Evening star., 1907-10-16
STRIKE OF the KEYMEN
TELEGRAPHER MENTIONS "SIG-
NIFICANT CIRCUMSTANCES"
Men Hope for Action by Congress.
Employees Association Suggested
by Postal Company.

Several circumstances connected with the
strike of the telegraphers were pointed
out today as significant by one of the
local keym@n. He said the hope of the
stri..ers lies largely in their ability to re-
main out until Congress meets. when il
is proposed to have their grievances
brought o lly before both the Senate
and House.
we believe" he added, that when our
case is thus brought publicly and Off
cially to the attention of the lawmaking
power We will at least be given meas
ure of justice. The officers of the two
big telegraph companies have learned OF
our intention. and they are consequently
exerting themselves to bring about GER
tain conditions by hook or crook before
the assembling of Congress They are
afraid to have both sides of the question
exploited in the limelight on the floor OF
the House and Senate. Hence they VIII
first try to bring the strike to an end by
having the strikers return to their keys.
Failing in this. the officials will declare,
as they are already doing. that the bot
tom has fallen out of the walkont and
conditions have resumed the normal.
As d part of the general program of
the companies along the lines indicated
the local men point to the steps that are
Postal Telegraph Cable Company to form
IN organiza ton of operators and others.
but principally operators. which will have
as features sick and death benefits. The
ouit cts of the organization are stated to
h. to bring the men into closer sympathy
y tn the company and create a feeling of
tTiendliuess.
Statement by Company.
The statement that has been sent out by
the company Is as follows:
The Postal Teiegraph-Cable Company.
appreciative of the loyal spirit displayed
by the employees who remained faithful.
and by those who came to it's aid when so
many old employees abandoned their du-
IS. believes that this loyal spirit may be
strengthened by association into a power
ful agency for maintaining good relations
between the company and it's employees
and the prevention of such movements as
eliminated in the occurrences of last Au-
gust and 1t has. therefore. IN conjunct on
with its employees, decided to form an as
sociation of those employees who have
faith in the disposition of the company to
deal equitably W tn them. who are oppos d
10 strikes, CommotiOns or coercive meas
uTes and who recognize the plain truth
that their own prosperity is bound up in
the prosperity of the company
Such an association w IL be called the
Postal Telegraph Employees Association
ana its object will be to secure to the COM
pany loyal working force and to it's
members employment undisturbed by fac
tiohS seeking to coerce. embarrass or
harass the company or its employees; and
IT'S further object W II be to render man
c!al ala to its employees when sick or dis
abled, and also in case of death.
The direct ons in which such an asso-
clatlon may extend its activities for the
otneht of Its members may easily be seen.
INV ,Ia,.
association may be made the means of
remedying local compla nts py affording
a ready means by which such complaints
may De properly considered and also that
II may be turned to the purpose of self
help ana the advancement of it's members
socially, educationally and materially all
OF which objects will have the hearty sup
port of the company"