Arizona republican., 1919-06-11
OUT
 AT s \. M. TODAY; .60,OO0 AFFECTED

NEW YORK, June 1o.-The na
 tionwide strike of telegraph oper- ators ordered for tomorrow morn
 ing will include cable operators al
 so, it was announced tonight, after
 a meeting of union officials. One
 purpose of this movement. 1t was said was to bring the strike fore
 iby 10 the attention of President
 Wilson by interruption of the cable
 service he receives daily.
 1t was said all Western Union.
 Commercial, United States and
 tems lines would be affected. Five
 hundred pickets have been detailed
 to duty at cable offices.
 NEW YORK, June 10.-Reports
 that Clarence H. Mackay, presi : dent of the Postal Telegraph
 Cable company, had signed an
 agreement with the Commercial
 Telegraphers' union. avertins, on
 it's lines, the strike called for to-
 morrow. were denied tonight at the
 company's offices.
 OMAHA. Neb.. June 1O.-The entire night forces at both Western Union and the Postal Telegraph confpanies walked out at midnight The girls at the Western Union qui with the men
 CHICAGO. June 10.-The Commer- cial Photographers Union of America was ready to strike at tomorrow morning throughout the country. s. J Konenkamp, international president said tonight. It was estimated 60,O0t or more telegraph and telephone work CTS would be affected and he expressed himself satisfied with the outlook More lockouts by the Western Unior Telegraph company had taken place today. bringing the total for the las three days to 2,915 union workers, ht said. He said that as result of tht strike and lockOuts in the southeastern quarter of the country, the Wester1 Union has resorted to the suitcase route for delivery of messages. sub ject to indefinite delay, according t his reports from Washington
 Action by the senate or the lowe house would have no effect on tn strike. he said. referring to passage O the Kellogg wire bill in the senate to day.
 There were no additions of companie signing the agreement with the union except the Montgomery Telephone an, Telegraph company, of Hillsboro, Hi nois, MT. Konenkamp said. The Fed eral Telegraph company operating ol the Pacific coast, signed last night, h said.
 The executive council of the uniol met tonight to go over final details o putting the strike into effect tomorrow
 Mir Konenkamp's statement tonigh was as follows:
 I'm satisfied with the outlook fo tomorrow There is no reason to ex pect any change until the strike be comes effective. With the telegrap workers it is a question of whether the shall enjoy the same rights other work CTS enjoy, or if the anti i-union policy c Nemcomb Carlton shall become su preme. In the fundamental issues in volved are the right to organize, tn right to bargain collectively and 10 sto | the victimization of union telegrap workers. Wages and working condition are an issue but they can only be take up when the telegraph officials agre to meet the unions representatives
 ''The telegraph workers have bee double crossed so often during tn past year, that they have no confidenc in any peaceful method of adjustin their trouble. They are simply bein forced to strike in elf-defense."
 President Konenkamp declared tc I day that the strike would be won if were necessary to call brokers an leased wire operators, including pres association operators. Some press as sociations have contracts with the operators expiring July 1.
 Plans were being made by the unic today for picleting the principal O fices of the telegraph and telephor | companies.