The Topeka state journal., 1904-06-13
RAILROAD NEWS.
HalOWell Comes Back at Ma
chinists' Union Officials.
Demands an Investigation of
Charges Againt Him.
is HE DISPLACED?
Another Secretary Said to Be
Serving in His Place.
Tells Of Suspicious Actions by
Members of Union.
HE DISPLACED?

D. H. Halloweu, the man who is
charged with being in the employ OF
the Pinkerton Detective Agency while
at the same time he held the position OF
secretary of the local machinists' union,
is making a strenuous effort to clear
himself in the eyes of the officers of the
association. Mr. HalloweH says that
the first ne knew of the charges was
when he read them in the newspapers
He claims further that he is still secre-
tary of the union although he is not
handling the duties of that office at
present and another man has been APP
pointed in mis- stead. THE constitution
of the association" said Mr.. Hallowen,
provides that an officer cannot be dis
charged unless preferred charges are
brought against him and proven. This
has not yet been DONE"
AR. Halloweu is of the opinion that
tie officers of the union have taken
dislike to him and are using him to
shield some one else, and that Lney 90
not intend to hold an investigators
This is hardly probable, however A.
=. Ireland, of the American Federation
Of Labor, who is assisting j. D. Buck
aleW in conducting the strike, Is very
fair man and said Saturday afternoon
that a thorough investigation would pc
held just as soon as a communlcatlon
was received from Mr.. Buckalew. Il
am Just as anxious for this thing TO pe
cleared up as Mr.. Hallowen is said
Mr.. Ireland.
The following statement, over Mr..
HallowelIs signature, was prepared
by him today:
to learn from the officers of the l. A.
of NJ. who had made the charge
against me as being Santa Fe detec-
tive and what grounds they mad Tor
r-s. a or
the columns of your paper that mem
bers of the local lodge No. q had
accused me of being employed by the
Santa Fe company as a detective, and
that I left the city Immediately after
being charged by members of No. "a.
I have denied that the members of
No. "A or individuals have ever made
charges against me of that character,
and I still deny it. Since coming to
Topeka. I have had interviews with a
number of the members of the order,
and no one seems to know where the
statement came from. Mr. Ireland,
who is in charge of the strike, says it
never came from him; that he made
no such statement to anyone. OF the
members that I have talked to in re-
gard to this matter, with the eXcep-
cause given why such charge
should be made-except these two
causes, one that I had associated with
Mr. Robertson, president of the local
ui4IOIr anu ll6 OlneT IIlaL II nSQ Deen
stated that I had ridden from Topeka
to Kansas City and return on a pass
issued by the Santa Fe. On April 6
I made application to Mr. Barton for
a pass 10 Kansas City and return for
myself and wife. The pass was issued
good for three days. 1 used the pass
May 8, went to Kansas City to ar
range a joint meeting of the L A of
NJ. lodges there, under Instructions
from Mr.. J. D. Buckalew. In regard
to associatinS with Mr.. Robertson
president holding a position as re-
cOrd1ng secretary I would necessa rilv
have to associate with him.
As to the issuing of passes, one of
the prominent members of the associa-
tion, Mr.. Frank Eckelston lust before
the strike was called and at a time
when it was stated by Mr. Purcell and
Mr. Barton that they would not issue
passes while the agitation of strike was
going on. But Mr.. EckelstOn made ap-
pltcation to Mr. Purcell for a pass for
his wife and her sister to a point in
California. The pass was issued and
used by these parties. Is it a much
more suspicious circumstance for me to
ask for a pass for 14O miles for myself
and wife than it is for Mr. EckeIston to
ask for one for his wife and outside
parties for over 1000 miles?
Il have asked for a thorough investi-
cation in regard to the charges made
in the daily papers but the association
had not brought a charge against me
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