Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-07-18
The Ialk nj New York.

The Talk at New York.
New YORK, July 1.-THE Western UoiOn
officials state that the kilograms published
in the morning papers purporting to come
from two directors Of toe Western UnioD,
and advising a compromiso, were forseri,s,
70 such dispatches having been received.
"HERALD" COMMENTS.
The Herald ediioriaily ssys Of the threat
ened strike Of the Brotherhood Of Telegraph
ers hat "slthough the petition is couched in
respectful terms it leaves the impression of
asking too much. 1t requests that days
sork be made eight instead of nine hours,
and q nights work seven instead OF eight
hours, u reduction OF one-ninih 10 one So
.Dd ont eighth in the other. At the came
lime il wants all wages increased fifteen per
ceot., irrespective of the age, skill or pos
ion Of the operator, besides extra compen-
.ation for Sunday work. The real effect Of
hess demands will be best illustrated by ex-
mple: Day operators receive, say S75 per
aontb, or, counting nine hours 20
lay and six days to week, about
hirty.6ve cents per hour. Uoder the
prop rate, monthly wages will be
SS6 25 for day work, which will be eight
leurs during six days in a week, or about
-hNV Ocbto PSA hOui1 ou III tosC
twenty seven per can't In regard %
Vheatstoue opsra;ors, an increase of sixty
I've per cent, Is dem anded for them. Ga the
Ihoie, il may Be doubted whether The opera
ore have presented a stong case. Tha, evils
xist cannot be QUESTION d, but they will not
,e reme6ied By the course taker. Tha Ex-
culive Committee of the Western Uuioa
telegraph Company will meet tomorrow,
nd tn. p9iitiou OF the operators will then
,e brought 10 their consideration. Oue of the
,fic Ts OF The company said to-day that it
FIs impossibe 10 ssy what sction you'd be
ken. Tbs G neral opinion was that the
irmi:.d VS. excessive and unreasons BILE. No
cion HIS get hem taken by she Mu usl
Union, American Rapid or Baltimore and
)lio Comp piuies."
THE EVENING PAPERS.
The evening papers are giving consider
,ble space to Inc threatened telegraph irou
lie, both in the nature Of interviews and edi-
orial comments.
The Mail and Express sayH: cine situ alton
Que that d.seIv to be very carefully
canned aud thoroughly uoders cod b. all
iirectly and indirectly Interested III at is 10
,ay, by everybody. The electric wires are
he nervous sys'em Of The country. Their
,luctions are 80 vital that no corporaii1a or
association of mtn would long be allowed 10
;ontrol them 10 disregard OF the pub
&c interests. The civilization aod busi-
ess Of the country having been developed on
bas Of universal ielegraphy, that basis
aust be preserved without interruption. The
-ablie ba, rights that witt somehow be en-
'orced, and there is limit TO the natural
cight OF employees to strike Il is our be-
lief tina. the directors of the er9at employer
OF telegraph operators, the Western Union,
ar dian. sH n daal lr and hnnaatiu
with its employees, whenever they deputize
any one or more to preaent the
causes of complaint. The danger With the
nswest oil labor o'gan'Z iiious' rs, frat, III st
i. is secret and oath houcd and lab. G
10 fall into the hands OF a f W self shly am
bilious 'Sir, -Suliers,' and, :, C )ud, that the
capacity for wholesale N schiet Possessed by
telegrdphers is liable 10 turn the heads OF
some of he leaders Operators caanot sfford
10 allow a few men with heads tucned by sud
den power or opportunity 10 precipitate a
conflict in which the sggrets rs will b, out
lawtd FROM pup ic favor and private cor SID
ersiion. l. will not be veil for the operators
4 they 80 lose their heads a5 10 provoke the
lasling disfovor cf iut .lligent ople tor
recklessly using the peculiar opportunities
given them 10 annoy the pubic. Let them
be prudent end keep Intelligent aod just
public opiuo1 on their side, ID they will
get all TO which they are tnlItled."
S4ys tho Evening Pot: THAT which inter-
ests he public most, and which the public
can form an opinion abcu', is the means TO
which the cp rstors propose to resort in Or
der TO enfoIc. their dem inds. A strike OF
photographers COW, when 80 large proportiou
Of The business OF tie cou1try in every de-
paftmeut ia carried on by tel graph, that
credit itself in he Commercial and financial
world may bs s.id TO rect on il, Is
a very serious m alter indeed. Tel graphing
is my st.ry-s small mystery, it is true, bat
one which nobody can master in a day, or in
a week. 81 that telegraph operators n ave it
in their power to i, fl ct enormous loes and iii-
convenience on the community by refusing 10
do their W Jrk until their employers comply
with their demands. Now ihe question
whether any body Of men ought TO be
allowed for any purpose 10 iuhIct los
and inconvenience on the pubic is one
OF which the growing complexity ol
modern society will 5000 compel q
peremp'o-y settlement. Tue country cannot
allow strikes OF employees in these great pub
lie service any more Than ii can ALLOW cor
porations themselves TO refuse 10 carry or
their business as a means OF securing wha
they think lair rates of transp )rtatio9."
The Commercial AdUertiscr says: "The last
development in the telegr pn Ire ubls is that
spectators in Wall street are Offering moDe
10 the opera ors 10 strike. This is the las
phase of war OF the telegraph companies, tn
he publication OF The name Of unscI upulou;
p rsons who are urging oa Struggle thai
would produce incalculable lose TO The clua
'ry may not be go Pliers Mt TO fhem as beat
itg W, stern U Uoion stock down would. TOES
psople tread on dangerous ground wh-n The,
make this attempt"