Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-06-25
NONUNION MEN
ARE Imported.
TELEGRAPH COMPANIES SEND.
ING OPERATORS INTO SAN
FRANCISCO AND OAKLAND.
ASK THE CITY FOR
A POLICE GUARD
Employees Who Take Places of Those
Who Walked Out Will Be Housed
and Fed in Pullman Coaches
Business at standstilI.

San Francisco, June 24.-Business
is practically paralyzed in this city
and Oakland by the strike of the teleg'
raphers. Western Union officials, how.
ever, assert the tie-up cannot continue
long. 1t is reported the company has
a large force of nonunion operators
on the way to this city, and has COM
pleted plans to fight the union strikers
to the bitter end
Fifteen nonunion operators have
passed Cheyenne, Wyo, west bound,
and more are on the way.
Use Telephones Along Coast.
In an effort to keep business going
the telephone has been pressed into
service, but it can reach only points
along the coast.
The Postal Telegraph company OPP
Grated some of It's wires with small
force of operators. Its wires were
not molested The Western Union
was greatly troubled by operators at
way stations along the lines opening
the keys and otherwise interfering
with the service it attempted to give.
General Superintendent Frank
Jaynes of the Western Union COM
pany said:
I'VE will not deal with the CONNER
cial Telegraphers' union. We have
never Disseminated in favor of or
against members Of the union. We
have hired our telegraphers regard
less of their affiliations with any labor
organization, and have never asked an
employe whether he belonged to the
union. We have ever been willing to
deal with our employees as employees,
but never with the union. / believe
that if the men had agreed to confer
with us as employees their demands
could have been successfully ad-
justed
Mr.. Small called on my assistant
Friday and was told that the com
pany would not confer with him or
any member of his organization. Now
that they have struck, am glad
that they have done so, if it has to
be done. The sooner started the
sooner it will be over. We shall take
messages subject to delay
Demands Protection by Police.
The Western Union has applied for
police protection, and has already Sc,
cured Pullman sleepers and diners
from the Southern Pacific railroad In
which to quarter and feed employees
at Oakland. Superintendent Jaynes
posted a notice to the effect that all
operators remaining with the COM
pany would be paid double salary,
boarded and lodged free of charge,
and given ample protection in the per-
Torrance of their duties.
President Small of Photographers
union said: We are asking only
fair treatment for the men in San
Francisco. We will not force a gen
eral, strike, at least not at this time.
We expect union men in other cities
TO work with San Francisco operators.
union or nonunion, and desire to in
convenience the general public as
little as possible"
The chief demand of the strikers is
Tor a temporary increase of Is per
cent. in wages.
FeW Operators Remain at Work.
In the Western Unions MAIN relay
Office in Oakland $50 operators, men
and women, quit work when the sig
nal-three short blasts from a police
whistle was given. In the main Of
foe of the Postal in this city so opera
tors quit work. One operator re-
manned on duty in each Office.
Refuse Recognition.
Superintendent A. H. May of the
Western Union company said Satur-
day morning that the situation had
improved somewhat and, in fact, was
better than had been expected. Be-
tween SO and 60 operators were at
work-neariy one-third of the usual
forceand considerable business was
being handled. Applications for en-
Dloyment were coming in and a
speedy increase in the number of men
at work was expected.
All former employees requesting
reinstatement will be dealt with as
Individuals, the company absolutely
refusing to recognize the union in
any manner.