Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-08-10
TUE srRrKrRs. RANKS BRoKEN
4 Leading Member of the Brotherhood
Resumes Work-The others sun
standing Out-Returning to the heSs
I'm Other Cities

4 Leading Member of the brotherhood
Resumes work-The others sun
standing Out-Returning to the Keys
i'm other Cities.
The ranks of the telegraph strikers IN
savannah were broken yesterday by the
reinstatement Of one of the leading men,
hers of the Brotherhood in the Western
Union Company's service.
A rumor was circulated that the entire
force had resumed work. Upon inquiry
the rumor was learned to be without
foundation, and only one, NJ, p. Dundon,
had omit the Brotherhood and gone back.
A MORNING NEWS reporter, in CONVEX
satiOn with others of the strikers, asked
if they would follow, to which they en-
phatically replied: mo; we will stick
till the company gives in"
They are naturally indignant at the de-
sertiOn from their ranks, but the matter is
past their control. Inquiry at the West
ern Union office found Mr.. DundOn at his
desk. Manager Dillon came to the deliv-
cry window and stated that Dundon mad
petitioned for reinstatement and had been
received in the position he occupied be-
fore the strike was inaugurated.
On being asked upon what grounds Dun
don had based his petition, Mr.. Dillon re-
piled: "He believed the strike was over
and having no faith in the promises OF the
Brotherhood, asked to be received back"
'EWere any inducements offered him to
returnT'
''NOne at all. Mr.. Dundon came to me
personally and made his petition for rein
/ statement on the grounds stated before
Permission being granted for personal
/ inter view the reporter entered the office.
/ but DundOn asked the chief operator to
/ be excused. and slid out before he could
/ be reached, saying to an operator as he
/ left that he did not care to talk about the
matter.
! Being questioned in regard to the gen.
/ eral movement in the South, Mr.. Dillon
replied: "The thing is over, and was as |
! knew il would be from the very first.
While we have won the fight, the policy
! Of the Western Union Company will con-
tnue as it was before the 'unpleasantness'
began-just and liberal towards its en-
pl0yes. | am willing to compare the
salaries paid our men with those rose
paid by any corporation in the
State of Georgia. The men
had no grievances, but were led into the
| movement by designing parties, and the
| great majority of them have suffered
enough already. The company has never
| refused TO listen to the respectful petit
| tons of its employees, and Will continue,
as in the past, to always right the rear
/ wrongs of all of its employees. The men
who have shown their loyalty to the com
pany will be well provided for as mat
| ter Of course
GLOW are the offices in other localities
i'm the SOuthY' asked the reporter.
SIN nearly all the leading centres the
I Brotherhood operators are going back,
| and il is merely a matter of short time
! when the whole thing will be ended
= l,o % fpllnnvinQ fQIn-
| grams -
"These reports will show you how the
matter stands:'
Augusta-One union man came back
to work last night. Two came to
work this morning, and two nOn-union
men, but strikers out of sympathy. The
! two pOtters returned this morning. We
| have nearly full force now and can
! handle business as promptly as before the
/ strike began.
Atlanta-Full force at work. Two Of
! the strikers who applied for reinstate-
1 ment, on account OF their places being
/ filled, were sent to Augusta.
! CharlestOn-All the strikers made ap-
! plicatiOn to-day and were reinstated. We
! have now our full force. consisting of the
/ same men we had before the strike, and
! who are glad to be able to get back.
chmond-SeveraI applications have
! been made here from the strikers for re-
| instatement.
Nashville-We have full force here.
| Only four men went out, and some OF
them came back. Five men have been
sent from here to New Orleans.
/ Montgomery, Ala.-WOrking all right
and no trouble in handling the business.
| In the Savannah office the men have Ia
/ bored faithfully. Mr.. Dillon for the first
| ten days of the strike averaged nineteen
| hours work day. and was ably assisted
| by Mr.. Griffith, of the Telephone EX-
| Exchange. I'm addition to the return Of
\ Mr.. Dundon two other men are expected
! to-day. when the force will lack but two of
4 the original full force. Mr.. Riddick, who
/ was ordered from New York about ten
/ days ago to assist temporarily. and who has
/ rendered valuable service, Will return as
/ soon as the two remaining vacancies are
! filled. The strike, so far as the South is
concerned. is apparently over. Many Of
those concerned have been made to suffer
from the unwise move. Mr.. George c..
| Harris. we'll known in Savannah, and one
/ the Cuba Gable operators at Jacksonville,
who went out, subsequently made appli-
cation to return. but his place was filled,
| and he was forced to accept place in
| New Orleans, for which place he left last
night, leaving his family and his home,
which he had to sacrifice on not being
able to return to his old place.
/ Considerable eXcitment was created
about the Western Union office during the
afternoon by the appearance of train
! dispatcher named James Buckley, from
the Savannah, Florida and Western Rail
! way, who entered the Office and demand
ed to see Mr.. Dundap. This was refused,
/ being business hours. when he used in
/ sulting epithets toward Manager Dillon.
| He was ordered from the office and left
/ after some talk. The action of the dis
! patcher was entirely UnprOvOked.