The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-07-08

mands. to five other towns In this dis
trict-Stevensville, Victor Hamilton,
Plains and Thompson Falls.
The final session at which the agree
Ing the conference. An we needed
| was to get together. The whole trou-
BILE. apparently. had been that the
strikers and the company We're not In
| contact. How could they be expected
to settle their differences through an
intervening body? The business men.
of course, were sincere in their pur-
pose, but they were an obstacle. As
soon as they left the conference and
the parties got together settlement
| was reached
Mr.. Drollette considers the agree
ment quite satisfactory, in that it
| makes the Missoula exchange a
CLOSED shop and grants the operators
IL substantial increase in pay. He en-
phatically stated last night that the
people OF Missoula can depend upon
the newly recognized union to he fair
| organized labor is not going to do
anything wrong" he said.
Muscular informs Mayor.
| hdSbF IL. i. w llklnSOH received llTSJ
information OF the resumption of serv-
| ice from The Muscular. He was at
| his home when he was called on the
| telephone.
I'm mighty glad to hear your voice.
i said the mayor, land to know that
we are going to have our telephones
again. This is the first I've used my
phone since last Tuesday morning.
/ considering the strike as a whole
l believe the business men of the city
We're agreed that the girls should be
given more pay. They Favored recog
milton of the girls organization, too as
that is a labor principle that Is rap
idly becoming recognized throughout
the country.
Remedial Laws Needed.
Il believe now is the time to take
up and settle once and for all with
Ithe public utilities commission just
what power they have in n case OF
this kind. We should be able to get
| some assurance that never again vii
there be a teup in the city which Is
so dangerous to property ana public
welfare.
II wrote to Governor Stewart today
and explained to him the status Of tn.
affair. | shall write him now inine
diately and tell him that the strike l.
ut an end.
The position Of the city was unfor
tunate in this matter. BY the Law
, which allows the operation of tcle
i phone companies and other publi
service corporations of certain kind
I without II charter, we We're unable t
, exercise anything further than 6: pc
lice power over the companies to max
them keep the poles and wires from
obstructing the streets. The law give
: us no power To make the company OPP
crate because there is no charter tina
may be revoked.
n ITO remedy this situation would re
4 auire action by the state legislature.
am in favor of such action as woul
give local communities control owe
q such corporations as operate in thos
:. communities. Under the present LAY
! the state machinery is two slow to a.
: low the handling of Il strike simila
y to this one by state authority Th
g cities and towns themselves should !
& given more power"
Operators Call II Victory.
I'VE feel that we have won o,
cause completely said Mrs. Ler
y Brisbn, president of the girls organ
IL zation. I'VE got a higher top sea
q than we asked for and we are a
e happy. Besides, think the girls fe
: the company has treated them yer
lie fairly throughout the strike"
y All the out of town conferees e9
cept Mr. Ogden made their plans
leave Missoula to resume their wor
today. Mr. Drollette will leave tonigf
: for Butte. Mr.. McAfee will also RI
+ turn to his headquarters in Helen
IL today w. f. Cozad, general traff
DC manager, who also has been in tn
S. city during the conferences, will retuI
lc to his offices in Denver today. M
1t Ogden will remain in the city two {
n three days longer before returning
= Helena.