New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-19
vIEwS or IN ENGLISH TELEGRAPMsE
ENGLISH OPERATORS BETTER PArD-oNE NECESSARY
EFFECT OF TILE STRIKE

EFFECT OF THE STRIKE.
James PierrepOnt Simpson, an officer in the
British Postal Telegraph service, arrived In Newfork
Friday on his way 10 Panama Mr.. simpson, who IL
practical electrician aud an expert operators going 10
Panama TO inspect the canal operations there aud to
ASCERTAIN II possible II international Geographic com
munication can be expedited In consequence OF VI.
de Lessep's great engineering achievement To TKlB-
USE reporter Mr. Simpson said that Blush operators
had sympathzed with the striking telegraphcrs here
"a number OF the tclc graph operators employed in The
Central Office, London" he said, e" have travelled
In the United states aud know from experience the pur
chasing power OF money. They consider the remunera-
ton of American operators all the way from 10 70 20 per
cent less than their own. The Submarine Telegraph
Company Of England will employ only hrst-cass opera
tors 1t Ia wiling 10 pay for such Tar higher salaries
than are sanctioned by the British Treasury authorities
consequently II enrces away from the Government all
Of ITS exceptionally clever operators The salaries Of
Government e.egraph operators In England-and taey
comprise about per OF all the operators in the
country-vary from sos 81 90 10 s. los tSl2 90 per
week. although many OF them realize much more than
that by working ovortmea practice that's discouraged
and wooded ~ much as possible.
THE operators In the employ OF the
Submarine Telegraph Company and OF Baron Reuters
company are paid about 25 per cent moro than
,hose who work for the Government, but the latter offers
the advantage pension for long service when II not
given by the private corporations On the whole l
think that the plea OF the striking American operators
that they are we'll paid as their English cousins IL
a Just Que aud can be subs antlatcd'
Do you think that the dissatisfaction OF the English
operators il likely to develop into striker
Well, hardly II Is far look ahead. a sudden ana
great rise I'm the price Of the commodities OF lie without
Increase of salary by the Government might pecptate
or even produce such result. But certainly, such
difficulty would be settled without recourse 70 suspen
sion q 1t sso a%Ga the fs Sei
He is a wonderful man whose brain seems literally 10
TEEN with ideas OF great public value. He runs the
British Postal and Telegraph service more
economically than did any or hs pre-
decessors; yet all employees are better paid, WORK Is
more fairly distributed tine various departments
and the service efficiently maintained MI Fawcett
is popular with all employees aud especially 90 lust now
with the public who regard his recently introduced
Parcels Post as unmKed blessing, aud daily WONDER
at the returns which published, and wnlch sho"
what an enormous impetus II has given 10 business
What do you think will be the result or the striKe Ill
this country |" -. .,,.,, ,,,i.
/ could not offer an opinion on that. | think TINS
however, hat whether the strikers win or lose they VIII DC
treated respect by their employers hereaiter
In any .uiure controversy do not think that tue
Westefn Union Company would adopt 90 haughV aI
attitude as decline TO reply to the representations Vi
It's employee"