Show IKE i r I rt a rrt I o ml rr a 1 I ml of COAST A T fIR T TAff Aff AfFECTED T R l Action Is Taken at Los Angeles by Official of Union in Control of Situation in the West L Los T OS ANGELES June 7 L. 7 L. L I I. I I Marshall first international vice ice president of the Commercial Telegraphers Telegraphers' s' s Union of America announced here to today ay that June 11 was the date set for a n. strike of ot kemen key key- men in the United States west ot D Den Deri- ver cr sir Ir Marshall stated state that the cities clues affected Included all w west st of or Denver from Montana points to El EI Paso Texas KONENKAMP'S ORDERS I sent tele telegrams rams of or notification to union officials in the cities affected Mr Ir Marshall Bal said I acted upon In Instructions Instructions instructions In- In from S. S T J J. J Konenkamp amp president president pres pres- ident of ot tho organization No o dates have been set yet et for tho the strike In tho Middle l West est the tho East last or 01 orthe ortho the tho North Tele Telegraphers l in those sections SIC sec I may bo be called out before or after aCter June 11 1 The move has been contemplated for tor some some som time an and Is not the result of ot the tho Atlanta strike alone Wo Yo have hac been unable to reach Tench a satisfactory n agreement agreement agree agree- ment with Postmaster General Burlo- Burlo son Amon Among other things we desire higher wages a a. schedule of ot which wo we presented In Washington D D. D C. C last Jast fall tall to Mr Burleson and the Western Vestern Union officials who were his chief ad advisers advisers ad- ad TEXT OF MESSAGE The notification telegrams sent out to union officials b by Mr 11 Marshall Marshall read as follows Unless all telegraph officials yield to demands of or the workers by bt June 11 telegraphers and other telegraph workers workers work work- ers as well as ns their sympathizers will willbo willbo willbo bo asked to vacate their respective of ot- ot Ices flees This announcement embraces the Western 1 Union Postal an and Federal telegraph companies on on the const coast therefore cutting off communication so sotar far tar as commercial business is con concerned concerned con con- corned with coast an and Eastern points This fight will be bo to a finish Every ery worker Is r requested quested to obtain outside employment wherever possible and l d as assist assist assist as- as In e cr every conceivable manner In making the a success S Exact time will be announced announce later Inter ACTION AT CHICAGO WASHINGTON June 7 President S S. S J. J Konenkamp of or tho the Commercial Telegraphers Telegraphers' Union of pf America an announced announced an- an pounced last Jast night that he ho would call calla a nationwide e strike of ot members member of oC the union upon reaching Chicago today He lie sail said that neither tho the date ato of or the proposed proposed pro pro- pose posed walkout nor whether it would woul af affect affect n- n feet both the tho Postal Telegraph Cable company and amI the Western Vestern Union Telegraph Telegraph Telegraph Tele Tele- graph an and Cable com company pan had hall been d d. d tided elded The strike President Konenkamp amp said would be called In n support of or union S of or the Western Union In iii ten Southeastern states slates who w were re requested by him to leave leavo their work ork Thursday night following return b by order of ot Postmaster General Genera Burleson BurJes n not of ot the wire systems of oC the country jo o private operation |