Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-06-22
WILL REFUSE TO
RECOGNIZE UNION
Striking TeIegraphers Desiring
Reinstatement win be Dealt
With Individually.
APPLICATIONS COMING IN.
situation I'm san Francisco Quict--Two
Carloads of Operators From the
East Pass Through Ogden.

san Francisco. June 22.--The situ-
alton here In connection with the
strike of the telegraph operators ~
quiet In all about goo men are out
upon conservative estimate, and the
service is now maintained In the Of
fees uf both companies by OFFICIALS.
including chief operators and wire
chiefs. together with one or two men
and women who have remained loyal,
Gen. Supt. Frank Jaynes OF the
Western Union is credited with the
statement that the company hoped TO
be running fairly well in another
week, when outside operators were
expected to arrive to fill the places
of the strikers.
1t was learned last night that Is
operators for the Western Union wero
on their way to San Francisco from
the east and had passed through
Kawlins, Wyo. 1t Is believed the
company has had these men In reserve
in anticipation of the strike, and that
1t has arranged for others to follow
them Supt. Jaynes has refused to
make any definite admissions about
the strike breaking operators the COM
pany intends to import.
As to whather the strike shall be
ordered to extend to other cities re-
mains to be determined. The Postal
and Western Union officers insist they
will hold no conferences with rho Of
ticials pf the union. If they remain
obdurate the telegraphers In other
cities may be called out, thus tying
UP all the commercial telegraph pusi-
ness OF the west.
Supt. A. II. May OF the Western
Union company said this morning that
the situation had improved somewhat
and. in fact was better than had been
anticipated. Between 90 and SO oper-
ators were at wOrk--nearly one-third
of the usual force-and considerable
business was being handled. Applica-
tons for employment Were coming In
and speedy increase In the number OF
men at work as expected.
All former employees requesting REIN
statement will be dealt with as indi-
viduals. the company absolutely refus-
ing to recognize the union in any man
ner.
Referring to statements made yes
terday by President Small of the Tele-
graphers' union. Mr., May said:
The assertion that we have refused
TO treat with our own employees is abso-
lutely untrue. We always have and al
ways will give their claims full con-
sideratlon. Neither has the company
repeatedly refused requests for IN
creased wages, as Mr.. Small states. No
request for an INCREASE has reached
me. may add that in many cases we
have raised salaries. In some instances
above the rate demanded by the
union"
General Supt. l.. w. Storer OF the
Postal Telegraph company said I'VE
are tiding over the trouble very well,
considering the circumstances. Near
ly one-thlrd of our former Office force
is on duty and business is being hand
led. OF course, subject to delay. AS
yet, few applications for positions
have reached me. but these may be ex-
pected by Monday. The outlook is
encouraging"
All the private wires TO brokers' Of
fees are out of commission, and the
wires to the merchants exchange, the
mining exchange and the San Francisco
stock and bond exchange are not work.
ing. The strike had no effect upon
prices on any of the exchanges how
ever.
OPERATORS ON THE WAY.
Ogden, Utah. June 22.-Two carloads
of telegraph operators from Baltimore
and Philadelphia, In charge of five
Pinlerton detectives, passed through
ogden this morning on their way to
San Francisco. They are to take the
places OF the striking operators in San
Francisco.
Members of the party said the strike
in San Francisco had been anticipate
ed