Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-04-18
Postmaster General Himself Places Wage
Demands Of Strikers Before New Eng
land Manaser-Letter to All Representa-
tives Of Operators Urges Discussion at
at an Early Hour to Terminate Present De-
plorable Situation
Other Wire Workers in n. E.
Out on Sympathetic Strike
DRIVER SEEKS E +

Boston. April 1.-THE decision OF
Postmaster : genera Burleson 20
place before William r. Driver. J-.
general manager of the New Eng
land Telephone and Telegraph Com
panE. the wage demands OF me str1k-
ing telephone operators N New Eng
and was made known 10 the strln-
ers IN d letter from .tr- Driver to-
night Mr.. Driver asked the s,r,k-
ers representatives : o meet him at
an early hour" for Il preliminary dis
cussion- which. ne said. should ter
inmate the present depIorable si,.,a-
ton"
The letter. which vas sent 20 Mss
Mary E June. Mss May Ma1orey
and Miss Birdie Powers. Of the Bos-
ton operators committee. and Mss
Helen Moran of Lowell. represent
ing the organized operators outside
the Boston district. follows:
L have just received from the as
sissant postmaster general = letter
containing a statement given out this
afternoon by the posINaSter-generai
IL Washington. a copy OF which IS
enclosed As shown by that state
uenc. I am TO notify ali EMPLOYEES
OF the postmaster-generai's state
nenr- and this / can only 60 through
you as their representatives q, This
moment I ssuul that they Will
receive advice as 10 the contents of
the statement through me press.
In order that a preliminary dis
cussion may be held which should
terminate with promprresS The pres
ent Gepiorabie situation. ! hope that
YOU can advise me- promptly on the
receipt OF this that you will meet
NE AT an early hour. l shall be glad
20 see YOU at my Office If YOU so pre-
-er.
Tie ,irsJ Violence n connection Wiz,
ne 5 -iae Cur ed tonight when A mum
Ger Of students a. he Massachusetts
Institute Of Technology VINO had WORK
e1 during The ia: a. the Main -Xcnaag.
Of he telephone company w=-e rough
u handed by strike sy-nyaGhtzers.
me student had several .eerl naocA-
- out and cap from i crowd Of
operators and Hlen syupaxh.zers b,
-IHrIlS INTO 4 on WashInv-
ION street Police prevented members
o. the crowd from following h.n mo
The restaurant. Three students were
pushed and nj, by a crowd On Si,lk
street. Thev succeeded IN reaching
hotel on Bra,,ie street.
The students were .earad as me
came out Of The xchaage Operators
called 'scaos" al them. \ number II
girls followed 4 student along Mil%
sIea, appealing 20 him Tot TO WORK
for The He -oli -.lem re
would return 70 the Switchboard toncr-
row and the girls complained 20 me-
syrrpathizers- One girl SAID He :
taxing u bread. \ man knocfed re
student down.
The committee Of ta- telephone on@a-
tors complained ina students az save-al
educational institutions IN IN. Metro
poiitan dis,-tc. rad reported ina, ,hev
hal been urged 20 act as st-keo-aak--s
Miss Julia :, O'Connor. president #
the operators department sad that sHe
would ask Mayor Edward Quinn u
Cambridge 70 Use mrs influence 20 have
the authorities 4, the Massachusetts
Institute Of Technology prevent So
dents from taking ire places o. st-k-
N operators
Mayor Andrew !. Peters lei. tonight
sor Washington. where ne will ;-v q
obtain ar interview with Postmaster
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