By Senator Reyburn:
Q. Was it beneficial?
A. It had not got that far along, but it would have been, probably.
By Senator Yutzy:
Q. Was it the object of this organization to control the railroad companies, as to wages and running regulations?
A. The object, no doubt, of the organization was to protect themselves, no matter what grievances might be brought up, if based on good authority. The union would attend to them in its own way, whatever it might be.
Q. In what way did they propose to protect themselves?
A. That would have to be brought up before the order before they could tell that.
By Mr. Larrabee:
Q. Then there was no definite plan by which the railroad companies were to be controlled or coerced into coming to terms with the union?