Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-08-16
WHAT DOES 1T MEAN?
Is TIE Brotherhood Preparing to
Back DOWN.
A Committee Of Strikers Inquire as to
the Terms Upon Which They Will
Be Taken Back.

New York, August l5-At noon to-day
committee of six, being striking operators
formerly employed by the Western Union
Company, waited on Gen. ECkert and asked
for an interview, which was granted. 1t is
not known what proposition they have to
advance.
The committee said they represented the
Morse operators, the WheatstOne operators
and the hnemen in the employ of the
Western Union, but their call was not to
be considered
Sign OF Weakening
on tho part of the Brotherhood. Their
purpose was to inquire on what terms the
men would be taken hack into service.
Gen. Eckert said he would recommend
that those now ont should apply to their
respective superintendentS as to the
terms for a resumption of work.
All Quiet.
The Western Union officials said this
morning that everything was remarkably
quiet The wires were not tamp-red with
last night, and consequently there was no
delay in getting at work this morning.
They also stated that business was increas-
ing every day and they were able to handle
it promptly. The altitude OF the Western
Union Company remains unchanged with
regard to the strike.
western Union Magnates in Session.
New YORK, August l5.-The Executive
Commit of the We stern nion Telegraph
Company met to-day. Among those pres
eut were Jay Could, George Gould, Russell
Sage, Cyrus Field, Harrison Durkee and
General Eckert. No reference was made to
the strike. After the meeting the COM
mittee held an informal conference In re-
gard 10 the application of the committee
oil strikers to General Eckert and heartily
endorsed his action in referring them to
their superintendents for information as
to the terms upon which they will be taken
bacs.
The War 10 go Brayely on.
The Executive Board of the Telegraphers
brotherhood sent a communication to
General Eckert to-day, stating that "5nCe
all our AttemI t. to eiec ar co Ci ition
have proved futile, we now desire to state
that i is the intention OF the members Of
the Brotherhood to ignore your intentions
and carry on the fight with renewed visor
aud determination by every Legitimate
mean, N our power"
Anew Company.
Ger ;lcates incorporating the Electrical
ConGuit CompSny We're filed in court 10.
day The company is organ zed to manu-
faCture and sell electrical conduits aud
construct underground conductors, &C.
The capital stock is fixed at Sl,O00,OJ0 in
hundred thousand snares Of 500 each.
Wires Cut.
HoEnEry. y. J., August 15-Nineteen
wires of the New Jersey Telephone Com
pany were cut last night.
The Senatorial Inquiry.
New York, August l5.-The United
States Senatorial Subcommittee on Labor
and Education continued its inquiry to-
day regarding the telegraph strike. Toe
examination of J. S. McClelland was re-
sumed. He submitted, in accordance with
the request Of the committee, a quantity
OF evidence which he had prepared in re-
gard to the iron clad oaths which employ
ers in various industries were in the habit
of administering to their workmen when
they received them into their service. Wit
ness said the Western Union Telegraph
Company adopted the plan of making oper-
aiors take an oath that they wOU.i
Not Join N Union.
and he could produce employees who could
prove il. Threats had been made by many
railroad companies that they would dis
charge any men whom they discovered to
be members OF the Brotherhood of Tele
graphers Among others the Pennsylya-
MIA railroad and Michigan Central Conpa.
nv had employed this means Other in
stances OF means taken by capital to en-
slave workingmen were given by the wit
ness. The witness furnished statistics re-
sardiDg the strikes which had occurred
during recent years. Since 1870 the num-
ber of recorded strikes which occurred in
Europe was 1852. The trade in which
the
Most Frequent Strikes
occurred was coal miners. The building
trades come next Statistics showed that
during ten years 9,027 weeks or ST. l62 days
bad been lost by uen who engaged in
them. representing wages amounting 10
S22 237. $50. OF the entire number OF strikes |
~ were known to have been won |
oy the.workmep, ls9 los', and 81 compro- |
missed, leaving about 1900 unaccouut. |
ID for and which, in all probability, |
had been lost by those who engaged |
n them. The remedy suggested |
,y the witness for securing more equita.
lie distribution of wealth between labor |
md capital would be that the Government |
hould take charge of all branches of in
lnstry as it had of mail carrying for the |
'ountry. This system could, he thought |
,e applied to all private industries as we'll |
Is to the telegrsphic industry.