The San Francisco call., 1907-06-04
men WALK OUT
TO HELP FIGHT
OF THE GIRLS
Demand for Recognition Of
the New Union Is
Ignored
SCOTT NOT ON HAND
Committee Says President
of Company Purposely
Kept Away
GLASS PLEA IN VAIN
Repair and Installation De
partments Without
Workrnen
GLASS PLEA IN VAIN

More than 200 members of cleo
trical workers union No. Isl deserted
their posts in the six stations of the
telephone company yesterday in re-
sponse to the call for a sympathetic
strike in behalf Of the hello" girls.
No other company employing elec-
tricians was affected by the walkout.
The committee appointed at the
meeting of the linemen on Sunday
afternoon met yesterday morning at
6 o'clock. 1t was vested with full
power to act, and without further
ado it decided to strike If Preside. Il
Henry T. Scott persisted. in his re-
fusai to recognize the operators
nnion.. The committee proceeded to
Scott's office in Fell near Scott street,
but he was not there. Instead, the
committee was greeted by Vice Presi-
dent Louis Glass. He said that he was
in no position to give any assurance
that the request would be granted. but
asked the committee to postpone flna,
action for a few days.
According to President Leonard. who
is chairman OF the strike committee, It
was evident that President Scott was
purposely absent. I'VE asked where
he was and were told that he was in
Menlo," said Leonard yesterday.
Then we suggested making an apr
pointment over the telephone. We said
that we would be willing to go to
Menlo or any other place that he
might name. Again we were discour-
aged Glass said that he did not deem
1t expedient for US to visit President
Scott, and again urged that We delay
final action for few days. We told
him that we had visited Scott at the
time that the telephone operators
struck and that he had been aware for
a long time of our intentions.
There was nothing to be gained by
further delay. We asked Glass for
final answer and he replied that he
would do nothing and that it was In
expedient to bother President Scott.
Then we said, It's all on, Mr.. Glass;
and we walked out.
"All the members at work for the
telephone company were at once noti-
fed to quit at o'clock. which they
did, except some few men who were
working on uncompleted Jobs that II
left unfinished would jeopardize life
or property. Such workmen completed
their work and tomorrow there will be
no more electrical workmen in the en-
ploy of the telephone company.
There will be some difficulty in San
Rafael, too, because our jurisdiction
extends to that place. The linemen
employed there went out
I'VE were much gEatified when 25
nonunion electricians employed in the
stations here struck with us and have
made application to Join the union.
These applications will be acted on
at the meeting OF the union tomorrow
morning
..The work of the company will be
more seriously hampered than ever.
There were orders on file to install
5000 phones and our trouble pushers'
were kept busy repairing the equip
ment already installed. 1t will go un-
repaired for some time, we believe
Leonard said that the total member
ship of No. Isl was q little more than
1000 and he declared positively that
there would be no thought at present
OF an extension Of q sympathetic strike
in any other direction than that OF the
telephone operators.
A meeting was had yesterday after
noon at the Labor temple between the
committee from 151 and the executive
committee OF the operators. Nothing
was done except to acquaint the girls
formally OF the synapathetic. strike and
the proffer Of all aid possible from 151
to force Scott to recognize their union.