The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-15
Here Are the Facts
A Message to Telephone Workers, Their Fam
 lilies, Relatives and Friends

flies, Relatives and Friends.
 The excuse given for the telephone strike in Atlanta was that number of employees had been dismissed or otherwise discrimnated against because of trade union affiliations or because of union activities.
 The sympathes of the telephone workers throughout the south were worked upon and some ot them were misled into leaving the service after having been de- ceived into believing that certain telephone employees Atlanta had been treated unjustly.
 After an exhaustive inquiry conducted ln Atlanta by three wholly disnterested government inspectors sent there for the purpose testimony being taken from par ties involved it has been announced that there was no evidence submitted substanate the charge that any employe of the Southern Bell Company was discharged or discrmnated against because of his her union afa tons or actvtes and that the disnssas complained of were for the good of the service
 So the excuse for the strike has vanished.
 Here is the text of the report made public at Washing ton:
 The Company Southern BelD has shown good and suf- cen reason for all dismissas other changes in force and after panstang and exhaustive inquiry evidence is found to support the charge that employees have been discharged otherwise dscrmated agalnst on account of union membership or other activity.
 Full report will go forward as 1t can be pre- pared and should reach Washington not later than Mon- day."
 How easy would have been to first learn the facts be- fore taking the asty and uWlse acton which creang bitterness and contention and is interfering with public service and causing unrest happy workers throughout the country.
 We not only showed the committee the facts but ap- pealed to them give the matter their most serious con- sderaton before taking any action that would affect not only the public but would react heavily upon the own fellows and associate members
 This was consideration due you and all other workers before attempting involve you in the serious conse uuences of strike Telephone workers their families and friends who have been disturbed by misl ading statements about the company will be glad to have thelr minds set at rest by the truth
 Iis clear now that unless the original for the strike was merely subterfuge, cause for it now ex sts Certainly there just reason why you should be expected to join movement in sympathy for workers who were treated fairly
 The company and the public understand the influence brought to bear upon telephone employees their relatives and friends by nsdious mis-satements and false rum ors But all basis for these have been removed by con- pete and impartial inquiry.
 If snap judgment taken matter vital to your lie and welfare should be careful about accepting other and charges which may be repeated to you?
 is gratifying know that Operators oneraed by the peotecrs from the charges given for t strike You oo will aty dealing which characteristic of Bell Telephone ployes.
 We daily receiving of from employees in informed are returning
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