The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-19
BURLESON SENDS
WORD TO STRIKERS
Mayor Peters, Boston, to De-
liver Message To-day to the
Telephone Operators.
HE SEES HOPE IN 1T
Communication Said to Relate
to Method Of Negotiating
Settlement.

WARRINGTON, April 1s.--Postmaster-
General Burieson to-day gave Mayor
Peters of Boston a message to the
striking telephone employees in New
England which Mayor Peters said
offered distinct hope Of progress
toward q settlement of the strike. The
message will be presented at con-
ference with the strikers tomorrow
morning at Q o'clock in Mayor Peters's
office.
The message was said to relate to the
method Of negotiating a settlement and
not directly to the wage demands which
caused the strike. Further than EXPRESS
ing himself optimistic after receiving the
message, Mr.. Peters declined to discuss
It and said II would not be made public
until delivered to the strikers.
Three conferences were held In the
Postmaster-General's ONCE to-day and
two at the White House in an effort to
adjust the strike. Mr. Peters met first
Postmaster General Burleson, then went
to call on Secretary Tumulty, who pre-
viously had seen former Mayor Curley
OF Boston and q representative Of the
Boston Chamber OF Commerce. Later
Mr.. Peters returned to the Post ONCE
Department with Mr.. Tumulty and
Chairman Rooms OF tho Wire Control
Committee.
The third conferences. at which the
message was delivered. was attended by
the Postmaster-General. the Wire Control
Committee and Mr.. Peters.
Peters Transmits Demands.
Mayor Peters said he had presented
the schedule OF demands Of the workers
to the Postma sterv General with several
suggestions from the standpoint Of the
public He declared the Postmaster
General was impressed with the gravity
If the situation
Secretary Tumulty late to-day In q
statement replying to one issued in Bos'
ton yesterday by Representative CALI
van made public the confidential tele'
gram sent yesterday by Postmaster Gen
eral BurleBon to General Manager Driver
Of the New England Telephone and Tele
graph Company. Mr.. Tumulty said he
| had conferred with Mr.. Burleson and
| Postoffice Department officials before
making each move in his efforts to enc
the strike and had found the Postmaster
General DESTROYS OF a fair adjustment
of the controversy"
Secretary Tumulty added that ne wal
sure that II the operators would follow
the line Of action suggested by Mr. Bur
Lesson the whole controversy would "b'
happily and satisfactorily ended"
The telegram of Mr.. Burleson to Gen
eral Manager Driver follows:
You have the application for wag'
1 readjustment by telephone operatives. {
copy Of which was inclosed In recen
letter to you by Mr.. Rooms. As Post
master-General, acting for these tele
phone operatives. I place it before 70,
for action. You will enter upon consid
eraesen Of the merits OF same at once.
Notify all the employees that full OF
portunity will be given to them indi
vidually or collectively To present theil
views in order that full Justice may b'
done. In the consideration Of this appli
cation you will proceed Just as you hav,
in the past. and when you are ready Il
act advise the operatives OF the recon-
mendations you are to make. II sam,
is unsatisfactory to them, you will Civ,
them full opportunity to prepare theIl
objections and you will transmit thes,
objections along with your recommends
tons TO the Wire Control Board for It:
consideration.
IT urge that in reaching your conclu
sions on this application you exercis,
great care so that no occasion be giver
to anyone. even those who may feel In
clined to find fault, to challenge your &C
ton as being unjust or unfair TO the op
| eratives
Insist that II Is the duty OF all en-
ployees to return at once to work pend
Ing consideration OF the wage scale
Final action must be taken on or before
May 10"