Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-08-15


NEW YORK, August I5.-The Western Union
officials said this morning that everything is re-
markably quiet; that the wires were not ttampercd
with last night, and that consequently there was
no delay In getting at work this morning They
also stated that business was Increasing every
day, and they were able 10 handle it promptly not.
withstandng all reports TO the contrary The at
titude OF the Western Union COMPANY remains
unchanged with regard 10 the strike, and there Is
now apparently very little prospect that the
brotherhood Will obtain what II has demanded. It
Is said that there are many among the striking
operators who have begun 10 feel that IL is useless
to continue TO hight any longer, and they predict
that failure or the strike VIII be the death OF tie
brotherhooi OF telegraphers. as IL was OF tho
league thirteen years ago The gold and stock
telegraph wires were all in working order this
morning, the injuries OF yesterday having been
fully repaired. II IS thought that the redoublcd
vigilance on the part OF the police in consequence
OF yesterdays order, prevented the wire cutters
from carrying out their usual program last night
A COMMITTEE OF sTRIKERs INTERVIEW GEN. EcKERT
NEW YORK, Aug. l5.-At noon to-day a commit
tee or SIX, being striking operators formerly eu-
ployed by the Western Union Telegraph COM
pany, waited on Gen. Ecert and asked for an In
terSlew. H. Is not known what proposition they
have to adv ance.
NOT WEAKENING on THE PART OF THE OPERATORS.
The committee said they represented the Morse
operators, the WheatstOne oparatorS and the line
IN n In the employ OF the Westera linton, but that
their call was not TO be considered as weakening
on the part or the brotherhood. Their purpose
was 10 Inquire on what toms the men would be
taken back into the service. Gen. Eckert said he
would recommend that those now out should
terms for resumption OF work.
Investigasing the Telegraph strike.
TESTIMONY BEFORE THE SENATE SUBCOMMITTEE
TO-DAY.
New YORK, August l5.-The United States Sena-
tor1al subcommittee on labor and education
telegraph strike. The examination OF John =
McClelland was resumed. He submitted, IN &C.
cordince with the request OF the committee, a
quantity of evidence which he had prepared In re.
gard 10 the
IRoN-CLAD oarHs
which employers IN yaaou5 industries were In the
habit OF administering TO their work men when they
received tho into their service. The list included
the pottery manufacturers OF East Liverpool o. last
year, which was administered I'm consequence OF a
lockout, and which was an agre IN mt on the part
OF the workmen In their employ not TO connect
themselves with any labor organic ltion. The wit.
ness said that the Western Union company
adopted SIN lar plan, and he could produce EN-
ployes who could prove il. Threats had been made
10y many Railroad companies that they would dis
charge any men whom hey discovered TO be rnern-
bers of the brotherhood OF photographers. Among
others the Pennsylvania railroad and the Michigan
Central company lad employed this means OJher
insta nceS OF the
MEANS TAKsN EY CAPITAL TO ESsLAyE THE WORK.
ISGMAN
were given by the witness Among these was the
contract OF lease executed 10y the Hanks Nut Coal
COMPANY, or Austed, West Virginia, ana It's en-
pioycs for the rent OF houses upon the property OF
tre comp ny; the conditions up0n which the en-
ployes OF kin.ball & Co., cigarette manufacturers
or Rochester, y. Y, were received back into tie
employ of the company after some trouble IN re-
z lrd 10 wages; circular issued recently by W. s.
Rogers Co, shoe manufacturers, OF Cincinnati,
and Mt TO various firms in the same business in
that vicinity. requesting them not To employ Ger
tain persons discharge by Rogers&C because they
refused TO abandon the union or which they were
members, and the discharge OF 100 employees OF
the firm OF T. +. a :. ). Smith, shoe manufacture
ers OF Burlington, " J., because they refused to
give up their union. The witness also FURNISHED
statistics regarding strikes which had occurred
during recent years. Since 1879 the number OF
recorded strikes which occurred in Europe was
2353 The trade in which the most frequent
strikes occurred was the coal miner. The build.
ing trades came next In order.