The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-08-11
NO STRIKE ORDERED YET
RAILROAD MEN DO NOT THINK
 THAT OPERATORS WILL GO OUT.

The General Opinion is That the Affair
 of the TeIegraphers Wil be Settled
 mittee to Meet in n Few Days-A Strike
 Would Involve All the Trainmens'
 Organizations.
 No strike has yet been declared among the telegraph operators employed on the Consolidated road and railroad men generally do not think there will be a strike The opinion among them is that all differences will be amicably adjust ed and there is unquestionably among the operators themselves strong sen timent against striking. Many of the operators in this city are receiving good pay and their hours are satisfac- tory to them. These men do not care to strike to help raise the pay of men in smaller offices. It is even asserted by some of the local operators that if the demands of the discontented operators are complied with it will result in re- duction of pay for many operators who are even now receiving more pay than the schedule demands of the dissatisfied men calls for.
 One railroad man talking of the out look for a strike last night said that even in the event of the road not com plying with the demands he did not be- lieve the operators would strike as he thought that they realized that with stations equipped with telephones there would be little chance of a successful Termination of a strike for the operators.
 Yesterday was the day set for some decisive move by the railroad telegraph CTS in order to come to an understand ing with their employers. N B. Pow ell of Peoria, H., the president of the Order of Railraod Photographers, did not arrive, though, as was expected, and matters are still in the same state as before. As matter of fact President Powells arrival is not likely to bring matters to any sort of a crisis nor change the railroad company in it's pres ent attitude towards the organization.
 Among well informed railroad men and officials of the road in position to have clear opinions, there are no doubts of a peaceable termination of the mat ter. The telegraphers are not alone in their demands and neither their dongs nor the refusal of the railroad officials to grant an interview to their commit tee is to be taken as indicative of the situation in general
 The telegraphers are but a part of the Federation of Railroad Employes, which governs entirely the action of each organization in such matters. In this organization beside the Telegraph CTS are the Order of Railway Con1uc- tors, the Brotherhood of Locomotive Bremen, the Trainmen and the Union Swtchmen. A strike could not be or dered by one order without the full Con sent of the representatives of the oth- CTS, nor could either go out on a strike until allowed to by the Fedora ton board. This board invariably in situation of this kind adjusts matters, but only af- ter the representatives of the orders in- Volved have failed.
 In the present case the telegraphers' committee has tried to interview the of ficials of the company and has failed. The firemen, who also have their griev- ances, have appointed their committee, which has met with more success, hav- ing been listened to by the officials of the road. They have not as yet receiv- |
 
 confidently await a favorable reply. l Along with the other two, the trainmen have their grievances, which have been l respectfully set before the proper of ficials. The joint action of the three in | making their demands at once evidently | calls for different course of action from the company than the grievance of | but one would. The company will un- Ll will 1o tpt tIas. of the Federation in preference to those of each body separately.
 A meeting of the former has, it is understood, been called for some time during the present week. President l Powell of the telegraphers will un- doubtedy attend and look out for the interests ,of his order. The demands of | the three unions interested will be pre- sented and if agreed to by the execu- tive committee will be presented to | President Clark and General Manager Chamberlain
 Among railroad men there is little | doubt but that they will then receive the proper attention. One of these, gentleman with authority for so saying, last evening stated this to be his own view of the case: 'The fact is lost sight or, ne Salu, llil no SlTlhe Cdl be ordered without the authority of the executive board of the Empoyes' Fed eration. When the telegraphers' com mittee has been sighted, the Federation committee will be listened to and de- cisive reply eventually granted"
 1.-The telegraphers making the de- mands," he continued, really represent but one-quarter of those of the system, With the firemen and trainmen it is different I think the course taken by the firemen in the matter is the most commendable."
 If has been stated that the railroad company has been installing complete felephone service in the towers of every division of the company from New York to Boston; and that the object In so doing is not only to be prepared for D possible strike, but with view also fin the ultimate discharge of all the telegraphers, and the using of the tele- nhone system in place of telegraphy.
 The statement has evoked the merrl- ment of not only the telegraphers but of the other railroad men as well. The has, it is true, installed tele-
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