Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-06-12
Says Strike is Growing.


that the strike has failed, the outlook
is more favorable than ever." he said.
To-day there are. fully 1000 telegraph
company workers on strike throut the
company The strike has hardly start
ed. The best results are being obtain
ed in the south the southwest and the
west
In Arizona the tie-up is growing.
Today conferences gre being held with
the governor OF Arizona by business
men who are anxious to see a settle
ment.
"On Monday the electrical workers
will join the strike. adding a total Of
more than 100000 to the striking
forces. We are out to win and we will
win" H..-.
His statement was followed shortly
by bulletin issued at the headquar-
ters OF the association OF Westerrf
Union employees by the deputy vice
president, Edward Walch.
Both Sides Confident.
Both sides concerned in the country
wide strike of members Of the Com
mercial Telegraphers Union Of Amer
lea today expressed satisfaction over
the first days result. Officials of the
Wstern Union and Postal telegraph
Companies said the strike, which is
only twentyfour hours old, was "prac-
tically at an end" while S. j. Konen-
kamp. international president of the
Commercial Telesra piers Union. dc.
clared that between $4,000 and 20. coo
operators throut the country had quit
work Yesterday In response to his call
for strike and that before the day is
over several thousand more would
walk out. .
,- Claims Conflicting.
Western Union officials here reiter-
ated that only very small number of
their operators thruout the country
had joined the strike.
OFFICIALS OF the Postal Telegraph
company here, which was badly hit by
the strike yesterday, said a large pro-
portion OF their operators returned to
work this morning. This brought a
denial from union officials.
Practically all messengers of the two
companies remained on strike. Kon-
| nenl,amp said: "We have been ready
to arbitrate since long before the strike
call was issued. Postmaster General
Burleson knows he could have settled
the controversy by permitting the right
to organize by enforcing the rule that
there be no discrimination against
union workers There should be fair
tribunal to effect an adequate wage
scale and to protect the workers. Mr..
Burleson has opposed such proposa Is. -
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Traffic Running Smoothly in East.
New York, June 12.--Generar offices
Of the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany reported today that traffic was
running smoothly upon its lines thru
out the country IN face OF tn. strike Of
operators called by the telegra pliers
| union. No figures were available to
| show whether there had been an in
crease or decrease from the number
ofimen absent from work Yesterday
which was declared to have been only
| 166 out Of p total Of 5000 employees.
| In New York City only twenty two
operators failed to. report, some of
whom; It was stated. NAV have been III
and conditions thruout the New York
division were said TO show an improve
ment over yesterday.
The Postal Telegraph Company re-
ported fewer men out than yesterday
thrnent the country. In New York 1.
was said that all Of the operators
on duty :, yesterday reported to-
day, while some OF tho men on strike
yesterday returned to- work today. x
Egnr igrnr..ees: officials here ah!le aan,ittins
: that their figures were not official. es-