Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-08-10
PRIEST. CL.OWRY ON
CAUSE OF STRIKE
lperator Who Deliberately De-
Iayed Messages Discharged
reinstatement Refused.
STRIKERS STORY DIFFERENT.
Natl PRIEST. Small Declares That tho
Western Union Has Not Lived
Up TO Agreement.

Now York, Aug. 9.--Col. Clowry,
&president and general manager of the
Eyestern Union Telegraph company,
u oday gave out the following state
Enont In relation TO the strike at Los
EAngeles and Chicago:
n ION July 20 an operator at Los An
Et,eles was charged with rnaliciously de-
Hlavinr traffic. A careful Investigation,
|&Nhlch occupied several days, showed
Aonclusively that he was guilty OF 10
e1iberately obstructing traffic on inn
&rortant circuits, he was discharged
&etition signed by other employees or
"a he office, requesting his reinstate-
brent, was thereupon presented TO the
- local superintendent and when tho
3sipners we're advised that the company
Ewould not tolerate the malicious de-
]laying of important messages and that
4the discharged man would not be re-
Xsmployed, the majority Of the operat-
Iinp force went out without notice.
10 perators We're sent to take their
4places from nearby points, and at IL
4oclock last night the operators in
3the Chicago office employed on the
Xwestern circuits. acting in conformity
with resolutions understood TO nave
;been adopted by the local union Or
*ganization refused to work with the
#non-union men at Los Angeles, ana
$,yhen this was insisted upon, they
4gult work in body.
THE Chicago operators have pre-
Ssented no grievances and the present
41novement is an attempt to force inc
3closed shop rule, which II successful,
<would take control of the companys
fafairs out of its own hands, such
*condition as has been repeatedly
Known Is inimical to the confidential
<and responsible character OF the COM
Epnny's relations to the United states
and to the public"
Il AHERN's STATEMENT.
Tonight President Ahern of the To-
Veal union said:
4 1--WE have tried for the past three
Nv eeEs to secure the reinstatement OF
Enine persons. five men and four wo-
Ernen. who were suspended on account
Euf union affiliation some months ago
EJ'nder the agreement made by Presi-
Etlcnt CIowry Of the Western Union
Photograph company and Labor Com
k,nissioner Neill these members were
Ito have been reinstated.
n .4rhe Western Union officials have re-
fused to reinstate these persons. Our
anembers in the main office and In the
Several branch offices throughout the
Aitv have grown restless under this
%,yellything In our power to prevent a
Aelegraphers' strike IN this city. The
SNvesteln Union officials have used
livery method at their command 10
airing about a strike, and II one oc-
Il urs in the city they will be held direct
Sy responsible for it,
II WHAT SMALL SAYS.
a Oakland, Aug. 9.-Samuel J. Small
Hhe national president of the Teiegra-
Hhers' union, was located In THIS CITY
Xhis afternoon and submitted to brief
Snferview. He was reluctant to say
Bnything. 80,
II THE subject" he said, lis too deli
5Snte to say anything about. Mrs
Rkicholls Is. OF course, the storm center
IN the strike, and she and the San
francisco officers of the company are
Responsible for what has happened. inc
In tier have not lived up to the agree
4nent adopted two weeks age. When
4 n investigation is made something ex-
Hremely sensational will come out,
III 'drhe strike is spreading. We nave
81 dyiccs that the operators In the fol-
Moving cities In addition TO Los Ange-
Hss are out: Chicago, Helena, Mont
MleVeand, Cincinnati. salt Lake, hal-
3aas City Birmingham, Ala, New Ut
Hans. Denver and Butte, Mont:
81 These represent about 1000 opera
;3prs
Ell Oakland operators want to go out
.&ut we are holding them back. we
~ pect, however, that the whole trouble
'xtll be settled In two or three days.
president Clowiy of the Western Union
II elegraph company VIII have the tacts
~ efore him In "a hours and may settle 1t
n once. | cannot say anything about
Dur demands, for everything is In q
zthaotc condition at present
"a Il have nothing 10 say regarding the
~ alkout beyond the fact that Mr. Stew
In Of the department OF commerce and
~ Dor arrived here today and viii look
Il 40 the san Francisco and Oakland
II tuation. He win immediately get into
"a Communication with Commissioner
8harles p. Nell nj Washington and the
h hole matter will be adjusted quickly
Il rovided Col, Clowry instiucts his sub
8rdinates to treat the San Francisco
y nd Oakland operators humanely.