Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-08-14

on what has occurred, and not on the
utterly failed. p'o''''ses ''Ne
On the 18th day Of July the Infer
ocean published the new rule thar
follows: = "hion 'e'os "s
alall independent Western Union
OFFICES which may he required to keen
open All day Sunday, nine hours nct,,-
al service IN the day, six DAYS in the
week. and seven hours actual service
at night, seven nights In the week
VIII constitute II days work. All ser.
vice IN excess of above named hours
including Sunday, will be regarded as
extra, and will he paid for al regular
day. ~
ms rule, although granting more
than the brotherhood are now rendy
TO accept providing compromise and
recognition OF the brotherhood can be
erected, at that time was rejected
without consideration, and the men
were Ordered out by the brotherhood.
win the promise that their absence
would block the business OF the coun-
I Try to such an extent that the Western
! Union would be forced to surrender at
discretion So great was the reliance
| OF the operators upon the wisdom and
Integrity of their leaders that the most
implicit confidence was placed in their
assurance ofan early success and re.
storation to their old positions at in
creased Pay.
since that time they have been daily
regaied with stories and promises, but
Few OF Which have been fulfilled. 1t
was promised that all hands should 90
out, and asserted that there were not
men enough In the country who knew
the A Il & of biography to man the
Keys ana transact the business of the
country. Time proved that there
were plenty of operators in the country
VINO, though II little rusty, could soon
be broken IN. Step by step the places
of the strikers are being filled and the
rusty fellows are getting frightened
up. The business Of the country has
suffered some Inconvenience, but no
serious arrangement.
For a week or more the leaders of
| the brotherhood promised that the
railroad operators all over the country
! should so out and kept the strikers
every day Oh the qui vive for that inn
! portant event. The order was finally
eral thousand men gave any heed To it.
Then they RECALLED the strikers with
startling stories, magnifying the
troubles they were giving the country
and the telegraph companies. One
day the story was reported at all their
meetings that President Green had
cabled General Eckert to make a
compromise with the brotherhood ut
once. On another day it was report
ed that General Manager and Acting
President Eckert had resigned. On
another that Jay Gould and General
! EclIert had INDUCED in little iisticufi
of their own; that the entire Indian
apolis force had struck Il second time;
that all the chief operators in Chicago
would march out on certain day; that
the Western Union did not dare re-
move their notices subject TO delay,'
and many Others of Il similar charac-
ter, all of which proved false.
1t is any wonder that the reporters
should say that the boys are growing
weary? That Uhlichs Hall, instead
of being filled To overlooking, should
now contain but scanty audiences In
fact, considering the intelligent charac-
ter of the strikers, it is surprising that
they should have consented To be
filed with chafi' and wind so long. II
is well known that most of the men
who struck were not very well pro
vided with means when they went
out, and it is said the leaders have
not fulfilled their promises TO
provide for their support. Some OF
the the strikers, though now in need,
are said to be too proud to apply even
for the little aid they could secure.
Mat tho hro.horbn.1l h.S haap ;,
sealed mystery to the bulk of its men
bershp is well understood. The "Ex-
ecutive Committees" hold therssecret
meetings and then announce to the
body OF operators whatever seems
necessary to hold them together and
give them courage to continue con-
test that everybody else sees To be
hopeless. Is it not time that the
operators had begun TO think Tor them
selves.
The struggle of the men who organ
lied and brought about the strike to
keep it alive is undoubtedly desper-
ate, for they well see that If 1t fails
their power is gone and their leader
ship thing of the past. Little they
think of the families of the operators.
Yet those families are more directly
interested in the result than anybody
else. 1t would be wise in all fathers
who have dependent families to heed
the ties of home and its wants rather
than the wordy promises of men who
are the mouthpeces OF selfish and am
bilious schemes. They owe duty
higher than to any voluntary order.
Their exhibition OF devotion To what
they esteem their brotherhood obliga-
ii ons has been sufficient to excuse
them in the eyes of all honora-
BILE men from any fur
Their sacrifice OF home duties.