The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-10-27

to be disposed to go slow in choosing
his future place of residence.
from 1000 to 1000.
Mr.. Stones frequent objections to
the proceedings and to the activity of
photographers kept the meeting in an
uproar for some time At the noon
recess the engineers president Great
ed diversion by chasing photograp
her down the stand across vacant lot.
When the hearing was resumed at
300 p. M, Judge Barton announced
night session would be held from 1900
to 800 p. M, tonight.
Continuing his questioning of Presi-
dent Lee Of the, trainmen, Mr.. Hooper
asked who had the proper authority to
call off the strike. Mr.. Lee said only
the general committee, but that Mr..
Lee, as chief executive, could send the
word when the committee had reached
satisfactory settlement"
Lee and his general chairmers nov
| in Chicago could issue the neceS sat Is
orders for recalling the strike order,
but only when the roads made such
settlement as the men demand. 5
Hooper brought out that Lee had
told his general chairmen to obey the
boards order. and appear today.
! Lee, in response to questions about
the meeting with the railroad execu7
tives at the Blackstone hotel here Octo-s
Der IA, declared nothing said at that
conference had anything to do with
the trainmen's decision to strike.
About the Strike Ballot.
The board has claimed jurisdiction
over the strike dispute on the ground
that the October IA conference ended
in dispute.
Lee declared he had already reached
his decision before the October 14th
meeting.
"To me, there was only, one thing
left to do" Lee continued. "That was.
1 to go down with my men, if they go
down, or resign and I preferred to
go with them"
Mr.. Hooper pressed his inquiry of
the distinction made between the ques-
ton of the July wage cut on the bal
lot proper and references to the ques-
tion of time and one-half and further
pay cuts. Mr.. Lee stood on his af-
irmation that the trainmen's ballot
was only on the July wage cut
"Was not the inclusion of these
questions argumentative and persua-
sive?" Mr.. Hooper asked.
"No, I couldn't subscribe to that"
Mr.. Lee answered
when we stood on the pinnacle and
saw every other class of labor around
US having it's wages cut l could not
say we will not accept the IL per
cent cut, Mr.. Lee said, "and so
and the other organizations parted on
the preparation of the ballot"
Mr.. Hooper brought out that train
men on fourteen roads had voted
against the strike.
Hooper asked why trainmen on the
International and Great Northern rail
road in Texas had been authorized to
strike last week in advance of the pro-
posed general strike.
Lee read a series of kilograms ex-
planning the Texas men ~voted to quit
work in advance and by SO doing for
feited their rights to general strike
benefits.
what action was taken to hold the
men in service in accordance with this
boards order to preserve the status
quota?" Hooper asked
"None whatever"
""Who had the authority to tell them
to maintain the status quota"
Il presume this board"
\ "You understood there was to be
no strikes on any road until after
this hearing"
Il understood that was the intention
of this board and of course we had our
own ideas as to just how far this
boards intention was binding on u.s."
Lee declared there was serious
doubt in his mind as to just what
Status quota" meant.
"There was serious question in
our mind as to the jurisdiction of this
board" Mr.. Lee said. II don't know
that it has been decided in any court.
We would like to know just how far
this boards authority extends"
That's just what we're here for"
Hooper replied.
81 wish you every success" Lee
remarked
Il On further question, Mr.. Lee said
he had heard no intimation from any
railroad official in the meeting of Oc-
tober IA of reduction of wages in any
other than statutory manner.
L. E. Sheppards of the Conductors.
was then called to The stand