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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1913
Page
4
Labor leaders report a partial win for telephone girls after marathon talks with Bell and New England Telephone officials. Concessions sought include union recognition and split-trick terms, with unions pledging support if a strike occurs.
Mayors Fitzgerald and Powers of the telephone company spoke at the State House after a conference with the State Board of Arbitration and Conciliation. Both sides expressed good feelings and a desire for an honorable settlement of the conflict with the operators. The mayor urged prompt action to prevent a strike, and the board pledged to use every means to avert one.
Both sides confer with the State Board of Arbitration with reports from operators and comedey to be submitted at 10 oclock this morning. They agree to drastic action only if needed and a strike may be days away. Emergency operators arrive from other states as officials, Chamber of Commerce members, and operators hold an all night conference at Youngs Hotel. Mayor Fitzgerald seeks amicable settlement while a special legislative committee is appointed. Imported operators are kept under tight control and union workers are told to be ready to walk out.
The text describes a predicted danger to the community from a strike and the company’s willingness to meet reasonable requests from the board. A conference among city business representatives led by James J. Storrows and others aims to settle the matter amicably with public interests in mind.
The city faces a vacancy in the first assistant assessorship once held by Charles A. Tilden of East Boston. After 17 years in the role, Tilden resigned before the assessors’ annual work, hoping for a transfer to East Boston, leaving the post unfilled as of April 1.
Catholic society of Boston patrons support a chapel fund for the new Boston College with a whist party at the Hotel Somerset next Saturday afternoon. Cardinal O Connell leads the male effort while Mrs James B Cook and others supervise a large organizing committee of patronesses and young ladies.
The tele phone situation order passed both chambers after a heated vote. The committee named to handle the case includes Senators Hilton and Fisher and Representatives Ellis Putnam and Mead.
Mayor Fitzgerald warned the Legislature against drastic probe powers, urging delay to 10 o'clock. The adopted order directs a joint Senate and House committee to study the threatened telephone employees' strike and report recommendations. Lomasney sought to table the order. Cox urged action. A rival measure with subpoena power failed 9 128. Labor agents for the Boston Central Labor Union registered to push the investigation.
Boston police are ordered to meet the Chicago Limited at 9 30 this morning. Several hundred telephone operators from Chicago will travel on the train.
News spread that the hello girls planned to quit by 2 pm yesterday drawing hundreds to the telephone headquarters at 125 Milk Street. By 2:30 pm over 1000 people had gathered blocking the street and sidewalk in front of the building.
A factory official defended split shifts and wage scales as a for telephone workers during a tense stand off near Liberty Square. He claimed most union girls would not strike and detailed pay scales from trainees at four dollars to senior operators earning up to fourteen to twenty five dollars weekly.
A New York hotel houses 318 imported telephone girls under strict supervision by matrons, detectives, and chaperones. They dine well and are restricted from speaking outside their circle. a planned photo session was blocked by a New York supervisor. Mayor Fitzgerald visited the State Board amid reporter attention.
The New England Telephone and Telegraph Company and its 2200 union operators push back a strike as talks continue at Young's Hotel and the State Board. Extensions are granted to 10 a m today while both sides seek a settlement with Mayor Fitzgerald and labor leaders watching closely for a peaceful outcome.
An advertisement touts D D D Prescription for Eczema as instantly stopping intense itch and cooling the skin. It claims a 600 bottle proves its reliability with a money back guarantee if the first bottle fails, and urges readers to ask their druggist about the product.
A health expert notes American women age faster than English women due to climate. She recommends metcolite wax nightly to shed lifeless skin and saxolite in hazel to smooth wrinkles, claiming immediate improvement.
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