The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-13

told him he had better pay the fine
ana get rid OF the man: he had been
member OF the association.
g of this Or some other,
a. OF some other association. came
nero IN bad Standing. and rather than
leaVe hlm Ile III Jail, | thought il was
better TO pay his fine and got him out
or town and have no more trouble with
him. ''"
Q. Did your organization refuse to
pay hlm any benefits or give him any
a, Yes sir.
=. Had he eyer been a member OF
your organization, your local No. l99
y, No, sir.
49, Cross Examination
Inc cross examination by r.. B.
Critchlow was as follows:
o. The strike committee had full
chargc ot-the strike after the associa.
tioD brought IT on, as | understand YOU
\. Ii did not have full charge; thew
lngs.
=. There was q striker
a. suppose there was a strike:
there is strike now, for all | under
stand
@. II was not strike of the master
plumbers. was it9 1t was a strike of
'he Journeymen plumbersl
of IT, " ga 1 = w"
Q, Now, Mr.. Evans, as matter Of
tact, there was quite variety Of
OPINION even among the members of
the local union as 10 whether there
ought TO be. a strike or not; isn't that
sol
A. No, sir; il is not.
~. You yourself were not in favor
OF strikeP
a. l certainly am in favor Of it; 1
am supporting it.
Q, But you were not at the timo it
was called, were you7
a. Yes, sir
q. Well. now. Won do not believe
personally. nor as an officer of the
union IN interfering with the business
OF the master plumbers, do you7
a: No, sir, no more than we do not
work for them If they do not give us
what we want.
q. You do not believe in any active
Interference with their business, do
you?
A. No. sir.
What Injunction Does.
O. SO the injunction, so far as it
prevents YOU from doing that. does not
interfere with your liberty or conduct
or the proper conduct of the associa-
tion, does IL?
A. II iuterfercs with me this much:
/ am under an Injunction where
never committed any act that I should
be.
Q. You do not intend to commit any
such act, do you7
\. No. j certainly do not.
q. But Your union-you cannot con.
troll the union, can You?
a. Wen, the only control I have
over them Is chairman of the associa.
ton.
Q. And what moral suasion you can
have!
A. Yes. sir
@ You cannot control O'Connor
member OF the strike committee, can
youl
a Only in an official way.
9. Can Won do it. then'
4 Yes. I believe | can.
O.. Could YOU control O'Connor the
n 2ht Of the Doth Of july
A. 7 don I know whether I could or
not; | was not there,
q Nou were not there and could
not, could YOU? Insofar as you arc per
soually concerned und rs n member of
The union, YOU do not intend 10 inter
fcre with The members of the master
plumbers or their business. do you, or
their men?
A. / do not intend to use any vio-
lencc or any coercion.
Q. You do not intend to interfere
with them in any way1
A. No more than If I can get men
away from them peaeeably I viii DO
ii,
@. How do you mean to do thato
You mean 10 go and solicit them TO
come away?
\, I mean 10 talk with them
O. You mean TO buy them away'
\. | mean TO get them away from
them by pcaccable means.
Q. BY peaccable, do YOU mean YOU
will buy them away?
a. No, sir.
@. Do You mean YOU will buy them
o ticket TO get out Of town?
A. Might do that in certain cases;
yes. sir.
9. Yon mean. rs member Of the