Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-08-20
STRIKERS SEEKING WORK.
The Men Earring Fairly, But Many
Women Rejected

women ReJeCteu.
PITTsBURG, PA, August lS.-Secretarv
Hughes says that he has notified all the
assemblies to return to work in accord
ance with the telegram from John Camp
bell. In regard TO the sudden collapse of
the strike he was very reticent, but said
that he was satisfied that the strike was
failure after the third day. The men,
bers of the Brotherhood attribute the de-
feat to the Knights of Labor, who. they
say, failed to give them the support they
had promised.
Manager Lloyd, of the Western Union
Company, was busy all this morning re-
celylng applications from strikers for re-
Instatement. out of siXty-fiYe who quit
work at the beginning of the strike all
but fifteen were taken back upon promis-
ing to renounce the Brotherhood.
In an interview with an Associated
Press representative tonight Thomas H.
Hughes, Grand Secretary of the Brother
hood Of Telegraphers, speaking of the
collapse OF the strike, SAID the condition
OF the strike in many sections, especially
in Quebec and the South, demoralized the
strike at many other points. The men,
bers were in want of the necessities of
life. Rents were due with threatened
evlctlons, and money was coming in slow
~. L ullduelpuld anu OUHeT Eastern points
were short of funds, and it was impossi-
Bile to hold New York city longer. The
charge made by some that John Campbell
sold the organization out is a most unjust
and unWarranted one.
CHICAGO, August 18.-At a meeting at
tended by between 450 and 500 telegraph
ers yesterday, Master Workman Morris
declared that he would not indorse the
advice of John Campbell, and would not
a
in he would resign and have nothing fur
ther to do with the Brotherhood. He as
serted that the West had shown no signs
of weakening, but the East had
not been displaying the firmness eX-
pected. With the cooperation of the
other large Western cities he believed
that the contest could he prolonged to
stage where the company would have to
recognize their bill of rights. Telegrams
from Cincinnati, Cleveland and st. Louis
were read alleging that the strikers in
those cities would not recognize the
Campbell circulars. The session was
brought to close by rising vote to con-
tinue the fight.
Despite the action taken by the local
assembly of she telegraphers last night
this morning witnessed what appears to
be decided break in the ranks. Up to
noon 30 had made personal application
to superintendent Tubbs for reinstate-
ment and 80 had been given places Su-
perintendent ClOury has reports from In
dianapOlis and Cincinnati to the effect
that all opposition from the wOrkmen has
ceased there, and that full forces will be
on duty tonight.
The striking telegraph operators kept
applying for work at the office of the West
ern Union in small squads up tO1 O'Clock
to-day, when a stampede occurred, and
from that ON until late hour this after
noon the hallway leading to the office of
superintendent Tubb was crowded.
A number of those applying were
refused places for reasons best
known to the officials. Prac-
tically the entire working force of the
Baltimore and Ohio Company was taken
back intact. About one hundred opera
tors met at Uhlich Hall at 2o'clOck in the
afternoon, when the leaders acknowledged
that the cause was lost, and advised the
men to seek work, The Chicago office is
now fully manned.
CINCINNATI, August 1S.-The striking
operators held a meeting to-day, and
agreed to send a written application for
reinstatement, This was done, and then
the operators made a personal applca-
ton afterwards. Nearly all the lady
operators who struck will lose their sltua-
tiOns, as their places have been filled,
CLEVELAND, August 1S.-The strikers
secretly agreed this morning not to aDply
for reinstatement in the Western Union
office to-day, but to wait for John Camp
BELLS signature to declare that the strike
is a failure, nevertheless large propor-
tiOn have applied, and find that out of 40
vacancies all have been permanently filled
except 8. Consequently 36 of the local
strikers must seek situations elsewhere.
NEY \ ORR, August lS.-The main office
OF the Western Union Telegraph Company
was besieged from an early hour this
morning by nearly one hundred operators
seeking reinstatement. But few women
and girls were among the number, Super-
intendent Humstone was busily engaged
ia discriminating between applicants
from first class wOrkmen and those who
were considered second and third class
Only the best wOrkmen are being taken
back and a number Of operators were dia.
appointed by being rejected. Those opera,
tors who were taken on after
the strike commenced will be retained Inv
the company in their present positions.
Since the strike was declared ended YES
terday afternoon only twelve women had
been received back into the employ of the
company The total number OF women
who have applied for reinstatement is /
over f0rty-fve, so that thirty-three of /
that number are left without
work. Superintendent Humstone said !
tAtl IOIp} ave ltleu were TAKEN Ddck Ves- /
terdaY afeiHOQn Gnd evening, About 30 |
more first class men were reinstated this |
morning. He said that all the braNch Of |
fees would be open for business by Mon /
day morning, and that everything would /
be in perfect working order by that time. /
He could not promise that the company |
would Hnd positions Eor ali Che operators. |
but he Thought that large hiimber OF |
them would be compelled tQseek positions |
elseWhera, az the company could not, i'm /
justice to itself, discharge those operators /
who stood ny it in its dfilculty.
About l00 Of the s'~i, s.,rg tolooronh
Oo''' .,.s > went back to the Western Union /
Telegraph COmpany's employ to-day, only |
II or - OF whom were women. Thirty |
others applied for reinstatement, but were !
refused.
WASHINGTON, August lS.-The strik- |
ing telegraphers of this city called upon
Manager Clarke this afternoon, acknowl- |
edged the failure of the strike and asked |
to be reinstated. Mr.. Clarke informed
them that all the first-class vacancies had |
been nlled, and that although he might |
need few low-priced men, he could not |
yet say anything definite about it. There |
were no vacancies for linemen.
Mrs. Mary V. Green, WadIey, Ga.,say
q found relief from neuralgia and weak |
stomach by using Browns Iron Bitters."