The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-08-18
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of which Chief Strategist Russell is the
leading light, spent to-day in getting out
manifestoes and giving approval to the
efforts that are being made by Chief Or
ganizer Harry lie Roy, aged sixteen, 10
array all the messenger boys against the
corporations After a summons had come
from the union label print shop 10 the
hands of Strategist Russell. he gave a
copy TO each of the newspaper men, with
the modest admission that he was the au-
thor. The summons has been mailed 20
every strike-breaker ia the Offices of the
Western Union and the Postal companies.
DO you realize that you are charged in
the court Of human nature with the high
est crime known 10 manknd?' queries
the summons. "TreasOn-a crime against
humanity. Ye who are Ostracized
Stunned, and hated by every man. woman,
and child your relatives, brother, sister,
father, and your mother. Ye. indeed, shall
suffer the tortures Of the seyerest punish
mest known this side OF hell
Stystegist Russell would not pass this
sentence upon any strike-bTeaker without
a trial. consequently he adds a line TO
say that the accused may appear in per
son before the strikers tribunal and stand
trial
Boy Organizer Active.
Next in activity to the strategist was
Harry lie Roy. organizer Of the New York
messenger boys, Harry wears a brown
derby hat rakishly and an air Of respon-
sibility. He was composing a speech in
the rooms OF the telegraphers at the
Astor House this afternoon. but he took
time 10 be interviewed by the newspaper
men.
Say, youse guys hunting a little hot
roper asked Mr.. lie Roy We'll. I'm
chief organizer OF the Messenger Boys
Union. and I've been watching how Mr..
Russell hands out hot ones right off the
bat; so I slung a few together that will
make some OF the Kids sit up and take
notice. Hows this for a proclamation
Nh lie Roy handed out copies OF his ad-
dress TO the telegraph clerks and messen- /
ger boys of Greater New York.
Greeting" says Mr.. lie Roy, in his
opening sentence; then his appeal to rea-
son:
Grown men won't work more than
eight hours; why should boys be made 10
work twelve?
why should you be req Tired TO pay for
uniforms that always remain the property
of the heartless corporations that make
slaves OF you?
Why shouldn't you get a raise in pay
every six months, and be promoted 70
better positions in rGtatiOn?'
Mr., lie ROy's recommendation is that
the messenger boys should get behind the
strong wing Of the American Federation
OF Labor with its three million Of strong
men 70 back up all deserving messenger
boys.
woman Strikers Scout.
Mr. Russell Is not the only member Of
New York local, No. IS, Commercial Te-
iegraphers' Union endowed with strategy /
To-day the whisper was going the rounds /
Of the strikers that two of the sisters /
had come a great game on two innocent /
working for the Postal /
Company. II was freely said that you /
hand II TO these sisters for having the /
clever heads. " And for this reason:
II has been the custom OF the Postal /
Company to lodge some Of the women who
are working their keys in the central Of /
ice down in the Astor House at such
times as the women quit work late. /
knowing this fact, Miss Hida Svenson /
md Mrs. May Goodwin. two of the strik-
ng operators went 70 the Astor House
ate Friday night and registered as Mrs.
y. L Scott and sister. &c. T. S" stands /
Tor the words Get the scabs."
when two nonunion women from the
Postal appeared at the hotel about mid
night. the clever Miss Svenson and Mrs
Goodwin rang them on the house phone
ana told them that they were Western
mon strike breakers, and that they had
Just come from Boston to-day. and what
with the awful work and the strangeness
u II all they were just ready TO cry.
-ould they come in the girls rooms and
,Ty there?
OF course they could. said the Postal
girls, 50 Miss Svenson and Mrs. Goodwin
went IN the Postal girls room and talked
With them for an hour. The Postal us
old them that they had to work sixty
i've out of the last seventy-tNo bours IN
he operating room; that messages were
bling up at tremendous rate. and thar
III the operators were about dead. There
vas plenty 10 eat in the Postal rooms
Tot coffee and all that sort Of thing-but
he work was Just terrible.
After hearing that. Miss Svenson and
hrs. Goodwin went back to their own
'eds and the next morning conveyed a
truthful report of their adventure 10 the
lead OF the strategy board,
Declares Companies Liable.
Edward J. Gavegan, an attorney. who
vas sought by the strategy board Of the
triSers for an opinion on the legal as
'ects of the delay presumed to charac-
erie the transmission of messages over
he Western Union and Postal lines dur
ng the strike, to-day returned an opinion
which held the companies liable TO prose-
ution on the charge Of violation of con- (
ract, presuming that both OF the tele-
'raph companies were refusing to receive
messages unless subject to delay and
we're forwarding the same by mail and
xpress. which the strikers claim they
ave affidaVits 10 prove. The attorneys
tatement proceeds:
The telegraph companies are liable to
penalty Of 800 to the sender for every
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