Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-15
MURDOCH SAYS
CASE |SPROvED
Vice President Says He Will
Show That PasChaI Was
Plotted Against.

Vice President Murdoch declared to-
day that he would prove beyond doubt
that the Georgia railroad officials had
been planning for many months TO get
rid Of Conductor Paschal and seized
upon the alleged violation Of the To-
hour law as good excuse
He said he would prove his assertion
to the strike arbitrator now conduct
ing hearings to determine the merits of
the big Georgia strike
say Case Is Proved.
That the first friction between Con-
ductor Paschal and the officials of the
Georgia road was caused by Paschals
narrow mindedness and uncompromis
ing position while acting as union COM
mitteeman was the declaration of Su
perintendent w. S. Brand yesterday
afternoon before the arbitration ses-
sion. Both Vice Presidents Gregg and
! Murdoch Immediately rose and said
| this proved their charge Of animus
Yesterday afternoons session was
on Of the liveliest yet held, Superin-
| tendent Brands statement causing an
outburst of oratory that closed the
! meeting and probably completely turn
ed the current of the investigation.
This morning both sides were ready to
! investigate Paschal's fitness as a COM
mitteeman and his alleged violation OF
the 16-hour law, for which he was dis
charged. will be relegated to the back
ground in spite Of the efforts of the ar
bitration board to have that the only
point considered
IF PaschaI had never been q COM
mitteeman, I don't believe we would
| ever have had a strike on the Georgia
road" said Brand while he was on the
| stand
! Brand insisted that Paschal had been
! discharged for violating the 16-hour
law on May 20. but declared that prior
! to that time the conductor had made
| himself obnoxious to the officials be-
cause OF his uncompromsing attitudes
| while acting as committeeman. Thc
conductors organization had been ask
| ed to Withdraw Paschal because Of this.
! Brand declared, and for weeks Paschal
had camped III his office, harping on va
rious cases and FOSTERING both him
and the general manager
Labor officials say today that they
will show that Pagchal was merely con
scientiously carrying out his duties as
q union committeeman and giving his
! fellow workers honest and efficient
| service
temperament Is Drawback
| The testimony of Conductor Shuriey
! took up most of the afternoon. and it
! was he who testified that Superintend-
Ont Brand had informed him that Pas
! chal was Objectionable as a commit
! toeman. Shurley declared that Brand
| had suggested that he lay the matter
! before the Order of Railway ConduC-
| tors, but that he mad not done So be-
cause of a desire to avoid friction and
! because Brand would not prefer charges
of some kind. Brand said that Pas
! chal's drawbacks were temperament
and inability.
| against employees was raised during
the testimony of Conductor Hatcher.
who testified that one freight conductor
could not obtain promotion because Of
officials dislike.
The arbitration proceedings will be
continued three days if they are not
completed by next Monday. as at that
time Judge William L. Chambers will
be forced to go to Washington to con-
fer with Il number of officials from
Hawaii The hearing will be resumed
next Thursday, if not completed by
Saturday night