The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-08-16
STILL GOING OUT !.
Telegraph Operators in Many Cities
Follow Lead of Chicago and
Leave Keys.
PLAN FIGHT TO A FINISH
Employees of Postal Telegraph Com
pany Also Quit in Chicago and
New OrIeans-More Pay
and Fewer Hours.

Chicago, Aug. 10.-Following the
lead of the telegraph operators en-
ployed by the Western Union Tele-
graph company in Chicago, who went
on strike Thursday night because
they were asked to work with non
union men in Los Angeles, the tele-
graphers in nine other cities through
out the United States quit work Fri
day The 500 men employed by the
Postal Telegraph company in Chi
cago, who belong to the same local
of the commercial union as the West
ern Union, and who declare that their
working conditions with the company
are unsatisfactory, took advantage Of
the situation aud quit work in body
Friday night at 6 o'clock. With the
walkout of the Postal employees, Chi
cago is left with about 50 telegraph
ers ondeayorlng to transmit the bust
ness Of both telegraph companies
where under normal conditions fully
1900 men are necessary to do the
work
The other Western Union offices
which became involved in the trouble,
together with the number of men
who quit work are:
Salt Lake City, SO; Helena, 40 Kan
sas City, $50; Dallas, 105; Fort
Worth, Tex. 40; Colorado Springs,
10; Denver, SO,
In New Orleans the men employed
by the Postal Telegraph company
Thursday night left their keys to en-
force demands made on the company
several weeks ago
Late Friday night the general sit
uation had cleared somewhat, and
where earlier in the day 1t appeared as
If the strike of the commercial men
would be universal, throughout the
United States, the indications now
are that no further atrikes will occur
for the present least Usder or
ders from Nationa resident Small
of the telegraph otganization,
National Secretary Russell telegraph
ed the secretaries of the various To-
Gals throughout the country to keep
their men at work until they received
further orders. Mr. Russell, when
asked for an explanation of this ac-
ton, said:
1--WE don't want to use up all our
ammunition in one charge"
The understanding is that the broK-
err operators will be allowed to re-
main at work as long as the commits
sion houses handle only their regular
business over their leased wires. The
broker men belonging to the union
have been notified that they are to
refuse to handle outside business and
if they are discharged upon refusing
to touch such business If offered they
will be upheld by the union.
Secretary Russell of the national
organization said Thursday night:
1.-THE local men in Chicago took the
bull by the horns and ordered ,Ae
strike without authority from the ma
tional officers. We are perfectly sat
isfied however, with the movement
and are all working in union. The
telegraph companies have not acted
fair with our men and we believe we
are now in a position where we can
force them to come to terms. At any
rate, it has Come TO the point where
if we can't compel the companies to
treat us in fair manner We might
as we'll abandon the telegrapher's or
ganization. The general sentiment
among the telegraphers is that it is a
fight to a finish and that the COM
panies will have to concede our de-
mands or there will be no union.