The San Francisco call., 1907-06-26
UNION TAKES
GRIEVANCE TO
HEADQUARTERS
Small Replies to Letter
Sent Out by Head of
Corporation
NEW STEP FOR PEACE
Strikers Name Conference
Committee to Meet
Employers
RAILROAD IS WARNED
Activity of the Southern Pa
cifc Company Is
Resented
RAILROAD IS WARNED

President S. ]. Small of the COM
mercial telegraphers' union appealed
yesterday direct to Clarence Mackay.
head Of the Postal telegraph company.
Small wrote a letter designed to Offset
the one written by Mackay to the off,
Gals Of the Postal company. in which
Maokay commended the operators
who refused to go out and condemned
the men who struck.
President Mackay and the officials Of
his company have enjoyed the esteem
OF the telegraphers. who said yester-
day that they hoped that SmaH's eS-
position OF the case. from the stand
point OF the employees, might be pro-
duetive Of peace.
A new cloud appeared on the horizon
yesterday when it was announced by
the telegraphers that the Southern Pa
cihc had become active in behalf of the
western Union. The statement was
added that IL necessary a strike could
be called among the operators in the
employ of the railroad company.
PEACE COMMITTEE NAMED
A possible step toward a settlement
was made yesterday when the striking
operators appointed a conference COM
rnittee Of seven members, including
President S. ]. Small, with a view of
opening negotiations with the Western
Union and Postal Telegraph companies.
The committee is composed of A. W.
Cops, W. ". McCsndlish and oper-
ators Hanley. wisher. Allen, Tompkins
and Mrs. D. ToeH. Although the pow
ers Of the committee were not an
nounced following its appointment. it
is thought the committee will be
clothed with authority to arrange a
basis for the settlement of the strike.
One function of the body will be TO
place the demands Of the strikers be-
fore the heads Of the companies.
The appointment was made at an ex-
ocutive meeting held in Sunset hall in
Seventh street. Oakland, yesterday
morning, at which nearly all the oper-
ators who walked out from the several
Offices were present Speeches were
made by ". W. McCandlish, president
Of the local union; by Chairman A w.
C'opps of the finance committee, and by
Mrs Doretta YoeIL Second Vice Presi-
dent Z. B. Boyden also spoke in sup
port of the policy inaugurated by Pres
ident Small, and urged the operators
10 stand fast.
The plan to have inexpensive outings
and socials was also commended as a
sound one. 1t was decided to have a
dance in Maple hail. at Fourteenth and
Harrison streets. Oakland, on Friday
night. Arrangements for this event are
I'm charge of Mrs d. Yoell, w. Simpson.
". W. McCandlish. D. T. Powlef. w.
c. Miles. Fred Bussa. B. o. Symsey, r.
G. Gilbert and welsig Russell, who is
general secretary of the international.
WOMAN LEAVES POST
Many OF the striking operators have
complained that they experience diff
Guilty when they call at the companies
Offices for their private typewriting
machines. They say that the amount
of red tape they go through and the
number of officials whom they must
see involve endless delays. and some
OF them threaten to get out warrants
if the conditions complained of are con-
tfnued
Several members who are prominent
in the affairs of the strike say they
have been shadowed whenever they
went into the street.
The strikers welcomed Miss Paige,
who has had charge of the Postal
office in Alameda. to their organization
yesterday. Miss Paige announced she
would do no more work until the diff
ficuIty was adjusted.
CLAIMS OF COMPANIES
The ffth day of the strike passed
of quietly. No more operators were