The Connecticut labor news., 1921-05-06
SENATE BOARD TO PROBE FIRING OF
 UNION OFFICERS
Mob Rule in Railroad Controversy Finally to Get Full
 Investigation.

Washington, May 6-The Senate Committee on Interstate Commerce will make a thorough investigation of mob rule in Arkansas, which eliminated in the deportation of five executives of railroad labor organizations who went to Harrison, Ark, to adjudicate a strike on the Missouri & North Arkansas rail road. Three of the depOrted labor oflC- ials came to Washington last week and held conferences with President Hard ing and Senator Cummings, chairman of the Interstate Commerce Committee of the Senate.
 This committee consisted of Martin (. Carey, Port Huron, Mich., vice-presi- OTIS; L. M. Eddy, San Francisco, vice. president Order Railroad Photographers, and w. E. Horn, Kansas City, repre- senting the Railway Employees Depart mcnt, American Federation of Labor. They were accompanied on their visits to the White House and the Senate by H. E. Wills, assistant grand chief, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers P. J, McNamara, legislative representa- tive, Brotherhood Locomotive Bremen and Enginenen; w. M. Clark, legisla- tive representative Order of Railway Conductors, and w. N. Doak, vice-presi- dent, Brotherhood of Railroad Train men.
 Mir. Carey acted as spokesman and gave the President and Senator Cum mlns graphic description of what took place i'll Harrison.
 The Senate has adopted a resolution proposed by Senator Cummins calling for an investigation of railroad delin- quences, and he stated to the commit tee that the probe of the Arkansas situa- tiOn, which he considers very impor- tant, would probably begin during the first week in may
 Committee Makes Statement.
 Following the conferences with Pres ident Harding and Senator Clnnnins, the committee issued a statement, say ing in part:
 I've came to Washington last Mon- day by direction of the executives of organization and, accompanied by the legislative representatives of the trans pOrtatlOn organizations, met Senator Cummins on Tuesday morning. On Thursday we had an hours conference with President Harding, and Saturday morning we had another conference with Senator Cu1nmins.
 At these conferences we presented to President Harding and Senator Cum rnins a detailed story of the events leading up to the deportation of our selves and other representatives of the railroad labor organizations from liar rison, Ark, on Wednesday, April 6. President and Senator Impressed.
 Tt was apparent that the President and Senator eunmins fully appreciated the gravity of the situation and were dcsirous of afording the members of our organizations the protection guar anteed by the laws and Constitution of our country.
 We stated to the President and Sen atOr Cnnmins that the members of the organizations we represented quit work on the Missouri and North Arkansas Railroad because the receiver of that road, acting as he alleged by authority of the federal judge who appointed him. had refused to abide by the decisions of the U. s. Railroad Labor Board ren- dcrcd i'll accordance with the provisions of the transportation act.
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