The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-04
TO AVERT TELEGRAPH STRIKE
COMMISSIONERS NELL GOES TO
SETTLE CHICAGO TROUBLE.
Members OF the Executive Committee Also
Going There TO Calm the strike Asita-
lion -Clo~ry Notices His su~bordInates
That the settlement sim Holds.

FNeaN@
lion -C1owry Notices His subordinate
That the settlement stm Holds.
WASHINGTON, July 3.-Every effort will
be made by the Government to prevent a
general strike by the tslegraphers Of the
country.
should the trouble extend to the railway
te!egraphers, which is regarded as likely
N the event that the commercial operators
walk out. the machinery would at once be
sci III motion for a settlement OF the din
Guilty under the provisions Of the Erdmsn
act. which provides for Cancellation and
mediation according TO a we'll defined
plan in cases of trouble between railroads
and their employees.
The Government, however, will not wait
!1r the present trouble 10 become more
nc,ite. commissioner OF Labor Neill, who
hns already been in conference with COM
mittces representing both parties in the
strife between the telegraph companies and
thslr employees. left Wa hington for Chi
csgo to-day. He will hold conferences
With telegraph officials and representatives
of the union in that city with a view to
settling the disturbance there. 1t is UNDER
stood that he will then proceed TO San
Francisco.
CHICAGO. July a. Secretary Wesley Rus
sell and other leaders OF the Commercial
T~elegraphers' Union are still hoping that
some Intervention may arise TO avert a
strike. Secretary Russell said:
We do not wan to strike. We want
the situation cleared without recourse
10 force. We are willing 20 listen to arbi-
tration talk or conferences Of any sort
that will procure this result
In order TO leave no doubt az to the atti-
tude of the Western Union Telegraph Com
Iany in reference TO the telegraphers as
expressed in the letter Of President Clowry
70 United States Labor Commissioners
charles P. Neill before the strike OF the tel
egraphers was declared in San Francisco.
Iol. Clowry sent the following messag
Yesterday TO the general superintendents
# the mpan in New York, Chicago,
Atlanta and San Francisco:
There is no truth in the rumors beip cir
,ulited throughout the country that the
Western Union Telegra phi Com pa ny has re-
ceded from the position taken In my letter
of June 20 to the Hon. Charles P. Neil, Com
missioner OF Labor. ] had another meeting
with Commissioner Neill last Monday after
noon and assured him that notwithsta nGing
he unwsrranted action in calling a strike at
san Francisco the com peny would carry out
the conditions set forth In that statement
m good faith.
II was learned yesterday that J. NJ. Sui
ivan OF New York, a membe Of the execu-
tive committee of the Commercial Telegra-
piers Union. accompanied M. J. Reidy.
another member of the COMMITTEES, TO
Chicago on Tuesday. The remaining mem
hers Of the executive committee who are
here would say nothing OF the object Of their
visit except that il was an important one.
IL was learned from another source that
they have gone TO stem IL possible the strike
agitation snd try to deal with the Western
Union Company on the basis Of the letter
Of Col. Clowry.
Deputy President Konenkamp returned
10 this city yesterday from Washington,
where he had a conference with United
States Labor Commissioner Neill. He said
The conference merely related to informa-
lion which Mr.. Neiil wanted to get. All
he would say about Reidy and Sullivan's
Trip to Chicago was that they went to make
the telegrap hers there acquainted with the
position Of the national executive com-
mittee in relation to strikes. He refused
10 discuss the possible extension OF the
strike to other cities or to common on the
message Of Col. Ciowry to the superintend-
cnts Of the Western Union Company.