Show OPERATORS OPERATORS' STRIKE AT SAN FRANCISCO COMES CONES TO AN END SAN FRANCISCO July 20 After After being out just a a. month the strike of ot the telegraph operators in the the- Oakland and San Francisco offices of the Western West ern Union and Postal Telegraph companies compa compa- nies ales was settled yesterday afternoon The operators almost unanimously voted to return to work under the same conditions conditions condi condi- and salaries as prevailed when they went rent o on strike and to arbitrate their grievances and differences differences as s provided pro pro vided for tor or in the compromise offer contained con con- tamed in the letter from Colonel B. B C. C Clowry dowry of June Jupe 20 By the terms of agreement signed by I I. I N. N Miller assistant general su sn superintendent of the Western Westen Union L L. W W. W general superintendent of ot the Postal and National President dent S. S J. J Small for the tel telegraphers both companies companies com com- are to re employ re-employ without prejudice prejudice dice all telegraphers who went on strike and the question of increased wages is to be taken up after resumption tion of work The employee of each company will appoint a a. representative and the company One ne the two to select selecta a third who will constitute the arbitration arbitration arbitration tion committee In tl t the e event of the failing to agree on the third arbitrator tor the latter is to be be named by the chairman of the Interstate Commerce commission and the Labor Commissioner Commission- Commission er jointly While the telegraph companies do doDot donot donot not Dot openly recognize the union and insist insist in in- upon dealing with their own employ employee em em- ploy s the fact that representatives of the companies signed an agreement With frith Small is regarded by the operators as asa asa a 8 recognition of their organization About 2 0 operators who were involved will return to work Monday morning President Small today sent the following fol lol- lowing telegram to General Secretary- Secretary Treasurer Wesley Russell at Chicago Communicate promptly with aU all local local local lo lo- lo- lo cal officers ers and say the settlement of the San Francisco trouble is entirely satisfactory to us and urge them to caution members against further strike talk Under the terms of the New NewYork NewYork NewYork York Neill Clowry-Neill agreement and the San Francisco agreement we can adjust adjusta a say aay y grievances that exist I will issue a 8 statement t to the membership along these lines when I return to Chicago I have confidence in the good judgment of our members and appreciate their confidence in their general genera officers President Small said tonight that the terms of settlement are entirely satisfactory satisfactory satis satis- factory to the telegraphers We were not fighting for tor the signing sign signing sign sign- ing of a union contract All we desired was the acknowledgment of our right to organ organize ie and the thEt privilege of adjusting adjusting adjust adjust- ing grievances through committees of employee This we have secured The The settlement of the San Francisco strike ha has far reaching significance It will put a quietus on strike talk throughout the country The vote of the members present at meeting was in favor favo of accenting and four tour for rejecting th the compromise It It is a a. happy coincidence that the strike ended on OD July 19 just twenty four years after the date on which the biggest tele telegraphers tele t raphers rappers strike in history was called |