Salt Lake Telegram | 1918-07-10 | Page 16 | 16 Delegates Meet to Organize Key Association

16 DELEGATES MEET TO ORGANIZE KEY ASSOCIATION TION S By International News s Service CHICAGO July 10 Sixteen Sixteen de delegates dole dele e- e gates representing In n the 1 eight divisions of the Western Union I company met today at a n local ocal hotel 1 with the purpose of organizing the em eth- eth II association prop proposed sed by th the company's president Newcomb Car Cari- Cari Carl Carl- 1 ton I By the proposed organization President Pres President Pres- Pres r s 1 ident Carllon Carlton is practically turing turing- o over Er I the company to the employ s s. s and if It they do riot not see that it ft is run a as it ft it I should be It will be their fault said sald John Jolin C. C Lawrence telegrapher and 3 delegate te from Ch Chicago cago The telegraph raph operators will not fall for th the Carlton Canton plan declared S 5 S. S J Jj i Konenkamp president of the Com Commer Commer- mer- mer cial Telegraphers' Telegraphers I I union and such an i association can have rio no effect on the I strike situation or or or- oron on the Intention of I 1 the government to t take ke over aver the telegraph tele tele- tele-I tele 1 graph companies I 1 The telegraph operators have tool many grievances against the company i will not be satisfied with anything anything any- any I I thing like the a association as propos proposed propose d by President Carlton Canton for the the adjustment adjustment adjustment adjust adjust- ment of their difficulties six Fifty-six thousand are said to be represented by the sixteen delegates delegates delegates dele dele- gates In attendance here nere I President Konenkamp asserted that th majority of the men who went o on i strike Monday in the Southern and I gulf divisions because postponement orders failed to reach them In time to I stop the walkout have returned t to tp work worl I Most of them are bac back he said We are are now waiting for another meeting with Secretary of ot Labor Wilson Wilson Wil Wil- son at which our rights to organize w we Wa expect will be definitely defined