Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-11
Companies and Ope~-
ators Vary Greatly
in Their Claims.
AdUices Shou Postal Hard
Hit; Western Union Not
Greatly Hampered.

DALLAS. Tex. June ia. ).
Fisher. non-union Iineman en-
ployed by the Dallas Light aud
Power Company. WAS shot and
killed I'm clash here today he
tween strike sympa hizers and nom
union men taking the places of
striking employees of the company.
| BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. June 11.-Confiicting claims
of union leaders and officials of CONNER
| cial telegraph companies made uncer-
| tain at noon today the extent of the
nationwide strike of telegraph OPP
orators, but representatives of the
| workers confidently maintained that
the number of strikers would reach
$4,000 by nightfall.
I'VE are operating 100 per cent" de-
! clared an official of the Western Union
J r.-graph Company after receiving
t sports from points in this district,
I which includes Illinois. Wisconsin,
Michigan, Indiana and Ohio. Our
proof is the fact that we are ready
| to accept all business offered"
Claims 10000 Will Strike.
Two thousand seven hundred
workers will be on the streets by
night in this district" said S. ]. Ko-
nenkamp. international president of
the Commercial Telegraphers Union
| Of America. THE number of strikers
in the entire country will be $4,000
by night. Reports are most encour-
aging. In Chicago alone 500 are al
ready on strike. The number will be
nearly doubled by night"
He exhibited kilograms from vari-
+, Gus Widespread points indicating that
the strike response had been general.
but failing to show the exact number
of strikers.
J The issues involved in the strike in
clude the right to organize and bar
/ gain collectively, wages and working
conditions. President Konenkamp es-
| tablished headquarters here and an
nounced that he would direct the
strike from this city.
Leased wire operators were not in
! volved in the strike, but Mr.. Konen-
kamp said that it might be necessary
! to call them out, in order to enforce
the demands made by the commercial
men.
Serious Results Not Evident.
First reports to the Associated Press
from score of central west cities and
towns failed to show that the strike had
brought serious results. In Cleveland
about nifty operators were reported out;
/ every operator employed by the Mackay
Telegraph Company in Dallas and Fort
. Worth, Tex, quit work; company off,
! Gals in Detroit report normal conditions.
while union officials report $50 men out
| and Milwaukee reported the strike post
poned to Saturday.
Il D-Nt, ..,l
west and especially Chicago is the storm
center Of the strike.
Postal Hardest Hit.
The Postal Telegraph Company here
| was most seriously affected by the
strike. E. w. Collins. general superin-
tendent, said that only about 80 per
cent Of the operators quit. while union
officials asserted 80 per cent OF them
had gone out
Messengers Joined the Postal strike.
A number of slight disturbances &C.
Cured about the Western Union and
Postal offices, pickets and workers
police protection after a number of these
outbreaks.
Full Force, Says W. q. Head.
NEW YORK. June 11-Reports from
| the seven divisions of the Western
Union Telegraph Company through
out the United States and the mari
time provinces showed a full force OF
operators on duty two hours after the
Commercial Telegraphers' Union
strike order had gone into effect,
Newcomb Carlton, president of the COM
pany. announced today.
I'VE are handling business through
| out the country without serious inter-
ruption' anywhere" Mr.. Carlton stated.
Declares Principle Is Wrong.
! This is a repetition of the tempest
in the teapot that took place last
year." Mr.. Carlton added.
What could be more unjust to the
public than an attempt to call a SYM
pathetic strike of the telegraph em-
ployes because some other employer
| over whom the Western Union had not
the remotest control or influence was
thought to have done something
which the union did not approve?
I What would the public say if the
Western Union were to lock out its
employees because some other en-
ployer had locked their employees out?
The Western Union makes no dis
elimination between union employee
and a non-union employe as such. A
union man is as welcome to work as
is a non-union man"
Postal Traffic Moving Along"
At the offices of the Postal Tele-
graph Company Edward Reynolds.
general manager, said conditions
throughout the country were salts
factory from the company's stand
point, traffic moving along in good
shape"
/ r. H. Tucker ANNOUNCED for the
Western Union traffic department that
reports from Buffalo, Albany, Roches-
ter, Syracuse and Pittsburgh were to
the effect that
at those points.
Union Leader Differs.
Contrary claims were made by Percy
Thomas, vice president of the union
in charge of headquarters here. He
said at IL am: l
EARLY but incomplete reports re-
ceived from all over the country in
dictate that the strike will be a sue
cess. / believe that when the strike
order becomes effective 80 per cent OF
the employees will be out.
Postal Hard Hit in South.
ATLANTA, June 11.-Aside from
calling out union employees of the
y .-tal Telegraph Company. the nations
" strike of members of the Com
MT ssal Telegra piers Union of Ameri-
ca apparently produced little result in
Atlanta, where the strike of keymen
had its inception one week ago.
Western Union Officials here declared
today the calling of a nation-wide
Str will have Iiffla additianor Of