Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-08-21
Displaced Operators

WHAT MASTER WORKMAN sHEIBLY SAYS
allow are the operators getting along?" asked 8
| STAR reporter Of Mas.e: Workman Shelby this
morning
"The-e Is nothing new, believe was the reply
"We have go. eight men back altogether since the
strike, and when business picks up / presume
| there Will be chance fer others"
rue "RIG SIX"
Mckelden and BENDER, two OF the "Big Six" as
the telegraph operaters call the six men who
withdrew from the Western Union office after the
strike began, Left the city this morning. Their
destination is UNKNOWN
NOVEL SCHEME TO RAISE FUND.-
game OF base ball, to raise funds for the re.
jected telegraphars. has been inaugurated by Ger.
tain department clerks The men selected from
! volunteers to aid the telcgraphers have been
picked with view to special fitness for each posi-
ton. This game VIII be participated In 10y nine one
yond question unique anu amusing. See advertise
ment
The Telegraphers' Brotherhood.
TO BE DISSOLVED AND ORGANIZED UPON A NEW
BASIS AND WITHOUT ANY CONNECTION WITH THE
KNIGHTS OF LABOR
District Master Workman Mitchell, OF New York,
In reply to a New York Herald reporter, who
asked him. ''What is the program OF the 1elegra-
piers Brotherhood now?' replied as follows:
1.-THE first thing to be done is to cut loose from
the Knights OF Labor, and we cannot do that too
soon."
"Has that been decided upon?"
eyes Ii Is my opinion that the Knights OF Labor
organization will be 4 thing OF the past In six
months from now. We ought never to have been
connected with the ordsr at all There were hum
dredS or men who would have helped us in our
fight but for the fact that the movement was con-
nected with all the other labor organizations, and
those who employed labor largely declined to
countenance our cause because they fOreSaw in its
success general struggle between employers and
employees backed by the Knights OF Labor. II we
naQ gone Into the flyht simply BODY OF telep.
raDhers, without any weakening entanglementS,
think We would have been much stronger. We
have had an experience that will be valuable in
our next movement"
what will be the next movement"
II might as we'll tell you now that the Tele.
grapherS' Brotherhood will be dissolved when Dis
trct Master Workman Campbell meets the other
going to Pittsburg with him tonight. The con-
sent of all the officers will be asked before the dis
Dandment takes place. and then Mr. Campbell and
secretary hughes Will probably be empowered to
wind up the organizations affiatrs.'
care you going to reorganiZe?"
,"Certa1nly, and at once. The operators who
have gone back to work swear by the brotherhood,
effected. We will work right along until we are
prepared 10 get our rights There will never be
another strike, but will say this, that when we
Degln our next struggle every operator will have
at least $50 in bank on his own account This
ought 70 be in the hands OF committee OF truS.
tees who would pay each mans board out of his
own Tund until the movement was success We
can also have general fund"
Mr. Mitchell further said that the Western
Union company had refused to employ the women
operators and were trying to starvc them as q
punishment and warning to others