The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-08-15
RAILWAY KEY men
MAY STRIKE NEXT
lNciPiENT TROUBLE. REPORTED
ON SEVERAL ROADS.
BOSTON MEN QUIT WORK
Operators at Toronto, Ont, Richmond,
Va, and Other citIes
Join In the Walk.
Out


territory covered by that line from
telegraphic communication. The
striking operators claimed that the
operators on the Rock Island road
had taken the same position. This
brings the Order of Railroad Teleg-
raphers into greater danger of becom-
ing involved in the strike.
3. & O.. In Controversy.
Pittsburg, Pa, Aug. 14.-Because an
operator employed by the Baltimore
& Ohio railroad company at Gallery,
Pa, near here, is said to have refus.
ed to handle a Western Union tele-
gram and may be discharged, the
strikers here say the Order of Rail-
road Telegraphers Is likely to be in
volved
A report of the matter reached the
Western Union officials here and they
at once laid the affair before Superin.
tendent of Telegraph Charles Selden
of the railroad company at Baltimore.
AS yet Mr.. Selden has taken no action,
but some Of the strikers declare that If
he discharges the Gallery operator
every member of the o. r. T. along
the Baltimore & Ohio lines will strike.
Railway Men Make Demands.
St. Paul, Mimi, Aug. 14.--The gen..
eral executive committee of the Order
OF Railway Telegraphers Tuesday pre-
sented demands to the officials of the
Great Northern and Northern Pacific
railways for revision of the rules.
Georgia Railroad Has Trouble.
Augusta, Ca, Aug. 14.-The Georgia
railroad Tuesday discontinued the op-
Grafton Of all trains by telegraphic Or
ders. The troubles of the wire orders
have been increasing since Sunday
night. Important freight trains come
into the city from IL to Is hours late.
On the western branch there are
trains that have not been heard from
for more than 20 hours. The Western
Union, which maintains the lines for
the Georgia railroad, has linemen out
searching for the trouble.
Postal Men Quit In Boston.
Boston, Aug. 14.-At signal given
at IL a. m. Tuesday 35 operators at
the Postal Telegraph company's CEN
trail Office here quit work. The strik-
ers composed about one-half of the
regular force employed at the central
Office.
The Western Union operators went
out at noon
The strike was in compliance with
an order from Deputy President
Thomas at New York to the presi-
dent of the local branch of the Com
mercial Telegraphers union. The
brokers and stock exchange Offices
were not affected up to noon.
Strike Extends to Toronto.
Toronto, Ont.T Aug. 1.-THE tele.
graph strike extended to Toronto
Tuesday, and about SO Great North.
western operators walked out In SYM
pathy with their brethren In the Unit.
ed States. The chief and about half
a dozen operators remained at work.
Richmond (va.) Men Are Out.
Richmond, Va, Aug. 1.-THE West.
ern Union operators here struck at
noon Tuesday. aa
Conditions In New York.
New York, Aug. 14.-From the view
point Of the employers OF telegraph
operators, the strike situation Tues
day night was declared to be improv-
ing hourly, and the officials of both
the Western Union and the Postal
companies announced themselves to
be more than satisfied with the prog
ress that had been made during the
day and the early hours of the night
toward the restoration of wire com.
munications throughout the country.
1T is now not so much a question of
restoring communication" declared
one official, "as 1t Is of reestablishing
normal conditions"
The officials of the telegraphers'
union. on the other hand, expressed
confidence and satisfaction with the
progress Of the strike. They pointed
to the cities in which number of op-
orators of both the big companies had
left their keys, and predicted that
their example would influence other
offices in which the men have been
"ofClih5 W JUN luc IduhS VI tue
strikers
A meeting OF the Wall street chapel
of the Commercial Telegraphers'
union was held late in the afternoon
at which It was decided to present
demand to their employers Wednes-
day for a contract for a minimum
weekly scale of $50 The Wall street
chapel has about 500 members, all
men who operate brokers' leased wires
In this and NEARBY cities. The pro-
posed contract is TO run for one year,
but no time limit was set for Its sig
nature.
In event OF general strike OF all
operators, federal interference is like
ly at once.