| Show i WAR VAR CLOUD NEARS WIRE OPERATORS President Sam Small of Telegraphers Telegraphers' Telegraphers Telegraphers' Tele Tele- Union Sees Settlement Settlement Set Set- Glimmer ASKS BETTER CONDITIONS r leader of C T T. U U. U A A. A Says the Western Union and Postal I Broke Compact San Francisco June 20 Thc The statement state slate i. i ment of President Clowry r of oC the cst V em ern Union T Telegraph company gives no hope of oC au an immediate adjustment V of uC our grievances with th the Western estern Union company company Stat Statement by br President President Pres Pres- l ident ent Sam J J. Small of 01 the tho Commercial Telegraphers Telegraphers' union of America k President Sam J. J Small president of ol tile the Commercial Telegraphers Telegraphers' union of or V z merica America arrived In San Francisco carl early tocla today unannounced after a hurried hur V lcd ried trip direct from New York Mr 11 V Small comes here Is an effort to adjust Ir the tho differences between th the local tee telegraphers and the tho two telegraph I f- f companies ame After reading the statement sent out today SOdOY by bv President dowry Clown of the thc I Western Union and anel the ell dispatches In announcing tho the tho the afternoon papers pending strike had hall been averted President Pros Pres f ident Small gave wo out the following Ino In- In V So o of V The statement of President Clowry gives I cs no hope of an Immediate t adjustment adjust adJust- c V ment of our grievances Tle with the tho Western West West- Western t ern Union company Mr loWrY shows clearly cJ his antagonism to the tho I union in III tho the language langua c he hc uses in iii his V letter We uVe cited specific cases of or 4 mallen against our members by the V local and general officers of or that compan com corn V. V pan patsy pany Wo Ye also gave g-avo the names of telegraphers In various c titles whose I V salaries had hael b been cn reduced through the V operation of ot the sliding scale cale In our om V memorial addressed to the tho directors of or V V that company We TC submitted a n. similar bill of or I V V grievances grievances- to Mr tr Clarence II Mackay V tin tin- head of or the Postal Telegraph Cable Ca Ca- V ble company compan Both the Western Union and anel Postal o officials declined to meet at a a. c committee and go goo over o these grievances grev- grev t V r ances with a view vic of or having haYing th them m ad adjusted ad- ad to both sides Ides The JU lea satisfactorily Civic federation through Mr 11 Seth 10 Low the chairman of Its conciliation w j department also made an effort to I V f bring about a conference but without success ucc g i. i t V i V si I Ci S Sonic Same Tolls ToUs Increase I 4 V Tho rho position we take is that the thee e two large telegraph companies agreed I V all nil alon the line lino to increase salaries along V i 1 10 0 tier cent March 1 arch 1 last The They have Suave V not not made made good gooel on this promise April V 1 they Increased ed telegraph aph tolls taUs throughout the country countr from tram 20 O to toto 40 to V per Jel- Jel cent On Oi this the they are arc making makinS' V V good I V Colonel Colone dowry's statement Is en en- V V t I h hu u telegraphers oft 1 e We v tut e more moro lh than n V tl p pr promises mil os made through third V parties lh They broke broko the first and on only made their noV underpaid un un- promise they the ever O to V telegraphers to the thc effect that V they would increase e salaries March 1 V V last V We Ve have made maele all preparations to call a strike and unless something I. I V V tangible tang is forthcoming forthcoming- a strike wille will willbe V V V be e called arid and once we start to n fight ht V V wc we will continue our efforts in Sn that j V direction until congress meets next De- De i V If It that be bc necessary when we wc I V V will a ask l for an investigation by that I J body V VV V V V In iii Fri Fri o. o I tf During Durin the day elay President Small and anel V VV V the tho local executive board of or the tele- tele I including Local Secretary Secretary- A A. W. W Copp lucId held secretary conferences conferences confer confer- with the heads of or both telegraph tele tele- V graph grail companies In Sn this elt city At 4 Western Union headquarters It w was WiS s V V announced that General Superintendent dent Jaynes Jaue was out of or the cit city and the lilt committee was received by Assistant Ast As As- t Superintendent Miller 1 Iller V At the Postal offices tho the committee V V held lengthy cn Ul conferences with General t r V V Superintendent I 4 W V. V Storer Assistant V General Superintendent ent J. J G G. Blake and District Superintendent W. W M. M V Hearne They were received courte courte- 1 V T The 1 of both oth V companies re- re V V V V the thc ten tender er of ot the tiac demands re-I re of or r- r V the local union and promised to telegraph tele- tele V I Ky f graph east for tor instructions |
