Show ALLEGED ACTION Of COMPANY PROTESTED Protests against the manner in which h the American Smelting and Refining Refining Refining Re Re- fining company has arranged for foi the of grievance committees in the smelter have been made by the to William Knerr of oC the state industrial commission to the management management management manage manage- ment of the company and other officials officials concerned The men allege that the nominations of ot the men to handle the grievances of or the have been arbitrary According to the smelter the company has haO selected two men from each department The names of or these two men men are printed on ballots and the themen then men are r required qu lEd to vote Corth for Cor forth their thIr th Ir lr choice The employ s claim the right light to to nominate n their own own grievance committee and claim that tint the company is i is using arbitrary power in depriving them of any choice in the matter They state that when the compan company's s choice has be been n made that the power of the grievance committee can be abused and used a against the Interests of or the men C C. W W. W. general manager of ot the American Smelting and Refining company stated today that he knew nothing of ot the objections of the men and that he had as yet received no protest of oc any kind He lIe stat stated d that heln he I ln knew w the men men had voted for tor a grievance gt ev ance anee committee and understood that the they they- were WE're nominating their own men |