Show i l PHI CE E FIVE CENTS I PACIFIC COAST IS PARALYZED I BY STRIKE OF TELEGRAPHERS J J OPERATORS OPERATOR'S STRIKE 1 1 BEGINS IN FRISCO One Lone Operator at His Key After Order Had Been Made ASK SK 25 PER CENT ADV ADVANCE AN E I J They Want Pay Equal at Least I to that Given the t 1 1 I Milk ivers Drivers t Sun Saum Francisco Fi c J June 1 21 l GO operators men inca len and women employed by the he Western Union and Postal Teje graph companies in thi this this- anil city cily an Oakland Oakland Oak Oak- land left their keys at 3 30 o'clock this afternoon owing owIng to io the refusal of or Iho thu of oC l both bolh com companies panics to c con consider con con- maldet m- m sider time demands ma made e l by lh the th local union or om to a agree to arbitration am of ne th the 1 1 The fhe i ike does not affect an any point outside e of or those two cities j 1 nor does docs oes it Interfere e with operators 8 working 11 leased lense wires es for tor news associations asso asso- alo- alo or brokers The Time Walkout wa was complete In the 1 tj of oC both bolh companies In San Sn Franisco Fran- Fran isco and amid Oal Oakland land But Dut one man maim rr re- re at the ke he key In li-i th the thu Western I It t nion office In this cl city cily an aim operator J lamed Baldwin who has been em- em i plo I by hy tIme the for fOl cl company compan over fOlt forty ears He IG Is Is' GT years cal of or age Tonight In n the time Postal offices olli- olli oH- oH m J daIs of tho Ito tC CUIlan company tire are manning wires vires s sh h Wherever ever possible Genoa General Su- Su 1 L. L W. W Storer Assistant J J General Superintendent J. J W. W Blake OJ district Superintendent W. W Hearne 1 4 HI ind iund other are arc working In ad addition nil nil- l lI to several C chief chile operators who I remained b by the company Not one I 1 of t tin the of or regular force forc operators Is I at work t Tho Iam same samo condition i in u 14 the V Western Union wh where I C offices Um tho com com- CUI- CUI t van pammy has pressed Into service orliM ami aUl duet chic ol operators otei 4 It I 1 t ms that both botU Q f I ra h tt Bt I 1 I lO lon i to tot ut V 1 t KU r flU lip w to to take I I 4 jv t u- u co vi rm s is doubtful o w tut t nt Small Smal declares cl that haL the thc Pacific PitI Pa Pit- I chic cile coast telegraphers s are arc loyal to tu the time union I e of iii r M. f A J l rumor this uce oun r i that the lie I Union hail had lall nh call already ld 7 P ted stat a a carload of operators from rout city In the time Middle MIddIo West some large elf l but ut this was Wf ti II denied at tutu tho Western Union headquarters 1 President Pu S. S J J. J Small Of bf the time Commercial Com Coin COI- COI mercial el Telegraphers Telegraphers' union lon u arrived In n Inthis this Cit unannounced el city Wednesday night an and he Ime hI and ald the tIme local executive board ti yesterday called called- on of oC th time the two telegraph pl companies to discuss ills dis dl cuss cus the time demands of time the men immen rhe They rhey I I were received ii h by Assistant Assistant- Superintendent Miller of the Vc Western t rn Union In and General Superintendent lIp Storer o of 1 the time Postal anti and after aCel conferences that I resulted in iii little Al satisfaction to the tue men each cach company was given until 1 I o'clock today for fOl a final answer Earl Early this afternoon Pro President Small Smal and amid the time local executive c l board oard again aln t tI I called at time the headquarters They hey lime ero ero refused ed admittance to the time othlee oct time the company e Ing ng to treat eat with wih their men mon except as us in indivIduals l Superintendent Storer I. I of uC the time Postal tIme the committee that the time COl company pal not nol consider demands and amid would nut nul agree to lo arbitrate Tim 11 Time The strike ol omd order r was then I issued and amid tho time men walked out promptly ue U at S Snail Idl said sll today This trouble is purely local Time Tho In Jim San an 1 have have bo been r tr trying tom for three ce months to tu get an au In Increase In- In crease of or salary ann ami have n made ude it I 1 clear to the time ul officials alg of or the company that hint tile thc they only desired the time Increase e to tobo bo be o effective until normal conditions shall be restored in lii this huts city I hope time Iho press JUC will wI see clear clearly Jy and anti strongly I that we wo desire to confine this strike to San Samm Francisco and amid Oakland Oaklan We Wedo Wedo e eO do O nut not desire that our members In tim other cities should Join julu In the struggle gle gie Ie even if they have to tu work l tipi f. f wires with wih unfair telegraphers in thus this ef cily do The local union here herl asks for an ana a advance of ot pet per pel cent over existing salaries Time Thc They do not miot ask for fol this ad advance advance ad- ad vance as a IH permanency but bUl J merely rely during the continuance of existing con con- in this timis locality in the tho matter muter of high price of or living 1 I rind find that I Ithe the thC telegraph operators in San Saum Sl Francisco Fruit Fran cisco are arc paid the time lowest salaries lares in in the United States States One man In the I Continued on iii Jn o Two o. 1 OPERATORS' OPERATORS STRIKE BEGINS IN FRISCO I from Past On- On j 10 of tIt tin lit lit- I t Union 99 A month find and twelve tW In III the thc Postal Postal's s I I employ tilt the anie H while lillo the lie lie- I lowest salary salary- paid Is 50 O a u The mean nId Is TO U O a u month I Iun un timid and when you n un out that thal the hue Union company I Is paying It I Im m sen Cl boys bun In iii th the lie 1 2 2 ida a- a daY dav YOU vou OU can see nee that lint the atole Vt who ho 10 have got cot ot on do o not nut tare fare very welL uell welLI I of or fact they lIllY would As s 04 a i. matter like an as much aw as the San Sami co Fi milk set get ct for dally labor rat Superintendent of Pt till the Western Unto i I lohl ht ont tin thit or order cr to till all outride lis t i-I i C Is Please Issue instinct louis nl l once dice to a tors In iii your Olit thin that t an un operator I V to III I handle bu business I with lIlt Oakland and San must be bf e I Small Dialed that lint this or- or was us mis he Iu ha has al already already al- al I ai-I ready rendy union men out outside of ofSan Suit San an Francisco iou and Oakland not hot to tn to do tIn II business with Ih these e of- of nees Ilces as he hue wishes to 10 the trouble to In these two cities CL t of If LI Ih ln j III 1 1 Iff 1 i. i The wages of the operators now lances i from flom rout 3 35 36 to 99 a u month Only I a few Cew receive o the latter compensation I lh Ihu The overage salary Is iO 70 A telegrapher tele tle grapher Is compelled to orK orl v I when hen lieu he lie hitt has hus huh-shed ills hits days day's a it ho lie wishes to or not Pot For this overtime hu lie Is pul paid at nt a a. rule late per hf Il less Joss than ho lie m I tot for his lila straight sti h t t Wearied at 1011 long Jong delays cla unable as they thoy claim to e eke c out a detent e ent living living- and amid foice l to tu work long Ion hums hour th the lie operators finally concluded to demand emanda demanda a ral raise e to meet the lie excessive c co cost t of iii 11 ll In log In iii an and about Sun Suit Francisco On June Junt 3 3 the Wage a I schedule was wa sub sub- to to V the lie Western Union and amid Postal Te Tele Telegraph raph ii companies paul ec It WitH was the of the lie telegraphers union unon and nd Assistant General Superintendent ten Id Miller 1 and 1 L. L W. W Storer of or the lie thee e Western Union an and Postal refused refuse Jt absolutely I to consi consider el elIt It U. V VC Ue We will deal with with-i you ou as em em- plo s only was ivas tho lie ultimatum an and amid ho committee i ell red S President ent Small was then tout for Cor lie He arrived front from Now New uw York Thurs Thursday ay and Imme Immediately culled called on the ito I of the Ito I corporations Both companies s refused refuse to deal deul eul with him him an and amid to today uy he sent a final demand for recognition lecog of or the tho union The Thc communication was WitS carried l to 10 the of nf the telegraph companies by David Pa Allen Allon and Arthur Wisher Isher Then Strike Was it us Oz Assistant Superintendent Miller re received re- re e the lie committee o of two a and rill promised that his company would deal lIeal with the A Asked JC when ho lie stated that he lie could coul not say ay Probably Probably ably aby In iii two we weeks or so 10 President Small was notified an and amid the strike was Immediately culled called All 4 of or orthe the In the Postal service were union t members the company having ha recognized the union some lime time back The rhe luc Western Union ma madu u no mic dis- dis li- li s The Time majority of uC em em- e belonged e to local Xo No o 34 The latter c company did l not really know Ju jut Just t Jiow mUll many union men nicut were In lii Its employ until u 11 canvass was J to today tor to- to day after l the lie c walkout u V V Vis I r tl IU I r al mall tr Is purely Jurel loc local l at nt the present ent time tine The Tue opera operators tor have been t trying for fot th three rec mouths months to get g-et an Increase in salary an and have ha made auntie It clear to the tIte two companies that the they lucy have only desired to receive c the increase until normal conditions have ha been heen restored in iii this this' section of or the lie state The corporations ulu g-ulu guidd b by the tho New ew York presidents an and boards of directors Im have huai- persistently persist er cathy refused to the thc union 01 or treat with its committees In Imi the lie matter of oC adjusting differences We e sent a communication to the telegraph companies this hula afternoon The Tue of- of l tiled led to put Jut us off for 01 two weeks Two weeks week until the they could coul Import a alot alot alot lot of union non s. It Is the theold lie lie- old of or bluff same game They aiu Ulo con con- I amI g u ti- ti tia 1 a I l h. h I ii of lIf hot hoi ail and weve we've gotten tired d of lIr It II Tills This H Is the time hurc t of ur the thc telegraphers tele I In imi ti t Venty tt years It ha has taken I that lun long to set get the these e poor pOOl overworked o niemi mento to realize that It Il was vas as high hig-h time timeto to act aCL |