Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-08-27
Arbitration Out of Question
Declares President Small of
Operators Organization on
Reaching New York.
PREDICTS PARALYSIS OF
WIRE COMMUNICATION
Officials of Commercial Com
panieS Out With Usual State
ment That Business in Nov
ing Satisfactorily.

New York, Aug. 26.-Arbtration OF
the telegraphers' strike, as 1t stands at
present, Is out of the question, accord
ing to President Small of the Com
mercial telegraphers' union. Mr..
Small said that the strikers are pre-
pared to remain out for two months
and that the union will support them
for that time. The executive board of
the American Federation of Labor
he added, will consider the relation
of the federation to the strike in
day or two. President Small said con-
ditions were worse for the companies
than on the day the strike was called,
and one-half of the Western Union
force in this city failed to report after
Friday last, when he said, the double
pay system was abolished. He pre-
dicted that by the end of the week
the telegraph systems of the country
Will be out of commission.
AT the regular daily meetings in
Everett Hall, East Fourth street, Percy
Thomas, deputy president of the
Telegraphers' union. told the strikers
that the finance committee of the
union was now ready to consider all
applications for aid, but he said that
thus far few calls had been made
He said that the requests of the
married men would be first heard and
that none need fear that they would
suffer for the want of financial assist
ance, He spoke of the unsolicited
contribution of Charles r. Murphy to
the defense" fund, and said many
prominent politicians and business
men who believed the telegraphers
were making Just demands. would
come forward with liberal aid II such
were needed.
Superintendent Brooks. of the Wes-
tern Union in speaking of the strike
situation today said: "Our company
will have nothing to do with Mr. Small
or his union. While we are willing to
consider individual cases of the men
who went out where we believe they
did so under pressure, agitators will
not be re-employed under any circum-
stances
at would be foolish to say that we
had not been for months anticipating
the strike. We had kept close track
of union organization among our em-
plOyes because ! will admit frankly
that we have discouraged IL. Ours is
entirely a confidential business, the
details of which must be as closely
guarded as the business of the United
States mails. II is useless to believe
that a union man will not be more de-
voted to his union than to his em-
piuNtlos II lS uoN IltGtShdiN 10 Neti
anyone that in a large number OF
trades labor organizations exist, and
these organizations are using the tele-
graph In all their business. An oper-
ator devoted to his union is not going
to give to his employer the same con-
sderatlon as to the secrecy of the
business that would be given by man
not identified with a union. There
fore our business is not safeguarded as
It ought to be IL our men are identified
with an organization that must be in
sympathy with another organization Of
the same character"
b. ]. Nally. vice president and gen
eral manager OF the Postal, yesterday
gave out the following statement;
"As showing the policy which the
company Is pursuing In the treatment
of all who apply for work, including
desirable operators from the ranks OF
the strikers, all who have been given
employment since the strike have
signed the following agreement:
at hereby agree, If given employ
ment by the Postal Telegraph Gable
company. to render full and faithful
service at all times. refrainlng from all
agitation and interference with the
cOmpany's business: and further
agree that | will work carefully and
well with every operator, be he union
or non-union.'