Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-06
CARLTON SERVES
NOTICE ON WIRE
MEN WHO STRIKE
President of Western Union
Makes Announcement Fol-
lowing Burleson Action
By Associated Press.

New York. July 6.-Employes of
the Western Union Telegraph Company.
who joined the telegraphers' union on
the assurance of the Postmaster Cen
eraI that there would be no discrimin-
alton in regard to employees joining
unions, will not be taken back if they
strike, Newcomb Carlton, president of
the company. announced to-day. He
pointed out that the Postmaster General
had now turned the Western Union over
to the company ito operate as We
think best for the interests OF the busi-
ness"
Mr.. Carlton said that out of 10000
employees only 10 belonged to the
union and that the call for strike in
the Southern division was meeting with
practically no response.
71O Belong to Union
.'Thfs great national strike which
has been called by S. ]. Konenkamp
is meeting with practically no response
from our employees" he said. 1T really
amounts to nothing and would attract
no attention II ii were not for the pro-
paganda which the union people are
able to get into the newspapers. We
have about $1,000 employees on our
land and cable lines of which about
10000 are eligible for membership in
the union. but of those 10000 only 71O
belong to the union. These TO Joined
the union on the assurance of the
Postmaster General that there would
be no discrimination in regard to en-
ployes joining unions.
Refers to Rule
1.-The Postmaster General has since
turned the Western Union over TO us,
TO operate as we think best for the in
II hNC . \
been our rule. which we will adhere to.
that where an employe quits the service
with the hope of destroying or inter-
fering with its continuity such person
shall never again return to our en-
ploy, OF course, should any oil the 10
men already mentioned quit for the
aforementioned purpose they leave
the service of the company for good.
Service Must Keep Up
Bearing upon the matter of employees
once quitting being ineligible for re-
turn to the company's service. ours Is
an industry which absolutely requires
continuity of service 1t is one of the
Industries that cannot allow of any in
terruption hence strikes are 'aboed.
"There is n we'll working plan al
ready in operation for arbitrattng and
settling any differences through the
Association OF western Union fIipioNeS
i'm fact at 2 O'Clock this afternoon
there is to be a meeting between the
eompany's officers and committee or
the directors of that association for the
purpose of discussing me question OF
profit sharing.
''I have kilograms this morning from
all over the country from local chapters
NJ the association of Western Union
employees pledging their loyalty to the
company.
Gives Strike Figures
dispatches which l have received
this morning from the territory covered
by the S. ]. Konenkamp strike reflect
the following conditions at 80 various
cities in that region:
"Greenvlle. one quit Newport News
one quit: Savannah, all on hand; Rich
r1ond. all on hand; Norfolk. eight quit
Columbia, four quit Charlotts, IA quit
Charleston, 10 qui'; Montgomery. four
quit: Augusta. normal; Pensacola, two
quit Memphis. Nashville. Roanoke,
Raleigh. all now working: New Or
leans 90 per cent. OF force On duty and
OK: Atlanta. we have more than a
full force this morning; Birmingham
three quit: Tampa, we expect 70 lose
six: Wilmington. we expect tc lose four
From this you will see the meager-
ress of the response of our employees
~ the unions effort to prostrate the
telegraph serv ce Cf the United States VI