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Show PHONE WORKERS TURN DOWN THE BURLESON (UN boston", April 16. Leaders of the striking telephone operators In New England expresfed unwillingness tonight to-night to accept, pian for settlement of their grievances proposed by Postmaster Post-master General Burleson and Secretary Secre-tary Tumulty. Secretary Tumulty, in a telecrain to-day to-day io mi julls s O'Connor, presl dent of the telephone operator-' d"-partmeot d"-partmeot of Ihe International Erolh-erbood Erolh-erbood of Electrical Workers, urged the strikers to return to work and to file their wage demands wiih W. R. Driver. Jr.. general manager of tho New England Telephone and Tele graph company. He nald Mr. Hii.er was authorized lo recommend to th government operating board am agreement "just and fair to all parties par-ties concerned." Jicplyiug tonight, Miss O'Connor1 ?cnt the following telegram to Mr. Tumult "Your proposition contained in to-da to-da 's iclc'juini is not tundauicn h different from the proposal of Mr. Dmieson. It States that we may discuss dis-cuss with Mr. Driver, our contentk ii"?. SuhSequently; he reaches a conchn-'on upon which he will advise up. theucol to be submitted to the operating: board. At no step of this proceedure J could the methods you recommend Lei construed as collective harfraininT. I We insist upon our rieht to reach a! conclusion with Mr. Driver mutually agreeable to the unions and tho company com-pany and do not recognize the right of any other agency or individual toi hold the power to repudiate ihiS agreement." oo ' |