The Winslow mail., 1923-02-02
John Bannon'S Testimony
Before the Federal Court


hissed as | stated.
, o. am asking you what you said.
Al told them that I had been
sent there to deal with the members
of my organization, and to advise
them of duty under the contract and
under the laws of the Brotherhood,
but I wasn't privileged or permitted
to complete my statement on account
of the, language used and the names
called.
.Q.-Yes; but. you have told us all
of the statements you made, now?
Al told them that / came there to
advise them that they were out on an
illegal strike, in violation, of the con-
tract and in violation of the Federal
Transportation Act, and that it was
my understanding that they were out
on an illegal strike.
Q,-Is that all of your address that
you can now remember?
Al believe it is about ALL That
was in substance.
Q.-After the committee was ap-
pointed, the meeting adjourned, did
it?
A.-Yes.
I Q.-And did the committee that
was appointed, or was it composed of
the persons who signed the letter.
A-And various others.
Q.-Well, the committee, l say.
A-Yes.
Q.-Was there any member of the
committee who refused to sign the
letter, or did not sign the acceptance
of Mr. Hitchcocks letter on the 18th?
A-The chairman signed it, Mr.
Rush, with Mr. Karn and myself, on
the 18th
Q.-Well perhaps you didn't under
stand me- 1 understand you to say
that there was a committee appointed
to take care of this matter, and an
agreement was finally reached and
signed up Now did any of the men,
bers of that committee refuse to sign
or neglect to sign, or did all members
of the committee sign the agreement?
A.-The letter was signed by the
general chairmen, but the authority
was-or the intruction given at the
meeting, Mr.. Rush, were to the effect
that the Big Four Committee, what
ever that was, should also accompany
us.
Q.-What l am trying to find out,
Mr. Bannon, if l can, is, when the let
ter was signed up or the agreement,
was it acquiesced in by everybody?
Al am quite sure it was, yes, sir.
Q.-And there wasn't any member
Of the committee, or far as you know,
who refused to sign the letter?
A.-No, none that l know of.
-QWith reference to this discus
sion about the yardmasters, or yard
master, which seems to have held the
negotiations up from the 18th until
the 18th, was there more than one
man involved in that discussion?
A-Do you refer to the discussion
with Mr.. Woodbeck?
Ono; the discussion that was had
over there after the letter was modi-
fled and agreed to- You said that the
men then demanded that a certain
yardmaster be returned to work, and
Mr. Hitchcock had to consult with Mr.
Wells and Mr.. Hibbard before he could
agree to it, and that was On the 18th.
Now, was there more than one man
involved in that?
A-This man they had reference to
Mr. Rush, was not a member of either
of the four transportation organiza-
tions, and it was because Of that fact
they were insisted, and in fact de-
manded-
The Court-Well now, the ques-
ton was, that the only man or were
there any more?
A-Yes, that was the only man in
volved
The Court.-All right, that answers
the question
A-Yes.
Q.-By Mr.. Rush.-The meeting
then adjourned late in the evening,
not having heard any thing from Mr..
Hitchcock, or wouldn't hear until next
morning Now, do you remember
what time the 10Th that they met?
A-At about o'clock. I am quite
sure it was about o'clock
Q.-You say that Mr.. Hitchcock
gave you the letter, that is, the letter
that was finally agreed upon, l take
it. Didn't Mr. Hitchcock at the same
time give a copy of the letter to the
representative of each of the organi-
cations?
Alt is my recollection that he
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