El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-06-16

Los Angeles, Cal, June 16.-Linemen
I and switchboard men. members Of the
/ International Brotherhood OF electri-
/ cal Workers. left their work in the
plants Of the Southern California Tel
ephone company here today at 8
o'clock, according TO their officers.
I Telephone company officials declined
to discuss the situation until they
had completed a check Of the remain
ing force.
Reports conficted as to whether the
operators, many Of whom Joined a new
union last week. had also walked out
Service continued on local lines. Off
Gals OF the new union said that the
strike would be carried out as sched-
uled.
Cancellation order Late.
Springfield. Ill, June 16.-The strike
Of electrical workers on the Pacific
coast today. despite the fact that the
general strike order has been can
celed, is due to slowness in transmits
sion of the cancellation order. accord
ing TO Charles p. Ford. secretary Of
the international Brotherhood OF Elec-
trical workers Mr.. Ford declared that
messages calling off the strike were
sent out and that official orders to
that effect would go out today He
added that in cases where local man
ayers refused to obey the order OF
postmaster general Burleson. in which
the workers demands were granted
strikes would result.
st. Louis Service Crippled.
St Louis, No, June ia strike Of
telephone operators and other electri-
cal workers, which went into effect
here at a m today, had completely
tied up service Of the KinlOch Tele-
phone company and crippled service Of
the Southwestern Bell company sever
number Of workers out could be made
early today.
The telephone workers in St Louis
were called out despite orders issued
calling off nation wide strike set
for today E O. Jennings. a represen-
tative Of the International Brotherhood
Of Electrical workers. announced that
the orders canceling the strike had
been received too late.
Officials Of both companies declared
no demand or communication OF any
kind had been presented to them
Some Strike ut Denver.
Denver. Colo, June 16.-ln default
Of receipt Of Instructions to the con-
trary, members OF the Denver local
union of the International Brother
hood of Electrical workers went out
on strike this morning. in response TO
the issue called last week
I. H Kelsey, secretary OF the local
union. said there were between 100
and $50 workers out
Officials OF the Mountain State Tel
ephone company, with those OF the
Western Union and Postal Telegraph
companies, declare they are unaware
there is a strike on and that they are
May Dismiss Rail Keymen..
Washington. D. c. June is. j.
Small. former international president
Of the Commercial Telegra piers
union, declared at a meeting Of strik-
ing telegraphers here yesterday that
postmaster general BurlesOn had re- !
1uested director general Hines to or
Ter the dismissal OF all railroad tele- /
yraphers who refused to handle COM 4
nercial messages during the strike OF 4
Western Union and Postal employees
NIr. Small made no assertion as
to what the director generals re-
Spouse had been. but declared that
II such an order were issued. IL
would automatically bring about
n vvaIkOut Of 10000 teIeGraphers."
Out Until Demands Granted.
san Francisco. Calf. June 16.-
Operators, linemen and electrical
workers employed by the Southern
California Telephone company in Los
Riverside and San BernardinO were
he only telephone workers along the
Pacific coast to strike today. accord
ing to r +. Swain. president OF the
Pacific district council, international
Brotherhood Of Electrical Workers
THE workers are going to remain
'ut until their demands are granted"
swain said. Il expect to hear from
hem later in the day. but until then
viii issue no orders"