Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-20

, lost any time or that you would have
been Inconvenience in any way?"
A: why, / would not suppose so. ]
would not suppose that ought to have
done that. They are the men we are sup
posed to go before"
Mr.. Wattles: III any injustice is done
to you, you have always the privilege OF
the way up the line, to have it cor
rected."
Mr.. Gillian: 81 will remember that"
Mr.. Lear: That is very clear what
you say, but you must remember IL is
not very easy to catch you at all times.
and we would have to lose our time to
do it; we would have to lay off; we would
lose at least a day. If we came up here
to see you we would have to lose our
time"
MIR. wattles: You are not working all
the timer
Mr.. Lear: There is mighty little time
that we are not working. There was two
months this summer when / could not
Mr.. Wattles: There must be quite a
good deal Of time when you are not at
work."
Mr.. Lear: II work from a quarter
past eleven to a quarter past one and
then l lay off for dinner and then / go
on again a little after five at night"
Mr.. Wattles: You can always get me
between those hours"
Mr.. Lear: well, now, you have to
consider another thing: II l came UP
here there would be at least two hours
Mr. wattles: Let me tell you a bet
Mr.. Lear: Yes, sir"
Mr.. Wattles: You can write, can't
Mr.. Lear; well, I might do that"
Mr.. Wattles: III you come to me and
state a case that shows the company is
in the wrong and that you are in the
right you will get Just treatment; there
would not be any question about that"
Mr.. Lear: And II you did not think
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Mr.. Wattles: LAS long as you did not
state a just cause OF complaint then you
would have no cause OF complaint"
we never understood It that way. l
never understood that until we came up
here a few days ago. When we had any
go to the superintendent and that was as
far as we we're able to go to have II
corrected. My understanding has always
been that way; that what we got from
whether 1t was right or wrong. We al
ways have understood that there was no
use in carrying 1t up further"
Mr.. Wattles: That is not the CASE
Mr.. Lear: 1T may not be the case,
but that has always been the under
standing of the men,"
Mr.. Wattles: at Is a Misunderstanding
Mr.. Lear: Il don't know whether it is a
misunderstanding or not. The other day
a man was sent for from over In Iowa. ]
don't know what his name is, ! think his
name Is Albertson. This friend OF his went
to the foreman; he knew they were short
of men, and he said he knew of a good
little town here over In Iowa that he would
like to get a position for him and Mr.;
Knapp says. why send for him by all
means; he says, we are short; and he came
here and went down 10 Mr.. Nash, think
Il was. 4 ! am not mistaken; and Mr.
to put this man on and the foreman went
down with him and Mr.. Nash says, no:
he says, l don't wan him at all; I don't
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but q labor agitator. I don't know as
the mar belonged to a union at the time,
and don't know whether he was an
Mr.. wattles: "wha is his Nance"
Mr.. Lear: "Albertson."
Mr.. .Wattles; You don't know his first
Mr.. Lear: mo, sir; he works at Twenty
Mr.. Watties: Now, let me get these
names down before we go any further. MI.
L%inahan. you gave me the name OF Mr.
Mr. Linahan; Yes, sir"
Mr.. Wattles: What are his initials?"
M hin9hsH M j." hap
Mr.; Linahan: "Twenty-fourth and Vim
@: And this other man is Mr.. Albert
Mr.. Lear: "Albertson."
@: .'Twenty-fourth and Vinton?'
Mr.. Lear: Yes, sir"
Mr.. Boien: There is another case / want
to bring about this Mr.. Sisnick. who used
TO work for this company, and wants to
work for them again. He went down there
and had been a few years at work for the
company. He belonged 10 the union be-
else. He is a man that attends to his own
business. and he wanted to get back and
set "a job. Mr.. Nash looked him up one
Mr.. Johnson will fix you out. Mr., johnson
liked him up, and when he was walking
patted him on the back and said no more
union for you"
Mr.. Watties; Where is that?"
Mr.. Boien: ''TW~enty-fourth and Ninton. ~
Mr.. Linahan Mr.. Wattles, we could re-
cite 30 many of these cases II would be SUI
prising-many other cases. But, really, we
are not here today for the purpose Of dis
cussing those matters. Our Instructions
were to come up here and try and discuss
the grievances as we have presented them
to you in writing, and as ] see that you
have declined TO arbltrate any OF the grew
ances or to concede any Of the grievances
as written-to practically ignore them all
that this committee, according TO their In
struouons, have pretty near fulhlled the
Instructions from your employees; ana we
regret very much that you cannot see the
wisdom OF aking hold Of this thing in what
we conceive 10 be the proper light and
coming to a better Understanding win
your employees, getting closer 10 them,
and, as individuals, you oln never get close
to them, because, regardless or VIVA You
may think In your own heart, and, really,
/ think that you are a good kind-heartsd
Mr.. Wattles: Thank you"
Mr.. Linahan: But the subordinate Of.
ficial-reRardless OF what you think or
what you may do-has got the Inspiration
In his heart to knock and tear and under
mine TO the very foundation the man who
Is in any way connected with an orEaniEa-
ton which Is trying 10 help his feiloW-man.
That has been the disposition. and we re-
greet Il very much; w regret 10 have to
say TO you here this afternoon that We