The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-16
TIcKgRs NOT TICKING.
The Southern Pacific Roads Opera
tors Begin Their Strike.

The Southern Pacific Roads Opera
tors Begin Their Strike.
SAN Francisco, CAL, Dec. 15.-The
strike of the telegraph operators on the
Southern Pacific division of the Southern
Pacific Railroad Company. began this
morning on the Atlantic and Pacific rail-
road. II ia definitely known that large
number of men are out The strike is based
on a claim by the operators that the South
ern Pacific should not compel them to sign
an affidavit that they are not or will not
become members of the telegraphers' or
ganization.
THE ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC GIVES IN.
ST. LOUIS, NO., Dec. 15.-Acting Grand
Chief Ramsey has sent telegram TO the
strike committee of the Atlantic and Pacific
strikers instructing them to declare the
strike of providing the officials of the road
adhere 30 their first declaration Of allowing
the operators TO remain members of the Or
der Of Railway Telegraphers.
"It we can settle our troubles with the
Southern Pacific and Atlantic and Pacific"
said member of the executive committee
of the Order of Railroad Telegraphers, mo
body else will be involved, but II we can
not settle with these companies then we will
involve every railroad in the United
States"
n
order has O membership OF II, ZOO, land
there are no surplus men," he added. al see
no possible chance for the company to get
men to replace the strikers"
FEDERATION PROPOSED.
Representatives of the switchmen's, train
mems, conductors and operators brother
hoods, which met here to-day under the
name of the advisory councilmen of rail-
road men. adopted a resolution for the APP
pointment of committee Of three
authorized to frame plan
of federation which will hbe
forwarded to the grand officers of all the
railway employees organizationslto be passed
upon by them, and providing for meeting
Of said grand officers In st. Louis on Feb.
l, 1892 Messrs Mitchell of the Switch
mems brotherhood, Thurston of the oper-
ators and Morrissey of the trainmen, were
appointed such committee. -
NO CHANGR FOR THE BETTER. 2s-S
ALBUQUERQUE, N. NJ, Dec. 15.-The
strike of the dispatchers and operators on
the Atlantic and Pacific has not changed
for the better. 1t looks more serious, in
fact, for IL "scabs'' are running, and the
conductors, engineers, firemen and brake
men, who, are brotherhood men, are
asked to take orders from them, they
will probably refuse and join forces with
the strikers. In that event the strike will
be general and long, for oil the orders are
well fixed financially. A conference last
night with General Manager Gabel, in
which representatives of the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers, Loco
motive Firemen, Railway =, Con-
d6ctors, Railway Brakemen /, and
Railway = Trainmen participated, re-
suited in Manager Gabel telegraphing the
whole matter. including the schedule subs
mitted by the strikers, to President Marvel
to give an answer. President Man,
vel telegrsphed for further time,
and the strikers and their
sympathizers gave until 1880 o'clock to-
night. They are now in conference and
their decision will not be given out until to-
| morrow. In the meantime all traffic on the
Atlantic and Pacific is at a standstill and
the brotherhood operators on the Santa Fe
| have been requested not to handle Atlantic
| and Pacific business.