Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-08-09
HELENA OPERATORS GO OUT.
Little Doing in the Chicago Office
NO Signs Of Disorder Around
Western Union Building.
In New York Regarded us Local and
Not Liable to Spread-Half OF
Eastern Operators Non-Union

a Los Angeles, Aug. 9.--Ten nom
union telegraphers who assisted the
Western Union Telegraph company in
breaking the recent strike in San
Francisco and Oakland. arrived in
Los Angeles this morning and We're
taken at once to the local Western
Union office. Four of them were held
in reserve and six were sent immedi-
ately into the operating room.
N Eight or 10 of the strike telegraph
ers were gathered on the street in
front of the building when the strike
breakers arrived, but there was no
demonstration and no effort to prevent
their going to work. You had bet
ter have stayed in Oakland" one of
the strikers called out. You are
liable TO be needed there before
4 night"
There was no reply to this and the
i non-union men were quickly taken 10
the operating room. The company
had 20 men at work, counting chiefs
and officials at 900 this morning. All
business in sight was evidently being
handled with small delay. and there
was no congestion of messages, owing
II
The subject to delay notices were
still displayed in the business oTico OF
the company and this had the effect
A of diverting great deal of busi-
n ness to the Postal office where 1t was
taken care OF. There is much talk
d among the striking operators of asking
the Postal telegraphers to come out
in order to complete the tie locally.
The strikers hailed with JOY the
news of the strike at Chicago, Helena
4 and other places. All of the men
were jubilant at the evidence OF SYM
rathy and support from their fellow
workmen, The feeling that the strike
Will be won Is very strong among the
men.
They cannot I'll our places said
one of the men. There are not quite
enough non-union telegraphers In the
country. This will be an orderly
strike and no rough work of any sort
will be resorted 10. We shall not
picket any office II is unnecessary"
Manager r. IT, Lamb said today:
We nre perfectly satisfied with the
situation. The men arriving from Oak
land gives us practically full force
and we are working with all points as
4 usual. Today we are working direct
with Chicago and New York with good
men on all these wires and there is no
delay in business"
the men since their committe called
yesterday when l was out" continued
Sept. Lamb.
THE only way for Mr.. Ryan to take
up his case ana end the cause of the
present trouble is to do so through
the regular channels l will consider
his case and II an injustice has been
done. / will correct it, The men who
are out can return to work and will
then take up Mr. Ryan's case. Or
II they will return to work, / Will
receive n committee from them and
discuss the case of Mr.. Ryan / will
not, however. treat with the men
until after they return to work. They
are not our employees, as the matter
now stands. "
President Samuel J. Small of the
G. T. U. A.. Is expected In Los An
seles today to assume charge of the
local situation. Asst. Supt. /. n Miller
of the coast division of the Western
Union, was due to arrive at noon to
take up the fight for the company.
Replying to a telegraphed statement
of Mr.. Miller. to the effect that the
teiegraphers We're smarting under the
recent defeat in San Francisco and
Oakland and We're striking out OF
spite. one of the leaders of the local
operators who are out. said today:
STRIKE LEADERS, STATEMENT.
we are not smarting and we are
moi defeated. III they call their broken
faith and breach of contract defeat,
then claim IL. We won victory in
San Francisco.
Let me warn him and other West
ern Union officials that the signature
OF United States official Is on that
agreement and the government has
promised TO SEQ that we get a square
deal Broken faith at San Francisco,
uh-American and tyrannical tactics In
harrassing Los Angeles men; deter
Hllnation to goad us to desperation,
are the causes OF this strike. The
whole country may yet be involved
we VIII fight TO the last ditch"
HELENA OPERATORS OUT
Helena, Mont, Aug. 9.--The entire
tofce Of the local Western Union Office
went on strike today, with the exccp-
ZION Of the chief operator and his as
hlstant. The strike was due TO the
marking Off Of an operator who declined
10 man the Chicago wire at the request
OF the traffic chief. Electrician Nc
hissick OF The Chicago Office called for
receiver and one OF the regular men
was directed TO the wire which posi-
ion he refused 10 accept on the ground
thht Chicago was a non-unlon office.
Before the chief operator could request
force numbering about 40 men Joined
the discharged operator as he left the
room, and all wires are now silent.
LITTLE DOING IN CHICAGO.
Chicago, Aug. e.--5ince last midnight
when 200 operators struck rather than
work with strike breakers at Los An
seles, there has been little doing In the
chicago office OF the Western Union
Telegraph company at Jackson Boule-
ward and Clark street or in the branch
onlces scattered throughout the city.
only Blk wire chiefs and four veteran
telegraph operators were left In the
main Chicago office when the union
men, In answer to whistle, rushed
from the keyu upon the ninth ana tenth
loors and congregated In front OF the
The strike order issued by the execu-
tive board OF the Chicago local union
% the night operators applies also To
lay operators. thus affecting some ZOO
men employed In the main Chicago
>fneo during day hours,
Trouble was experienced today by the
brokers' and commission houses In
handling their business Nome OF the