, 1870-01-11
THE TEtEaRAPHERS' REVOLT.
An Unchanged Condition Of Affairs
kilograms Received at the
Strikers Headquarters.

Since oW last iBgue there has been no change N
the condition Of anairs between the Western
UnIon Telegraph Company In tt1s city and its late
employee The following despatches were 10.
celyed n the strikers headquarters last evening:
NEW ToRK, Jan. 1a-7b the Public: We are
happy to announce TINT the most t1eIcuaabe aud
unjust copsp.raey evef :aiismpted upon a e1ten.
conpsny c@pp have wee caa1ed . REDUCTION Of tue ssses
Of their euployes for the only and sole purpose Of
competing with and monopouzlng the business q
tnat the teiegtsphic operators are on 4tr1re,
the results which will folo~ II the Western Union
succeeds are oct proDsk.y appreciated y sns
ne rates of toll to esEra'a points We admit;
aud. 40 ,1ssead of reducing tne fst dividends.
10 accomplish their purpose, the scant pistance
paid 10 their overwofked operatives y taxed 70
rncal!td. .1or, and dlahono1abe warfare upon sbe
public and Opposition linea. That TAG auc-
cem of the Western Unlou IN destrpJiog
ii nc power Of Thu monopoly. to dictate whatev-
e1 rates tney might demand. no one will question:
and, Il We may Judge from the psst, the new rates
to tie DIRECTOR, upon Inc increased Dividend 70
their w1teYed s,ock. The issue involved between
the onlcers Of the COMPANY. and the league, los
Company il ssn Francisco, snd the Chief
Ssa ,ne, ssaaa ns uea es' os reesEsa saEeas
i1om MT. Jacobs, who assured them That redue-
tons had been made, and had been going on
some tune before, ard The omcers. o. ths osnef
Muu fQrd, tbefr agent Since then, atFlce5 from
III. Jacobs, BY mali, nave been teceiteds WHICH
leave no doubt ol The reductions IN san Fraocisco,
and that Tor some time reductions have been 60
ing on along the Pacific slope: and the lea9ae IS
now IN position to ptoEe 70 The publE thas tle
s,aieEents Of Mr.. Jacobs l>y telegraph aIe correct
jacooa /" and it has been claimed thai be ls an
unknown and irresponsible correspondents II
contradlctinE this, we wish TO state thst Nj.
Jscobs u personally known 70 mani q ihe
country, and De is in every way responsible
| for the statements he makes Among the craft be
has high reputation for nouor ant integrity and
W1tn auy oi the ofticefa or Directors Of the West
| en- Union monopoly. We have thus briefly stated
the case to the public, which We felt chilled unon
| ecutise Committee Of the Western rn1o1 Tel
e1uph Company, bearing date January I. 1870.
! Whlcn from beginning to end Is mlsNatenent Of
ssS nsa oas q the4 present
siderahle 4Iess "a put upon tas Obligation a.
aumed By members Of the league, re desire Z
Isl between the of1cerR, managers, aud aupet1n
serdenis We have pledged 70 escn other ou1
| honor, which la all Ne nave, and which @e AZ
pt iust md arbitrary measures ngaintt the CON
pany, but for the mutual a!d, benefit, aud protec
| ton Of ourselves and families, htd 70 fes1aS u
encroaeanena canssannJ oeiog t maoe ~ Ipsa cen
| rous public 70 aid ns 10 the staod we nave taEen
feeling asaured that tho intsreets OF the public Dc
mand ihat this monopoly shall not be pefmtte
to e91,ro The entire eFap9!e NJ 3nfassa s9s.Ss 81 IN
Chairman,
j, II. PETERS,
: Committee