The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-01-07
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PROGRESS OF THE STRIKE.
THE TELEGRAPHERs AND THEIR
EMPLOYERS STILL dPART.

EmfLV1 Eh6 DlILL hfdnE.
Both sides Heard-Somethingw Wrong 5one-
whcre-Proposait to pat the san Franchises
Operators on Oath In this Ctfy-supprrs-
sion Of Cipher Despatches-sympathy fsr
tho STRIKERS.
AT the meeting Of the Telegraphors' Protective
League yesterday, few new facts were developed.
As the dispute stands, 1t is simply a question of
verscity between Mr.. ,Mumford, the agent In ssn
Francisco, and the men whom he discharged. Tue
operators say that he attempted to reduce their
salaries lie says he did not, but that he merely dis
charged them, and that instead OF ordering genersa
reduction, he increased the salaries Of those whs
remained, as an induccmcnt to them to perform The
additional labor which would devolve upon them
from the discharge OF the two. To settle this poiat
the League propose that these shall come on 10
New York and make deposition, their expenses be.
ing borne by the side which siall he found In The
wrong. This proposition has not yet been onneiaity
rendered.
THE ENTHUSIASM or ruR srRrKxns.
Confence in the ultimate success Of the move
ment was unanimously expressed. ave feel twies
as strong tonight as we did last night" said ons
OF the prominent otnclais. The despa ches which
we have received to-day show that we have not
only the support OF our professional brethren, bus
that the outside public with Why. ,ir. iuss
sec how the people Of Boston, and Pittsburgh, ana
Washington come up with their sympathy" and
the enthusiastic speaker narrated the substance os
number Of dispatches from the principal cities q
the Union. He complained, however, that the West
ern Union Company would not treat them fairly:
said they were not permitted to send cipher dos
patches. and that they had good reason to suppose
that nve-sheet message from Sacramento had been
suppressed.
COMPROMISE ovEeTunes REJECTED.
AT the meeting In Grand street In the evening
speech was delivered by Gen. Marshall LeGerts. He
said he spoke unoicialiy but would counsel modcrsr
tion and a compromise His remarks wero well rs
ceived, bat Il was insisted that the League muss
establish Its position and show Mr. Mumford TO b
In the wrong. Messrs. Browning and Troup. repre-
senting the Labor Union, pledged money TO aid the
operators in their efforts.
Among the dispatches received by the League ycs-
terdsy may be mentioned the following:
rBs Strikers SUPPORTED.
From Boston. that the public sympathize with the
strikers. From Washington, that oil communic1
tion south OF Richmond Is utterly cut Of, Froa
Cleveland, that the railroad companies reject an
Western Union business. From Toledo that the
Wabash and Western Railroad are pledged to sus-
tain the operators. From Pittsburgh, that the oil
region fces are closed From Nashville, that the
women operators have Joined: From the South.
that Memphis, New Orleans, Mobile. Montgomery.
ton, and all Texas officers have Come into line.
Tnat Cuban cable commu ncation with Key West
has ceased. That Chicago and Cincinnati rene ediv
advise against compromise Tat the Hon. Mr..
Latham, President OF the National Labor League.
and member OF Congress, promises his ofncisl In
fuence.
Thus the case stands, the expectation being that
necessity will force the Company into compliance.
TIE OoNPASY's SIDE.
The reader can imagine to hms,if the exact re-
verse OF the above, and he will have pretty nearly
the Companys story. Il is denied that their onlces
are transactipg business as usual aud that all mes
ssses offered are sent through that there In tho
IN P"ssnh 1Ssk n Gmee ,,p n 0peras"rs a. boston ~:
Albany o; Troy, 3. With the exception OF New
YORK. these forces nearly what they before
the strike. The rumor that there Ia interruption
with the Atlantic and Cuban cables Ia denied. as
also that the entire woman force has struck. There
has been
In either Springfield or Worcester; none in Maine
or New Hampshire otfices, and no interruption of
the lines between ALBANY and Buffalo, or New York
and Altoona. They publish In circular the obiga-
ton Of tie League, that its members shall place
hei. time and services at the disposal OF the officers
a vow is surrender OF all individual Judgment la
relation to the an!madversions upon Gen Eckert, it
Is said that he has always been In favor of high SAT-
aries TO the operators. the best way OF securing
the best men and OF melting to proficiency in the
profession. And they add that he has never bees
acuated bya desire TO oppress exhibit dictatoral
powers over those under him but has perfor ned
lion is also made 10 provision OF the Leagues coa-
stitution, which orbids any operator changing his
once by order OF the Company unless he first
ceives permission from the Chief Operator OF his
circuI
30 far as the interruption to busiucss IL concerned,
II may be true that the Company have suffered em-
barrassment but hardly to tho extent inferred nom
the League dispatches, IL Is certain, for instance,
that Atlantic cable and Cuba dispatches ro-
ceivcd and sent as usual, for practical demousWl-
tion was afforded The Sun reporter inst night, q
cable despatch being forwarded from Cincn nnau anA
put through withosi delay The Company complain.
however, that they suffer annoyance from Leagus
operators breaking into their circuits but they
willing TO presume that this 10 the work Of irrespoa-
sible individuals, and not tie instigation Of tho
League officers
A late despatch las night says the Richmond opo-
rators have all resumed work. and that sever,a
Southern strikers who had gone to Waslnngtos
were returning TO their posts.