The New York herald., 1870-01-06
The Philadelphia Operuiors--r rhe Monopoly
OF the Wc-lera UHiaa.

(From the Philadelphia pay jan 81
the ''srikep commenced III san FRANCISCO on
Saturday Dy the operasors of The Western unlon
Telegraph Company has extended TO all The princ-
pal cties and news centres IN the United States III
tnat monopoly yesterday resolved 10 slstain Their
fellow craftsmen as VIII be seen by the following,
which, through committee. they have issued:-
To ALL TELEGRAPH OPERATORS We, the Western
Union operators OF Philadelphia, resolved to sustain
bro,er craftsmen in the West and elsewhere
ananmoasy resolved 10 resist the unjust attempt OF Tie
Wssen Union Company to reduce their salaries In
om as es a no eSaen ID aa
the desire TO Kin composing ncs they should
for iha purpose, believe brethren ia the
,a We hereby erse. % npon s
them 10 resist AL oyortre Of the which would
pa or assy our a s
dicutes between the and smicaby
Signed by the committee OF three or the wsstern Union
PHILADELPHIA, January g. 1870
THIS manifesto OF the striking operators who well
know whereof they anrin, asserts tnat the Western
Union Company desires to rcdace the wages OF liieir
employees Tor the purpose ol 80 far reducing the arif
on despatcnes rs 10 drive from the ncd all compe-
tlLi0n ana the strikers have very properly lie Ter
mined thar they VIII not consent 10 ald the company
In dong this out that the Latter shall draw from the
wealth It mas accImuatod the funds required D its
attempts to break down other telegraph companies.
We trust that the Telegraph operators generally To
whom the aDove document Is addressed VIII resolve
to sustain these gentlemen VINO nave the the spirt
10 tnus resist the attempted oppression Of the greedy
and grasplng monopoly In question.
Iucre Will Dc au cuOTt maze UV neWSp1p6rS In the
interest OF the Western Uniol Company 10 MAKE it
appear that the operators hayo struck without
cause--that the men discharged IN san Francisco
were not dismissed because they had refused take
lower wages but for other reasons. A despatch co
this effect from san Francisco, framed by agents
OF the western Union Company, has already made
It's appearance, and the journals interested
perhaps all connected win Lne so.called Associated
Press-wiil make this text for articles Ia which
this faschood will be repeated ana endorsed.
The truth OF the case is wei understood
by the operators who would not with such
marvellous unanniity, have given up their
situations sustain their Western brethren without
good cause. Tne journals which will unite In thus
fined 10 any political party or especial interest,
cept what they choose to consider their own, but
comprise those OF ali parties, aud many protesting
independence, among which are some tnat take
especial care To ca0le the working classes pretead
ing to be friendly " them ana their interests.
This strike Is simply contest OF honest labor
against capital In It's most tyrannical attitude and In
Its worst forni--the capital or corporation exer-
cised In tue interest OF q monopoly whose
purpose IL 10 prevent the cheap circulation OF
intelligence to which tue public IL entited-a mono.
poly that would, II II could, appropriate to LIS
benefit the very elements to the disadvantage OF the
Interests or enterprises not In agreement with It's
own selfish and souess purposes. 1t Is unfortunate
for the country that so many Of It's public Journuis
nave Identified their interests win those OF such
corpOratiOn-an Institution utterly ut enmity with
every thing AKIN 10 freedom and justice. These Jour
nals however. VIII have to suffer with the monopoly
which they have chosen TO encourage, tor IT viii
impossible for them to OBTAIN their usual amount OF
news untii the operators receive justice.