Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-08-29

The fact that Manager Long of the
Western Union Telegraph company was
absent from the Commercial club COM
mittee rooms this morning prevented
the clubs board of arbitration from
hearing all parties interested in the
present strike
As it was, Manager Hawk of the
Postal was heard. as We're also two
committeeman from the strikers. At
the conclusion of brief talk in which
they participated, the arbitration conf
mittee retired into an executive ses-
sion to draw up a resolution. This
resolution will be submitted to the
board of governors, and then sent TO
every commercial body In the west.
TO President Clowry of the Western
Union, President Mackey of the Post
al, and President Roosevelt. The point
of 1t is an appeal for immediate ar
bitration OF the whole question.
RECEIVED NO INVITATION.
When asked II he had anything to
say as TO his .eason for remaining away
from the meeting, Manager Long of
the Western Union declared that he
had received no invitation to attend.
and that he would not have attended
had he received such an invitation.
The statement in the morning
papers that he had accepted
an invitation he said was published
without authority. Vice President Smith
of the strikers says that a special
message was sent to Mr. Long after
the meeting had been called this morn
ing, and they had waited for him to
appear. To this message he declined
to respond according TO Mr.. Smith.
STATUS OF CLUB.
Fisher Harris. secretary OF the Com
.uercial club. said in giving out the
text OF the resolution that he did not
want to have the impression go out
that the Commercial club was trying
TO become court on TO pass Judgment.
but was interesting itself because the
telegraph companies are public service
corporations In which the business men
of the country have an active interest.
MERELY AS A CITIZEN.
Manager Hawk declares that he did
not attend us representative from
the company, but merely as citizen.
because he was invited TO go. He says
that he had no authority 10 arbitrate,
and this Is the view that all parties eX-
pressed concerning their interest in the
matter, the telegraphers stating that
power to arbitrate In their case rests
WIN fItSlQtlL Culhlls ana NuhA lIlelI
desire was to get their reasons for
striking more firmly before the people.
THOSE PRESENT.
Those present this morning were j.
w. Booth and Vice President Smith OF
local 30. Commercial Photographers OF
America; Manager w. =, Hawk OF the
Postal Telegraph company, and the fol-
lowing members of the Commercial
clubs board OF arbitration: j. W.
Houston u. a. Druehl, George F.. Mer-
Uill, Samuel Weitz, j. u. Wood. j. g.
Lynch. j. NJ. Moyle. j. S. Crltchlow and
Fisher Harris.
OTHERS INTERESTED.
The Commercial clubs resolution urg-
ing Immediate arbitration will go TO the
following organizations, whore similar
resolutions may be passed: Tacoma
Board OF Trade. Little Rock Board OF
Trade, Business Mems associations at
Chicago, Pueblo and New Orleans:
Tourists association, Victoria, b. c.:
Merchants a Manufacturers associa-
ton, Kansas City, and Commercial
clubs at Los Angeles, Portland. ia
coma, Seattle, Spokane, Minneapolis. St
Paul. Duluth, Omaha. Boise, Denver,
Colorado Springs, Indianapolis, Louis
VILE, Dallas. ut. Worth. Winnipeg.
Des Molnes Richmond and Atlanta.