The semi-weekly miner., 1883-07-21

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took advantage of this license to en-.
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lady alone assaulted her as stated
The Threatened Teleeraphers
Strike.
CHICAGO, July 18.-The trouble be-
tween the Western Union Telegraph
company and the Brotherhood Of Tel
graphers will. it is thought by some,
reach a climax at noon to-day. The
leading spirits of the Brotherhood
seem confident that such will be the
case, while the officers of the Western
Union are somewhat divided as to the
time when decided action will be ta-
ken. A prominent official yesterday
stated to reporter that in his judg-
ment II o'clock Wednesday would not
be the critical moment; if, however,
such should prove to be the case. the
offices of the Western Union will not
be locked up; but with one-third
Of their present force remaining, the
company will do the best it can under
the circumstances. The most impor-
tant telegraphic matter will be cared
for, and by degrees the rest of it will
be taken up and disposed of in the
line of its Importance Business men
are prepared for this, and it seems
that the distressing effects of a gen.
eral strike are fully appreciated by the
business men of Chicago, and many
of them are profferlng sympathy to
the company, and the offer to do any
thing in their power to avoid the
strike. But if it comes they will be
glad to extend any aid in their
power to start the keys.
A large number of business men of
this city. including several bank
presidents yesterday, informed the
Western Union officials of their feel
ings and in every instance they ap-
peared to be friendly towards the
Some of them intimated
that most likely portion Of the
operators had reasons for action of
some sort, but if the figures publish
ed in the Inter Ocean of yesterday
were correct, those who had wrongs
to be righted should appeal to head
quarters, the same as the employees
Of private operators would do, and
not attempt to stop the commerce of
a country by concerted and general
strike. One bank president thought
it would be a great calamity to all
classes OF the people, and more Seri-
ous to the operators themselves, in
the enc, than to any other class in the
Several leading members of the
were interviewed yes.
;erday. and one them spoke as fol-
ows: "The impression seems
o prevail and is encour-
.ged by the telegraph
officials, that the present trouble
With the telegraphers is due to the
act that they have misunderstood an
,rder recently promulgated by the
Western Union. The truth is they
lave been subjected to sliding scale |
hat invariably slides to the advan-
age of the corporation and cOnse-
luently to the disadvantage of the
employees. The rule upon which so
much stress is laid is merely a sop
brown at the eleventh hour, to
:reate false impression that the |
operators are exasperated at what |
hey deem an injustice, while the fact
s they have been at work getting |
'eady for the move they are now |!
making for the past three years, and
he demands made have been in the |
lands of the executive committee |
# the Brotherhood for the last five |
the only thing left to the ex-
,cutive committee being to fix the
most favorable date.
If we are Of such vital Importance |
% the business public, and are to con-
inue, is it not to the interest of the |
public, and especially to the business
portion, to see that the men whose
work is of such Importance, and up
IN whose accuracy they freqently /
'ase transactions upon which their
whole fortune depends, and when
their lives will be forfeited
f an error IS made, should be men
we'll qualified, steady and attentive
o business? Will constant reduction
encourage such men to remain in the
business? They are now paid less
han any other class of skilled labor. Is
his just or reasonable? DO the pub
ic and the press wish to uphold the
company in keeping salaries down so
ow that men of ability and expert
nee will not remain in the business,
md thus trust their lives and prop
rty with incompetent and inexpe-
fenced persons?