Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-06
RAIL UNION REJECTS
RULES Of PENNSy
Were Accepted by Officials
Since Expelled. Workers
Heads Announce.

New York, Dec. s.--An,hony Spair.
1nternstloni representative of the
tnllri brotherhood ~ Maintenance
cf WaN rmpuvcos aud Railway shop
iahn~,ra, announced last night that
Ala organlxaiion would repudlatc ac-
capiance hv the union1 Pennsylvania
system division of rules proposed at
conference IN Angus, With officials of
thr Pennsylvania Railroad
Ito asasftri that three officers of the
DIV lAlunal union had been expelled for
pccep,lur the rules, which failed 10
,rcoanlHn the union, and Tor leading a
xfrt.ainnlat movement 60 the Penn
sylNnnls SyRlem Fraternity. created
under The roads plan for employees
organization.
Me Spalr added that unless the
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad agreed TO ne
Soiiate working agreement with the
United nruthcrhoed in accordance
with provisions made by tho United
r,s,re Rnilroad Labor Board. the al
irepd violation Immediately would be
laid before the hoard.
10 added that y, r. Grahlc. Of De-
truli. Hrnrd president ot the United
ilinlhpfhood, and william u. Roberts
glnnd ,iec president. now were az di-
Nlalnnal headquarters IN Wilmington.
iiei. IA connection with charges of em-
hefficmunt of union funds being press
81 against two expelled officers and In
junction pruCccdlgs instituted to en-
iOin the acccsaionists from using
brotherhood funds.
"fhe of'lcew and protesting mem.
hpfs Of the unipn sce tho hidden hand
~ the Pennsylvania Railroad officials
~ the sinister attempt TO destroy the
newer ~ the United Broth ,rhood on
their property, in accordance with the
Atirrhury plan ~ organization" said
Mr. Spnlr.
Nnair explained that last August. Leo
I Kennedy. general chairman of the
Pennsylvania system division. repre-
rontlun about 5000 men. had been in
sirucicd Co go with other union officers
before officials ~ tie road and get a
Nrs nr no answer Ca a proposed work
ina and wage agreement. Instead.
trair aef efrtud. they came out of con-
ference hearing set of rules. hut no
regular ogrVcmcut, which failed to
provide for recognition Of the union.
pn November =. aocordlng 20 Mr..
Niair, a claudVs,lnc meeting ~ broth
'rhnnd members was held IN pittshurg.
without grand lodge officers being no
tnrd The Pennsylvania Railroad
management. Mr.. SpRir charged. was
~ fun accord with this movement,
"eVOn to the extent ~ being willing To
tal che hall rent and other expenses
Incident 90 the meeting Union MEM
hrra charged that the road offered "a
pay the delegates expenses and TO con
tnue their salaries while they were at
the pltt~hurg meeting. but that rep
tescnia,lvNs of what the labor leaders
termed the legitimate union were de-
prlN,-i uf their leaves OF absence anl
ia~s privileges,
MI, Spalr asserted that after the So
, ilon movement had taken place AT
l'iilehurg. the Grand Lodge expelled
Kennedy, r. llaincs. divisional secre.
ta,N and treasurer and y. n. Collier
assistant chairman, hut took no action
against the 9th 'r delegates to tho so
called runlp convention at pittsburc
h~asusn % was believed they did no
know what was 20 take place.
Spalr said that. after Grand Lodg,
orlrurs had conducted an Investigation
NJ Wilmington warrants were obtain
"a charging Kennedy and Hainee with
emhessling union funds and that tn,
ivo had been held for the grand jur,
undrf 1900 bonds The basis for IN,
charge, he said, was Information tha
expenses incurred by the now orra
nlsltiun wer, being met and paid out o
the funds ~ the Pennsylvania system
division organization"
Al tho sam. time. Spalr continued
Chancellor Josiah WolcOtt. at WI
miugton, issued an injunction re
s,rainlng the new organization from us
In property OF tho brotherhood. csti
ted az more than $4,000
Mr., Spair said that grand headauar
ters ~ the United brotherhood hal
determined 90 iighi the sccesslonis
movement agrcssiycly and that TEN
porery acting division officers woul
be splsintcd. lic expressed the belle
That enough brotherhood member
would remain loyal 90 warrant con
unuing charters OF at least 35 OF tn
100 locals embraced IN the division.