The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-06-29
%TELEGRAPHERS START FIGHT
STRIkE-RIpDEN SAN FRANCISCO
GETS FIRST OF EXPECTED
WALK-OUTS.
ASK rs PER CENT INCREASE
Both the Postal and Western Union
Companies Are Affected, Only
One Operator Remaining
at Each Office.

San Francisco, June 22.-Strike-rid-
den San Francisco had another strike
added to the list Friday afternoon,
when the telegraph operators en-
ployed by the Western Union and
Postal Telegraph companies left their
keys at $3.50 o'clock and walked out
of the offices. Three short blasts from
a police whistle gave the signal and at
the sound the operators arose from
the tables, put on their coats and
quit their jobs.
Both the Postal and Western Union
main San Francisco offices are located
close together in the Ferry building.
Since the fire the main relay offices of
the Western Union has been at West
Oakland, where about $50 men and
women are employed. In the San Fran
cisco office about twenty operators are
employed, and at outside branch of
fees about 20 more. The Postal Co.
has sixty operators in its main San
Francisco office. Employees of both
companies, with the exception of one
in each office, stopped work at the
signal.
Dissatisfied with CIowry Letter.
The operators in San Francisco and
Oakland were dissatisfied with the let
ter from President Clowry of the
Western Union, published Thursday,
and insisted that their demands for a
% per cent increase in wages should
be granted.
President Small of the Commercial
Photographers Union, arrived here,
and after considering the situation, or
dered the strike, unless the increase
was granted. Both the Western
Union and Postal officials declined to
grant the increase Or to consult%with
the union. They expressed their will
ingness to consider and act upon any
advances presented by their employees
as individuals, but this has not salts
fed the men and the walk-out result
ed.
The superintendents of both compa
MES have nothing to say about the
strike. They state that the matter
will have to be adjusted in New York
oA1o law mp olC hOI1SC " Xix
public that messages will be accepted
subject to indefinite delay.
Strike May Not Spread.
President Small of the union will re
main here and advise the strikers. Sc
long as an attempt is not made to
bring in operators from outside points
the strike will be purely local from
San Francisco and Oakland. If, how.
ever, the company attempts to bring
in outside men, operators in other
cities will be called out. In order that
the strike may be confined to San
Francisco and Oakland, it is announced
that operators in other cities will be
allowed to work with so-called "un
fair operators in San Francisco and
Oakland who did not go out with the
strikers.
Company Issues Statement.
A statement signed by General Su.
perintendent Frank Jaynes and apply
ing to all operators remaining on duty
during the strike has been posted in
Western Union Offices. 1t reads as
follows:
"All operators will be paid their reg
ular salary as a bonus and all services
Will be computed as extra IN the basis
of seven hours per day or night. OPP
orators and other employees working
at West Oakland will also be furnished
free meals and lodgings"
In the main San Francisco office of
the Western Union there were only
two men working. Since the fire the
Western Union has maintained its
principal ~operatins room in Oakland.
In this office about $50 operators are
employed.
friday night there were but about
Is at work, including chiefs.
The Postal company had five op-
orators, including chiefs, on duty out
of a total of 60 usually at work in
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