Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1907-10-10
HTS ORGANIZATION
NOTHING TO HIDE
II. {. WILLS EXPLAINS OBJECTS
or BROTHERHOOD OF To-
COsIOTIVE ENGINEERS.

OF the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers, had a conference with SUI
perintendent j. F. Hedden yesterday,
and last night he met with number
OF the citizens. He was accompanied
in each instance by some of the local
men-engineers of the Tonopah and
Goldfield road In fact, 1t was at
the request of the latter that the
meeting with the citizens took place.
Regarding the meeting in the af-
ternoon. Mr.. Hedden said that only
matters for the good of the service
were talked of, and that the meeting
was more of social call than aught
else. He added that everything was
most pleasant and harmonious. At
the meeting with the business men,
Mr.. Wills made most favorable I'M
preston. He always does wherever
he goes. He is very magnetic, is
very outspoken, is fair and just on
all things. He expressed the senti-
ment that there would never again
he any trouble on this railroad.
Mr. Wills said that his organiza-,
ton had nothing to hide, in fact it
courted publicity. He quoted from
the constitution of the order and
showed where his boys had acted in
violation of the rules of the order.
THE boys were wrong" said he,
and | have to report so to our adj
visory board, but l shall recommend
leniency in their case. / have told
them that they were wrong, and
there are some of them here now,
and they will bear me out. We called
on Mr.. Hedden this afternoon, and
found him to be very square and
very just. He is a fine man and a
good railroad man. He wants to do
right.
Il asked him II he had any griev-
ance to make regarding the men, any
of them, regarding their conduct be-
| fore the strike, and he said that he
had not asked him If there were
of our men, and he replied that there
were none. Our boys told me that
| they had not refused at any time to
| return to work. / will tell you how
they happened not to hear from me-
| That is a humorous side to the stu
alton. 1t appears that there is a
clergyman, the Rev Mr. Wills, same
name as mine, coming here to take
the place of the Rev Mr.. Johnes.
My telegram was to the engineer who
was in the wreck at Bonnie Claire,
and his wife got the kilograms.
81 asked as to the conditions ex-
listing here, and the good lady, who
was member of the church. was
quite sure that the wires were from
Mr.. Johnes' successor, so she did not
think it necessary to bother her hus-
band by having the message repeat
ed. He could answer all such in
| Nun w thO WV. NI. w tllo WhCI
he got home from the wreck The
husband knew who was wiring as
soon as he arrived home, but it was
then too late. | reached here toe
late to participate in the trouble. M,
duty was to order the men back tt
work Immediately but the trouble
had been practically settled
In extenuation of their holdins
out the men showed ME circular
received from the l. w. w. at Gold
field, containing set of resolution.
which declared that the L. W. w. wa,
and physically. The men were of tn,
opinion that If they were to go on
, on the engines while there was
strike on, there might be trouble a
the Goldfield end. Some of the hot
[ heads might have committed SOM
act that would have resulted in NOR
trouble, and after going over the sit
uation, | commended the judgmen
of the men in that respect. But thi
) does not excuse their action in goin
: out in the first place, and | will S
have to report, but as | said, shal
J recommend leniency. There is on
thing of which feel pretty well a.
sured. and that it that there wi
e never be recurrence of the troubl.
e 1t may be for the best in that respeC
o. that the strike occurred.
Mr.. Hedden assured me this a.
: ternoon that he did not want an
: other men than those who were {
our organization. We will not stan
for any local union breaking an
agreement that has been made in on
name. We win not tolerate intoxicf
ton or characterization.
Mr.. Wills was asked If the gran
officers of the other orders, the col
: ductors. firemen and trainmen. woul
: take the same position that he di
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