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Show ROADS CHARGED WITH BAD FAITH Jewell Says Honest. Efforts Toward Labor Peace Were. Not Made OHICAOO, Mar. 14. Honest effortq on th part of the railroads would haw resvltOd In wage agreements aithout brinitnjl tbe matter before the lahor hourd. H. II Jwil head of the federated shopcrafts. told the board today In continuing presentation presenta-tion of avldenoe Intended to proxc his charges thai ihc wage nnestionx wan oefore the lio-.rd illegally hecauat; the cnfrerycH between the roads and the employes were Improper. Mr. Jewell road a long statmon' I telling of previous conferences iatinri several daa ach :md pf inied out that the .1 nforonceo for ihe present dls-j put- l.iHled only 1 n hour or tw lr moht easet. "They were cut and dried and ther was no attempt h tl;o lo ids t hold a real conference or to reach an agreement." Mr Jeweii naid. John O. Walber voflay modified a statement he made in presenting evidence evi-dence for eastern ron'..'. Tie nald tun iii- employes were 'ompletsly under the 'lomlnttliin of their leaders and! they were threatened by leaders, even "lvn hing hee" being planned at tlnie-j. Mr. Walber paid lj had 'jeen, loo strong In referring to lynching bees, but that he did tint retract the other parts of his statements. |