| Show RECENT REGENT STRIKERS ARE INDIGNANT Claim President Clowry dowry Misrepresented Mis Mis- Misrepresented represented Real Situation Situation Situation Situa Situa- tion in Statement Statement EXPLANATIONS BY SMALL Says Companies Sought to Give Impression Operators Operators Opera- Opera I tors Had Lost Lost San Francisco Jul July 21 TIme Tlc I-Tlc The tel telegraphers telegraph telegraph- er ers era of or San Francisco FrncIsco and Oakland are arc In Indignant itt In- at the officials of or the tho two companie companies com corn panie and ant especially because c of time the statement Isue Issued by President Clowry Immediately after aUe the time agreement was en entEred entered entered en- en Into which caused the time declaring oft off or of or the tIme strike In San Francisco In lit discussing tIme the matter mater tonight President dent Small Smal of er tho the telegraphers union called cale attention to the time statement of Assistant Assistant As As- Superintendent Miller ller In tn which It I was sas admitted that IZ operators quit their k the Lime the time sIt sIt-ike called and keys kE ys day tay was caled ant to the time Inconsistency of oC Colonel dowry's st statement In which he Is L' L quoted as saIn sayIng say say- In lag Ing that Ole third one of or the San Samm Francisco force Corce never nC left Jer their keys kes at al all hate Huto to Admit J It t. t The rhe officials of or tho the telegraph companies com coin cor do O not like lkc to admit defeat said Smal Small Instead of or showing appreciation of the Lime anxiety of their t l to rc restore tore peaceful relations with their employers em em- thc they appear to be over anxious to establish In iii the minds of the general public b. 11 pub lic le a belief that tl the tho operators lost their ther strike The contrary Is the tho case csc While vu 1 conceded to tIme the officials the privilege of or couching tho the agreement t In language an that was soothing to lu their lr wounded pride we e Insisted that er e every point point we wo con contended contend contend- tend tend- ed et for be bc granted First the meat ment of or all al those o who lio went on omm strike was conceded a alter after N much ar argument and anI sec sec- only arbitration of the demand of or the 2 25 I Iper per cent Increase e of wages pending restoration restoration res res- of or normal prices for tor foodstuffs and rents In iii San Francisco This point will wH under time the agreement bo ho b taken takemi up as soon loon aa aim al all al of or tho the striking operators haVe haVo hao b beep on Installed ll in the thc thc-r old aid ll positions which will wiil wi bo be 10 in iii about ten days A 4 Bit nit o of History The Time strike lasted Just four Caul weeks on and notwithstanding every o effort enort W was S made m le during all aU of that time to secure strike strikebreakers breakers it Il was found Impossible to do O so to Su Superintendents n ts and man managers manager tigers throughout tho Pacific coast coat scoured scour scour- ed cd every city for telegraphers In 11 uth other r of hut hut could buAs bult but bul I t As A's 1 mp s rw H tt its Th f h. h bi n Jr trie id tI union m movement v me l among amonG n d It t the tho pr ont time an n compared with i when l. had uI biggest and aol only con contest with with- th bl company compan Heco Recognition The Time great bugaboo with the th officials has imas always been recognition of or the union ulon In lit time the case of or time the San Son Francisco strike however they were at tho time end en enor of or tour weeks necks In iii such dire straits for tor competent telegraphers that tile they did ld through tho the representatives of tho department of or C commerce com coin I- I merce and labor recognize the union Tho Th Tha a agreement ant bears the time signatures of ot the time superintendents su SUo of or both companies as well wel as that of the president of or the Commercial Commer Commer- 15 cial Telegraphers Telegraphers' raphers' raphers union of oC America and provides fr f r arbitration of wage scale not noton on only in San Francisco but at till all l points of ot I the time systems of or both time tho Western Union and Postal companies Future Trouble Time The question queston of an ami hour eight tn day and the company furnishing the typewriters tet's again The will v undoubtedly come up wi telegraphers In the East will wi never be le satisfied while present salaries and workIng work- work workIng working Ing con conditions prevail er However I 1 feel fecI sure that all al differences In the future will willbe willbe wi h be adjusted without a resort to lo a strike e. e The Thc San Francisco trouble has fully demonstrated demonstrated demonstrated dem dem- tho ability of our to take care of Its Is members We Vo paid palt strike benefits from the very la day the strike occurred and will wi have a surplus lef left over from the onu ono assessment levied lc or of over o 00 |
