The Labor enquirer., 1883-08-18
DYNAMITE is strong to-day at 45c.
NO WEAKENING.

NO w WEAhENAN"'
The situation of the struggle between
the Brotherhood of Telegraphers and
the menopolists, headed by Jay Gould,
is not definitely known, but the indica-
tions are that the strikers are in as
strong position as the day the strike be-
gan. The associated press dispatches
are not to be relied upon, as it is known
that that institution is sister of the
telegraph monopoly, and reports of
character calculated to discourage the
strikers and their friends are made up
and sent out over the country, the prin-
cipal hatchery being in the Western
Union managers Office in New York
CITY. This establishment for the COM
piling of infamous lies has been particu-
larly devoted to an effort to injure the
cause of the strikers with the public by
circulating reports of unlawful acts by
members of the Brotherhood-such as
cutting wires, interfering with men at
work, etc:
According to the stories Of the associ-
ated press, the number of wires cut in
the city and suburbs of New York dur
ing the past two weeks has been up in
the thousands, and, strange to relate, in
city of such perfect police regulations,
and an army of special detectives work
ing on the job, not single arrest has
been made. No sensible, reasoning per-
son believes a word of the stories of wire
cutting, and none will accept them as an
excuse for the inefficiency of the service
given the public by the telegraph com
panies during the past four weeks,
Another class of news" in which the
Western Union crops out through the
associated press is that which states that
large numbers of operators are daily for
saking the ranks of the strikers, for
swearing the Brotherhood and begging
to be given back their situations. That
a few men are always found wanting in
the courage and principle that gives
backbone when the hour of trial ar
rives, has been demonstrated on many
occasions since Judas BETRAYED Christ.
But is also positively known that the
number of cravens and traitors in the
present trouble has been very small.
Every plug and tyro who has applied to
the company for job has been heralded
over the country as deserter from the
ranks of the strikers. And never word
is said lately of the accesions made to
the ranks of the Brotherhood. All over
the country men who heretofore have
been outside the Brotherhood are learn
ing it objects and seeing the justice in its
demands, and those who are eligible. to
membership by virtue of proficiency
as operators and past record of manhood,
are being taken into the fold. 1t is safe
to estimate that for every Brotherhood
man who has deserted the cause since
the contest began ten new ones have
been initiated.
The writer has before him a number
Of circulars from various telegraph CEN
ters, sent out by the proper officials of
Local Assemblies of the Brotherhood,
and they can be relied upon as truthful.
Every one of them contain caution to
friends not ito believe the associated
press accounts, as they are, in many in
stances, directly the opposite of the
truth. There is not word in anv of
the letters which would indicate that
the strikers have the least idea of aban-
doning their position. On the other
hand, they display great confidence in
the ultimate success of the strike. ii
Circulars from Chicago and Cincinnati,
two points which the associated reports
claim have been virtually lost to the
strikers, contain the most confident az