Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-08-23
The Strike.


tain on what terms they can return.
He showed them form of contract
they would be required to subscribe
to. abiuring the brotherhood, and
they went away to report. One
striker has signed the contract and
gone to work Superintendent Miller
will act on individual applications
and fill vacancies according to the
qualifications of applicants.
THEY WOULD BE FORGIVEN.
New YORK Aug. 1S.-The main of
flee of the Western Union Telegraph
company was besieged at an early
hour fhis morning by nearly hun
dred operators soliciting reinstate-
ment. There were but few women
and girls among them Superinten-
dent Hunnestone was bus:ly engaged
discriminating between the OPP
orators who are first class
workmen and those who !yere cOnsid-
cred second and third rate. only the
best workmen being taken back, and
quite q number of operators We're dis
appointed by being rejected. Those
operators who were taken in after the
strike commenced Will be kept by the
company in their present positions.
Since the strike was declared ended,
yesterday, only II women have been
received back into the employ of the
company; the total number of women
who have applied for reinstatement is
over 10 so that SO OF that number are
left without work Supt. Hunnis-
stone said that AZ were taken back yes
terday afternoon and evening
and about 80 more first class
men were reinstated this morning
He said all of the branch offices
would be open for business Monday
morning, and everythingwould be in
perfect order by that time. He could
not promise that the company would
find positions for all operators, but he
thought a large number would be
compelled to seek positions elsewhere,
us the company could not in Justice
toitself, discharge those operators who
stood by it in its difficulties. It will
take about two weeks before positions
can be found for those Of the strikers
to reinstate None Of the linemen
have vet applied for their old position
and if they did it was likely their APP
plications would be rejected as men
who were taken on during the strike
have become proficient in their duties
and will not now be discharged to
make way for the strikers. There are
still a number of operators and nearly
all the linemen who says the strike is
not yet ended and they intend to
make things lively for the company.
This, however, is regarded as mere
talk and bravado MITCHELL of the
brotherhood, says the men will return
to work Just as fast as the company
Will take them back. He expresses
the belief that at the end of q week or
SO there would be but few strikers
who would not have been reinstated
IN the cOmpany's employ. A few of
the strikers who were rejected this
morning were loud in their denuncia-
ton Of the action of the brotherhood
in holding out SO long and by that
means allowing their places to be
filed by other men.
IN CLEVELAND.
The strikers secretly agreed this
morning not to apply for reinstate-
ment In the Western Union office but
wait for Jno. Campbells signature to
declare that the strike is a failure.
Nevertheless o large proportion have
applied and find that out of fOrty-five
places they left nearly three weeks
ago all have been permanently filled
except nine, consequently thirty out
Of sixty of the local strikers must
seek situations elsewhere.
AT MEMPHIS.
MEMPHIS, Aug. 1S.-The telegraph
strike here is ended. All the striking
operators have applied for work, and
have been reinstated.
AT WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1S.-At a quar-
ter past 10 o'clock the striking Operat-
ors called upon Manager Clark, of
the Western Union, and declared that
as the strike had been declared ended
they were DESTROYS of resuming work.
Manager Clark received them affably,
and informed them that all the first
class positions were filled, but five sec
ond rate places were open. and men
would be designated by him from the
strikers to occupy them, if so desired.
Clark further said the first class
men who came here have in some
cases lett vacancies IN other offices of
this company where a portion of the
men can probably find positions. [
am told they need operators in
Pittsburg and other places, and I
would advise you to accept positions
elsewhere than in Washington.
AT CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, Aug. Striking tele-
graph operators kept applying forwork
at the office Of the Western Union in
small squads up to one o'clock, when
stampede occurred, and from that
on till a Late hour this afternoon, the
hallway leading to the office of Sup't
Tubbs was crowded. A number of
those applying were refused places for
reasons best known to the officials
Practically the entire force of the
Baltimore & Ohio company have
been taken back About one hundred
operators met at Uhlrich's hall at two
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