Show TELEGRAPH MEN TO OVERLOOK Union Operators Make Request Direct to Company Directors TWO STATEMENTS DIFFER Superintendent and Union Official Official Of Of- Issue Conflicting Letters Letters Let Let- tars Regarding Trouble Non New ew Ic May Ia 20 O Director of lh tIme the I II I e tel Union Telegraph company will Ill wi I l tie be o asked to consider LImo Iho requests for Cor fair Cull W wages e n regular ular anti and J just l mantle made by ly f members of oC the thc Commercial of r America without II hn tIme the st cst Ht laid before rl Hubert C C. C lowry pT and anc general manager of the company Members I of C union believe c that thal tho timo atti at- at ti assumed II toward them I b by dowry woul would force forc a l strike should he ime Il be h to io lU puss lass 8 upon the tIme at Issue anti and t lluy y hf- hf have 11 1 gone over liver his hiM h head all In the tue hope hlo of or av avoiding an tiny any such luch detriment to general ln 11 business General Manager lana rI Clow today loday sent lt LI tIme following letter to General al Genrl Suitor Brooks and ammi copies coil were furl fur fur- tin l to lo operators throughout time the cr city bit hw s 's LCt Iii I H i ix If n 11 ml cut lt Brooks General Su Dear Sir Sir False Sir False r reports por tl are being cir clr- culat l I by iy unfriendly Interests In refer refer- Oll once to the him altitude of Ibis Ihl company tO towArd lo- lo ward Us its IN No Nu ol ci have h e hem been made except for fur I neglect of duty obstructing In In- I lon or 01 01 and amid company UY purposes lUI II to tu continue lo to manage manage- Its Is own affairs atals atal's amid ami to lo fully I protect Its Is faithful and ami in lit time thu 1 of or their cuU duties dittIes TIme The large larI hi hum II lh lie company's ns salary roll rol hom mont Mai Mat elm eh 1 was voluntary and muni alt was wa Lilly fully and amid ald the time stale stale- bel being circulated that limit time the company compaU tins its Wl nut hot ut sincere In tItle Increase am amid ami h Is attempting to c counteract un II it I h by of or pa pay i Ii II dy untrue Yours Vours YOUr truly 1 n n. C CLOWny lul Hel I t to HU t I l' l o t fj tl t. t t I hc sl n t. t 1 t f I 1 l r t I. I rr J 0 i L r. r IJ 11 Western Vei CO coma 1 11 t n tho t Ii 0 t tal ha I. I they iu cy VIC irene to tons tons' thU t E men lidid semi of feal Ida I ilesi I louis I hivo tiit-i u la r neIl reduced t to tot the thc ii lanki ha mil t i-au i ro ie c from 01 5 13 to 7 CO pc per moo month iii be be- cau cause c or of membership in tho time union Since e t time the hI Western Union office has bus been heim bell unionized lout ell t the th Ime U average lum number rl of oJ le tH handled per operator has immis in increased 11 itu- itu creased eight per hOl hour I Ie V Ve e mum can cal produce Indisputable evidence evi 1 dence lo tu show how Limit thul t time the company's polI policy pol pol- I icy I Is to reduce every ery e telegraphers telegrapher's salary ns as quickly as possible who was WI given n the time ll IV II per cent rim Mat J 1 I. to lo the old 11 scale Seal Chick rk Cl Thomas M. M of cr time the operating department has lIaN told mall many applicants Co for I positions that the they cannot work worl for or the thue Western Union and ind remain members of or tIme till union We c chae ha e enough evidence In our possession lou now low lo tu go the federal courts court and secure the conviction of ur tIme the company's officials lia hi under the time I act Wo Ve Yo intend to lo make mulet the time Western Union an and il I the ii C Postal Posta 1 company my y mule good on omm that 10 per pu- cent Increase or adult ad ad- mulL mIL their theil Insincerity I |