Evening star., 1936-09-13
PROTEST ENLNENS.
GUILD STRIKE CASE|
Hearst Lawyer Charges
Trial Examiner Coached
Witness.
~ the Associated Press.

VItttSoSs
~ the Associated Press.
SEATTLE, September IA pro-
test Of Edward G. Woods, heading
Hearst counsel, against asserted
"coa ching" of witness by Edwin
8. Smith, trial examiner. enliyened
today the National Labor Relations
Board hearing on the Post-Intelli-
gencer-American Newspaper Guild
strike.
At q halliday Saturday session,
Woods, through a subpoena list. also
disclosed the names of Seattle labor
leaders to be called by. him when the
presentation of the acknowledgements
case is begun, probably late next week.
Records of meetings of the Seattle
Central Labor Council also will be
brought before the hearing.
Examination Interrupted.
During cross-examination of Forest
z. williams, guild member and
striking Post -Intelligencer employe. by
Woods, the Examiner interrupted to
question Williams His queries were
about Williams testimony Of discuss
ing the guild with Oliver s. Morris,
P.-I. city editor.
Woods, after . few questions,
broke in:
II take an objection and excep-
ton to the interruption of my cross
examination by the examiner" he
said. Certainly this should be fair
and impartial hearing
There should be no attempt by
the examiner to coach a witness.
Either he will stop or I shall stop.
Shall I proceed, or shall you?"
Smith replied: "Your words speak
for themselves. I think you know
the answer"
Woods proceeded.
Ask Restoration of Two.
The guild contends the dismissal
OF Frank M. Lynch and Everhardt
Armstrong, guild members, by the pa
Der, was for their guild activity and
seeks q labor board order to restore
them. The paper holds they were dis
missed for cause.
Williams and Cliff Erickson, for
mer P.-I library clerk, also on strike,
were on the stand during the morn
ing session. A recess was taken until
10 am. Monday.
The account of q conversation be-
tween City Editor Morris and Will
liams caused an exchange between
Woods and Robert Watts, counsel for
the Labor Board, prosecuting the
Guilds complaint before Examiner
Smith.
Concealed Membership.
Williams had testified that although
he Joined the Guild in May when q
chapter was started here, he told
Morris he had not committed him
self. in a conversation some time in
July. He quoted Morris as having
told him: You know Mr.. Hearst
doesn't like to have us belong to that
outfit"
Woods drew from Williams the
statement that he and Morris were
"fellow employees"
Watts began redirect examination:
"Mr. Morris was your boss, wasn't
he?" Woods objected to any such
distinction, on the ground they were
"fellow employees" To which Watts,
agreeing to rephrase the question,
said:
II presume the boss Is the name
reserved for the chief"
williams testified the Guild had
been a secret organization and that
1t would be unhealthy" to reveal
the membership.
Union Leaders Suspended.
The subpoena list in behalf Of the
newspaper included j. M. Litonius and
Rouse Mccullough, president and
secretary of Seattle Typographical
Union No. 202, the presidents and Sec
retaries of other unions whose mem
bers worked for the newspaper, and
Claude O'Reilly, president, and
Charles Doyle, secretary of the Seat
tie Central Labor Council. Records
Of labor council meetings also were
requested.
At q conference after the close Of
the session, however, the opposing
counsel, Woods and Watts, reached an
agreement that the presidents and
secretaries Of the unions involved
would not be called as witnesses,
Woods disclosed. Watts agreed to ac-
cept as a fact that the men in the
upions involved had been unable to
get through a picket line the day OF
the strike, for which they were to be
called to testify about.
The purpose Of calling for the rec
ords, Woods said, was to show that
Frank M. Lynch, one Of two Guild
members dismissed by the paper, ap-
peared before the labor council to en-
list aid for the strike of guildsmen
which followed the dismissals and
resulted in suspension of publication
Of the P.-I.
Charles w. Hope, Regional Labor
Board director, said after the hearing
that the boards star witnesses" had
not been called and the presentation
Of their case would continue at least
to the middle of next week.