The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-14
Telegraph Com panies
Declare Situation is
Improving.
ALL ITS OFFICES
ANSWER CALLS
II clcgraph Companies Have
Nothing to Arbitrate Say Of
ficials- Striking Organiza
ton Willing to Submit
to Sincere Arbi-
tration.'

NEW YORK, August 13.--From the
viewpoint OF the employers of tela-
graph operators the strike situation
Tonight was declared to be improving
hourly, and the officials OF both the
Western Union and the Postal Com
ranies announced themselves to be
more than satisfied with the progres 81;
that had been made during the carly
hours OF The night toward the restora-
ton of wire communicate tions through
ont the country.
These officials were frank to admit
that some surprise was occasioned by
the action of their operators in addi-
tonal cities going out to-day, but de-
ciared that none Of the days strikers
left them with an entirely crippled
force.
These statements on behalf OF the
companies We're declared to be based
on reports from all over the country.
The officials of the Photographers Union,
on the other hand expressed confidence
and satisfaction with the progress II
the strike.
In New York at meeting Of the
Wal Street chapel of the Commercial
Photographers Union late this after
noon. 1t was decided to present de-
mand Tomorrow for contract for a
minimum weekly wage scale of thirty
dollars. The Wall Street chapel had
about 500 members, all men who
.
and nearby cities. The proposed con-
tract is TO run for one year, but no
time limit was set for its signature.
Companies StnndinE Pat.
NJ. ]. Reagan, State Mediator of the
Department OF Labor of the State Of
New York, offered his good Offices to
bring about settlement. Mr.. Reagan
called on the officials of both the big
telegraph companies. General Superin-
tendent Brooks. of the w Western Union.
declared his company had nothing TO
arbitrate, and Mr.. Nally, of the Postal,
made practically the same reply.
Joseph +. Ahearn. president OF tie
local union, said that he had told Mi.
Reagan that the operators We're per-
fectly willing TO submit their case 10
tsinccre arbitration."
General Superintendent Brooks, Of
the western Union, said tonight. after
receiving late reports from all dlvt-
Fions: The Western Union IS pracli-
cally on a normal basis Tonight.
Statements Of officials.
THE New York office answers TO
1900 offices direct and to-day ana
tonight not a single call from one OF
these offices has gone unanswered, anu
without delay at that we nave nov nov,
,lly need. and. so far as my reports
from all over the country. go, the same
is true of all other divisions.
e. J. Nally, wee e.presloen. aln .,, So
sral manager of the Postal Company,
said: I'VE handled In the New YORK
sflice to-day UP to 5 O'Clock this after.
boon s3.951 messages. exclusive OF
bress matter. and. when II Is remem.
bered that the. normal trainc c OF H., Dna t,n,,
nfiice is approximately $4,000 messages
per day. you can Judge for yonrsel1
The situation as 1t affects VS.
Precy Thomas. deputy national pres
ldent of the Photographers Union, m si .shiu ~ :
'.Twenty-six cities In the United ,, tt, a,es
and Canada struck today The situa.
lion tonight Is satisfactory IN every
way TO national, officers 80,
The Associated Press wires were
working Tonight, as usual; The en- en-
ire force Of day operators in the New
York office reported this n,i m9TninS 5g;e ann ~
tha afternoon. when special order
directing them to go out was made by
the president of the local union. three
men obeyed the call