Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-06-14
General Manager of Telegraph
and Gable Company Yields
to Presidents Request and
AvertS General WaIkout,
WESTERN UNION CHIEF
IS SILENT ON SUBJECT
NeWComb Carlton Declines to
State Attitude of His Con-
Cern Toward Men Who Join
TeIegraphers' Union,
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New York. June 13.-Official an
nouncement that the Postal Tele-
graph Cable company at the request
of President Wilson had waived its
right during the war to discharge en-
ployes who Joined a union" was made
In message, signed by Edward Rey-
nolds, vice president and general man
ager of the company, which was sent
today to division superintendents.
This message was issued after Clar-
ence II. Mackay, president OF the
company, had telegraphed President
Wilson, acknowledging the receipt OF
n letter from him and asserting that
I'VE cannot but respond to your ro-
quest"
Newcomb Carlton, president OF the
Western Union Telegraph company.
who recently declined for his company
to submit to the jurisdiction of the
national war labor board which
sought to adjust the differences be-
tween the company and those Of its
employees who are members of the
Commercial Telegraphers' Union of
America, would not state tonight
whether he had received from Preei-
dent Wilson similar to that received
by Mr., Mackay,
Message to Postal Heads.
The message sent today to Superln-
tendents OF the Postal companies fol-
lows:
Beginning today you will carry out
the terms of the following telegram
which Mr.. Mackay sent to President
Wilson last night:
"Tn reply to your letter of yester-
day allow me to say that this company
has done its very utmost since the be-
ginning Of the war to assume It's full
share of responsibility to the govern
ment and to the public and that In
order to still further show its SINGER
ity and earnest desire to be of service
at this time of national trial, we cam
not but respond TO your request that
we waive during the war our right to
discharge employees who join union
and you may rely upon our doing
So -
Mr.. Carlton announced tonight that
the directors of the Western Union,
after considering a petition from their
Chicago employees, were prepared to
| aid in the formation of an association
of its employees to give them "indi-
vidual protection against petty tyran-
nies," and the impelling voice of col.
| lective bargaining. To this end, said
| Mr.. Carlton the company today is
sued notices to all its employees sug-
| gesting that they organize such an
! association by sending electors to "
convention to be held In Chicago
July 10.
Not Fighting Any Union.
"We are not fighting any union,
| Mr.. Carleton said in a statement The
whole question was whether or not
the Western Union was right In dis
charging men who we thought vio-
lated their working agreement by
joining an organization which em-
| ploys the strike.
I'VE say that they shall not Join q
union that employs the strike, but IL
they believe that that gives them pro-
lection, we have got to give them
some equal or better protection, with,
out the jeopardy of the strike ana
with the right of collective bargain
| ing.
This is not plan for fightlng any
union, but an effort to give our peo-
ple what they are entitled to and what
they never have had"
A function of the proposed assocla-
ton, Mr. Carlton said, would be the
administration of pension and SICK
benefit fund created by the company