The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-26
TROUBLES IN THE ORDER.
Charges Against President "a.
Railway Photographers.

| Atlanta Ga. July 25.-Copies Of letters
which have. he :, i.aSsiIlu MI w,.t Ir.sii.srr
". \. Powell Of TN, order of Railway Tel
egraphcrs and III. Il. peyham. secretary of
| ihe Gfand Division OF that organization.
with headquarters a ~. Louis. Indicate a
serious disseusinn In the order.
secretary Pcrham has required the sub
ordinate DIVISIONS over the country 10 vote
FOR Special session. ar extra convention OF
ready voted in favor of the convention and
thJ remaining f"ur divisions are expected
To- take action in few days.
To" jr"ubi" grows out ~ the Southern
railway strike. which WAS directed from
Atlanta 10y Mr.. Powell. and copies OF the
corr Sponi"nc- between the TWO official :
have bc..l sent to all the members of the
order. Secretary P-rham charges that th.
strike Was misrnanaGed. and that the order
suffered greatly in prestige because of tE..
failure. Ho alleges that the president has
caused to be Withdrawn from the treasury
practically all the funds 81 the order,
charging specifically that -. Njf wa: dis,
huTS-d by the presidents ORDERS contrary 10
The regulations OF the order. and that the
protective fund. instead u having S".Fa an
hand. has practically no available. funds
en Jun. - last, when Secretary pcrnam
ISSUED his call for the special session Of the
only $50, in bank. Mr. PeFnam states IN his
circular letter that the relations between
himself and President Powell are very
much strained. and this Mr.. Powell currob-
crates.
President Powell. in his reply - Secretary
Pcrhdm. nute' dat of July r. and from ST.
The circular is extraordinary :, char
aCtef. is IN violation al law AIN! the things
.oiDplainc'i ot are u div distorted
The PR Si'i"nf claims thar ne Is the exec
utlNe head Of thu organization and ha. an
ihOsi;y To order IN. secretary 10 transfer
money from the insurance fund TO the scr-
'ral fund OF the order. Mr.. psrham 'i"-
ciin"d To- make Il transfer ~ this fund and
appealed to che Board ~ Directors bur NJ.
Powell was sustained.
Charer follows charge. and each : an
swered In turn
Regarding the failure of she order 90 WIN
their strikes in late years. Mr.. Frrham
SAYS.
Had the prrsil.B; devoted NOR. tiIn- 10
protecting the membership AT large. the do
fs3ts that have SUSTAINED on the IiuSt0i
and Maine. the New York. New Haven ard
Hartford. the Big Four. the Central of Yer
mont. the Fitchburg Railway and the south
ern Railway would not now be a part OF the
history of this organization"
Secretary Perham charges. i'm a circular Of
recent date. that in the strikers newspaper.
published in Atlanta during the strike. per
s0ral viiificdticn was h.apei upon III. Off
Cials of the Southern Hallway in such Al
manner To preclude the possibility of q
settlement being made favorable "a MS. and
that it had tendency TO lower the OrEani-
cation in the eyes nT the railway officials
thrOug hout the country"
In reply TO this President Powell SAYS.
1t is true We met with defeat and this
trouble oost tn. organization many thouS-
4 nGs Of dollars"
Regarding the establishment of tho paper
In Atlanta. President Powell says IL was
made necessary by the refusal of monop-
nliS7ic press to print anything whatever In
refercrC. 10 tn. strike.