The San Francisco call., 1907-06-09
CORNELIUS ADDRESSES
THE C0NC|L|AT ION BODY

Richard Cornelius and Charles Cordes
OF the carmen's union appeared before
the conciliation committee of the Civic
league yesterday afternoon and refuted
statements made before that body early
in the week by Patrick Calhoun that
the platform men had violated the laws
Of both the international association
and their own organization in order
ing the strike.
Cornelius and Cordes particularized
incidents to prove their contentious,
and their declarations comprised q gen.
eral refutation of the statements made
by Calhoun.
The conciliation committee heard
them at length, and then devoted it's
attention to other phases of Industrial
disturbances that ii is trying to adjust.
An early cessation of the laundry
workers strike is looked forward to by
the committee. The laundry workers
are to meet tomorrow and have virtu-
ally assured the committee that a grad
uated scale of increased wages similar
to that which ended the iron workers
walkout would be adopted by q ma
jority vote and that the strike would
be declared of.
communication was received by the
committee from S. o. Blodgett asking
its intercession in avoiding a strike of
the telegraphers of the Western Union
company. The communication ex-
planned that the Postal company had
agreed to treat with the committee ap-
pointed by the telegraphers to present
the new scale that they had drafted,
but that the officials of the Western
do so on the advice Of the main Office
in New York The main features of
the new scale of the telegraphers are
an eight instead of nine hour day,
increased remuneration for Sundays
and holidays. and s11o a month for
first class, $95 a month for second
class, and SIS month for third class
operators.
A committee consisting of Rev. j. E.
White, Rabbi Bernard Kaplan and Isa-
dor Jacobs was appointed to confer
with General Superintendent Frank
Jaynes and Superintendents I. N. Mil
Ter Jr. and A H. May tomorrow with
the object of inducing the Western
Union to treat with the operators.
The operators will meet today for
the purpose OF deciding whether or not
a strike shall be called in the event
OF the company's refusing to consider
the new scale.
The carmen's strike. according to
members of the committee, Is in no
better way OF adjustment than II was
earlier in the week. After the meeting
of the committee yesterday Cornelius
made the following statement in ex-
PLANTATION of his appearance before 1t:
appeared before the concilia tion COMMITTEES
Of the Civic league this afternoon and explained
| the position of the carmens union regarding
the statement OF Mr.. Calhoun that we had vio-
! lated the laws of both the international asso-
citation and those Of our own organization.
believe that satisfied the committee that we
had not done anything contrary to the laws Of
At the meeting Of the general executive
board OF the amalgamated association held al
was gone into very thoroughly and after one
whole days discussion II was decided that we
had complied faithfully with ell the laws and
rules Of our organization. 1t was shown that
we had just gone through seven months OF
arbitration and that there was no good object
to be obtained By again arbitrating the same
Mr.. Calhoun on several occasions declared tha,
he would not arbitrate with us again, giving
of our organization gave for not wanting te
do So
The statement has been made by Mr. Calhoun
that he offered to arbitrate before We went or
strike This was fully explained to the con
ciliation committee By us today. The offer wal
impossible for the committee from the union t.
accept II, ana bringing this matter forward
at this time can only be for the purpose Of
| public.
George ]. Wellington. who was one
Of the leading figures in adjusting the
iron workers troubles, resigned from
active service on the conciliation com
mittee yesterday. but will remain a,
the call of the body should his services
be required in future. Wellington has
several matters to which he is now de-
voting his personal attention in the in
terest of industrial stability. He viii
probably be asked to return to the
committee when his investigation ol
l these matters Is completed.