The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-06-22
Telegraph Operators in
San Francisco Strike.
FOR HIGHER PAY.
About $50 Employees Of the Western
Union and Postal Companies
Have Ceased Work.

San Francisco June 22.-Strike
ridden San Francisco had another
strike added to the list Friday after.
noon when the 250 telegraph oper'
ators employed in Oakland and San
Francisc by the Western Union and
Postal telegraph companies left the
keys at $3.50 o'clock and walked out
OF the offices. Three short blows on
a police whistle gave the signal and
the operators rose from the tables,
put on their coats and quit work,
The Postal and the Western Union
main San Francisco offices are both
In the Ferry building Since the fire
OF 1906 the main relay office of the
Western Union has been at West Oak
land, where about $50 men and wo-
men are employed. In the San Fran.
cisco office about 20 operators are EN-
ployed, and at branch Offices about 20
more The Postal company has 80
operators in its main San Francisco
office. The operators in San Fran.
cisco and Oakland we're dissatisfied
with the letter written by President
Clowry of the Western Union, to La.
Dor Commissioner Neil and insisted
that their demands for a % per cent
increase in wages be granted.
President Small, of the Commercial
Telegraphers' union, arrived Thurs
day and after considering the situa
ton ordered the strike unless the in.
crease was granted. Both the West
ern Union and the Postal officers de-
clined to grant the % per cent. in
crease or to consult with the union.
They expressed a willingness to con-
slider any advances asked by their
employees as individuals, but this did
not satisfy the men.
The superintendents of both com.
panies say that the controversy will
haye to be adjusted in New York and
th1y have issued notice to the public
that messages win be accepted sub.
ject to indefinite delay.
President Small will probably re-
main to advise the strikers. So long
as no attempt is made to bring in OPP
orators from outside points, the strike
will be purely local for San Francisco
and Oakland II, however, the com.
pany attempts to bring in men, oper-
ators in other cities may be called out.
1t Is announced that operators in
other cities will be allowed to work
with operators in San Francisco and
Oakland who did not go out with the
strikers.
Washington, June CIV. r. Beat.
tie, vice president OF the Commercial
Telegraphers' union, on Friday tele.
graphed L. J. Nally vice president
and general manager of the Postal
Telegraph Co., New York, urging him
from a humanitarian standpoint to
consider favorably the eight-hour
day" adding that to work nine and a
half hours daily during the heated
season Is a most trying ordeal. He
also telegraphed President Small, of
the union; THE sentiment at Wash.
ington is intense against any compro-
mise, especially on the eight.hour
day"
New York, June 22.-The strike OF
the Western Union and Postal tele.
graphers at San Francisco came as a
surprise to those companies, following
as 1t did so close upon the supposed
settlement OF the differences through
Commissioner of Labor Neil and the
subsequent statements by President
Clowry, of the Western Union, and e
]. Nally, general manager OF the
Postal Co,