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

tai telegraphers are on strike here
Wire chiefs of both companies IN
fsisted they had full crews operating
their wires.
Entire Force Walks Out.
NEW ORLEANS, La, June H.
THE entire force Of the Postal oper.
ators walked out this morning when
1.-THE nation wide strike became effec-
tive, strike leaders claimed. Te'e-
graph business was being accented
/ by the Postal for all points subject
to indefinite delay.
None at St. Louis.
| NEW YORK, June lie. w. Her
rim, Western Union official At st.
Louis, said no Western Union E,en
had struck there on the early shifts.
| At Detroit, C. H. McElreath, state
organizer for the union, declared geo
men left their keys.
| Strike leaders at New Or.ea1s
sclaimed the entire Postal force there
walked out
Solid Walk Out.
LINCOLN, Neb.. June 11.-Postal
Telegraph operators here walked out
isolidly, according to the manager
this morning. Business of the West
! ern Union is unhampered, all key
!men remaining at their posts, 1t was
Stated at the local Office.
Only Four at Work.
|, SAN FRANCISCO, June 11.-Only
-four of the seventy-five wiremen en-
~ IT,, NO nj iuhf
shift remained at work when the
tai officials told the United Press.
Western Union officials declared not
man walked out of their main
office. Union men say ten answered
1.-The strike call there at least
All Out But Chiefs.
DETROIT, Mich, June 11.--"All
local telegraph operators except the
chiefs went out this morning" c. H.
McElreath, state organizer Of the
Telegraphers union said today.
about ESQ men left their keys"
At the office of the Postal company
1t was said that approximately $50
men had quit. This is the majority"
said an official of the company.
At Blowing Of Whistle.
NEW YORK, June 1.-THE signal
Ito strike, pickets at the Postal main
Office stated, was given by the blow
ing of whistle at six a. m. Leaders
of the Postal pickets declared when
the whistle blew 100 men of the
night shift walked out, leaving four
operators at work.
There were many idle keys in the
Postal operating room shortly after
eight o'clock this morning. Thirty
tor forty men were seen at work.
The wire chief stated all business
was being handled without trouble.
He refused to say how many had
quit or to admit that any had walked
out. There were several groups of
pickets in Broadway in front of the
Postal building They carried card
board signs in their hats reading:
I''TELEGRAPH EMPLOYEES STRIKE
DON'T SCAB."
More than dozen men were
picketing the main Western Union
office. They bore placards reading:
president WILSON VS.. NEW
COMB CARLTON"
WHERE DO YOU STANDS"
DON'T SCAB."
Complete Tieup.
OMAHA, Neb., June 11.-Both Post
al officials and union leaders agreed
this morning that the tie up by Postal
operators was practically complete.
Union men said all except the CHIEF
operator had struck. The Postal in
sisted they had several men left.
Western Union officials said very few
of their men had obeyed the strike
call Union leaders said all except
several old pensioners had left their
keys at the Western Union.
10000 Out by Night.
CHICAGO, June 11.-President
Konenkamp, shortly after ten o'clock,
said reports were so encoura cling
that he felt safe in estimating 10000
telegraphers would be on strike be-
fore nightfall.
He declared 500 Postal employees
now are striking in Chicago.
e. w. Collins, Postal general sup
erintendent, Chicago division. said
only seventy-five men are out here
He said steps are being taken to fill
the ranks and that service viii not
be hindered.
Nothing Has Happened.
NEW YORK, June 11.--Newcomb
Carlton, president of the Western I'm
ion made the following statement by
telephone to Postmaster General
Burleson today with regard to the
telegraphers strike.
Il have just received reports from
all seven divisions. They all report
that absolutely nothing has happened
A full force is working and traffic is
clearing"
He added that he was making the
statement in the hearing of several
newspaper reporters.
Burleson telephoned Carlton, to ask
him about the strike, Carlton said.
Conflicting Claims.
NEW YORK June 11-COnflicting