New-York tribune., 1907-06-26
FRISCO STRIKERS QUIET.
AL Telegrams Taken Subject to
Indefinite DELAY.

San Francisco, June 25-The situation in the
telegraphers strike remains unchanged to-day,
with everything peaceful around the main offices
OF the companies and work proceeding though
no tle-up OF the wires in existence.
The formal notice of the Western Union and
FostI Telegraph companies TO their striking oper-
ators to return TO work yesterday was ignored by
the men, as was expected. None returned to work.
ana 'ne chlet operators and officials of both COM
panles We're busy working at the keys themselves.
The company officials said that the refusal of the
men to return severed finally the bond heretofore
existing.
Superintendent May of the Western Union de-
cIared that his company engaging men. but
"ould not say how many. He said they COM
ing from all directions and that normal conditions
would prevail soon.
The officials of both companies saw thev are
Wtlhh a haIt hour Of their work all the time.
Although messages are being handled with reason
"p!e @ nromptness so far, the companies refuse TO
take them except subject to indefinite delay owing
10 the fear OF interference with the wires.
The statements OF the officials Of the Western
Chloh ana Postal Telegraph companies and the
eNecutiV" committee of the telegraphers as to the
conditions in San Francisco conaicted yesterday
The representatives Of the companies said that
thefe was a great Improvement in the service since
me interruption due TO the strike. and messages
were little delayed
j. G. Barclay, assistant general manager of the
western Union Company, said: We have now I25
men in san Francisco and Oakland The messages
arc 'dh5n subject to delay. as a precaution. but
the conditions are fairly good and the service is
improving every day. We are satisfied with the
progress we are making"
.
ported that dispatches received by il from various
sources were t" the effect that the messages Of the
TWO companies We're piliuG up through DELAY
Deputy President konenkamp said that at the re
lay station at Chicago the Western Union was
twenty-five hundred messages behind. and in Oak
land and san Francisco It was sixty-fve hours be.
hind IN business
Deputy President konenkamp and the executive
committee OF the Commercial Telegraphers' Union
who are at the Astor House. received last evening
the first official notification from President Small
since he went 10 san Francisco in reference to the
strike there. II was in the form a bulletin is
sued bE Secretary-Treasurer Wesley Russell on
behaIi OF Small from Chicago which is Russelrs
headquarters. II Is headed Strike Bulletin No ."
II reviews the strike from its inception and SAYS:
The issue here is % cent increase in salary
owing TO the extraordinarily high cost of living
we acted in conformity with President CIowry's
letter, but The Western Union declined to meet a
committee as provided in the letter and refused
to treat with its operators except as individuals
Inc Postal refuses TO consider the increase at all
thus clearly demonstrating that these two com
panleS have entered into a compact to fight the
union"
The dispatch urges the telegraphers to hurry up
the assessments and says that President SrnalIs
instructions are for the members of the conlrnitoe
10 remain at their posts and do nothing wtthout
authorization.