Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-08-18
THE END.
The Strike Declared Og-The Men TO
Return at Once.

The Strike Declared Og-The Men TO
Return at Once.
PlrTsBURGH, August 1T. H. Hughes,
secretary of the Brotherhood of Telegraph
ers, received the following from New York
this afternoon:
Send The toll0,ripg 10 GH assemblies:
The Executive Boarl of the Brotherhood
regrets 10 say that the strike is a failure.
All members who can may return to work
Immediately.
\ circular follows by mail.
(Signed) JOHN CAMPBELL.
The order was received with surprise by
the strikers, and in many instances with
undiSguised satisfaction. Manager Lloyd
states that must Of Ihvm win ne TelnsIdtou
tomorrow morning, but that places will be
provided for the loyal men first.
In New York.
NEW YoRE, August 1.-THE statement is
made on the best authority that Master
Workman Camp bell, of the Brotherhood
Of TelegrapherS, to. day informed the mem
bers OF that Org rganizatiOn to look out for
themselves and make as good terms with
the Western Union Company as they
could secure. Each man looked out tor
himself. The female operators
Came In q Body,
thirty in all. Twelve were accepted and
the rest rejected, their positions having
been flied. Forty five male OPERATOR
were accepted out OF sixty-two who ap-
piled. The order to the assemblies In
other cities does not appear to have
reaCte ed them until evening. II IS learned
from Pittsburgh. Boston and Chicago that
the operators are coming back on the run
The Evening Post says: There was
good deal OF
PoDuIar sympathy
at the beginning with the strikers as an
OPPRESSED class. but IL rapidly subsidized
when 1t was discovered that the strikers
were. as one OF their spOkesmeu described
them before the Senate Committee, mostly
Young unmarried men living in comfort
sble boarding houses The woes OF young
unmarried men who persist in sticking TO
sedentary occupations IN which they say
theyere insuttiCiently paid do not touch the
American imagination very long. Popular
sympathy for the underpsid is reserved
Tor men with families in ca 'liHgs laoorlous-
~ scuuired through long training ana
which cannot be readily changed. IeIe'
grsphing does not belong 10 this class.
The truth is, the business OF telegrap phlng
Belongs 20 Women:
and apv sympathy the public has to spare
in the matter is due to women whom these
yOunE fellONs Keep ONL W ~ va W
now in il whose wages their competition
keeps down.
The New York Brotherhood.
At meeting of the assembly OF the
Brotherhood of Telegraphers to-day there
were some expressions OF dissatisfaction at
any further continuance of the struggle,
and there were also some manifestations
of disspproyal with the management OF the
strike Disruption seemed imminent, yet
majority were still determined to abide
nv tLeir obligation when becoming mem.
hers Of the Brotherhood. The order OF
Master Workman Campbell was about this
tine issned, declaring
The Strike Ended
and authorizing the members 10 resume
vnrE In Was then decided by hose pres
ent that the young women engaged IN the
| strike be given the tirst opportunity 70 re-
ain employmeut, the men MOTTO apply Ior
reinstatement before Saturday. The wo-
men Immediately came down town to the
msin Office of the Western Union Telegraph
Company and tripped lightly into the
! elevators to be taken TO the rooms oil sup
| erinIendent Humstone, out some maScu'
''-~' Anticipated Them.
These had taken the rapid elevated rail
roads snd meeting members OF the traternl'
ty informed them Of the break: THESE
did not hesitate upon the order OF their 60
] ing but went at once TO the once OF Mr'
H3msrone, hence anticipating the girls. The
| fourth floor was quickly taken possession
| Of and held firmly until Mr.. Humstone,
| late in the evening, announced t1at ne
| could not receive more tonight but would
| he entirely free to give q further advance
| 10 morrow. Each person, as preliminary
of re employment, signs paper
Agreeing 20 Abandon
tho nresept Brotherhood Of Teiegraphers
and NOT again become members OF similar
BrotberhoCd while in the employ OF the
Western Union Company. leader Of tne
strikers saws: I'VE have made good fight,
but have De en- beaten because the force OF
| the enemy was stronger than ours, ano
because allies who hal promised TO Ad Us
TIE Executive Committee Of the Broth
| erhood IS preparing statement, "nicu
viii he published in a short time, shoSlns
the amount OF money received and e1'
pended