Salt Lake Telegram | 1907-06-17 | Page 1 | Mr. Roosevelt. Refers Telegraphers' Dispute to Labor Commission

0 T 1 DISPUTE TO lA OR COMMISSION Words having no meaning meaning to the uninitiated a 8 mere jumble nie mere Jumble e jumble of ot letters may at i ian an any time stop almost every telegraph key In the United States States later affect the running run run- run run- fling ning of tr trains l s In all parts pari of the tle country and still later prevent the flashing of oC news even of oC the strike itself to various cities and towns having Associated Press service So momentous momento s Is the pending walkout of oC members of the Comm Commercial Telegraphers Telegraphers Telegraphers' union that enormous financial In Interests Interests Interests' In- In all all over the country have appealed to President Roosevelt The Chief Executive tive the In turn referred the matter matter- to Charles P. P Nelll Nelli United States Commissioner Commissioner Commis Commis- of Labor who it is thought will take at action n Inside the next t few hours In Inthe Inthe Inthe the matter malter of ot bringing about a peaceable adjustment of ot the quarrel between the Opt operators and the companies Managers of local offices of the Western Western West West- em ern Union and Postal Telegraph companies com corn said today no news had been received concerning Je I ie outcome of an executive session held in New York yesterday yes- yes by national officers of ot the union Neither manager fears a strike but both and local operators too are on tender tender- hooks until t final a word is at t hand hang yea or nay nav r regarding the matter There are in the United States States' States The Western Union has of offices of- of fires at almost half of these and the Postal a proportionate number The Telegraphers' Telegraphers Union numbers almost members the Order of Railway Telegraphers Telegraph rs and there are union in other branches If the strike order comes it will willbe be the last message on the wires and every union man and woman operator in inthe the country country- will quit at the last tick Operators Ope Ope- demand an hour eight hour eight day a read read- of overtime rates and an the rein statement of certain operators alleged to have V been en unjustly discharged In New York CIty C