Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-20

Mr.. wattles: Did he say he was sworn
Mr.. Linahan: He didn't say"
MIR. Nattles: Il will call ian Mr.. Sheean
tomorrow, | will go to the bottom of this
matter. There is no excuse for any such
thing. And II you find, MIR. Linahan, that
this maj was mistaken. and that he has
told an untruth in some way about this
ground for the complaint, wouldn't your
Mr.. Linahan: Il want the man to tell
the truth. L don't care who 1t hurts
Mr.. Wattles: Tina is right. That is
what ! want to get at. The instructions
of this company to all Of the superinten-
dents and to all of its officers is that no
discrimination must be made or shall be
made between men in our employ as to
whether they are union or not, and II any
discrimination is made we will investigate
II and stop 1t
have been stationed down here in front
OF Labor temple of the union to intim-
date the men. What are the names OF
the men that stood down there?"
Mr.. Lear: 1t was your road officers.
There was a meeting last Monday after
noon and there was a man named Kelly
stood on one corner and Mr.. Sheetz stood
on the other corner
Mr.. Linahan: There was one man stood
on Fourteenth street corner and another
on Thirteenth street.
Mr.. Wattles; What were they saying to
the menu
Mr.. Lear: Nothing"
Mr.. Wattles; Then they were not in
timidating them, were theyT'
Mr.. Lear: II suppose not. But they
were there. The men would come along
on their way to the meeting and see these
two men there and they didn't know
whether they would go up to the meeting
or not, because they were afraid that il
would be reported that they had been in
the union meeting"
Mr.. Wattles: Did they say anything
to these menu"
Mr.. Lear: Not that know Of. 1 spoke
to Mr.. Sheetz and said How are you, MIR.
Sheetz, are you going to come upp"
Mr.. Watties: DO you object to the
officers Of the company seeing the men
that go to the union meetings?"
Mr.. Lear: mo, but W. would rather
Mr.. Watties: would you object If I
would come down there and attend your
meetings al the Labor temple?"
Mr.. Lear: w would be glad to have
Mr.. Boien: But this idea of your men
being placed there was with the idea that
the men would be afraid to go up there,
That is the way / looked at II. And l
know lots of the men were afraid to come
body was watching them"
Mr.. Wattles: There is no purpose or
e te3snt of the UH COMPANY sng gary to to f kesp OF th tae men men
from going there, or to intimidate or
prevent any man from going up there,
No such purpose at all"
Mr.. Poncelow: How is that, Mr.. Wat
tles?"
Mr.. wattles: 81 say there is no inten-
ton on the part Of the officers of this
company to intimidate the men in any
way from joining the Methodist church
or the union, or the Baptist church ,SG r was
no intention on the part of the men down
on the corners there to inttmldate the
men from coming up to the meetins"
Mr.. Gillian: I had quite an experience
myself a year ago last August, had a
/ Was going east had one Of the little
open cars. ! was going east and a ParF
car was going north, and there was a
the Park passenger car, and the work
train was pretty close to 1t; and the work
train stopped to back In around the curb
at Sixteenth and Harvey, and the Park
car came right upon the crossing, you
Mr, wattles: Yes, sir"
couple Of loads of Ills base that they put
in asphalt-put II under the asphalt-tar
right there, and they had dropped some
OF It on the rail, and II was just like
grease on the broken rail, and they came
right up the track with the two loads,
and I could not stop my car because 1
had no sand or anything, and ! just barely
slid. and I put on the reverse and my
fender struck the other trucks. He stop
ped kind OF short right on the crossing,
on account Of the other train. Wen, my
car backed right away from II, but II
bent the fender up and I was suspended
that next day and the next day and 1
lost two days. and the other man was
suspended and lost one day; and ! was
absolutely not to blame: couldn't be pos
Mr.. watties; when did this happen?"
Mr.. Gillian: 1T happened In August"
Mr.. Wattles: Last August"
Mr.. Gillian: Yes, sir"
Mr.. Wattles: "A year ago?"
Mr.. Gillian: Il think II was a year ago
Mr.. watties: did you bring your mat
ter up to me?"
Mr.. Gillian: mo, l did not"
Mr.. Wattles: did you take II up with
Mr.. Smith. the general manager
Mr.. Gillian: mo, l did not take it up
with anybody"
have your grievances corrected II you do
not state them"
Mr.. Gillian; "And Furthermore. when /
went up there before this superintendent
OF transportation, he says, ! know YOU and
! have heard the talk that you have been
putting up TO these men 10 join the union.
That is the remark that he made. / told
him that had always been a union man
and l was not ashamed OF IL. And so
that Is all there was to Il. The first day
after the accident he had me down there
next day he had him down there. lie
talked II over and that is all there was TO
H. and he let me go back 10 work, but
| lost two days and the other man lost
one, and 1t was an accident that Il was
impossible for me TO avoid. There was
no possible way for ms TO have saved that
car from that accident. ! had no sand,
you know. II was one OF those little light
open cars and IL was a sudden accident
and II could not possibly be avoided and
there vas no way to stop Il"
ment Of the facts to be true. Just as YOU
have related them; taking that for granted
let me ask you a question: DO YOU
; think hat II you had come up to me and
made that statement that you would have