The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-10-29

of you want to be heard On that
you may be heard at another time
and place.
Il want to call your attention to
the fact that Mr. Hooper just fin
ished asking that identical question
of Mr.. Sheppard, and Mr.. Sheppard
replied to it." Stone retorted.
violations of schedules by these
different roads have been going on
for months, and that has led UP
to the frame Of mind that you find
these men represent in.
:'If I cannot find redress N this
board, then l want 10 know where
the $4,000 engineers can find re-
lief. If we are to be prohibited
explaining the feeling of our men,
then l do not see that there is any
thing more for me to say.
Stone finally was permitted to
read the names Of the seven roads,
on motion OF Walter l.. McMenir-
men, labor member Of the board.
The first two were the Atlanta,
Birmingham and Atlantic and the
Missouri and North Arkansas, both
Of which are in hands Of receiv-
ers
Don't yeu know our decisions
were overruled by the federal courts
on those roads?" the chairman and
Mr.. Hooper interrupted in unison.
Then to carry it to a logical
conclusion, all a road needs, to
do is to sc into receivers hands,
and transportation act is null and
void" Stone replied.
The other five roads named by
Stone as violating the boards de-
cisions We're the Denver and Salt
Lake, Arizona and New Mexico, Ne
vada Northern, Detroit and Mac
kinac and Peoria Railway TerTi-
nal
Stone then attempted to read a
list of thirty-three roads on Which
he said wage reductions had been
placed in effect in violation of the
transportation act, but Chairman
Barton, interrupted with the OBJ
servation that they were all short
lines and not parties to the present
dispute.
They are under the jurisdiction
of this board, however, Stone re-
torted.
Anyway, as I understand it, the
trend of your argument is criticism
of the board" said Mr.. Barton. Il
beg your pardon Stone replied, Il
said nothing Of the kind. I said
the action of the carriers had in
famed the minds of the men as the
result of which the strongest strike
vote ever polled by this organiza-
ton was had. That is what I meant
to infer"
BY adjournment time this after
noon the board had finished its
questioning of the chief executives
and the railroad representatives on
the program for the evening ses-
sion beginning at o'clock.
After the day hearing, Mr.. Cash
en- in a statement to newspaper
men, said:
Nothing transpired at&the day
meeting to change the situation so
far as settlement is concerned.
1t was decided, the board an
nounced at the convening Of the
night session, that no further rep
resentatives Of the union would be
called upon to testify Mr. Hooper
announced that the board consid-
cred it had sufficient information
from the labor conferees, although
they might be recalled for some
additional questioning.
T. Dewitt Cuyler, chairman of
the Association Of Railway Exc
cutives, acting as spokesman for
the rail officials. then presented a
summary of events leading to the
present crisis SO far as the railway
executives were concerned.
Chairman Barton announced the
hearing would close tonight and
that the union men and railroad
executives can go home.
The five union presidents i'm
mediately called meetings Of their
general chairraen and executive
committees at the Masonic Tenn
pie here tomorrow morning at
o'clock.
The board will take everything
into careful consideration" Chair
man Barton announced in adjourn
ing the hearing, and will, within a
very short time, possibly tomorrow,
certainly not later than the next
day deliver its decision in this mat
fer IL the Isuali way"
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