Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-08-23
THE STRJHE OTER.
The brotherhood Sarrcnders and
the Operators ASK to he Taken
Western Operators Refuse
To Yield.

the Operators ASK TO he Taken
8acE-wcstcrn Operators Refuse
To Yield.
The telegraph strike Ia nver, except in
Western cities, aud ths brotherhood has
surrendered. The executive COMMITTEES
determined late on Thursday night to
and the strike, hut the official notification
was not sent ont till Friday afternoon.
IL was as follows
The executive board of the brotherhood
regrets to say that the strike is failure. All
members who can may return to work mme-
diately. A circular follows by mail.
JOHN CAMPBELL.
A New York dispatch says: Each
man looked out for himself. The female
operators came in body go in ALL }
Twelve were accepted and the rest re-
jeeted, their positions having been filled.
Forty-ive male operators were accepted
out of 90 who applied.
In Philadelphia, c. L. Laverty, Presi-
dent of the local assembly, said Friday
night that the men regard the notice
with feeling OF relief from suspense.
There will not be many of them left
out in the cold, for the company wants
good men. The feeling of irritation on
gondered iu some instances during the
strike will die out, and pleasant associs-
tiOns will be resumed between the men
ln5 of.aiaIs of the Western Union COM
pany. The strikers. will be treated
kindly by Mr.. Zsublin and Mr.. Jones,
have no doubt. They are both popular,
and the men who talked angrily against
them are now rather ashamed of it. The
effect Of the strikes failure upon the
brotherhood it is hard at this time TO
predict. | suppose the Western Union
company will require the men to with
draw from it, and 1t may necessitate the
formation of another association which
under the circumstances will be diff
cult thing. The strike, however, will
in the end prove beneficial to the men ; it
has taught the Western Union company
lesson and it will hereafter treat the
men better.
Manager Jones of the Western Union,
said
"The order ought to have been given
long ago, bat / am glad it has come at
last. There will be large number OF
the strikers who won't get back, think.
The company will retain all the men who
stood by it, and those who are now In it's
employ, but were not before the strike.
These latter are composed of operators
from other cities and outsiders, and num-
bsr about 25. We have operators here
who live in the country where they have
offices. These we will send home, but
still retain them in our employ. We
will not do anything tomorrow, but
Sunday will give us a Chance to reorgan-
i2e our force.
"'fhere Id one thing, and that i
nothing will be done to humiliate the
returning operators or make them feel
hedly. Those who may be taken back
will reoeiys the same pay and rating
they had before the strike"
At Chiosgo, Master Workman Morris,
addressing q Meeting attended by be-
tween 150 aud 500 strikers, declared be
would not endorse the advice of Campbell
and would not advise surrender. II
II they chose to give in he wonld resign
aud have nothing to do with the brother
hood.
H.. asserted that the West had ehown
10 signs of weakening, Int the Fast had
not been displaying the iirmness
eXpscted. With the 60 operation OF other
large Western cities he believed the con.
test could be prolonged to stage where
| the company wouid have TO recognize
their bill of rights.
T4lagrams from Cincinnati, Cleveland
and st. Louis were read alleging that the
strikers in those cities would not TecOg-
nizs Clmpbell's circular. The session
waa Brought to = close by a rising vote Ia
continue tho fight. Prior to this meeting
| Two or three operators had applied and
| h'ea given work at the Office OF the West
ern Union company.
A brotherhood committee called at the
War aud Post OfIico departments, Wash
| ngtnn, Friday, and left written com
| plRiata that William NJ, aud James Il.
| Ashe, telHgrSphsra in the employ of the
| Hoyrrnmrnt, had svailed them slves o
| lrave7 Of sh3euca to enter tho service Ol
| t'is Western Union company al Philadel-
| phia.
Another New York dispatch says
| ChaiIman Mitchell appointed COMMITTEES
of three operators to escort the lady
| strikers to the Western Union Building
in order to give them the first chance tt
sat work. None of the men left the hal
for several hours after the departure o
the woinnn. Ths linemsn were very
bitter III their structures on the order Il
return 10 work aud laid the blame of the
| ,silure 10 the kid glove operators" Mr.
| Smith, LIei Of the lineineu, said that a.
Tar az they were concerned the ordel
would be- ignored. A vote was tsker
| And the liueMen unanimously resolved
TO continue the strike and, as one of then
remarked, 'to make It hotter than ever. ;
Tie committee OF three meanwhil,
escorted IS women to the Western UnioI
office, wLere the women applied for rein
statement. Only eight were taken back
the others being told that their place.
had been tillei. Several OF the appli
oAnls cried.