Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-07-02
STATUS OF WIRE STRIKE
Frisco Telegraph officials Say the
Trouble is Over.
ONLY BEGUN" SAYS SMALL
Operators Leader Hints that Light
ming VIII strike I'm Unexpected
Places soOn-COmpanies Are
Importing Men.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 1.-The strike
is over" said Superintendent storer Of the
Postal Telegraph company today.
The strike is over" said Manager
O'Brien Of the Western Union Office in the
Ferry building
THE strike has just begun" said Presi-
dent Small Of the Commercial Telegra-
piers union. These three laconic state
ments adequately describe the attitude of
the opposing parties and give a hint to
their future action. Although the officials
of both companies here in San Francisco
are but subordinates and could not of their
own voltion take any steps toward a set
tlement, It is not thought likely that any
such steps will be taken while the local
officials report that they are handling the
business without unreasonable delay. The
operators, on the other hand, state that
they will carry on the fight even though
the npanies find a man for every key
and they declare they are prepared to stay
out six months If necessary. Their lead
ers, however, say that they expect to win
in much less time and President Small
yesterday prophesied "the lightning would
strike soon in unexpected places" but did
not explain his remark.
Telegraph company said today that the
situation showed decided Improvement. He
had opened five branch offices in this city.
Several operators had returned to work
and the company was taking on competent
men who applied for positions.
NOnuniOn Operators Arrive.
The Santa Fe and Southern Pacific over
land trains brought a number of nonunion
operators from Chicago, Cincinnati, Omaha,
Des Moines. Kansas City and other places
and more are expected to arrive within two
or three days. Five operators OF the
Postal company arrived yesterday and re-
ported at the Office in the Ferry building
The men stated that they had been sent
here for temporary work and would re-
turn to their regular positions as soon as
operators could be engaged for the local
offices.
The nonunion operators are being paid
large bonuses for their work. The new
comers displayed an anxiety to avoid meet
ing the officers of the telegrsphers' union,
declaring that they did not wish to be
recognized. Among the imported men were
several chief operators from eastern cities.
At the temporary main office of the Postal
in the Ferry building seventeen men were
~ WIN SSSNtAhdy dS dBdlubl NuS regular
force of forty men. General Superintend-
ent l. w. Storer of the Postal and Super
intendent Miller of the Western Union, ex-
pressed themselves as satisfied with the
situation. Superintendent Miller stated so
far as the Western Union was concerned,
the strike was ended. At the headquarters
Of the telegraphers confidence was ex-
pressed that the men would win eventually.
Dissatisfacti tiOn at Reno.
RENO, New, July las the result of
the action Of Superintendent A. II. May in
dismissing two operators in the Reno
Western Union office last Friday, four
| other operators have quit work and
Manager Brown states that he will not be
surprised II a general walkout results from
the dissatisfaction felt among the em-
ployes in regard to the strike in San Fran
cisco and the trouble in Reno. Owing to
the shortage of men. business with the Salt
1 Lake Office aix houra hahind fbia oro-