Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-06
mr.. BURLESON'S ORDER
|DLSSOL WING WIRE BOARD
rs ATTACKED IN SENATE
Number of Wiremen
Quit in Many South
ern Cities.
Telegraph Company Puts
Number Out at 300,
Union Says 5000.

By the Associated Press.
ATLANTA, June Elm response to
the strike order issued by the Com
mercial Photographers Union of Amer
lea against the Western Union Tele-
graph Company in the southeast. foi-
lowing an order of Postmaster Gen
eral Burleson last night restoring
operation of the wire systems OF the
to- their former owners. mem
bers of the union left their keys IN
many cities of the south today.
1t was officially stated at the SOUTH
ern headquarters of the telegraph
company here at noon that less than
800 operators and other employees had
to the strike call. The es-
innate Of representatives OF the
union at that time was that more
than 5000 employees of the company
had walked out.
ATLANTA. June 6-Bo.h sides eN-
pressed confidence today in the out
come of the strike called by the Com
mercial Telegraphers' Union of Amer
lea against the Western Union Ieie-
graph Company in the ten south
eastern states.
In a published statement comment
ing on Postmaster General Burleson
return yesterday of the wire COM
panies to private control. II. {. Wor-
then, general manager OF the SOUTH
ern division of the Western Union.
said the order gives our executives
a full and clear hand to fight to
finish and the public can trust that
we will do it,
Business will continue normal. he
added, contending that the company's
employees who are union men are IN
the minority.
Statements by local union leaders,
on the other hand, were just as OPP
timistic regarding their outlook. and
P. G. Fonville, president of the local
council Of the union. speaking for
and c. F. Mann, southern
of the union. predicted vic
tory for the union forces. A nation
wide strike of C. T. U. A. men. he
will be called il necessary
to win.
ment declaring information received
at union headquarters indicated that
1000 employees of the
Western Union in the south have gone
out or would strike during the day
The railway telegraphers are not han,
ding commercial business" he said
and the Western Union will and it.
self helpless"
Operators Working at Mobile.
MOBILE, Ala, June 6.-All Morse
and multiplex operators employed In
the Western Union Office here are al
work today, according to announce
nent of the local manager. The man
ager said that it would be Impossible
10 tell of any delay in business for
several hours yet There is only one
known member of the union in this
city. and he is at work today.
Eighteen Quit at Charleston.
CHARLESTON, s. c.. June 6:-Tnion
of the Western Onion
Company this morning
stated that eighteen out of twenty
four of the operators had walked out
at the Charleston office. The chief
operator of the Western Union had no
statement to make. The union night
keys last evening and the day force
Of operators in the union did not re-
port for duty this morning.
Six Out at Columbia.
COLUMBIA. 8. c.. June Six mem
bers Of the Columbia branch of the
union, employees of the
Columbia Office of the Western Union
Telegraph Company, are on strike
[oday. The strikers did not report
10 work this morning. having re-
.eiyed orders from c. F.. Mann of At
Ianta, third vice president of the
union, last night. Other
employees. who are due to report to
work after noon, are expected to
strike also.
1t was stated Friday morning that a
strike of telephone operators is also
expected for today. Up to noon, how
,yer. orders for the telephone strike
lad not been received.
Only One at Greenville.
GREENVILE, s. c.. June 6.-Only
me man in the Greenville Office of the
Western Union quit as a result of the
.alled strike of telegraphers. 1t was
announced by the manager here to-
lay.
Chattanooga Not Affected.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. June g.
rhe telegraph strike did not affect
and all keymen reported
or duty this morning. So far as can
,e learned, there are no members OF
he union in Chattanooga.
None Expected at Knoxville.
KNOXVILLE. Tenn. June 6.-Ofi-
ials of the Western Union Telegraph
company early today declared they
infatuated no walkout of union oper-
tors here.
No Walkout at Nashville.
NASHVILLE. Tenn, June 6.-W. w.
cuff. assistant manager of the West
rn Union here, stated this morning
hat there had been no walkout here
nd none was anticipated.
All Report at Raleigh.
RALEIGH, N. c.. June 6.-Operators
anorted for work as usual this morn
no and the local Office of the West
m Union will not be affected by the
trike order issued last night by S. J.
president of the CONNER
ial Telegraphers' Union, according to
metals here. The chief operator
tated only one man in the Raleigh
fice was affiliated with the union and
- is out Of the city on leave of alb
ence.
Number Quit at Jacksonville.
JACKSONVILLE. Fla. June g.
,hirty-five operators, ten clerks and
ixty messenger boys OF the local West
IN Union Telegraph office were out this
,orning, according to figures of union
fficials. who claimed that as the sew
ral day shifts report for duty the num-
err would be augmented. Company OFF,