Evening star., 1921-03-14
HEADS OF RAILWAYS
CALLED TO HEARING.
Summoned by Railway Labor
Board Following Request
of Unions.

CHICAGO. March 1.-THE Railroad
Labor Board today requested four
railroad heads to appear before it
! Wednesday morning to testify in the
hearing over the national agreements.
The men summoned were T. De Witt
Cuyler, chairman of the Association
of Railroad Executives, w. w. After
bury, vice president Pennsylvania:
Carl r. Gray, president of the Union
Pacific. and II. S. Blink erd, assistant to
Mr.. Atterbury
The decision to summon the men
was made in executive session after
Frank z. Walsh. attorney for the four
brotherhoods, had refused to go on
with rebuttal testimony unless the
witnesses were called.
The board ordered Mr.. Binkerd to
bring with him the minutes, letters,
recommendations and other records
having to do with the proceedings of
the labor committee of the associa-
ton OF railroad executives in the dis
pute over national agreements.
!. Frank p. Walsh. attorney for the
railroad brotherhoods. told the board
he was greatly surprised to find that
ms request for subpoenas had not
been complied with and that it was
useless for the labor side to go on
with it's testimony. The testimony
OF the railroad heads was essential
to fair hearing. he said.
The board adjourned at 1925 am
and went into executive session to
consider Mr.. Walshs statements
Hehry 7. Hunt of the public group
'of the board said he believed sub
poenas would be issued. but that the
teous way"
Mr.. Walsh referred to the labor sit
uation in the packing industry, charg-
ing that the packers had "joined
with the Morgans and Garys and
railroad heads in concerted attempt
TO ruin labor unions forever"
Railway Omefals Desired.
Mr.. Walsh presented list of men he
wanted subpoenaed some time ago,
with the request that the board have
them appear last Thursday. The
hearing then was postponed until to-
day; and this morning Mr.. Walsh
made public the following list of
o,hclals who, he said. could give
Illuminating information if called before
the board:
W: W. Atterbury of the Pennsyl-
vania lines. Hale Holden of the Chi
caso Burlinston and Quincy: c. II.
N Markham Of the Illinois Central. H.
and St. Paul; Carl r. Gray of the
Union Pacific W. G. Besler of the
Central of New Jersey. E. f. LOOMS
OF the Lehigh Valley. j. H. Young of
the Norfolk and Southern, J. H. Hus-
us OF the Boston and Maine. n. D.
Maher or the Norfolk and Western
Pacific
These men were said to constitute
the labor committee of the Associa-
ton OF Railroads. Executives.
ouopoenas also were asked for T.
oh
sociation of Railroad Executives:
Rooert S. Binkerd, assistant to Mr..
Atterbury. and the following heads of
various railroad statistical bureaus:
>; w; Higgins Charles T. NeiIl. A. ".
iTunnoam' War sr;' and John w. Walber.
the hearing. but Mr.. Walsh refused
10 put tnem on the stand. He said he
wanted to question Atterbury. GRAY
6inkerd and Cuyler first.
Ready to Hear Labor. Gid.
The board was prepared this
ing TO continue hearings on the re-
outtai or labor chiefs to tho r,u
managers plea for tho nuilffcation
OF the national agreements on the
eroc.io sroGno mat they imposed wasteful
practices upon the roads and con.
sLtuted financial burden which
headed the transportation systems ~
the country for insolvency. Presen-
tatlon or the workers reply will re-
quire seven weeks, according to the
union chiefs. e
seven officials of the rail labor or
carnations, including Mr.. Jewell,
last night wired United States sen,
ator Cummins Republican, Iowa1
chairman Of the Senate interstate com,
merce committee. indorsing the sena-
tors proposal for a congressional inves-
tga'ion t;g OF the transportation situa-
labor organizations be given a hear
ing in the event OF such an inquiry
The message charged that nine men
control and have dictated the policy
OF ail the railways OF the country
in the wage question.
Railroad labor stands for fndustri
81 peace and evolution, and not in.
dustrial warfare and revolution" the
message concluded.