Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-25
By Associated Press.


OAKLAND, June "a. - President
Small of the Telegraphers' union an
nounced this afternoon that he would
ask the aid of the United States gov
ernment in the settlement OF the strike.
He said he would appeal to President
Roosevelt and members of the cabinet
to intercede on the ground that tran
Sactlon OF business OF national i'm
portance is being interfered with be-
cause of the strike. President Small
asserts that when investigation is
maze by President Roosevelt and the
cabinet officials it Will be learned that
the striking telegraphers are in no
| wise to blame for the strike.
National President Small of the union
today said that he had warned the
men to be prepared for a three weeks
strike if need be, although there was
strong feeling that the strike would
not last over a week as the operators
were SO scarce. 1t would take thirty
days at least to get half the original
corps back.
President Small further stated this
morning that he wanted the company
officials and representative operators
actually employed by the company to
decide when normal conditions have
been restored.
THE company" he said, has taken
it upon itself to decide when the nor
NAL conditions have been restored, but
we want the operators to have as much
to say in the matter as the employers.
1.-THE strike remains unchanged. We
have ordered about fifty picket men to
spy around the telegraph company, and
we will use persuasive power to keep
operators from going to work, If they
find any.
1.-The railroad telegraph operators are
willing to aid us with $4,000 II need
ed, and large amounts are coming from
the eastern telegraph unions who
sympathize with us in the strike. The
strikers should not be afraid to come
up and ask the financial committee for
aid if they need it. TIL strikers are
to receive money on the regular pay
days. If they remain out for six
months they will receive the pay just
the same.
1.-The operators who are out on strike
have been asked to watch both COM
panies, who are mailing kilograms from
different points detrimental to the in
terests of the strike. We are willing
to meet the employers of the companies
at any time. What we want is a rs
per cent increase in wages. We are a
greater power than the Western Union
Telegraph company and the Postal
Telegraph company combined. These
companies could not bear investigation.
Appeal to Government
eff the strike lasts very long we will
ask the United States government and
the mayor of Oakland to intercede.
There has been much agitation against
trusts and postal telegraph companies
recently"
A cablegram in the form of letter
was received by General President l..
w. Storrer of the Postal Telegraph COM
pany in San Francisco from Clarence H.
Mackay, president of the Postal Tele-
graph company. 1t reads:
while deeply regretting the situation,
/ feel that our men in abandoning their
posts were unmindful and needless of
their duty to the public and the COM
pany and guilty of most unwarranted
action. We shall take a firm stand ia
dealing with the situation, and we are
determined to win, regardless of time
or cost. With this in view, hereby
approve and confirm the instructions
given you by the general manager, and
in addition thereto you are authorized
to say to our loyal men who stand by
us in our difficulties:
'fAll operators will be paid their regu-
lar salaries as bonus and their SER
vices will be computed as extra on the
basis of seven hours per day or night.
Where you. deem 1t wise to do so, you
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