The daily gazette., 1883-08-18
GONE ALL TO PIECES.
THE TELEGRAPHERs' STRIKE
AT AN END
THE MEN ASKING FOB WORK.
The Company Taking its Pick of Those
Who Ask to be Taken Back, and Re-
jecting the Others.

jecting the Others.
NEW YORK, August 1S-The long strike
inaugurated by the telegraph operators has
| been brought to an unsuccessful termina-
tion. After gallant fight OF more than one
month the strikers were forced to lay down
their arms and apply for reinstatement to
their old positions at the very terms they
struck against. They returned to the West
ern Union Office yesterday and acknowledged
| their defeat and asked 70 be allowed to re-
turn to WoIk. They were told that they
could not be taken back as body, but the
company would take its pick and only those
| who were wanted would be reemployed
| The rest must seek work elsewhere.
Early in the morning many applications
| were made to the Superintendent for rein
statement, and Mr.. Humstone was busy
making cut the blank form of the oath every
operator was obliged to sign before he was
restored to his old place. At noon more
than 40 strikers were taken back. After
that there was temporary lull in the ap-
| plicati0ns. At O'Clock about 40 ladies'
were seen entering the elevator at the main
office, and they were taken up at once to the
office OF Mr.. Dealy, the manager OF the oper-
ating-room. Their spokeswoman said that
| they were ordered by the Brotherhood to
| acknowledge their defeat and wished to be
| oonSA CNSh' WI OCalJ d COuICll De
| tween Messrs. Somerville and Humstone and
then told the ladies that most of their places
were very acceptably filed and that only
few of them would be required. After going
through the list IL were told to report for
duty tomorrow and the balance were re-
jected.
One lady, with tears in her eyes, as she
came down after being refused, said to a
Press reporter "Oh, one of the men up
there WAS very I'm eraT nIxy +0a,a,,J, -.
He said had better go and drive a car in
stead OF asking work at telegraphing.
Never mind; we will all get work some
where else. We won't be left"
About two hours after the arrival Of the
lady operators large portion of the
male operators presented themselves before
Mr.. Dealy and acknowledged their defeat.
The manager looked grave, and after ex-
pressing his sympathy for them, told them
that, like the lady workers, many of their
places We're filed and only portion Of
| them could ever hope to get back. One by
| one they were obliged to appear before the
manager, who looked at their records and
| either told them to report for duty or per-
| emptOrily rejected them.
Those fortunate enough to return were
sent to the office of Mr.. Humstone, who
presented written blank which declared
that the signer would never again ioin any
secret organization destined to be hostile to
the company's interest. After signing, the
operator was told to consider himself rein
| stated. Altogether up to 6 O'Clock last
| night about $50 were rejected.
The defeat of the strikers is entirely due
to the small support and extravagant prom
ises made by the Knights of Labor, who
agreed to give $200, 900 towards maintain
ing the strike. Only a small fraction of
| this was realized, and hence the demoraliza-
ton which was caused by poverty. Many
OF the strikers were open in expressing their
opinion about the Knights, and twenty
minutes before the defeat was announced
by The Brotherhood and the order to return
given, prominent striker said 'tIf we
ever go back beaten it is altogether due to
the knights of Labor, who have given us
but meagre local aid, and the 100000 ap-
pears to me to have been only bait to show
how hard they could blow"
IN OTHER CITIES.
PHILADELPHIA, August II. - Nineteen
operators have applied for reinstatement
under the old conditions, Two were taken
back. There are no further vacancies at
present.
ALBANY, August 17.-Eighteen of the
Western Union strikers will resume their
places here tomorrow morning. Five of
those taken on duling the strike will be re-
tanned.
PITTsRURG, August 17.-Another striker
returned to work at Western Union office
here this morning, making five who have
come back this week.
PETERSBURG, VA, August II here
were two operators in the Western Union
Office here when the strike occurred, one of
whom struck. Since that time the business
of the office has been carried on by the man
ager The vacancy caused by the striking
operator was filled to-day-
ST. LOUIS, August 17.-FiVe of the strik-
ing telegraphers returned TO service yester-
day on the company's terms. Three OF them
return to duty in this office, one goes to Sc
daiia aud one to Little Rock, Ark Three
more striking telegraphers were restored to
their positions here to-day, and four addi-
tional applications were received and favor
ably considered. Fourteen in all have lett
the ranks OF the Brotherhood within tae
past two days, hall OF whom will take posi-
lions OF this city 1t begins To looks us
though the strike had fallen 80 pieces in this
locality.
NJ. f. Shaw, chief officer of the Brother.
hood in this district, Is credited with having
mace the following statements II suspect
VIZ viii have to go back again, say about the
first, and work Tor about six months We
will have to dis5and Ghr brotherhood,
hut will organize under new namr Alter
working about six months we viii strike
again and keep striking till we make our
point. We will make it t, surs as tate"
WASHINGTON, August IA committee
from the Telegraphers' brotherhood called
al the War Department to-day and pre-
sen;ed letter asking for the dismissai of
William M. Ashe, an employe of the War
Department, because while on leave of alb
sence he had worked in Philadelphia as an
operator Tor the Western Union Telegraph
Company.
BosToN, August 16.-The official an
MOI ,aY,h4 L.. ia,
was failure was a severe blow to the oper-
ators. But small number expect to be
given the places they abandoned. Quite a
number applied for work tonight, but only
one was given place
The SIade- M itchelI Fight