National Republican., 1883-07-30
STORIES OF THE STRIKE.

A Committee from the brotherhood Pre-
sent Their Grievances TO the President
Notes from Various Points.
A committee of three of tho Brotherhood of
Telegraphers waited upon the President yes
terday, and not being able to see him left with
his secretay Mr. Pruden, the following COM
muniCation:
TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: At n
meeting Of the Washington assembly of the Broth.
erhODd of Telegraphers--Knig of Labor-held
on the evening Of July IS, 1883, II was resolved
that II committee Of three be appointed to wait
upon your Cxcelency and make the following rop-
RESERVATIONS, representations which this organizh
ton stands prepared to substantiate, If given an
II is reputably represented to the executive that
as result of the obstinate attitude assumed by
the Western Union and Baltimore and Ohio Tee-
graph companies, in the matter of The pending
practical suspension of telegraphtc communica-
tion, very important interests of the government
1t is alleged by this assembly that the tee
graphic correspondence of the State, War, Navy,
Interior treasury, and Postolllce departments mas
for the ten days last past been subjected to delay
ana garbling growing out of the inability of the
corporations above mentioned to properly handle
the dispatches of the national government.
IL is further alleged by this assembly that the
necessary facilities for the prompt and intelligent
transmission of the reports and bulletins Of the
signal service bureau Of the War department are
Withheld by the Western Union Telegraph com
Iany: BY such withholding Of facilities 1t is be-
lleNeu Dy tnlS assembly tnat the agricultural ana
mercantile industries are at present. badly hamp-
cred and their future seriously threatened.
All this, 1t is represented, Is in direct violation
OF the United States statutes.
Cholera and yellow fever threaten us, and in
such luncture the sanitary arm of the govern
ment should, we believe be strengthened, not
parayZed
That prompt, accurate, and cheerful support in
the matter of easy communication between ds-
tant points Is an absolute essential to the strength
ening of that service, is a truth which passes
without argument.
We hope and believe that you will Immediately
instruct the law officer Of the government to Of
ticially investigate these allegations and take such
steps as may be necessary to assert the rights of
RoBT. L. DE AKERs,
FRED. e. MAREAN,
ALFRED ]. GUsrIN
Committee of the Washington Assembly Brother.
hood of Telegraphers, Knights of Labor.
Superintendent Zeublin, of the Western
| Union Telegraph company, yesterday issued
the following order:
WASHINGTON, July 29.--L. WHITNEY, MANAGER,
D, g.: Under he general instructions OF the net
ing president of this company, appointments have
been made filling all the vacancies in this olic!.
| The SIT king operators and the dismissed men
| should be given q understand that they may seek
employment elsewhere, II they SO desire
| j. L. ZEUBLIN, superintendent.
| BALTIMORE, MD, July 2S.-The American
| Rapid Telegraph company has notified the
| Baltimore and Ohio Telegraph company that
it cannot receive messages from that company
| to be forwarded over the American Rapid
wircs the operators refusing to handle them.
| On the other hand, the Baltimore and Ohio
company has sent notice to the American
Rapid company that no more of its business
| will be allowed over tho Baltimore and Ohio
| wires.
ST. LOUIS, July 29-The board of directors
of tho merchants exchange decline to take
any further action in respect to the strike of
the teegraphers at the present time, and will
therefore not send II delegation to the Indian
apolis conference. There is nothing new in
the telegraph strike here. The service i'm
proves daily, and business is now transacted
with nearly, if not quite, the same prompt
ness as before the strike.
SAVANNAH, July 29.-The striking teleg-
raphers here still hold out, and do not seem
at all discouraged. Manager Dillon, of the
Western Union company, continues to success
fully cope with all local business offered, dis
patches being transmitted promptly.