The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-01-06
WHERE LIGHTNING STRUCK
THE TEL EG R1PHE ERs RESOLVED ASn
ABLE TO RESIST REFLECTION.

Disps seionste Recital ef the Facts us Givsa
Tbs suns Rcportcrs-Chn that the
Western Unions Omcors Misststed the
Origin Of the s'rike-Wben and How tbs
Tctesraph-rs Expect TO Win.
The strike Of the telegraph operators continues.
We have little cbnnr TO note snce yesterday morn-
ioTe report. The strikers met In their hall. ii
Grand and Forsyth streets, In the forenoon. and
speeches were deiFGed BY ohicers and promineai
members pf the League. Dispatches were road
from MI points of the Union, indicating that the
movement Va largely and actively sympathifed with
By large proportion OF the profession.
ANOTHER MANIFESTO.
The league ConnNtec have published circular
setting forth tho Of the strike In this letter
II n deserted thot the Western Union Compauy hsYa
entirely uisrepr-sentca the fsc,s and that tho
subject OF contention is O reduction of twenty I've
per cent. on the esinries OF three Ban Francisco
operators, and q like reduction upon eight In the
sacramento once Further. that the League docs
not propose that any OF its members shall resume
work until justice Las been done their Pacific oosse
brethren.
The feeling among the New York operators 10
very strong sgaipst toe officers in charge here, par
teulsrly their condemnation OF Cen Eckert Supors
intcndent OF the Eastern Division, AZ whose door
very msny wrong acts laid II s asserted that is
Is tysnnicai and bsrsh the administration OF his
depart nent, and unjust in his dealings with tho
men under lis Immediate supervision. Mr.. Bel
lows, who is a stockholder In the Western Upioa
Company, Is also severe In his dcnuncision, and
gards Gen. Eckcrt as exhibiting an overbearing dis
position. and lack OF friendly spirit In his inter
course with his employees.
For Mr.. Orton. President OF the Company, The
men entertain kindly sentiments but they say thsf
In the present state Of the they arc barred nom
making Distinctions between the various onicers OF
| tue Company. They also claim that the Company
| has suppressed many dispatches sent them, mis-
represented others and In instances given Ut
terance to positive hIl'ehcods concerning the past
and prospective action OF the League.
| The meeting was very quiet and orderly throuyS-
out and was model as strike gathering. Before
mend the good temper which had been thus far DIS
played, and cautioned the members against consro-
gaing In the nciGhbOrhood OF the COmpany's once.
| In private conversations with several members.
| some interesting points were gathered. The mes
a SpethreD They Syo,s say " tas n tSs c Company in
tenis 70 reduce salaries to cover losses
sustained in the reduction ,,,o, r. 's,esrcps r
point. they think reductions may be asked cleo
where, and then th"ro will be no end to the cutting
down process They also regard this as the Initiative
move In policy settled upon by the Conpany, and
think san Francisco Was selected as the point Of
the large eegraPhic ceniers, and in the hope that
move Of go remote point would be overlooked
based upon the necessity Of telegraphie facilities 70
the business community There are 800 operators
10 the United states belonging to tho Iessue IL Y
claimed that " these all into the movement-ss
thcre seems 70 be Q hir prospect OF their doing
| s.ne~s, and must yield to their demands They sag
y viii be imposeibae 70 md outsders to M
their places, and that they have means 70
hold out month. They do not think. how
but look forward 70 the reesscmblng OF Congress
the 10th. and the consequent press OF matter or
| the wtrea, as the event which will compel the Com
pany to suecumb. For the present, therefore, theI
propose TO do nothing but walt!
rHE coNrASYs STORY
The Western Union regards the situation As oni
In which II they gre an inch an ell Will be taken
Hence they refuse 90 make any concessions, and ss
they will fight the strikers on their ground, an,
time. A visit to headquarters yesterday evonin
showed that tie work " s going along in the usus
| way. 1t Is said thrt the day had been one create
than the average of business, and yet that ever
To 6il the places Of the strikers, Ope
| 70 .ors had beon brought from some
] | tLo sui. stations, While numbers VINO rave Doe
| out OF the profession some time came forward an
volunteered their eeTyices, The u,ull nicht fotc
stated TO DC sixteen, while last evening twent,
/, pany had a surplus of men, some {
= the force were allowed to go home, pespatcht
were shown THE Sun reporter from 81 Louis an
Chicago processing that the places Of the strik
g | had boon filed that they had some men over who
they dad not need and that II there were vacancies
y New York these surplus ope -ators would come %
d Word was returned that thct New York had al u
l. | operators needed.
!, The managers are confident Of success. Lette
n and kilograms are said to have been received ye
n | terday from persons representing half the stock
the Western Union Company approving the orneer