Inter-Mountain Republican | 1907-06-21 | Page 2 | Is Settlement Made?

i V JS IS SEln MADE Dg j 1 I Xe Ne w York Sti Story That Thul pliers Ice Vice l lre 11 lla- lla a Accepted r V V New York JU Juno Julio lO Through O. Through the r. r r good of or Charles P P. P Nelll NeStS United fer t V States tates Commissioner loner of ur Labor a n strike of oC the Commercial Telegrapher V V V of or America has hati been averted V V I I 1 has been in this i cH city fo two I i V V d days ays avs during which time he has held helel c co conferences with Vice President Sylester Sylester Sylvester Syl Syl- ester vester J J. J I of or the telegraphers telegraphers' telegraphers telegraphers' tele tele- I union and with Robert C. C I CIO Clowry Pl s enl of r th the thiu Western cst Union Uni Telegraph company compan VV V VV V WV i As 5 a a. result of or Commissioner J elU's elUs Torts ts tho the union n agreed to call off t he the strike and mutual concessions were made maele b by either side fh The Postal T Telegraph company compan as aswell aswell aswell well as that of the Western Union s settled all differences with its uncut men Early this afternoon Colonel Clown Clowry Clow- Clow i ry n y addressed a a. letter to Commissioner Neill outlining tho the position of the lie Western estern Union and giving assurance that the thc company compan- would give all Its Us m men elt fair Call treatment Vice Vicc Pre President l stated that the basis of settlement of or the thc threatened strike was as follows V Increase la IS Gran Granted let IThe I. I The Western Union company y grants 10 per cent Increase e in was wages s. s The sliding scale is abolished and aud anda auda a standardization of or wires established b by which the practice of ur low salaried operators for hea heavy wires Is abolished Extra men are alC to get set the Increased wa wages c There will be e no nu future discrimination between union and union non-union op up- craters and unel tho waive the demand for an hour eight day a They also wah waive c the demand that the com com- pany furnish the typewriters u used eel in taking mc messages ase All 11 grievances are to be e referred to a committee of e and the district dis dis- concerned If no a agreement Is reached the dispute 1 is to be bc sewed settled under the provisions of oC the thc Erdman Ermun arbitration act acl There Thero arc a about thirl thirty ty district superintendents In lii the the- United St States tc