The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-06-27
WESTERN UNION
TELEGRAPHERS
ACCOMPLISH A SETTLEMENT
THROUGH COMMISSION.
INCREASE MAINTAINED
The Increase of Ten Per Cent on
March First Is In Practice Will
ing to Settle Differences By Ar
bitration.

New York.-The visit Of Commis-
sioner of Labor Neill has resulted In
an adjustment of the difficulties be-
tween the Western Union Telegraph
Company and its operators and there
will be no strike. The following let
ter, outlining the position of the COM
pany was addressed by President
Clowry of the Western Union to Mr..
Neill, and is admittedly satisfactory
to all parties concerned:
"Referring to the conferences held
between yourself and me and other
officers of the Western Union Tele"
graph Company and having IN view
the possible inconvenience to the pub
lie following any general interruption
of our business, am glad to make
clear to you the position occupied by
the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany in regard to this whole mat,
ter:
"As to statements made by persons
in no way connected with this COM
pany that the 10 per cent increase
granted by the telegraph company on
March l last, has not been applied
to all salaried telegraphers, | desire
to say that the telegraph company an
nounced this increase in good faith
and is carrying it out in good faith
and that if any case can be found Il:
which the increase was not granted
it will be corrected at once.
"The statement also being made
that the telegraph company is en-
deavoring to neutralize the 10 per cent
advance by the application of a So
called sliding scale is without founda-
ton. There is no such practice III
effect, nor is there any intention Of
putting it into effect by the manage
ment of this company.
"The standard salaries for regular
positions as established by the in
crease of March l, will be maintained
and the company will pay to any man
appointed or promoted to any posi-
ton the salary attached to that posi-
ton or that increase and will pay to
extra men the salaries in effect for
their work as Of March /, inclusive
Of the 10 per cent increase.
"This company has not discrlmlnat-
ed against, nor will it discriminate
against any employe of the company
because of affiliation or non-affillatlon
with any organization and if it can be
shown to me that any subordinate has
dismissed or Disseminated against any
telegrapher because of affillation with
any organization, such telegrapher
shall be restored to his position with
out prejudice.
"As evidence Of the absolute good
faith of the Western Union Telegraph
Company in its relation to its en-
ployees I beg to say that if any tele-
grapher feels that he has any griev-
ance under any Of the foregoing con-
ditions, and if he cannot secure sat
isfactory adjustment of his complaint
with the officers Of the company, we
will submit the matter to the arbitra-
tion of three parties, one to be Sc
lected by the -telegrapher, one by the
telegraph company and the third to
be selected by the two chosen; and
in the event that the two cannot agree
on a third arbitrator within one week,
we will be very glad to have such
third arbitrator chosen by the chair
man of the interstate commerce COM
mission and the commissioner of labor
acting jointly.
Gas further evidence of our en-
tire willingness to deal fairly and pre-
serve amicable relations directly with
our own employees, any telegrapher
who at any time has grievance can
take it up with his superior, either in
person OF if he wishes, through any
committee he may select from the
other employees of the company IN
the same district.
"I have outlined in the above III
brief the. position the Western Union
Telegraph Company holds in regard
to the matters we have discussed, and
you are at liberty to make any use
of this letter you see fit.
"Yours very truly,
"ROBERT C. CLOWRY,
"President.
President Clowry's letter to Com
missioner Neill was accepted by the
union leaders as satisfactory and inn