The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-07-04
Phone STRIKERS
GET DONATIONS
Other Unions Vote Cash;
Company Guard Released

Company Guard Released
Heavy contributions to tho
striking telephone girls relief
fund and further widening Of the
scope Of the strike I'm Tacoma
and other cities Of the state Fri
day marked the sixth day Of the
Seattle telephone tieup. Gradual
strengthening OF the telephone
service and additions 20 the ranks
Of strikebrcakcrs were reported
by the company.
The largest donation received by
tho girl strikers came in late Thurs
day, when the International Brother
hood OF Electrical Workers, local NO.
46. representing the inside wircrnen
who are not out on strike. contribut'
ed $4,000 and pledged its support to
help the telephone operators win
their strike. Other donations ranging
from S. to $500 have been received.
A man who refused TO give his name
donated SIS from the Milwaukee rail-
road electricians.
Organizes Tacoma
Miss Blanche Johnson, vice presi-
dent of the striking girls. returned
from Tacoma Thursday night. where
she had helped to organize the tele-
phone operators.
Tacoma is doing fine" she de-
clared. "when the strike call was
first issued nobody came off the job.
Now about 10 per cent of the girls
are out.
Thirty.fivc electrical workers are
doing guard duty" Friday. There
are more than so girls walking up
and down in front of the IL tele-
phone exchanges in Seattle.
Rumors that California wiremen
and operators were weakening were
denied. The following telegram was
received from r. T.. Swain, chair
man OF the strike conference commit
tee in San Francisco:
company reports that men and
operators in California returning TO
work untrue. Ignore all such re
ports. Conditions fine here.
Guard Is Released
F. f. Craig. company guard who
was arrested Thursday on a charge
OF assaulting Miss Marie DAILY,
union girl, is out on bail OF $1,000.
More arrests in connection with the
alleged brutality OF company guards
toward the striking girls are pend
inx, the union headquarters an.
nounced.
1--WE have been friendly TO the
company up to now" declared j. Il.
Quinn, of the electrical workers.
"and do not believe that the com
pany is in favor of the brutal meth
DDS employed by some of its guards.
I'VE sincerely hope that the com.
pany has not bailed out Craig or put
him back on the job. II the COM
pany has done so we cannot help but
think that it is behind his brutal at
tack.
I'VE are prepared to protect our
girls with our last cent and ounce
Of fighting blood. We demand that
the company be fair"
According to union leaders. COM
pany officials who had had previous
experience as linemen. and not
strike breaking electricians. had sue
ceeded in repairing the North and
Ballard cables which had been put
out of commission by some city la
borers wednesday.
The strike investigation committee
q the Industrial relations bureau OF
the Chamber Of Commerce and Com.
more3al Club resumed hearings Fri
day. Chairman william Reister an.
nounced that the findings would not
Be made public until the proceedings
are finished.
Tho Chamber Of Commerce has
oent q letter to all of the commercial
bodies in the principal cities of the
state. urging them 10 investigate
their local strikes, and to report their
findings to the negotiating commit.
tee when it reopens hearings in San
Francisco.
Service Resumed
Phone service at the Ballard and
North exchanges was resumed
Thursday. following the repairing OF
the trunk cable. which had been in.
injured by city workmen. Company Of
ficials stated that service was much
Improved.
Altho union leaders admitted that
the company may have secured more
girls. by offering them the bonus
they claimed that the strain would be
too hard for the beginners. A good
many Of the girls. according to strike
leaders. went to work to earn Fourth
Of July money, and would quit soon
Many Of the girls who are still
working on the exchanges have rela.
uves who belong to the boilermakers'
and .other unions" declared Miss
Duffy, business agent of the local
Over in 10 Days
The strike situation is unchanged
locally. Both sides hold that the
strike must be settled in San Fran
cisco. where the conference adjourn
ed in deadlock last Saturday.
Union heads predicted Friday that
the strike would be successful In
about 10 days. The strike of tele
phone operators and electrical work
ers here in 1917 lasted 33 days.