The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-19
HOPE DAVIS May
AVERT STRIKE
Packers and EnplSyes' Represen.
tahves to Confer With Score
tary ON Monday.

Chicago, March 19.-Charges that
the railroads, knowing the railroad
labor board had no power to en-
force its DEGREES, were trying to
smash the labor unions through
public opinion and were attempting
to influence public opinion through
false paid publicity were made be-
fore the labor board today by Frank
Walsh. attorney for the unions.
when he began his second day of
cross questioning Of railroad
Off ials.
Mr.. Walsh renewed his investiga-
ton Of railroad publicity, despite
objections from r. M. Barton.
chairman Of the board, that the mat
ter was irreveiant. He called T.
Dewitt Cuyler, chairman Of the
Association Of Railroad Executives,
to the stand and resumed question
ing along the line which yesterday
brought the statements from Mr..
Cuyler that publicity articles sup
posedly written by Mr.. Cuyler,
really were written by Ivy Lee, q
press agent.
Wasn't Mr.. Lee appointed press
agent Of the Association of Railway
Executives, because he is an expert
at breaking down unions?" Mr.
Walsh asked.
NO" Mr., Cuyler repliefl
| DO you recall the mine publicity
in l914-15 gotten out by MIR. Lee?'
Mr.. Walsh asked.
Il recall that he was connected
with the Rockefeller Foundation,
!, was the answer.
We'll. Mr.. Lee at that time pub
lished false figures in connection
with salaries of union officials" Mr.
Walsh began when Chairman Bar
ton interrupted.
Don't You realize this matter il
entirely outside the matters to com,
before the board?" he asked.
Hire Expert
II thing IL you will allow me t,
continue, I'll prove my point,
Walsh said. with the case partl,
tried, the railroads hire a publicit,
expert to help out This board ha
no powers to enforce its decree. Tn
roads know this and try through
this paid publicity to influence pub
lie opinion.
you're entirely outside, the mat
tefs." Mr.. Barton answered. "You'v
heard the opinion of the chair"
| MIR. Walsh then charged that tn
railroads motive in their publicit,
WAS unfair.
THE duty Of this board" Mr.. Bar
ton interrupted, lis to decid
whether national rules are fair. W.
know the railroads are opposed Il
rational agreements without yol
telling u.s."
! Despite Chairman Barton's> oh
1ections MIR. Walsh continued read
ing publicity matter and question
ing Mr.. Cuyler concerning it.
The board room was crowded
tickets of admission being issued
Dozens of moving and still photog
raphers took pictures.
Walsh's Charge.
Mr.. Walsh charged that the Penn
sylvania and the New York Cen
trM railroads dominated the poll
cies Of other roads in opposition t
the national agreements with labor
unions. Mr.. Walsh drew q state,
ment from Mr.. Cuyler that ma
tional boards Of adjustment mean
national agreements" He ther
called attention to copies of tn.
associations correspondence, reat
at yesterdays hearing, which show
ed that the associations labor com,
mittee twice adopted reports ia.
voring national boards Of adjust.
ment, but finally the individual
roads adopted Q minority report b,
W. W. Afterbury Of the Pennsylva.
mia favoring local boards and Oh.
posing national boards.
Mr.. Walsh said this proved hi,
contention that the roads really f..
vored national agreements, but had
been Influenced by "a few biz
roads," He pointed out that e. T.
Whittier, another Pennsylvania ON.
cfal, had charge Of the railroad 4
present fight against the agree.