| Show I COMPANIES AND OPERATORS FIRE FIR 1 I Attempt of Commercial Club t h Settle Strike May A Avail vail Little f t UNION WILL NOT CONCEDE m i Arbitration Has Been Stricken Strick Strict T en en from Their Vocabulary L. L and End Is Far Off c Vc Wednesdays Wednesday's days day's developments In ti tho ho J local cal telegraph situation were cre Interesting Inter Int rL e esting even t though they ti ma may not be lie i j followed d by results reus of great Import ti t- t ance Because they feared 1 that some Ol ne of tim tho city's business s men and citizens ns Y iIi at Ht large larAl did not thoroughly understand under under- stand the telegraph situation the local locut t strikers appointed a committee to wait on un the Commercial club for or the thc purpose our pur pose of oC making clear to that organization i. i tion tIou just what the side Ilde o of the thc operators oper 4 In III the present t strike is The Th t board Of f gon governors go o of tho Commercial club was Us tt in IZI se lon Wednesday and nd the tho telegraphers telegraphers' committee consisting consist consist- Info ing of or C. C P. P Smith vice president o of Q local No o 30 C C. T. T U U. A. A and J. J W. W Booth met with it According According- to Mr 11 I i Booth who ho was WitS Interviewed after zif thc at the Commercial club ClOt ho and Mr 11 Smith were Instructed to present pre present pre pre- sent before the tho board of governors a atrue r true of tho the side of or the tho s In the existing controversy i with the telegraph raph companies Tills This I the they did to 0 I the thC best of their ability f t The I They were also instructed b by b the union I f J they represented to seo If It the Com Com- I. I v club could not be of service CC j I to bring about a u of tlc the strike This nl also o U e they lid did According to Mr Ml 11 Booth BootI the tamo action Is being being- t Z I taken u by c cel every el local ocal union in the theft f 2 ft country j j. On Arbitration i t The fhe Commercial club has a l st standing stand stand- nd- nd big ing committee known as ns tho the ft lef teo te on nIl arbitration The board of gov- gov govI I- I P. P f union elnOIS it advisable ad to Place I I I the matter mutter referred i to them b by tho the i telegraphers in the hands of or this thi com coin r. r This action was as taken and Mr 11 Smith and Mr 11 Booth were wele a I- I f to meet with that committee Thursday Thurs Thurs- da lay day forenoon at J JO JU U 1 t During the da day ilay copies of the tho fol- fol f lowing letter were ere sent to the tite mein- mein fc bers of ci thc lie committee on 01 arbitration You are alc earnestly requested to wet meet with ith Hh the b. b committee on nfl I tion of which you Oll are aro a n. member at 1 10 0 o'clock Thursday a morning August 29 9 at the thc club CIUI rooms to consider the thc I J question of the present SIli strike o of the tho J of ot the thc Western este n Union null and nd l i I- I Postal companies Representatives of the lie I two companies named above e and F of the will vill be on Oil hand and board of or governors g would like to have hao the com committee reach conclusions concerning concerning- the thC merits of ot Pt the c contest l tes n with a view of offering th the sel services Ices or of II club II h In n f 1 r- r i i J Je e t I i n invited 1 j which 1 the flie to a a a. at companies s were to be represented Both President Palm of the local e Booth union and Mr 11 declared that tit the operators would be glad to have hae the two of the tho I Issue suc compared sides Commercial before the wanted it distinctly club committee but they the understood 1 that meeting was as n not t to be in tW ture e of or a a. the naI na nu- nu I conference The to discuss s arbi telegraphers stricken trl l cn arbitration have hao 1 i. i vocabulary Thc They out of their theil still I hold tenaciously tenacious tenacious- ly tn for a settlement t c deman demands according to their s all of which be bc Just they believe to and proper e Vs could couldn't nit arbitrate If to we wanted said Mr Ir Booth This is I i national iiI now a 0 strike antI and f Wr II h I j com com- of I'S S 'S our We Ve superiors Jn In the tho 13 couldn't union I th-el th lively dor anything J In a 0 conference k graph companies companies' with the telegraph tele- tele wo we certainly do tie not representatives es and j once with them want any confer- confer We Ve 13 are arc meet willing to with I p them them before cial ial club the tho Commer Cornner- i I notes o f-o that thai committee lh and antI compare comparo the I I j club men of the COl ComI Corn Com tr t r its of can Judge as aM to lo the our merits mer- mer I L Ii j them to talk case but hut we will Ill not meet nice arbitration f. f Companies I i. i j On the tite Finn other f v dais continue hand the local to declare S 'S L u done 1000 from the tho as they have first of or the trouble t will that t not nut from n meet an any committee their l J l t the only wu way striking sti In and that t which t. t the t et get their men can call I r r- r c positions back Is to It apply for fol them 1 Individually t I. I 1 t ca es caf-es eM considered and have ha their 1 Superintendent Hawk o of the L. L t i i day Jay company nl night all was and not his In lii hI his office 1 I views reg regarding I meeting Thursday th the i t. 1 Concerning the thu were unobtainable I said ald I hJ i matter flatter think Manager Iann ol Mc Mc- IcI Ic- Ic i I. I that If Super Super- I L' L CIll Hawk Hawl had Hatlon to lo the received an In In- In o meeting I should heard have ha nothing something at all about it I i have Do concerning the thic matter you IU think that Mr 11 li Hawk attend SUC such 1 would L a meeting Mr 11 Nichols was a asked leed Mc- Mc If the should hould conic come committee to tiIs ho replied ollice that he would talk I 1 think do In not think that he with them but I I anywhere to attend would go out oW L I such uch a Manager Iana meeting er Long Louig of or the Western Union company was Im Indisposed I ell evening c and Wednesday could coul understood not ilot be le seen It b Is I however I that flint he not lOt settle ittle with tho the could I he wanted to to and local strikers liters ii If Ie own n statement he ho will unit according i to his hi 4 I telegraphers not receive tI the If the S they come to him bun as individuals ex ex- ba basIs IH that thiat ho he and on the same sanie would receive a 0 new The lie local strikers CIS CI'S lant hint Wednesday 1 uve were wele made Juhl- Juhl by b- an all unconfirmed ul report that William It U given I to aid lIcal hearst t had the strikers Tammany Hall 2000 and null |
