Arizona republican., 1918-07-08
WESTERN UN|ON
 STRIKE CALLED
 OFF FUR GOOD
Prospect of Government
 Taking Over Telegraphs
 Results In Assurance of Union Men to Keep Jobs
Republican A. P.Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, July 7.-Indefinite postponement of the strike of tele- araphers employed by the Western OnIon Telegraph company, called to begin tomorrow, was announced to- night by Secretary o. Labor Wilson after he had conferred over the long distance telephone with S. J. konen- kamp, president of the Commercial Photographers Union of America.
 Secretary Wilson said Mir. Konen- kamp had given him assurance the strike called for tomorrow would be postponed indefinitely
 1t was understood the union presi- dent agreed because congress is con- siderng resolution authorizing the president to take over during the war all wire and radio systems.
 Mir. Wilson sent MT. konsnkamp telegram today urging delay and later called in Samuel Gompers who tee- eraphed urging postponement Later MT. Wilson telephoned Mir. konen- kamp.
 NEW YORK, July 7.-The New
 York local of the Commercial Tele- graphers union decided at a meeting
 strike against the Western Union,
 scheduled for 7 o'clock tomorrow
 morning until formally advised by
 President konenkamp that his strike
 order stands.
 CHICAGO. July 7.-S. J. Konen-
 kamp, president of the Commercial
 Telegraphers' Union of America to-
 night sent the following telegram to
 Secretary of Labor Wilson in reply to
 a message requesting that the strike
 set for tomorrow against the Western Union be deferred:
 l Your telegram has been received
 and would say that the commercial
 telegraphers have been anxious at all
 times to do everything within their power to avert a strike and your re- | quest under the circumstances you
 have mentioned will be cheerfully
 compiled with but desire to point out
 the great danger of further lockouts
 by the Western Union as the result of todays meetings which if attended
 may destroy all our efforts to cooper ate with the government , Wire From Wilson , MT. Wilson's telegram to MT. Konen-
 kamp said in part:
 T earnestly request, in view of the general situation and the imperative necessity of avoiding interference with the prompt transmission of communi-
 cations which may be of vital import ance in the prosecution of the war. , that steps to prevent any strike be ], taken until I can have a conference : with you and others. Since the strike vote of your organization was taken. ,, the circumstances surrounding the sit uatlon have materially changed You Know that 1t is generally agreed and that the president several times has X declared that in this crucial time no !, strike is justified if any other means : of adjusting grievances are available 7 or in sight
 Gompers in Accord MT. Gompers' telegram follows in part:
 {; This afternoon Secretary Wilson X invited me to confer with him in re- h gard to the threatened telegraphic d situation. I am in entire accord with | the views he expressed. You as well 1. as the telegraphers know how thor y oughly' l am in acord with you and l. them in the proven and admitted = wrongs the telegraphers have endured
 and my earnest desire to have the
 wrongs rectified and to avoid any hin y drance to our governments war pro- ' gram even in the slightest is my war
 rant to urge you to at once exercise Is your every power to postpone the e strike for time and give every agency d the opportunity of making good and E: doing justice"
 l. CHICAGO, July 7.-Mr. Konen h kamp said that he feared more eni ) ployes would be discharged by tn, d Western Union because they attended n. strike meetings held in all parts o al the country today. He also said tha I. he had received many telegrams 0 " protest against the order for tn s. postponement of the strike s-O