and applied q vie epithet u George NJ.
Pullman al meeting at Blue Island, al
which the Rock Island employees voted 10
strike. President Debs was not so radi-
cal In his speech.
q. O. Griely corroborated Fuller. ana
said Howard also abused officers or the
Rock Island railroad. We ascribed 70
President Debs the statement: AFTER the
strike the scabs viii have 10 walk the
plank"
John Deagan thought there was but one
business man Of Blue Island present AZ
the meeting Of the Rock Island en-
plOyes owen Okcefe ana -. Brahm,
two business men Of Riue Island. who
were named as having been present NJ
the meeting, denied that they were there.
Farmer Fred. Baumbeck Was present. re
dd not hear Howard use abusive Ian
guage. George Davis ala not either. Neith-
or OF these men heard all Of Howard's
speech. Alexander lnnsso testified that
he heard Howard say that he thought
Pullman ought 20 be hanged j. II. Cody
thought nearly al those present were
railroad men. j. r. Sanders gave as the
substance of one OF Howards admoui-
uons to the crowd 10 XIII any scab with
a coupling-pin who took the place Of "a
striker. He heard the alleged remarks
about Pullman.
The other witnesses from Blue Island
knew nothing OF interest 10 the commits
sion. Chairman Wright then announced
that the commission had heard an the
witnesses suggested by either side Of the
controversy, and was now ready 20 hear
those in rebuttal As no names were
hled with the commission for rehutta
Chairman WriTht declared fhr cowrir-
sion adjourned unul 10 o'clock to-mOr-
row morning.