Show I 1 I LABOR LEADERS HEAD SPARRING AGAIN D. D R. R G G- Association Chief Refuses to Be Called Prevaricator Verbal sparring between American federation of Labor officials a and d Aired Ai Al fred red Martin head of an association of Denver Rio Grande Western railroad railroad rail rail- road was on again Satur day A touchy situation caused by efforts of the A. A F. F of L. L to enroll D. D R. R G. G W w. V. V shop craftsmen came to a head once nee more as Martin answered an atack attack at at- tack ack by a railway brotherhood secre- secre lazy ary and declared he wont be called a liar Martin referred to a telegram sent M. M I. I L Thompson president of the Utah State Federation of Labor by Henry M. M Tebo recording secretary of f Grand Junction Colo Cob local of ot the Brotherhood of Railway Carmen stating stat stat- ing ng that D. D R. R G G. W W. shop crafts at Grand Junction are SO 80 per cent for forthe the he A A. F. F of L. L L Pay no attention to Alfred Martin his reports untrue the telegram said aid Denies Claims Martin had denied claims of the A. A F. F T. T of L. L that Grand Junction were vere heavily in favor avor of the federations federation's federa- federa tion's ions railway department by declarIng declarIng Ing ng the workers had paid their dues dueso to o the Association of Mechanical Crafts Helpers and Apprentices the association of which he is general chairman Martin disclosed a telegram from Ernest Sommers Grand Junction chairman of the association which said aid pay no attention to A. A F. F of L. L reports from this this' point We have men employed here and nd have paid their dues and arcin are arc aren in n good standing to February 20 Inthe in inthe the he A. A M M. C. C H. H and A. A it said The Themen men men inca at this point are are more in favor tavor of f the association at present than they have ha lave been for lor several months Several Sev Sev- eral ral who leaned toward the A. A F. F of L. L are re changing their minds and declaring declare ing ng themselves for the association believing believing be- be lieving eving they can get more out of it than han the A. A F. F of L. L to Have Ilave Vote Martin said he was willing for a secret ecret ballot to be taken in charge of f a disinterested party and declared ed he was confident it ft would rould show a majority ma ma- of favoring th the tion The federation has claimed our recent re rc- cent ent vote here in which the voted to stay In the association was only a straw ballot and that if a vote Is to be official it must be con con- dueled ducted by a n mediation board under the railway ailway labor act he said He offered a telegram from Samuel E. E Winslow chairman of ot the board of or mediation in Washington stating the board may in intervene ervene only when a dIs between workers and a carrier carriers is s involved and explaining it regarded regard regard- ed this case as a dispute between la In bor bar organizations I It would seem that interested in in- I crested could by agreement cause a a secret ballot to be taken under direction tion ion of some one or several persons to o be agreed upon and outside of the board of mediation the telegram saId aid |