New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-07
CALLING OUT RAILROAD MEN
ACTION OF THE TELEGRAPH STRIKERS.
LITTLE RESPONSE AS YET FROM THE RAILWAY oyyr-

| iesteruay was the day set Dy the brotherhood or
Telegraphers for the commencement of the strike
OF the railroad operators The order was given for
the operators employed on the Delaware, Lacka-
wanna and Western. Chicago and Alton. Chess-
peake and Ohio Railroads. and the Wabash system
to leave their keys at Many refused to do 20.
The feeling among the strikers was first ope of sur
| prise and then Of CONSERVATION. They
had been confident that the rail-
road men would obey the summons
and while the leaders Of the strikers did not express
an opinion in the matter yesterday the rank and
file expressed themselves as believing that the
cause of the strikers had received serious bsckset
| Officers of theraroad companies whose operators.
| it sald were about to strike. had received NO
information concerning the threatened action up to
last night. They declared that the operators had
no causes for complaint and that except In tho
large cities they had other duties besides sending
messages, to perform. The railroad officers also
said that in case of general strike they should be
| able to run trains on their roads without any
general interruption Of business IL was
not believed. however that there was
| any danger of q strike by the telegraphers
employed on the railroad lines. At the Delaware,
Lackswsnna and Western depot In Hoboken. there
seven operators employed; at 2:30 p. m. yester-
| day afternoon the were all at work. They were
reticent, however and would not talk Of the posd-
| ility Of their striking.
SUPERINTENDENT REAsoNER's STATEMENT.
Andrew Rsasoner. superintendent of tho eastern
division Of the railroad, said that all the operators
| IN his division were at work and ne didn't think
that there was any likelihood of any of the operators
on the road going out. 1t would mako little or no
difference in tho business of the road IL they did
however. os the telegraph was only necessary when
trains were behind time or when special trains
| sent out. The regular trains were run on time
tables and by flag signals
It was related yesterday that one of tho reasOns
given for the failure of the Delaware. LackswsnnA
and Western men to obey the commands Of The
Brotherhood the fact that careful canvass o1
the operators showed that 43 Of them were undsI
bonds and absolutely refused to quit WORK and that
only 16 professed willingness to strike. Undes
these circumstances II not deemed advisable 70
give the signal.
THE STRIKERS DISCOURAGED.
One of the striking operators who seemed tospesh
for group of his fellow-stnken in regard to The
failure of the railroad strike said: II greatly
fear that the Executive Board made serious blum
der In ordering the railroad men out without being
absolutely certain that they would come out Tha
moral effect of failure will undoubtedly be bads
some Of the weak kneed brothers will regard 1t an
indication of weakness the part of the Brother
hood and it will be very difficult matter to keep
them from going back to work. A great deal Will
depend on the action of those men who TO come
out tomorrow; should they fail to respond to the
summons fear that there will be serious break.
If on the other hand they leave their WORK,
We will feel encouraged and will yet win the fight
1t is not impossible, however, that those who
were to como out to-day will come out tomorrow
At the headquarters of the Executive Board of the
Brotherhood it was reported that no news mad beeu
v~1 frorp 4 fha rail-
and Campbell were decidedly reticent and would
not talk about the situation. The operators the
following roads have been ordered out at noon to-
day: The Baltimore aud Ohio; Intcrcooniali
Grand Trunk ofCanada, Louisville and Nashville
and Ohio and Mississippi. The action OF these roads
is looked for with intense anxiety. The informar
ton that the operators on the Western Division Of
the Delaware, Lackawanna aud Western Railroad
had gone out in body yesterday afternoon, no
ceived at headquarters late last night The Diff
Guilty with the Eastern Division then said 10
have been Misunderstanding on the part of the
local assembly In Hoboken, aud the belief was OF.
pressed that the men would come out to-day al
noon No official notice was received IN regard Ia
the Western and Southern roads. The bulletin from
the Western Union main Office showed delays on
wheatstone's from 10 minutes to 4 hours Boston
average delay hour, Chicago 1 hour, points in
Vermont three hours. Pttsburg hour, New Orleans
2as hours. The report was accompanied by original
messages TO prove the delay.
WESTERN UNION OFFICIALS UYcoNcE RNED.
Al the Western Union Office yesterday nothing
was learned which Indicated that the threatened
strike of railroad telegraph operators had produced
the slightest effect on the business of the company
"I don't believe the strikers have any
wolf" SAID Press-Agent Somerville. mean
ing that the repeated threats OF
the Brotherhood that they still held their trump
cards in reserve. had not been vindicated. 1t was
stated that there had been no unusual interruption
of the wires on any Of the railroad lines where
strikes had been ordered. Manager Dealy
said: This railroad strike has already been
discounted. rhe railroad operators have made NJ
ell the trouble they can from the hrsr, for they
were ordered out when the strike began"
Tho late afternoon report of the general condition
of affairs IN the several divisions Of the Western
Unions system stated that the business in hand
was well up the delays varying from ten minutes
to one hour in any direction. In regard to the
threatened action of the strikers to make trouble
the wires removed Mr. Deay said thsi
sres. tss roofs of houses Of
that kind" he added, would be far worse for the
ephonc companies aud private lines thaa for US"
THE POSTAL COMPANY BEGINS BUSINESS
The Postal Telegraph Company opened for paid
business yesterday. "rhe wires have bsen red bot
all day." said Vice. President Cummins. when asked
how business had opened up. We have settled.
toe the question of underground wires for We are
now working harmonic, duplex, quadruplex and
over our lines with perfectly salts
factory results. We are only working the
through Chicago wires The Cleveland odice
will be shortly opened, aud some time this week
we shall open twenty thirty branch offices in this
city. SO Tar only branch Office is at tho Produce
Exchange"
THE SENATE COMMITTEES INQUIRY PosTPoSED.
no al Staf tsao m la
and Education met in the Post Office Building yes
terday to begin an investigation into the cause Of
the strike Invitations had been sent to the West