Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-07-26


HOW TIE SEVEN xs. CAM no LxAyr
"nen .ne sesen men, who left the western
S Su.on on.ac Today, had been escorted to the
-uon.i hotel a special session OF the brotherhood
= as held and they were initiated as members In
the midst OF much enthusiasm.
leave the of11cen
The situation Of these operators, as detailed by
the strike occurred ten good operators remained In
the Western Union ONCE. These seven were con-
sentative men, and refrained from striking becauSe
they thought the company ought TO have a chance
10 investigate the grievances complained OF. When
subcommittee was appointed TO investigate
an agreement to quit work II the committee did
not take some notice OF complaints The fact OF
this agreement having been published Superinten-
oent Lueolln came here and pleaded with them
collectively and Individually to withdraw their
names from IL Bulletins having been posted in
work, the seven men construed it as a bribe and
an insult to their honor, they declined 70 annul
the Increment II was known that they were to
leave at IL O'Clock today. At 20 minutes to
IL O'Clock Superintendent Zuebln sent for them TO
come to private room. He asked them IL they
receiuing an afrirmatfve reply from each and all,
instructed MT. Whitney to discharge them per-
emptoriiy. He accused them OF beng traitors to
the company, and also with having bungled work.
One OF the seven said that they would be traitors
to honor II they now refused to live up TO the
have been twenty years in the service OF the COM
pany. The youngest OF them has been with the
company nine years Operators say that they
the greatest skill
Maddox, who is named as one OF the seven
operators say. sign the agreement He did not
leave the Office to-day The seventh
signer Of the paper belongs to the night force,
CHARGE OF MUTILATING DISPATCHES DENIED.
SUPERINTENDENT Zeublin has received the follow
ing dispatch:
Nryv T,,Yx,
tendent: Your message reporting dismissal OF six
operators whom you have discovered in Washing
ton Office aiding strikers by their active SYM
through their hands, is received. Gen. Eckert
directs me to reply, expressing his full and hearty
you have be n able to discover and correct so
promptly any dspositian on the part OF operators
in the service interfere with or delay the trans
company. (Slgned) CHAS. A. TINKER,
General superintendent
The men who were discharged Indignantly de-
pertntendent Zeublin that they have mutilated
the business passing through their hands. They
say that the fact that they were urged by Mr..
Zeubl1n up to the moment OF their dismiss al 70
withdraw from the agreement Is evidence that the
charge is wholly groundless
MI. ZeuOlln has removed his headquarters to
Washington " for the war;"
MANAGER WHITNEY AND SUPERINTENDENT ZEuBLIN
were both at the Western Union ONCE in this city
to-day. They spent their time on the NTH floor
OF the building, in the operators room, where
they were inaccessible to the general public. A
STAR reporter made the ascent to the firth story
this afternoon, and caught sight, through the lit
tie glass slide in the operators room of generous
lunch being prepared for the remaining operators
Manager Whitney was called for by the reporter,
ami came to the door. "You can learn Just as
much about this matter" he said, ION the outside
as you can from me. All know Is that seven men
have gone out. we have taken In six new men,
so we have about the same force"
"There is report on the street." said the re-
porter, that the Western Union company claim
to have discharged these men for being unfaith-
81 can say nothing about these men," said Mr..
know why they left"
The men now at work in the Western Union
WILL it is understood, be not only fed but lodged
In the rooms adjoining the operators room, so that
the strikers VIII have no opportunity to talk with
them
In response to an inquiry from the Associated
dus has left the Washington Office, Superintendent
ubn made the following reply IN writing:
with exactly the same number OF men, who
arrived from Philadelphia, Harrisburg and CheS-
ter, Pa, last night, with four more en- route. We
now have the Office fully equipped with gilt-edged
1rst-class, loyal and enthusiastic operators The
business will no longer be intentionally mangled
and errors willfully caused by traitorous en-
ployeS j. E. ZEUBLIN,
Superintendent, July e."
KEY NOTES.
A young man having heard this afternoon that
twenty dinners had been ordered by Manager
Whitney, at the Riggs House, applied at the w.
q. Office, and inquired II the company wanted a
hand. He was asked II he was an operator.
NO." said the applicant, 81 simply want a job to
assist in getting away with those twenty dinners
which have been ordered