The Washington times., 1917-05-14

made to the representatives OF the
men. he said.
Made Strong EnOrts.
AT the Department Of Labor just
before the strike was ordered, we
made strong efforts to get the repre-
sentatives OF the men not to order q
strike" said the witness.
They said the circumstances Of the
preceding Night were such as TO pre-
eiuoe the prevention Of q strike.
Ihey said the company had discharg-
ed ESQ members Of their union for
belonging to the union and refusing
70 discontinue then membership, and
that the men were worked up over
THIS. They said the unionists employ
ed In the shops and barns had been
given a pink slip to sign and that
upon their refusal to sign this Slip
binding the signer to withdraw from
membership in the union, they were
discharged"
Commissioner Brownlow was then
handed one OF the pink slips and was
about to read It when the committee
adjourned until tomorrow morning at
$50 o'clock.
Before Mr.. Brownlow took the
stand the committee decided the COM
pany should furnish the strikers at
torney with information regarding
the time the contract for strike
breakers was made, the pay receive
by the strike-breakers, and the num-
strike
Rival Attorneys Clash.
Debate between Attorneys Valley and
Hoover waxed warm on several occa-
sions.
There was little or no discussion over
the information which the attorneys rep
the company requested tht
strikers to furnish regarding the
inner workings OF the Amalgamated
Association, as Attorney Valley readily
to supply II
Asked why he desired a couy of III,
between the compan,
md agencies to furnish strike breakel.
Vaney said:
We want to show by the correspond
1ece both before and after the strik
vas declared that President King wa.
nsincere and deceitful when he wrote I,
he men telling them he would negotiat
With them. and that he contracted e
Jay strike breakers more money thar
Re was willing to pay men who had
'een In the company's employ for twer- A
y years. We want to show by this |
that these strike break 4
RS were allowed to steal money and |
un their pay up to 80 or SIS per day
While the company was paying Its regu-
ar employees less than s. q day"
Calls for Pictures.
Attorney Valley asked that the COM
any produce pictures OF all men en-
loyed on the cars after February 1 II
his year. He said his object in asking
or these pictures was to show that the
ompany took no pictures Of the strike
reakers. although photographs were
aiken Of all regular employees at the
lime. Of their employment
Attorney Hoover declared the COM
any prepared to defend itself for not
aking photographs Of the strike
reakers.
This company was deeply concsrn-
d about the operation Of its cars
nd the fulhllment OF its franchise
at that time" he said,
and the taking Of pictures, which
Tas q regular practice. had to be
iscontinued because of the stress Of
he times.
while I am addressing the com
Iittee I desire to say that there was
o deception on the part Of Mr.. King
ther before or after the strike. The
anticipated the employees
-riking as they did last year. and
repaired for the emergency"
Attorney Vaney said the strikers
anted q COPY OF the daily state
ent of passenger earnings OF the
'mpany from March IL to April II,
o show that the company's receipts 7
$1,7oo during that time"
Figures C0rroborated. ]
William F. Ham, vice president of
q company, corroborated this state 4
emit by saying that Q representative |
the Public Utilities Commission
ID made an inspection of the com
Lny's books and compiled the ng-
es.
the strikers request for 4
list OF the men discharged by the e
mpany for drunkenness, reckless 4
IS, dishonesty, or incompetency, s
1 reinstated during the strike, At
rney Hoover read a letter from q
c. Elliott, employing superintend- n
I fthe company, stating that only 4.
e man had been put back to work. n
torney Vaney indicated that the h
rikers wanted these lists for the
rpose Of fixing the Responsibility N
: some OF the lawlessness and h
olence on the part Of the reinstated s
iployes. Is