Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-08-23
THE STRIKE is OVER.
The Telegraphers' Strike a
failure and Operators Rush
ing Back To Their Keys.
John Campbell, President of the
Brotherhood Acknowledges
Defeat.


To-day gave up the struggle and hon
erably announced that the strike was
A failure. and that monopoly was
again the victor. While a large mum
her of the members were in favor of
still continuing the battle, the Execu-
tive Board of the Brotherhood, after
calm survey of the situation, came to
the conclusion that they were hShting
against hope and ordered the strike to
an end.
Mr.. Campbell was found at the
Manhattan Hotel this afternoon, and
sin answer to a question as to whether
or not the strike was at an end said:
1T was shortly after 2 o'clock that
j gave the notice to all the assemblies
In the United States and Canada"
what caused the failure of the
strike"
N THE other side had too much mon
ey.n
How do you feel over it?'
3 II have no word of condemnation
for the members who returned to
\ work recently. We saw it was inn
possible to prevent a break, and so
decided to end the matter"
''Are you satisfied with the action
sof the members during the strike.
# The members gave the officials
their hearty support, and there was
sWery leittle complaint"
"Wil your defeat disband the
brotherhood.
M II do not think it will
"Then you did not have as much
a money as you expected"
a NO but no matter how much
n money we had, the Western Union
n was prepared to win at any sacrifice. "
II How much have the operators lost
by the striker
About $500, 600 in wages
What did the Western Union
y lose2'
THE Company lost more in the
thirty days than would have paid the
operators the increase for ten years.
CAUSES OF THE BREAK.
What caused the members to com
mence to break"
''The false reports furnished to the
press by the Western Union in regard
q to the movement"
How do you think the operators
u viii now be treatedl"
n II think the members will be treat
ed worse The Western Union should
treat good operators fairly if it expects
\ to retain their services.
"Will all the operators return to
] work?n
Il THE probabilities are that good
&many operators will leave the bust
mess forever
n How about the LADIES'"
n The operators have decided to allow
q the ladies to be the first to apply for
q work
u "What do you think of the fight?N
y I'VE made a good fight and every
Nnan who was in it should feel proud
VRof the fact. 1t was wonderful strug-
Agle, extending over all the country
The organization was thorough, and
Aonsidering the magnitude of the
Government we had very few desert
trs.
Did any benefit come from the
Strlke2'
Yes; the strike brought to the at
tention of the public, in manner that
Nothing else could have brought so
y. lie ldtb llldb VIC dtt ali III itlt
pDwer of two or three men"
Were you opposed to giving in"
Yes; we We're, but we saw that it
was useless to prolong the struggle
any longer.
"How about the Western Unionl"
&''The Western Union is not going
to have a monopoly OF the business in
the future. There is already a for
midable opposition to the Company.
The Southern Telegraph Company,
Baltimore & Ohio, Bankers and Mer
chants Postal, Board of Trade Com
pany in st. Louis, Chicago & Milwau
Zee and the Grand Rapid Company,
MN hose lines extend through Michigan
md Indiana. are all working against
Ele Western Union and cover nearly
III Western Union points. Besides,
the Western Union has lost business
81 n never will recover"
& Do you think the majority of the
operators will receive work2n
A / do with the exception of the lead
sei's, who, | suppose,
%% WILL BE BLACKLISTED
2 What per cent. of the members of
tic Brotherhood refused to go on a
'Ea trike?"
WI Not per cent.
w How long will you remain in New
I'D orkl"
M For few days, and then | shall
turn home to Pittsburg
Mr.. Campbell accepts the defeat of
s9ne movement in a philosophical way,
recognizing that the Brotherhood did
a. IN It's power, and the defeat was
&an honorable one The men were
IN leased with the idea of being order
r. back instead of going back in a
stampede.
n Mr.. John Mcclellan. the secretary
H. the Executive Committee of the
u knights Of Labor when asked tonight
4 what caused Mr. Campbell to issue his
Il order OF capitlation, said The prime
cause was the lack of money"
q Did not the Knights of Labor
render sufficient financial add
y q ~, H. L + 4