Strike bulletin. (Clinton, Ill.) 1913-1915, 1915-02-03

halfway EWployes Department for the
purpose Of taking up IN conference INV
suggestion. '
While there was nothing in the &C,
creating the commission and defining 4,
powers which prevented the commits, ;or
from granting such public hearing, !,
was feared by some that the body m,yh,
not grant such a request. Our conie,.
enoe ended IN Seattle with the und.,.
standing that before making the ami.
cation. we would try To find out the at,i.
tudc OF the commission toward such a
hearing
On April 10. 1913. I addressed IN.
Railway Employees Department in Kan
sas City. Mo. While in that CITY m.
plan OF procedure was discussed and il
was decided that application should be
made TO the commission for a hearing
Messrs Ryan. Kline, and yourself con.
ierred with me later IN my office in Chi
cago, and ] was retained to represent the
Department. II was agreed that |
should receive s2.OOOO0, out OF which |
was to pay all of the expenses inciden,
10 gathering. preparing and presenting
the evidence III the case for the commits
sion. This amount was To cover every.
thing. including my fee for my time and
services.
In May Of 1914. you asked me to NEE,
you and other members Of the executive
council in Washington, ID. {. com.
Piled with your request President
Johnston OF the machinlsts. Ryan Of the
carmen. yourself and | called upon
Chairman Wal h OF the commission. We
were promised = hearing Mr.. Walsh
suggested that we go on to New York
tor the opening session OF the commits
sion and see Mr.. Thompson, counsel for
the body, and complete our arrange
ments with him. We went to New York,
attended the opening sessions OF the
commission. conferred with Mr.. Thomp-
son and were assured by him that the
case would be heard in Chicago.
Learning through the daily press that
the commission would meet in Chicago
on July 2ist. l wrote TO the secretary
and its counsel. William o. Thompson,
for information regarding the date OF
the promised hearing OF the System Fed
Grafton controversy. Neither answered
The commission met in Chicago on July
81. 90. %. - and IS. ! called upon Nj.
Walsh and he informed me that the
present program OF the commission was
to make q preliminary survey OF indus
trial conditions and that controverted
causes such as ours. would be taken upl
IN later public hearings He assured me
our case would be taken up among the
first | attended every session OF the
commission in Chicago. The commits
sion lief, Chicago for points in the West.
when ! learned through the newspaper
that the commission had completed its
p'."y su'sey .'o's 20 Ms
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