New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-16
A SHORT CONFERENCE.
srRIKeRs CALL ON GENERAL EcKERT.

A committee OF ave strikerS-Aoas .oA0en"pA
operators and lincman-called a. 'ne "esVrn oiO"
s,a~da, There mad been rum0rs OF their COM
IT, ,,t M official announcement preceded their arrival
they wished 10 see General Eckert and their names
were sent IN TO the Acting President oy whom they
vera promptly received The committee was composed
~ Master workman O. NJ. Laverty, OF Philadelphia
charles A. Chute, Of Boston; Thomas o'Reiy, Wheat
sfoue OPERATOR William Taylor Morse operator, New
worry and Mr. Kitchen New.YOrk, representing the
sInsmen General Eckert asked object tn cir visit
Mr.. Layerty the chairman of the committee, said:
ave represent the striking employees of your COM
many aud called for the purpose OF ascertsnng on
what terms the strikers can return We do not CONC
from the Brotherhood or its committee"
.Are you in the employ of the company asked Gen.
sral Eckert.
"No, sir. represent the Philadelphia brotherhood"
replied Mr. Laverty,
.Ana vou,p said General Eckert, turning TO Mr..
oRetry.
"Irepresent the wheatstone operators upstairs "As
she reply
.Upstairsa show your authority"
81 mean the striking wheatstone operators
.And you 2, continued General Eckert, turning to the
other three men, a.
Mr. Taylor responded: Operators upstairs" MI
Chute, "At Boston," and Mr.. Kitchen. "Linemen
.This, 1t appears them" continued Gen era Eckert
ais an application from men who are cut on strke'
who left the service of the company"
I've called in their behalf-not as from the bro'uor
Aocdp was the reply of the chairman
.U,der the circumstances, then, recommend those
nj Won who were under superintendent to present your
ualyes to them II your services have been Satisfactory
In the past your cases will receive consideration
80 far IA | am concerned" said Mr.. Layerty % am
ma striker and only represent the strikers, and have
nailed to see If this matter cannot be amicaoy ADJUST
ca
you to your respective superintendents" Then
tuuiug to Mr. oRely General Eckert said: 81 under
stand you to say you represent the force UPSTAIRS"
~No sir The striking operstors-the force out on
szfke-the wheatstone men,"
notice papers that stated to the Senate
xa Committee you here at the request of this
That was a mistake-the papers made many mis-
statements"
Company"
~Indirectly did"
well" said Mr. Layerty, there il nothing more TO
bssaid. L suppose-so good day."
LETTER FROM THE DISTRICT MASTER WORKMAN.
AS soon as the result OF committees visit 60 Gen
~ral Eckert was communicated to Messrs.p Cambe:
Oronnor and Orr the members OF the ExecuVe oos ru
Of the a IN sss city ~ ins exert the
NEw-YoRK Aug 16. 1888.
THOMAS EcKERr, General Manager and Acting PTes
sxpon the 18th OF July last the Executive Board Of
tbs brotherhood of Telegraphers waited you and
Presented petition on behalf OF the employees OF your
Which they desired to have redresscd You stated at
chat time that you could not recognize the right OF the
psstsdly asserted your Willingness acOmmtee
composed Of employees Of the company ana not repre-
Beiiey ng that you sincere in your desire TO act
nvrssepting your employees in three Of the most i'm
psrtant cities called you to-day for the purpose OF
efcting an amcable settlement OF existing difficulties
Your reception of the committee was, to say the least
arrogant decidedly dsrespectul. and there was no
Ssncs Sa valued Sqr sa on desire 10 treat
Your action today win readily show the public that
company intention to deal justly Dy us
psoyes public and il will be SIN further apparent
that in your avowed desire to treat with the employees
Individually you mad no other object IN view tnsn 10
break up The tHeTeoy nd
order to discriminate against those whom you
Since all OF our attempts to effect reconciliation have
proved futile we now desire to state tnat II IS the In
your nItimatun and carry on the hgat with renewed
vgor and determination by all lestnate means In our
power BY order of the Executive Beard
JOHN CAMPBELL. District Master Workman
copy Of the letter sent TO Clarendon Hall and
read 20 the strikers assembled in meeting there
WHAT THE STRIKERS HOPED TO GAIN.
Master Workman Campbell made the following state
ment to TRIBUNE reporter regard to the sending OF
committee and as TO the probable future course The
strike The committee acted with the full knowledge
snd consent Of the Executive Board Our idea was 10
demonstrate the fasity of the alleged desire the part
poyes The appointment OF committee was in no sense
tresp except on basis OF recognition Of the Brother
hood We wished show the public that We were not
psnsd to 10 sss t RsO 0ns n1
i any effort. looking toward r.s.s cOmprOniss
sc regard to our taking se sSS I've
mid and oonsiderate conduct OF the strike That
and we now propose 70 use the mos. drast
Our local organization Instructed another
sSuvent01 Of az the sSr % ns ss ana
resolved itself purely and simply INTO a Struggle
sSed our cause shown boys that they cannot
70 back unless they sneak back like whipped ours"
WESTERN UNION EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
shortly after depart of the com~ee OF srlk-
era a regular meeting of the Executive Committee OF
the Western Union held. The members present
were General Eckert. Jay Gould, George j. Could John
van Horne, Russell Sage. John T. Terry, Harrison
Durkee aud Cyrus W. Field Ii was stated that
no. tra.sac,Sn Of routine business and that formal
action was taken relative to the attempted opening OF
each member OF the executive conmittee aSrmaiy ap-
proved action of General Eeket n ieIerring tne
s Say i've 70 'ns 'up''"''A"'"'' ''' ''' -
THE TROUBLE WITH THE WIRES.
Press~ Agent somervile said that no wires
had been reported as cut yesterday ana
that only about twenty we're interrupted
superintendent George =. Scott Of the Gold and Stock
Telegraph Company said that all damage to that COM
pauys lines repaired and that there had been
NO cutting OF wires All the ueKsrS "ere
running as usual yesterday.
Ar officer of the Bankers and Merchants Telegraph
Company said: The Western Onion taught its line;
ss we had to suffer from its depredatons 10
tSs extent OF 900 $4,000 while constructing our
line we naturally cannot feel very sorry that 1t should
now be obliged 10 take dose OF us own meaie,n &c,
n IA angular that the Gold aud Stock cable should DC
Ont two OF three times the same point when Is so
easy 20 efectualy guard the cable Tor
very small outlay. We managed 10 patrol
onr lines ht ugh New-Jersey and TO catch the men VINO
our our wires and feed poles I certainly singu
lar thai with the rewards that have been offered the
Vestern Union Is sti unable discover VINO IL Is that
causes them much trouble"
BETTER POLICE PROJECTION DEMANDED.
lawyer representing the Western Union Telegraph