Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-06-21
President Clowry Writes Letter Ia
Labor Official.
NO DISCRIMINATION ALLOWED
He Says Ten Per Cent Increase Will
Be Paid to All.
ALL MEN TO BE TREATED SAME
No Operator VIII He Discharged
Because of Membership or Nom
Membership in Any
Organization,

NEW YORK, June 20-As the result of
the visit OF Mr.. Neill. commissioner OF
labor, and following suggestions made by
him an adjustment Of the difficulties be-
tween the Western Union Telegraph COM
pany and its operators has been reached
and there will be no strike. This morning
Colonel Clowry, president Of the West
ern Union, addressed a letter to Mr.. Neil,
outlining the position of his company,
and this is admittedly satisfactory to all
parties concerned
Mr. Clowrys letter to Mr.. Neil is as fol-
lows:
Referring to the conferences held be-
tween yourself and me and other officers
Of the Western Union Telegraph company,
and havinR In view the possible grave In
convenience to the public following any
general interruption of our business, l am
glad to make clear TO you the position oc-
cupied by they Western Union Telegraph
company in regard to this whole matter.
AS TO statements made by persons In no
way connected with this company that the
10 per cent granted by the teiesraph CON, com,
pany on March 1 last has not been applied
TO all salaried telegraphers, desire to say
that the telegraph company announced
this increase in good faith and is carrying
It out in good faith, and that II any case
can be found in which( the increase was
not granted it Will be corrected at once;
The statement also being made that the
telegraph company is end6avoring to neu-
tralize the 10 per cent advance by the ap-
plication OF a so-called sliding scale Is
without foundation. There Ms no such
practice in effect, nor is there any inten-
ton of putting 1t into effect, by the man
fheT The standard ard salaries ] for regular posi-
tions as established by the increase or
March l will be maintained, and the COM
promoted to any position the salaSy at
tached to that position after that incfease,
and will pay to extra men the salaries IN
effect for their work as OF March !, \in-
elusive of the 10 per cent.
This company has not discrlminat&d
against nor will 1t discriminate against, anN
employe of the company because OF aftilia-\
tion or nonaffiliation with any organization,
and II It can be shown to me that any SUI
bordinate has dismissed or Disseminated
against any telegrapher because of atfllia-
tion with any organization such telegrapher
shall be restored to his position without
| AS evidence Of the absolute good faith Of
the Western Union Telegraph company in
that IL any telegrapher feels that he has
any grievance under any or the foregoing
conditions, and If he cannot secure a salts
factory adjustment OF his complaint with
the of4cers of the company, we will submit
the matter to the arbitration OF three par
ties. one to be selected by the telegraPher,
one by the telegraph company and the third
to be selected by the two 30 chosen and In
the event that the two cannot agree upon
a third arbitrator within one week. we Will
be very glad to have such third arbitrator
chosen by the chairman OF the Interstate
Commerce commission and the commits
Z
As further evidence OF our entire Will
lingness 10 deal fairly and preserve AMIGA
BILE relations directly with our employees,
any teIegra pher who at any time has a
grievance can take It up with his superior,
either in person or, II he wishes, through
any committee he may select from the
other employees OF the company in the same
district.
/ have outlined above in brief the posi-
tion the Western Union Telegraph company
holds in regard to matters we have dis
cussed. and you are liberty to make any use
of this letter that you see ht. Yours very
truly, (Signed) r. c. CLOWRY, President.
President C1owrys letter TO Commits
sioner Neil was accepted by the union
leaders as satisfactory and preparations
for putting the strike order into operation
were halted.
The union leaders said they looked upon
! the letter as a concession by the Western
Union of all their demands with the excep-
| tion of the eight-hour day and the request
that typewriters for operators be furnished
/ by the company
! A formal statement from the union lead
ers is expected later in the day.