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Show KGIEI1P QIITC pflBjr rUlu ULhkiL FOR FAILURE OR BURLESON Declares Future One of Promise, Despite Collapse Col-lapse of Struggle Inaugurated In-augurated on June 11. Operators Asked to Return Re-turn to Duties ; May Find Places Filled, Postal Official Says. CHICAGO, July 2. The strike of teeg- 1 raphers, which began June 11, was called off at noon today by S. J. Konenhamp, president of the Commercial Teiegra- ! phers" Union of America. President Ko- nenkamp, who returned from 'Washing- , ton this morning, called off the strike after ' he had conferred with other officials of the union. j A statement addressed to the members i f of the organization by President Konen- j kamp read, in part: "When the .present strike was declared against the telegraph companies under control of the wire administration, it was ' understood that it would not be made j an endurance contest. The strike was j to be the final protest against the unfair and unjust treatment we have received j since August, 12 IS, at the hands of the j wire administration. j SAYS REYMEN MADE j GALLANT FIGHT. ; "We realized that in order to make ! this protest effective it would be neces- sary to make the strike sufficiently acute to compel action. This does not seem 1 possible now, either through our efforts or the efforts of others we relied upon to help us. This is the view taken by many who are vitally interested in the success of the strike, and they agree with j me that to submit the proposition to a vote of the membership would result in t serious delay and disorganization. Act-ins Act-ins upon this conclusion, and with a view to serving your best interests, I hereby , declare the strike at an end and you are i instructed to return to work without further delay. You have made a gal- j lant struggle for your rights as American workingmen and women. "You have sought :i minimum of the things which the present government ad- ministration says all workers should enjoy. en-joy. You have not only been denied these ; rights, but governmental agencies have 1 been used to prevent your getting them by exercising your own economic strength. KONENKAMP TAKES RAP AT BURLESON. "We find that sending telegrams from city to city in suitcases is now permissible, permissi-ble, although "Western X "nion officials were arrested for doing so a year ago. ; We find that telegrams are being mailed 1 without restriction. The telegraph officials offi-cials say the government is footing the strike losses, thereby adding this factor to our opposing forces. "We are doubly unfortunate In having to deal with a governmental representative representa-tive in the person of Mr. Burleson, who will yield no concession to the workers unless it is forced from him, and in not being able to muster enough strengtn within our own ranks to compel him to give us a square deal. Despite all of his high-sounding words, the fact remains that Hurleson has fought us and aided the telegraph companies at every turn, and his party must take tiie blame. "The future, however, is not without hope. The principles for which we contend con-tend are going to prevail in the end. They must prevail, because they are right. Tha i union will continue its light for the elemental ele-mental rights of industrial freedom. We urge you, as a loyal member, to continuo to do your part. ' "The C. T. V. A. will not surrender. Some reorganization of the union may b necessary, but our banner, flung to tha ; breeze in 1 901?, will never be furled.' It was announced that a meeting of the executive committee of the organize- , ! tion would be called in a few days to j consider plans of reorganization. i Garment Workers Strike. . MONT OCA Ij. July 2. The Garment 'Workers' union called a strike in Canada today, demanding the same wages paid in ' the United States. Two thousand mem-I mem-I hers of the union responded to the strike order in Montreal. i Strike Likely in Spokane. I Sl'OKANE, Wash.. July 2. Electrical workers and shop crafts unions of Spo- 1 kane served notice today or. F. E. Connor, : receiver of the Spokane & Inland Empire j Rai'way company, that a strike of e'.ec- trical workers and shopmen on the In- (Continued on Page 16, Column 3.) BURLESON IS 10 BLAME FOR FAILURE (Continued from Page One.) land Empire lines would become effective effec-tive at 3 p. m. tomorrow. The ytrike notice follows several months of negotiations nego-tiations for a wage increa?1. Conductors and motormen will not be affected Tor the present, it wad believed. May Find Places Filled. NEW YORK. Ju'y 2. Edward Reynold?, vice president and general manflcfr of the Postsal .company, announced after Hp was informed that thr strike had hren called off that the strikers who wiphed to return to work could do po. "thouRh thev had to risk rinding their places filled." At the offices of the Western T'nion, it was said that men wishing reinstatement would have thir claims passed upon by a committee of 'employees. |