Show STRIKE STRIKE MAY BE SETTLED Workers for Independent Telephone Telephone Tele Tele- phone Company Expect E Conference Conference Con Con- ference This Week W ek END OF WAR IS IN IN SIGH SIGHT Ext Extensive Operations Op rations of Concern Con COIl cern Makes Demand for Experienced Men Mell Th The Tue striking linemen of o tho the Utai tta 1 I Independent nd Telephone one company compan K A who have been out foi fot fOl months are arc to nice mci meet with the mana management of ot tho compan campan some limo time this week when it 1 I thought that an a agreement will I b breached bo reached and that the strikers rs will vIlI I g so back to work The Tue strikers have bc out Dut for nearly live months and ami It ha he been reported severn several I times Ume that both boll tho strikers and the company hat havi been cen ren ready 1 for tor settlement and meeting have ve been called lI but these plans have ha ule all fallen through The Improvements Improve ments which hi h are contemplated by b tin the Independent Telephone Company wll necessitate the use of many ex- ex c men mn and this is thought Ube U to tolie be lie O one Olle of the rca reasons for tho the call cull foi toa settlement find and both parties are nrc confident con con- Ident that the they can come conic lo to terms a nl nt this his meeting I The rhe meeting will be held Tuesday or oa Wednes day lay CurrIt I liLIes no III In answer to Lo the thc statement Is Issued uc lJ b by D D. D S. S Murray general el of or tit tin nock Mountain hell Bell Telephone coin cum lany pany In Iii which It was stated slated that strike throughout hout Utah ULah Idaho am anti and Montana are fast fust clearing UI up J. J Currie C O. urrie president of or lie local union o of or elt workers said S Saturday nl ht that hat not a union man had ho returned to t vork orl for tor the lio company since the strike was as called cal an and that none of them their return Continuing Mr Ir Currl Currie Lid aid The Thi strike situation throughout hont the iter nta in district is becoming ore more favorable to the thc electrical work work- rs 5 each cIa as us the tho companies are arc un- un ble lc to to secure competent workmen w lust Imn 1st of the tho men employed b by the com com- I were vere made In the Missouri and J Cansas telephone strike which has liac Leon icon on In effect about one year These are Inexperienced In Iii telephone work worl and antl would as readily Lake ake the positions of or striking Ja laundry uh iris as ours Information from Montana Is to the tle tint that the entire state Is almost t tied Oed up Tho exchange nhO In Is i giving giving- no local service lc at all all as a the tho th business men nen there adopted resolutions reso- reso not nol to tol l use O the hell Bell phone The dependent company of or Dult which Is fair to or d' d labor will start ring Ivine service tomorrow as ng the company compan of ur Butte has acred sc- sc cured red ired franchises In n several so towns In lu 1 the tho public there will vIII soon havo tivo tho samo sanie service formerly given n hy V tho the Doll noil j I. I rICh Str r Tho Iho cratit K ll Ii ln Montana a. 1 JuI- JuI I o tul 1 r rr C tf l lone jib company n or organized laborin labor in 54 not lead luiU ha the l effect as a. thC tho Lilic Is In sympathy with the strains operators antI auti electrical elect neal workers I hout th the tho 0 state llo Wo Yo feel feol sure HUrl that In time lime tic the sub sub- llers will u waken awaken to the fact that the icy y uro aro not petting getting the t that contracts contacts call for fur null and ate ac pay pay- p i. i the companies cannot with In 3 r for as Ir present give he good i c i to to their patrons We e are arc out for tor the money the saino Kl ns s the c but hut we agree to tu fur fur- workmen and a u m fair Ir r Ish 11 competent days day's work for or a fair fuir days day's as pay Tho Tue companies at the present time tinie are payIng pay pay- Ing lug more mone money for a u certain amount ask dared of oC work done one than we ever for but what do thc they cure care for tor the tHc mono money monc so spent or 1 the public at large If such Kuch methods will break alt the present present present pres pres- ent strike o- o After being out for four determined months tho the men bell arc more mOlO back until the companies com coin than cY ever r not to go goo agree to pay the wages rages a asked lee for or or- Continue Strike Ninety per cent of or those affected have havo so- so se secured secured GO CO cent arc alC orl working and antl per pc at electrical work worle so a avery avery cured positions assessment upon working very small members will provide for fur the unemployed cd and ami wo we will be bo able to continue the strike Indefinitely board of or Inter Inter- The rho grand ran executive notional national Brotherhood of or 1 Electrical iU Workers now In session In Springfield advisability of or Ill wilt will consider cr the thc a general strike o a against tho the calling Bell Telephone companies throughout hout the United States because of or the un- un discrimination toward ton our Jur members mem mcm- Jus L shown cr c everywhere herc Our grand g bers hers president F. F J. J McNulty fc together to with President Gompers of the American Federation of Labor ibor I has for a n conference with President Vale alo of the of view with wali a n American lIeu Bell com company pan bringing about more lilore amicable relations companies and our organizations organizations or or- between the lie been un un- but so far tar has successful I |