The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-04-09

The street car strike arbitration
board resumed itH ihhoff this morn
lnE az 10 o'clock and made good
progress The forenoon secession "a as
occupied with the testimony offered
~ the union men to show that The
company has always been tnimicnl
Go organizations Of ttH employees aud
strong ease was made.
The company followed Ia the nf-
teruoon With ltH evidence upon mat
issue, but failed ta break the force
OF the Testimony Of the employ 90.
/ the events Immediately preceding
the strike and which led % that un-
pirannufurfa wefe taken uu.
The session today Was held in the
main ftam 81 the Chamber OF Com
mvfcs The hall Nas well filled from
the opening hour. chiefly with street
ear employees. most 81 whom are
Witnrsf1a A. Ca yertefdayi the
union Il represented By y A. Rust
and "a Harmon. ANA the eutl-
pany by Attorney George honWorth.
President Jacob Fufth, N the COM
pauy. lH ais0 tn Interested listener.
Tho proceedings have been ehafhcs
tcfiEcd - good temper, though at
times some on the witnesses b.
tfaysd little feeling when dsHcrib-
ing what thcy felt - be personal
grievances.
A. the opening Of the session Nj
tiouWufth stated that he wished 60
except e. the decision OF the board
20 admit testimony aH 10 the altitude
- the company towards previous
Unions lie said he 81 AL ae are that
there could b. M appeal from the
final judgment OF the board, but
that q might be induced 90 reverse
90 modify rs ruling on that point
Witnesses for the snipn we're ihrn
called.
An we're men who had been PROM
inegt ia union organization. ana
nearly every one 81 the wltuvhFsn
testified that he had been discharged
upon sliKht protest. shortly after
his activity became noticed.
The first witness nui u. l.. Gun
Hins ,iian. aho stated that be was
president OF the street car uvn p
anton Whhh Vas organised last
April and disrupted in October The
day after 81 was organised he was
called upon the carpet BY suprriu-
irndrnt k0mpstef Aho asked him
II h. wan u1t sNhHs that he Was
u yinK himself liable % discharge
Cunningham rnld he did not know
shy The superintendent said
IL yeu Wers not ia ole eufpioye !
would MT give yea that chance.
YOU are not treating the company
right
cunningham aafd he would not
then give up his plaer al the head
81 the umlon nlfhaaEh he oil not
= - 2, -. - =. y
willing - resign from the service
81 the company. After looking up
the rules II The uuinu he found that
he could not be- an uffiCef Of that
organization unless he were Ia active
service a. a street ear man. Hs
then decided g. hold on 20 bic posi-
iion with the company until dis
charged
M. Ksmpstsr told him later that
he was foolish because the GENE
pauy Intended a. break ap the
union. and after four or five Of the
1eadsrH were fired the nen would
drop a. Cunningham was net dis
charged however. bat shortly after
ward resigned from the service Of
Mr. ponNsrth dia not ,.ross-sr-
anime
ri KnauT testified that y. was
active IN organizing shs last union.
he told = lang. rambling story 81
his discharge. mpioyment and
fnai dismissal The substance was
that inspector lee sh.ffief had af-
eiEsd him 60 ahahdan tho union be-
cause the company Nas hostile 20 n.
Mr. kiidur reeitsd In an orator
teal way shat he vas todd once that
his troubles sreu out 81 his agiia-
ten Mr. Powell RHked
what do you mean by agitation -
We'll. that 10 up 10 you What
ever you sant 90 call agitation" re-
sponded Nj Kiidun hrseaiiy.
Mr. kilaun was a willing. yet
refractory witness Ho talked air
ity % -nnothrr George" Dickinson.
and referred o. Jacob t1lrth &c that
great msEnAts" The vital pnft -
his testimony waa~su account Of n
iob put W by Inspectors Shtfflet and
Mliholland 70 have slate 81 on.
GERS suhservieu, 20 the company uffi-