Show POSTAL MEN Will VILL FIGHT BILLi Bill i president President Goltra of National Federation Advises Them to Do So HE MEETS LOCAL MEN Makes Address at Meeting a at atI Salt Lake on Present I Conditions Making g a plea for organized QUart effort to bettor the condition of the postal posta Edward B. B Goltra GoHra president of or tho the National Federation of or Postoffice Post Post- office Clerks appeared b fore Salt Sail Lake Lak local No C G yesterday afternoon In th the Federation of or f Labor hall hail and lid made a an address explaining conditions that have hav to be fought fought- lie Ho declared that th the thc postal must stand to together othor ansi cau cause o reforms to be bo made m and h ho hn believes he can see ace a u bright future II ho requested the members of the Salt Lak Lake local to protest against tho the passage o othe or of orthe the bill to pension pc as It and bight to tc have a n better bill presented to th the tho federal lawmakers President while yet ot a young youn man has been In the tho postal l service serice en Ice I In Chicago for a number of or years and 1 is thoroughly Impressed with the nee need neel o of some reforms lie Ilo declares th that t th time postal clerks are not paid enough money mon mon- oy ey and that tho they thoy will have to assist tho the supervisory 8 to get Set nio mone money before the clerks clerks' w wages Sos likely will Ill be ho raised Clerk Clerks U tulen Postal clerks are arc all underpaid h ho declared and anel tho they must do somethIng to protect thou their Interests There Thero have hav been some changes made luring during th the thelast thelast last tow few and conditions have hn be bec became become be- be c come came mo somewhat Improved In 1905 1005 1 In Chicago o there thero were 2700 resignations resignation In that In tho the month of or October October Oc Oc- Oc- Oc tober of that year car 20 por per cent of or th tho ho at the Chicago postoffice re resigned rosl ro- ro sl signed b because of or poor pOOl wages an and lher ther conditions They are arc better thor there now no h however er The National Federation of or Postoffice Postoffice Post Post- office Clerks has hns grown rown wonderful When It was organized 12 years curs ago I It IIa hind had 1 a membership of or only onh about In In two years the membership Increased to tn OOOO and ancl It has grown rown rapidly since We Ve have ha secured some timings thing that have helped us and we e mean menn t to t.- better hetter things In the future futuro Ou Out Jut it r f supervisory In th the tho service only about ll 1800 00 o or of them hem are getting 12 1200 O 01 or more a i t. year Tho They Thoy have organized the Supervisor Supervisory Association of or the United Unite States and we e must eJu them all nil w We can cnn Until our supervisors l or get SH more mor mone money the thin clerks cannot expect to ge got get advanced cr very much I wish Ish to tell you something about abou the tt bill which proposes to to purchase pur chase an annuity for supt 1 cm em- TIme The JIll bill was a all all Iris right h t as I Iwas it was drawn but hut the thc committee on re reform re- re form in the civil cl service has added adde tel several amendments which we must mus rj They Tiley ney propose to nave have each new clerk cleric pay his first months month's wages Int Into the thc fund and also the first three months' months ralso falso In his salary each cach Urn time lie IH secures a a. promotion Wo We 0 believe that such Is unjust und and unde we e must unit unite mind ami nd secure the tho pa passage sa e of or a n good l I till 1 before any other Is allowed to go into Inlo effect During his address President ent Goltra gave VO I a 0 history of or the National Federa Federa- thou lion of Clerks an and also o otho of tho lie Supervisory 1 association After Arter tho time address luncheon was served by women members of or the local or organization or- or |