Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-21
TELEGRApHERS TO STRIKE

SAN FRANCISCO june IL
Telegraph operators in the employ
of the Western Union and Postal
companies in San Francisco and
Oakland will 60 on strike at pm.
today.
The Postal Company's Position.
NEW YORK. June 21.-The Postal Tele-
graph-Cable Company has taken the posi-
ton right along that 1t was not involved in
the controversy which the Western Union
Telegraph Company has been having with
it's employees. Edward ]. Nally. vice presi-
dent and general manager, has given out
the following statement as to his company 8
attitude. He says:
Now that all the troubles of the West.
ern Union Telegraph Company have been
adjusted, I wish to say for the Postal Tele-
graph-Cable Company that the statement
to the effect that this company refused to
consider requests or complaints from Its
employees, either individually or as COM
mittee, is entirely untrue. We have always
been glad to meet any of our emf
pIoyes and to consider any matter which
they might care to present. For instance.
our Chicago employees recently made an
application for still further increase of
wages.
"Inasmuch as we increased the wages of
.,
per cent on March 1, and on april 1 gave
the chief operators an additional increase.
and on the same day we increased the sala-
ries of our clerical force, we did not feel
and we explained to them the reason why.
On June ~ I wrote letter on that subject
to our general superintendent in Chicago,
Mr.. Capon, as follows:
Can Do Nothing More.
"'Please say to the employees whose
names are signed to the communication Of
recent date addressed to you. and which
you referred to me with your letter Of June
G. that We are unable at this time to give
favorable consideration to their request for
shorter hours and increased wages. We
have already done all that we can afford
to do. We cannot in justice to the COM
pany's interests and with business prudence
do more. If in the list of minor grievances
submitted there are any that call for at
tentiOn and consideration l shall be glad
to have your and Mr.. Carroll's recommen-
daton as to what you think should be done
in each case. If there are any rules In
force, which may at times work hardship
upon our employees. we should do our ut
most to remedy them. Great care should
be exercised to prevent under-chiefs and
others from unfair enforcement of rules
and regulations. and from unjust discrimf-
nation and unkind treatment Of the force.
1T is the earnest desire of the manage
with consideration and that every reason
able and proper effort be made to insure
their health and comfort.''
Commissioner Charles P. NELL Of the b1-
reau of labor. who was delegated by Presi-
dent Roosevelt to act for him in the matter
of requests for executive Intervention tc
prevent a general strike of telegraphers, re.
turned to his office today from New York
where a settlement of the difficulties ha6
been announced. He had read the state
ment of President Small of the CONNER
cial Photographers Union. made In Sar
Francisco, declaring that a guerrilla war
fare" would be carried on throughout the
country, and expressed great surprise. as
he had every reason to believe that Deputy
President Konenkamp was fully author.
lied to treat for the teiegraphers in the ne
gotiations in New York which resulted In
a supposed settlement. Until some actor
is taken by Mr.. Small indicating that he
does not intend to regard the settlement
as made in good faith. Mr.. Neill says tina,
he will consider that the matter is closed.