The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-11

fic officials said that 81 out Of thu
morning force of 313 men in the maiI
office were absent when the nigh
shift went on duty. The main Western
! Union office was picketed by unior
men who declared the company was
seriously crippled in handling its bust
ness.
There was no interruption of bust
ness at the Postal, it was stated BY
operating chiefs.
Union piekets at the Postal office
however. asserted 100 men of the
night shift walked out leaving but four
operators at work.
Vice President Reynolds of the Pos
tai said he was gathering reports on
the situation and would issue state
ment as soon as he had checked up.
President Carlton of the Western
Union, it was said, planned to issue
. formal statement at noon.
In Chicago, President konenkamp
OF the Commercial Photographers Union
expressed satisfaction with the prog
ress of the strike and said that he
would make statement during the
morning.
Chief Operator e. T. Jones. of the
Chicago Western Union office de-
clared 100 percent" of the operating
force reported for duty this morning.
Union officials at Philadelphia esti
mated 200 operators left their Keys
there. On the other hand, Chief Oper
ator Miller, of the Postal asserted that
only six Postal operators quit, and
the Western Union claims its working
force was normal
Western Union and Postal execu-
tives denied that single man there
had quit his post.
Further conflicting claims came
from Pittsburgh. Supt. C. X. Horton
of the Pittsburgh district of the
Western Union declared the Pitts.
burgh operating force was absolutely
unaffected by the strike order. Union
officials advanced the claim that 20u
Postal employees there had struck.
At Washington Supt. Taft of the
Western Union said none of his men
had complied with the strike order.
Union men In charge of the strike at
Memphis, Tenn, claimed the entire
Postal day force had walked out. The
Postal company was accepting bust.
ness subject to indefinite delay
All Postal operators in Atlanta
struck, union officials claimed. Only
enc Western Union telegrapher and
not a man employed by the Postal
struck at Newark, according to Off
Gals.
Conflicting Statements.
CHICAGO, June 11.-Conflicting
statements were issued here today by
striking telegraphers and the big EN-
ploying companies. Independent re,
ports from the central states showed
portions of operating STATS had left
their jobs but that in most cases there
was a working force
AT the Chicago Telephone company
Office 1t was Officially" stated no en-
ployes were out. Service in the city
showed no sign of impairment.
THE strike is dead issue with u.s.
A. C. Kronkhite, manager of the Lakes
division of the Western Union com.
lpany said. He Gained the entire force
of 5000 in his division was at work.
"Pickets outside our buildings in
cities in Illinois, Michigan, Ohio and
Indiana are not our employees" he
said.
OlGlhcTb lSIS Sdiu ultStu Out
of 400 operators were left in the Postal
company offices. The Office refused
"a statement. The striking force here
was augmented by possibly $50 mes
senger boys.
S. J. Konenkamp, directing the
strike in the central states, as we'll
as the entire strike, said Omaha, Den
yer. San Francisco and Butte were
badly crippled.
&
offices Are Picketed.
ST. LOUIS. Mo-, June 11-Western
Union and Postal Telegraph company
offices here were picketed early this
NJ orning. Union leaders placed men
about the plant at $50 Nearly 500
employees of the company are expected
to go out here, r. F.. Wise, president
of the st. Louis council forecasts No
employees of the Western Union were
out at 7:30 a, M, according to c. w.
Herrin. He predicted no interruption
III service.
A T. and T. company authorities
said they did not believe a man in the
local plant would strike.
Not One on Strike.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, June Ii
Not one Of our employees obeyed
the strike order" c.. B. Horton, sup
grin 70 ~ hn -