The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-09
R AILROAD EMPLOYS
GUNNER AND BULLS
B. +. Perham Testifes in Be.
half of Union TeIegraphers
before Commission.

WASHINGTON, May s.-Declaring
that the Pennsylvania railroad mad
used gunner and .SbullS'' to intimt-
date union labor men, that it had dis
charged ard Disseminated against us
employees who joined labor orsaniza-
tons and that IL had a system OF ese
pionase second TO none n the world.
"a Perham. president OF the Order
of Railroad Telesraphers, this week
appeared before the industrial rela-
lions commission to discuss the con-
troyersy which had existed for yearS
between the road and the order Tne
hearings, which are 10 continue TOT
three weeks, are being held by the
commission at the Shoreham hotel:
When the commission reassemoled
after luncheon Robert I Lincoln
chairman of the board OF directors
of the Pullman Car Company, took
Tho stand 10 complete the testimony
given in Chicago before the commits
Sion on the subject of the conditions
~ labor of Pullman car por;ers ana
The members OF the commission
nresant were Chairman Frank r.
Walsh of Missouri. Mrs. J. Borden
Ha r-riman of New York, r. h Aasn-
ton of Chicago. Harry Weinstock OIL
California. John Lennon or I'M
nois. James OConneH OF Washington:
ID. C.. and Austin e. GarretsoR OIL
Iowa. -
.-Mother- Jones. who is TO be Wit
,ass Ia1er. was IN the hearing room
II. &. PerhRm First Witness
EB Perham. president OF the or
der OF Railroad Teiegraphers. was the
Arsf witness before the commission
when e began hearings.
NJ, pefhan read TO the commission
"a statement Sof the controversy oe-
-ween the order OF telegraphers ana
the Pennsylvania railroad he pointed
ant in his statement thai the raiiroeo
mentioned had never recognizes OF
dciallv. the telegraphsrs union.
sbouSh il did recognize.lthe unions OF
sneinemen. firenen, conductors ana
train-nen. At one time. he SAD. there
rad been a kind of working Tecogna-
lion of the telcgraphers union. put
,;n:s was abandoned Mr. Pernam
sid there was intense disSatasfac-
ION IN 1903 and 1912 because OF the
attitude of the Pennsylvania railroad
toward the teIesraphers union
"A strike vote was taken os tn
order OF elesTaPhezs.2 said Mr. Per
ham. but che order. realizing the eco
non,ic loss brought about by the
strikes. desired 10 avoid strike II
nossinIe. II sought mediation OF the
cor1roverted matters under the Fro
man act. but the railroad refused.
The order OF teiegraphers then turped
70 this commission and asked permis-
sion 10 put It's case before IT.
Ar. Perham said that While the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company had
recognized and entered into agree
menTs with the orders OF engineers.
6remen. conductors and trainmen. It
mad persistentiy fought ali other laho-
organizations. lie said that II had
broken up the union of railway clerks
by discharging all clerks who joined
the organize ton.
Alleges Discrimination
the company has Disseminated
constantly against the Railway Tele-
eraphers' Union" said Mr.. Perham.
1T has refused promotion to enpioyes
who we're members of the union II
has also discharged and intimidafed
members OF the union.
. He said that the railroad company
had behaved in a similar manner to-
ward employees who were members, OF
the union or shopmen.