The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-07-02
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Chicago. July q The strike of tel.
cf, lphers which began juno u was
/ called on at noon today hy = J. Ko-
/ ucnknmp president of the CONNER
7 Gal Tolcgraphora' Union OF America.
/ President koncukump. vino returned
. from Washington tha morning, called
on the strike after nc had conferred
with other officials of tho union
\ statement addressed TO the mem
hers of the organization by President
kononknmp read In part:
When the present strike was de-
claTed against the telegraph compn 10
mics under control of the wire admin
istrniion, 10 was Understood that II
would not be made an endurance con
test The strike was To be- the nnai
protest against the unfair and unjust
treatment We have received since Au-
gust l9lh, at the hands OF III" wire
administration.
We realized thai In order 10 mako
this protest effective 10 would be- nee
cEsury To make the strike nudiciently
acute 10 compel action. Thi. does not
seem possible now either through out
efforts or the efforts OF Others wo re-
lied upon to help uS Tt,s ~ the
view taken by many who are vitality
Interested IN The srssocss Of the strike
and they agree with me that to sub
mt tho prs position TO vote Of the
. membership would result in serious
delay aud disorEanization Acting IN
on this conclusion and with q view 10
serving your best interests. / hereby
declare the strike ut an end and Noi
are instructed to work without further
delay You have made gallant struu
glc Tor your rights ss American work
I tngmon and wumsu.
You have sought l minimum OF
tho things which the present govern
mcnt administration saws AN vorxers
should f fua
/ denied these rights hut governmental
agencies have been used to prevent
/ your getting them hN exercising Nour
I own economic strength
We ind that sending telegram,
/ from city to citS In suitcasts is now
I permissible. although Western Union
oittciaN were arrested for doing 40 !,
[ YEAR ago. We lind that telcrrams are
. being mailed without restriction. The
telegraph officials SAY the roNcrnmpni
iH footing the strike LOSSES. thereby
! adding this factor TO our opposing
forces.
We are douhly unfortunate IN hav.
. ing TO deal with governmental rep,
tcscntdtiNc ia the person ot Mr. bur.
. Lesson, who VIII yield no concession Ia
the workers unless II is forced from
him and IN not being ubh To muster
enough strength within our own rank,
TO compel him to give us "a squatc deal
l''HllN' All OF ms hlk sounding words
. the TACT remains that Eurirspn hui
fought us ana aided the telegram
companies NJ every turn and his nan
Is must take the blame.
The future. however. is not with
out hope Tho principles fur Whirl
We contend are going to prevail in th,
end. They must prevail hccauso tho,
. ore right The union will continue In
hght for the elemental rights OF iu
dustrial freedom We uri,c Nou as ,
loNal member to continue To do yuu
mart
Tho g. r T. \ Will not sur,epd,r
Some reorganization of the union up,
be necessary. hut our banner fuu, 1,
tho lrcele m lHOe' w,ll never h
fuilcd.'
II WIS announced that tuUctinr o.
the executive committee uI the or
raniyIiion would hc called in "a r.V
daNs To consider plans of rrorganiza
ton.