The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-10-27


ton act was indicated by the trend
of questioning conducted by Ben w
Hooper. representative Of the public or
the board.
Hooper sought throughout his exam
nation of the five union leaders to
bring out that their strike order was
not only in defiance of the July wage
cut decision, but, by including other
unsettled questions, violated that part
I Of the transportation act which says
all disputes shall" be referred to the
board first for settlement.
Leet Of the Trainmen said his organi-
zations ballot was based solely on the
July / wage cut, and declared he had
withdrawn from the brotherhood's
joint meeting and refused to subscribe
to their ballot. The language Of the
/ joint ballot, he said. implied other
questions were involved.
The other leaders defended the Joint
ballot and asserted that all the other
questions referred to had a bearing on
the frame Of mind which led the en-
ployees to vote strike.
The question of time and one-half
for overtime and Of a general. revision
of schedules, were included in the dis
cussions preceding the strike question
proper on both the joint ballot and
that of the trainmen, they said. While
all the union chiefs maintained that
the strike question was technically
taken on the July wage cut, all adj
mitted that the other questions would
probably figure in an settlement lead
ing to calling off the strike.
Questioning of the union leaders
brought out that a vote against the
strike had been returned on % roads
by the conductors, on IA roads by the
trainmen, and on three roads by the
firemen. Cashen said the swichmen on
every system voted in favor of striking.
Stone, after a heated protest against
furnishing the information ito his enc
miles," agreed to obtain it from his
office in Cleveland.
The hearing was marked by frequent
clashes between members OF the board
and Stone The engineers grand chief
charged Chairman Barton was not
giving the unions a fair hearing, after
he had attempted to introduce the
names Of seven roads. which he said, |
violated orders of the board. The chair |
ruled against the evidence.
'It is not our purpose to sit here
and listen to discussion going back |
into history Of other decisions. or the /,
merits of decisions that we have rem |
dered," the chairman said. IF 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.. Hoover just finished ask
ing that identical questions of Mr..
Sheppard, and Mr. Sheppard replied to 4
It, Stone retorted.
violations of schedules by these diff
ferent roads has been going on for
and that has led up to the
frame of mind that you find these men
whom I represent in.
IF we cannot find relief in this
board, then l want to know where the
eighty thousand engineers can find re-
ief. IF we are to be prohibited ex-
planning the feeling of our men, then I
10 not see that there is anything more
or me to say"
stone finally was permitted to read
he names of the seven roads, on mo-
ion of Walter L. McMenirmen, labor
member of the board. The first two
we're the Atlanta, Birmingham and At
antic and the Missouri and North Ar
.ansas, both of which are in the hands
f receivers.
Don't you know our decisions were
by the federal courts on those
Dads Chairman Barton and Mr..
Hoover interrupted.
''Then, to carry it to a logical con-
fusion, all a road needs to do is to
% into a receivers hands and the
act is null and voil"
tone said.
The other five roads named by Stone
5 violating the boards decisions, were
he Denver and Salt Lake. Arizona and
lew Mexico, Nevada Northern. Detroit
nd Mackinac, and Peroia Railway
criminal.
Stone then ATTEMPTED to read list
( SO roads on which he said wage
eductions had been placed in effect in
collation. of the transportation act, but
hartman Barton interrupted with the
that they were all short
mes and not parties to the present
ispute.
''They are under the jurisdiction Of
lis board, however" Stone retorted.
Anyway. as 1 understand 1t. the trend
? YOUR argument is criticism of the
oard," said Mr. Barton. Il beg your
ardon." Mr.. Stone replied. II said
othing of the kind. I said the action
the carriers had inflamed the minds
the men as the result of which the
rngest strike vote ever polled by this
was had That is what I
cant to infer"
BY adjournment time this afternoon
e board had finished it's questioning
the chief executives, and the railroad
representatives. on the program for the
-ening session beginning at o'clock.
After the day hearing. Mr.. Cashen.
a statement to newspapermen. said:
Nothing transpired at the day meet
2 to change the situation, so far as
settlement is concerned
1t was decided. the board announced
the converting Of the night session.
at no further representatives of the
ion would be called upon to testify
r. Hooper announced that the board
nsidered it had sufficient fnforma-
IN from the labor chiefs. although