Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-03-17
BOARD SUMMONS
| RAILWAY CHIEFS
-Four Executives Called to Testify
After Unions Attorney
Threatens Bolt.
jkTTERBURY ASKED TO APPEAR
An Demanding That Rail Heads Be
! Summoned, the Lawyer Charged In
terests Have Formed "Vicious
Circle" to Destroy Unions.

Chicago, March 15.-After Frank Z.
Walsh, general counsel for the rail
road Unions, had refused to go on with
hearings before the United States rail
labor board unless heads of railroads
were summoned 10 testify concerning
the national agreements, the board aft
DER secret session requested four of
ii next Wednesday.
Those summoned were: T. De Witt
Euyler, chairman Of the Association Of
Rail Executives; w. w. Atterbury,
vice president of the Pennsylvania
lines; Carl X. Gray, president of the
Union Pacific railroad; Robert 5.
Binkerd, assistant TO Mr.. Cuyler.
In addition TO these four the board
decided to call the following eXecu-
lives to give testimony at some later
date. The names follow:
j. +. Reynolds, G. Ii. Markham, IL
Jinois Central Hale Holden, Burling-
ton; J. ii. Hustis, Boston & Maine;
II. f. Byram, Chicago, Milwaukee Il
ST Paul w. G. Besler, Central of New
Jersey; f. Il. Loomis, Lehigh Valley
Line; j. Ii. Young, Norfolk a South
ern; w. X. Scott, Southern Pacific
lines; j. w. Higgins Charles =. NELL,
A. w. Trenholm, ST., and John G.
Walher of the statistical bureaus of
the Norfolk Il Western line.
Two of the witnesses asked called
by Mr.. Walsh were present at the hear
ing, but the attorney declined to put
them on the stand, saying he desired
first TO question Atterbury, Gray,
Binkerd and Cuyler.
Requested to Bring Data.
Mr.. Brinkerd was requested by the
board to bring with him to the session
Wednesday the minutes, letters and
records dealing with the proceedings
of the Association of Railway Execu-
lives and its committee on labor with
reference to the dispute on national
agreements.
In demanding that the rail heads be
summoned before the board Mr.. Walsh
Charged that The railroads of the coun-
try with the packing house intests and
the steel industry formed vicious
circle the chief intent of which was TO
beat down wages and lengthe the work
ing day.
Mr.. Walsh referred to the labor sit
nation In the packing industry, charg-
ing that the packers had Joined with
the Morgans and Garys and railroad
heads In a concerted attempt 10 ruin
labor unions forever"
ut will be impossible for us TO pro
coed with the presentation of our case
until the witnesses we have called have
been subpoenaed and have presented
themselves for examination said Mr..
Walsh.
1--WE have asked for these witnesses
In ample time TO have had them here
today, and | may say that II is Il mat
ter of great surprise TO me TO find
that they are not here and have not
even been summoned. shall not state
at this time, my reasons for calling
these witnesses. Ii sutfices to say that
when they appear the importance of
their testimony will be shown speedily.
II feel IL incumbent upon me to add,
however, that my clients are in no
sense responsible for the delays in the
proceedings nor will they remain silent
under any such imputatlon
Combine to Smash Unions.
After discussing rail conditions gen.
orally, Mr., Walsh touched upon the
stock yards wage and working condi-
tons dispute.
He said The packers are backing
np the railroad owners and the Nor
gans and the Garys of the steel indus
try in concerted drive to break down
our labor organizations and to turn
back the clock that has registered all
progress made In the relations between
those who work and those who EN-
ploy them. | say 10 you that we are
not deceived ms to what is transporting,
and we hope that the public is not de-
ceived. Here and now we put this
board on notice To expect, when II
comes TO consider wage schedules that
the rail workers will argue most
Nociferously that wages Of rail work.
ers should he reduced because the
wages of packing house EMPLOYEES
have been lowered.
And whatever tribunal is inter.
posed between the parties 10 the con.
troversy in the packing Industry
will be told by the packers that
wages in that industry must be re-
duced, because wages of rail workers
are about TO be lowered Then In the
next great struggle over the shorter
work days-and don't forget that this
is one OF the great issues In the steel
industry-they hope TO be able 10 say
that the eight-hour day is a failure. and
10 offer as a proof return TO longer
hours in the packing industry. This Is
the vicious circle of which labor com.
plains"
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