The Washington herald., 1919-06-05
ATLANTA'S WIRE
STRIKE SPREADS
TO KEY CHECKERS
Telegaphers Walk Out in
Support Of Telephone
Operators Demands.
OTHER UNIONS TO ACT
Industrial Tie-Up in Several
Lines Threatened-Bu
- leson Gets Reports.

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Atlanta, June 4.-Striking in support
OF telephone operators who quit work
to compel reinstatement of workers
dismissed because of union afiiiation.
80 men and women telegraphers en-
ployed by the Western Union walked
out today. incidentally seeking adjust
ment OF their own grievances.
- Telesraphers employed by the Pos
tai telegraph Company will not be
called out, nor win the strike be ex-
tended to other cities at this time,
declared Charles F. Mann. strike or
gantzer.
8 ]. konencamp, International pres
ident Of the Telegraphers' Union. ap-
proved the strike vote taken by the
Atlanta telegraphers.
Greeted By Hello Girls.
Outside of the building. the tele-
,graphers were greeted by members
OF the night force. who cheered them
selves hoarse, and striking telephone
girls, who had gathered in a body op-
posite the Western Union building,
greeted the telegraph workers enthus-
tastically. The strikers. accompanied
by the telephone girls, marched in a
body to Labor Temple, where a mass
meeting was held.
Meanwhile talk of sympathetic
strikes in support of the wire work
ers continues. Tonight a big mass
meeting of all labor organizations was
held in the city auditorium. Many
leaders think that at least five unions
will vote for a sympathetic strike.
TnNNnN N~an1 H.. L
ion workers of various organizations
were ready to stop work as a protest
against importation of strlke-br X
ers by the wire companies
A strike against the Western Union
has been pending here for several
months. Mann declared, because of
discrimination against union keymen
BY Western Union officials.
., In line with Postmaster General
sBurleson's request. We have submit
ted our grievances for investigation.
without result" Mann declared.
Now the telegraphers. a majority
of whom are men. seeing the same
tactics used against their sisters en-
ployed in the telephone offices. in
tend to take drastic steps in order
10 secure justice for all. -
" NinImIred by Carlton.
New York. June 4.-"Only forty
two persons out of a working force
Of about 500 have walked out in
president of the Western Union
Telegraph Company. today.
Carlton said the company has on
the way to Atlanta or already in
that city more than 100 persons
waiting to fill the places vacated by
the strikers.
}. I'VE have receiuN no demands
from the men whatever" he said.
BurIeson Gets Reports.
Mayor Keys. OF Atlanta. has sub
united to Congressman Upshaw, of
Georgia, a report on the strike situa-
lion in Atlanta. which was before
Postmaster General Burleson yester-
day. II was believed by labor lead
ers here that Burleson may &ct
promptly on Keys report and bring
the strike situation to a head-either
increasing it's intensity and scope or
eliminating its necessity-within the
next twenty-four hours.
Burleson has received a report on
the Bell company's side of the case.
"HiCh nc PiODdOlN VIII lndhe puOlC-
President konenkamp of the c. T.
L. a. in Washington. directing the
progress Of what may prove his finish
FIGHT with the government wire al,
mnistration.
konenkamp was informed that fifty
strike breakers had left New York
today for Atlanta. and said he had
taken measures to have the men nl-
-t'rcepted along the line and urged TO
abandon their trip.