The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-07-21
The Indianapolis Office Expects To Be Able
to Receive Business on tho Usual
Terms To-Day.
Both Parties Still Apparently Con-
ndent of Carrying Their Point.
An Increased Force at Work in Most of the
Large Cities-Notes, incidents and
Anecdotes of the Strike.
INDIANAPOLIS,
The Strikers Present Address to the
Board of Trade-Talk with SIR. WaIiick.

The Strikers Present an Address to the
Board of Trade-Talk with SIR. WaIiick.
Yesterday was the second day Of the tele-
grapher's strike Nothing occurred to dis
turb the serenity of the occasion, the strikers
behaving themselves as was ex pected of them
like gentlemen-and doing nothing to
interfere with the efforts of the Western
Union Company to continue their business.
There was even considerable mixing between
the strikers and the old hands who remained
at their posts as they came together now and
then, and desire on each side to get views
of the situation. At 3 O. clock in the after
noon the strikers met in the rooms of the
Typographical Union, over the Citizens
National Bank, and we're addressed by ex-
Mayor John Caven and Editor Maynard,
who assured them they had the sympathy of
the public, and trusted they would so con-
duct themselves as to retain it. At the con-
clusion of this superhuous oratorical effort
the strikers descended the stairs and went
out into the fresh air. The posting by the
Western Union OF the order that all mes
sages would be received subject to delay
bad tendency to greatly reduce the amount
of business offered.
AN ADDRESS TO THE BOARD OF TRADE.
A committee of the Telegraphic Brother
hood attended the noon call at the Board of
Trade, yesterday, and presented the follow
ing address, which is self-explanatory;
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, July 90
To the Officers and Members of the indianapolis
Board of Trade;
The brotherhood of Teiegraphers desire to
apologize to your honorable body for any incon-
veni ence their action in the pending difficulties
tice of their cause will be sufficient excnse to
you citizens and business men to relieve
them OF OF any responsibility IN your mind, for
cally commercial interests OF the various boards
Of trade throughout the country.
All possible means were resofted to by the or
ganization to bring about amicable settle
lnent. Individual cases were preseneed to the
garfois officials of the telegraph companies who
simply indorsed them Respectfully referred" T"
When pressed for any reply, the answer was in
yarlably, "The matter is in the hands of the ex-
any changes or remedies" But for two years
the executive board Of the Western Union Tele-
graph Company has not been able find time
to indorse and return one single paper asking for
justice to any emplOye. And General Eekert
himself addressed Colonel Clowry that they
have been aware OF coming events for several
months, etc.
We hope you will readily see that our action is
in no wise arbitrary or ill-timed, as two years
matters may be amcably arranged very soon,
and all your interests be well protected, and fu-
tnre service to you be greatly improved, we are,
Brotherhood Telegraphers U. S. and Canada.
The address was given a respectful hearing
and was favorably regarded. The grain mer-
chants suffer more heavily probably than
any other class of business men from the
strike, but for the most part they show no
disposition to grumble over the situation.
DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT wALLIcK.
A Journal reporter visited Mr.. Wallick
last night. I'VE are getting along very
pleasantly" said that gentleman, with the
exception of some petty annoyances open
ing and closing of keys, along the lines This
is done by strikers Threats have been made
at Terre Haute, and an operator I sent over
there to-day had no sooner arrived than he
got scared and wanted to come back. / told
him to stay and he would be protected We
feel that to-day is gain over yesterday. We
have larger force to-day-thirty-si opera
tors altogether for day and night service.
We hope to be able to take down the cards
relative to messages being taken subject to
delay, tomorrow. We have sent home sew
eral operators. tonight, who have been work
ing all day, in order to have them fresh to-
morrow"
"How does this strike compare with that
of 1s70?'
1.-The strike in 1870 began on Monday, the
I'd of January, and lasted four or five days.
We didn't have the business then that we
have now, and twelve men, including the
manager, made up the force; now our full
force of operators runs from forty-five to
fifty. had bright boy sent to me to-day
from jamestown, Ind. He's about fourteen
years old, and small for his age, but he'sA a
pretty fair operator His name is Hall. His
father sent him over to help us out. Iwould
like to have you correct that story published
in the Journal this morning-the charge that
the Western Union had been ungrateful to
its employees"
The two cases particularly cited were AL
fred Winder and Deacon Hunt. THE facts
are" said the Superintendent, Mr. Winder
was chief operator when the strike came in
1870 He remained on duty one day and a
half, until We had our force partially organ
lied, and, without any intimation that he
was member of the League or had any in
tention of fquittiEg the service, at noon on the
second day he left his post and joined the
strike. Remaining for the time he did gave
him an opportunity to learn all the company
had done, or contemplated doing, which in
formation, no doubt, was communicated to
the strikers. Mr. Winder was the first man
taken back into the service, and was satsfac-
torily restored to his former position, where
he remained until 1876, when, at
his own request he was transferred