Los Angeles herald., 1891-12-16
OPERATORS STRIKE.
The Troubles of the Railway
Telegraphers.
They Insist on the Right to
Organize.
Nearly All the Atlantic and Pacific
Offices Deserted.
The Strike on the Southern Pacific Not
General - NOn-Union Men Sup
plying the Strikers
Places.
Associated Press Dispatches.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. ID. The strike
OF telegraph operators on the Southern
Pacific division OF the Southern Pacific
company began ut 10 O'Clock this morn
ing, but it is not as yet known how
many men are actually out. There are
from 600 to 500 operators On the South
ern Pacific System, but it is not known
what proportion Of that number are
members OF the telegraphic brotherhood.
The Southern Pacific claim that but e
small percentage of the number on the
system are members, and that they will
have operators enough to handle their
business.
On the Atlantic and Pacific, it is
definitely known that large number Of
men are out, and that the situation
there is more serious. The strike is
based on the claim of the operators
that the Southern Pacific should not
compel them to sign an affidavit that
they are not, nor will not become mem
bers of the order.
UP to noon today the operators were
reported out at San Miguel, San Andreas
and Turlock, CAL, and at four points in
Nevada and one in Utah on the Central
Pacific.
SACRAMENTO, Dec. 15.-The strike of
Southern Pacific telegraph operators
does not affect this division, as none OF
the operators are members of the order.
ALHLAND, Ore, Dec. 15.-Five MEM
bers of the Order of Railway Telegraph
ers on the Ashland-Red Bluff division of
the Southern Pacific, have gone out in
the telegraphers' strike, including the
agent at Siskiyou station, where the
office has been closed today; also the
operators at Alger, Sisson, Redding and
Red Bluff. The Pacific division ex-
tends as far as Ashland, and the two or
three members of the order in the Ash
land Southern Pacific depot are not
affected by the strike.
DENVER, Dec. ia dispatch from AL
buquerque says the strike of dis patch
ers and operators on the Atlantic and
Pacific road has not changed for the
better. Representatives of the men are
in conference tonight with the officials,
but the result will not be given out un-
til tomorrow.
CHICAGO, Dec. 15.-Colonel Clowry,
general superintendent of the Western
OhlOA OCiCkldPl COMPANY lCCCitCo dO-
vices today that the strike of telegraph
ers on the Southern Pacific railroad had
proved failure that the strikers places
are filled and business proceeding as
usual. His understanding is that there
is little likelihood of the strike becoming
serious.
CHICAGO, Dec. 15.-President Marvel
of the Santa Fe Railroad company says
nonntio finpc ron n n hot u-pp
the superintendent of the Atlantic and
Pacific and the striking operators, with
view to the settlement of the existing
differences, but that no understanding
has yet been reached.
Boston, Dec. ia dispatch from
Albuquerque, N. NJ, says: Every dis
patcher and operator in the employ of
the Atlantic and Pacific from this city
to Mojave, Cal, has quit work, and oil
its trains are at standstill.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. ia. d. Thurston,
grand chief OF the order OF Railway Tel
egraphers, is in the city to attend
meeting OF the advisory council of rail
road men, in reference 10 the troubles
on the Southern Pacific and Atlantic
and Pacific railroad. Besides demand
ing the right to belong to the telegraph
ers organization, the Atlantic and Pa
ci6c telegraphers demand an increase
of salary. "If we cannot settle our
troubles with the Southern Pacific and
Atlantic and Pacific" said a member OF
the executive committee of the order,
1--WE will involve every railroad in the
United States.'
In an interview with an Associated
Press representative, Ramsey said at
today's meeting of the advisory council
the Brotherhood of Trainmen and Con-
ductors concurred in the action he had
decided to take, and it was the sense of
the assembled railroad men to waive the
question of wages.
II have ordered the men to waive the
question of wages" he said, until |
reach Albuquerque, where go tonight;
but we cannot and will not waive our
right to join and be members OF the
order of telegraphers."
When questioned as to the trouble on
the Southern Pacific, Ramsey said the
order would not yield one iota of their
rights, and that the men would stay
out until the battle was won, if it took
three years to do it.
Ramsey sent atelegram to the strike
committee OF the Atlantic and Pacific
strikers, instructing them to declare the
strike off, providing the officials OF the
road agree to adhere to atheir first
declaration, allowing the operators to
remain members OF the order OF Rail-
way Telegraphers.