The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1883-07-15
1ELE0RAPHKRS NOT TALkA TIVE
TAsas Exesutavs - Present . schedule -
Wesesru Uaisa ThSs weeh.

Wssessr Usisa Thts Wseh.
Ohicers Of the Western Union Telegraph
Company who were applied to yesterday for
information about tho threatened strike Of
the Tclegraphers' Brotherhood said they had
no information on the subject except what they
had seen In the newspapers. Secretary Brewer
said he had been teo busy to pay any attention
to the matter. and that he had heard OF no de-
mand by the Brotherhood or Of any threatened
strike. He referred the reporter to Superin-
tendent Humstone. Mr.. Humstone said:
All ] know about II In simply nothing.
There has boen no demand made upon the
company. and know Of no cause Of complaint
! do not know OF any one authorized to speak
for the operators. We have never received q
demand In that way. There are daily applica-
lions By individuals for increase OF salary. as
usual. and these are being acted upon sepa-
rately as usual. But know Of no organized
application. and I should know 1t II any such
application had been made to the company.
Neither have had any notice that any such
application will DO made. or that . strike will
occur at any specified time. Western Union
employs about $4,000 operators. of whom about
500 arc ~ New York city: l DO not know, how
Inluirios among telegraph operators were
mot with the assurance that all pretended rev:
we're without authority. us tho utmost secrecy
WINS cnjoined upon NIL hnving amy knowledge
q what wns going on; John Mitchell one q
the Tiegrapkas' Idtosaie. said that tho Exec.
utive Committee had the whole matter in
that no one outside the order would be per-
mittcd to know any Of the proceedings Of any
foowss Wick viii be ei p"bsSe IN his paper per
to-day. rs an indication Of tho feelings with
which the recent order 81 the Western Union
Is regarded
The scale Of wages has create. rres, DISQUALIFICATION
been eysrywhsre, they slaim, imposed upon BY TN.
euSis Soweysr viii not he sSiled by ariiasss % this
orc Ivy s!:Sy y %SSss arrow. y %S%ih Tne
asss sHey "r %e
S y VA, slefs % iCM
Out. they rSsna ,s Of Ne "3 Vast a" ma,
"Ss ts Sss, NJ, !,
s are sape
M o,s Ss saSs 81 from PER s month ..S
Ing 10 ito company They slightly reduce The hours Of
ihs s s"! o e OF
SUNDAY niyhtsthan during the day. Ineysry way the
be :s S s to he mem III we company " WI" "'
This may be accepted % q seml- OFFICIAL state
tors. Tho main reform demanded Is. however.
equal nay for equal service" which embraces
in the method os
to have inaaced 50 many Of. tic
organization might woll be changed to- The
Brotherhood and Sisterhood of Teegrnphers.
Tho Executive Committee OF the Brother
hood has been In secret session In this city for
Q week or more. not with the object of arranG.
in. the terms OF tho demands that
are to be made upon the Western
Union Company. but simply to prepare for q
one. While tho concession recently made
by the company regarding hours OF labor
ia admitted to be an important one
by tho operators, especially in Offices OF the
second and third class 1t will not. they say act
az n stoppage to u stri ke. Tho operators as
sert they have boon undorpnid Tor many years.
and they say they will now insist on q material
advance in their compensation. This they
% not the &c mc oss .s sa a. iiTsSS sy s sS
the entire business Of tho company will be
stopped II the schedule which will be presented
COMMITTEES 81 tho Brotherhood is roiecfed..
An cnthusiastic brother. when asked about
the strike. sold: The fun OF 1t is that our or
ganization is 80 perfect that the officials Of the
company cannot put their hands on one mem
| company. and with all their vigilance they can
not help it, We can converse frcoly In our
| cipher, which lie m enigma to any one not in
possession OF the key. No spy can detect MS. be-
| cause II he hears despatch he cannot tell what
| 1t means. and ii one OF them undertakes to talk
| with one OF our men he IL sure to be exposed
be felt first Mt North Sidney. where the cables join
| the land lines. and where experienced opera
| tors are needed. Tho next place will he Dux-
| bury. Mass. whore the land lines Join with the
French cable. II we do strike you may be GER
tain it will be In place whore 1t will DO felt"