The Winslow mail., 1923-02-02
lOHN BANNONS TESTIMONY
BEFORE THE FEDERAL COURT

Al am sure it has about ten.
Q-Is it a fact that there is one
member representing each division?
A.-Represents whatever jurisdic-
ton has been assigned him by the
President of the brotherhood.
Q.-Was there a member represent
ing the Needles Division On that Com
Inittee?
Ayes; Mr.. Evans.
A-And was there a representative
representing the Los Angeles Divi-
sion, or is there such division as the
Los Angeles Division or San Bernar-
dino Division?
A-Yes There is another Mr.. Ev
ans represents our division-or lodge,
at San Bepardino.
Q.-And is there another division
MP north called the Valley Division?
Al think there is.
Q-And is there a man represents
that division on the Committee?
Aft they have a lodge on the di-
vision. he would, yes.
On other words, there is at least
one member. of this Grievance Com
Tnittee to represent each division of
the road, is there not?
Ale represents each lodge
Q.-Well is there any division on
the road on the Santa Fe Road, in the
West, that is without representative
on that committee?
A.-No The contract-no matter
how it may be, if the committee only
consists of five, five would represent
the entire system.
Q.-I understand that; but l am in
quiring of the location that they come
from.
Al cant say, because, as 1 stated,
Mr.. Rush, the jurisdiction of each To-
cal chairman is assigned by the Presi-
dent of the Brotherhood and I am
not familiar with what that jurisdic-
ton is.
Q.-Now, then, do you expect that
representative from Albuquerque, for
instance, or that works on the Albu
guerque Division to know of the griev-
ance and complaints up in the Valley
Division?
A-Mr. Brown represents the AL
buquerque lodge.
Dwell l am asking you, whoever
represents them, do you expect rep
resentative on the Albuquerque Divi-.
sion to be familiar with the COM
plants of the men up in the Valley
Division?
The Court-How is that involved
here?
Mr.. Rush.-It is involved that he
didn't inquire from anybody who was
even supposed to know.
The Court-No, it isn't either.
With all due respect to you, it isn't
involved. Let's confine ourselves to
the case here. We have nothing at
all in common between the Valley Di-
VISION and that Division We are talk
ing about the Needles Division, and
please confine yourself to that.
Mr.. Rush.-All right.
On your conversation with Mr.
Carr, did he advise you he had been
to Needles at all during the last two
months prior to that time?
Ale advised me he had been
working night and day trying to per-
shade our members to go back to
work
Q-Will you please answer my
question?
Al say that he had not, SO far as
know, been to Needles, but he had
been working there at that point, try
ing to tell our members that they had
done wrong and get them back to
work
Q-And at that point there was no
strike?
A.-There was strike.
Q-At Gallup?
A.-Yes, sir.
Con the albuquerque Division?
A.-West of Gallup.
Q.-West of Gallup is in the Ari-
zona Division isn't it?
Al don't know. 1t may be the
Arizona Division, but Mr.. Carr was
representing the entire system as
much as any other, local chairman
Mr. Rush.-That is all Nothing
further.
Mr. Todd.-That is all.
Q.-By the Court-While you were
at Needles, did any members of your
organization come to you and make
known to you the special and particu
lar grievance of which they were.
complaining at this time, and re-
suit of which this strike was called?
A.-Well, they spoke in a general
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