New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-14

certain lot would blow up, the
whole lot would just the same be
sent TO Russia without inspection.
Rejected gun stocks. barrelled
cases. magazine cases, bolts, muzale
sights and other rejected parts were
accepted
They did not attend to their bust
ness conscientiously, they did not
keep their eyes on their work, TOOK
frequent and prolonged vacations; In
consequence Of this. Russian orders
were filed slowly and acceptance
would not be punctual.
ain consequence of the above deposi-
tons. the Organization OF Russian
Inspectors at the New England Vest
inghouse company, numbering Two
hundred men. hotly protests and de-
mands the removal Of the ofhciais re-
fcrred to. or the establishment OF
control over them.
The document bears the signatures
Of the two delegates and IS duly at
tested by a New York notary.
Wanderings of the Delegates
The next official record of the wan
derings of the delegates appears IN
letter from the same executive coth'h''
tee Of inspectors TO the Committee OIL
American Russian Relations. New
York organization engaged IN NoIu.-
tarv work for the Russian government T.
The statement. dated May IL, l@l = tens
Of the dismissal from the service v.
the Russian government OF 'he n. .o,
;r,,ortont members of their committee,
and is as follows:
that four members Of our executive
committee and two members of the or
canization Of inspectors were dismissed
from service in order TO deprive the
organization of Russian inspectors OF
its active members and thereby para
I'VE its activity. The names Of the
dismissed are S. Pashkovsky, n: Aui-
kovsky. V. Noronetzky, l.. GordlenKo'
Vinikor and Romanenko. -,
"On April % Of this year the above
mentioned members were not admitted
into the plant of the New kngiand
Westinghouse Company, Sprngheid'
Mass. with no reasons worth consid-
ering for the dismissal.
This act of the Russian Military
Commission provoked striAe OF IN,
spectors. which ended week later, but
about eighty of the most CONSCIENTIOUS
INSPECTORS of the organization were not
reinstatcd to their jobs.
"Our organization of Russian inspec,,
tors n the plants Of the New Engiand
WESTINGHOUSE Company, Springneld'
Mass. made il for its principal aim 10
pass only good quality munitions lor
The Russian army, in spite OF orders
from lhere are named four Russian
experts whose records still are under
Investigation 20 accept and pass re-
iected bayonets, magazine cases, Varl-
GUS parts of guns and who lie guns
which led 10 the straining OF the re,
lotions between our organization ana
The Russian Military Commission, 10
the strike. and. finally, 70 the dismissal
- members Of our organization.
protesting against such an unjust
attitude toward US and desiring that
Russia receive only munitions OF good
quality. we beg you 70 lay the ABOVE
facts before the Russian government
in Petrograd and assist toward the re-
irstatcment of the dismissed members
If tho organization. Most respectfully
"EXECUTINE COMMITTEE, Orgahi-
zauon Of Russian Inspectors.
&c. Signatures L. Gordienko. V. Noro-
netzkv. Y. Kondratishin, 5. Pashkovsky'
Y. Dmitritchuk, |. Karbanik, \. Zul-
koveky. VI. Kamenetzky, y. Mlinarsky,
O. Shuneif."
Afidavits Sent TO Embassy
.-, e III. ,1ovo. NTH o+hor cor1-