The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1907-10-17
TO CONTINUE FIGHT.
Commercial TelekFaphers Vote q
continns the Struggle % a Finish
Regardless of Smail's Advice.

Nep YORK. Oct 1.-THE Nsw YEN
ianal o. slss tslsenphsn union yeaser-
aAs sogea uuAulmasly 10 continue ths
strike against the Western union and
r~sal Telegraph companies
me sois vas taken upon The sag-
gssglon Of President Small, who, IN
meaaAgsn to subordinate officers SatuF.
day palutsd out the inability of the
gsnefai assembly u further finance the
strike and reeeamended That locats IN
tfs safleas cities Vsse appH tlae asisisA.
uliliY 81 the men returning 20 woFk.
TIE mesAing ass characterized By
bitter exchanges slctweeu President
Small aud t4e other speakers The
latter charged the national leader wlth
Inconsistency ~ first claiming that
tie strike would lie successfully d.
nanced ani thsn admitting that TIE
general assembly Was without funds
and wlth having conducted the hght
10 a hAli.hcarted. dilAtory say SNAIL
Feplled. trying 70 explain his position,
hut vas frequently Interrupted b.
hises When be suddenly leit tiss
hall Ia The midst of the speech max.
Iug, cries ut resign" followed him.
Last nlgbl Small issued a statement IN
which he stated that ne vas willing 10
continue ths strika N tia men Insisted
When the meeting opened, President
Small was given TIE doof And said II
am not here 10 make an argument for
or against continuing the strike, but
merely tosKplain why / called for =
vute os the locals on the pfppoaltlon
Saturday Commissioner Neilliniormci
ne that President ciowry had told
him that further negotiations were
futile | tnlieye shat they saY Our
funds are quite exhausted. A. fo0
knoe, wissn we were unAbie 70 make
q payment 10 yoa SATURDAY There
are % mere "a sight These are the
facts You can do a. please
Percy Thomaa former dputy pFesi-
dent, followed Small by saying that
TIE latter had said when tie strike
began thA, he could salse sa,ooo. 90 70
rapport q Small, ne said, Lad ASKED
him thlIty daYs ago 70 teud cut Word
no funds. bat the speakef refused
He continued
President Small hAS utterly tea.
lectsd 10 properly approae.i ths sub
Isct oi raising loonsy snd nos he
onmas oefofu Yoa and tells yuu that
We have 40 more money. ms strike
cannot b losI n ws have ~ : leader,
: national president with any ability I"
When Small afuas 70 reply shouts of
sfcsizn" greeted hin.
Il have nc lutsation uf rcslgning,
be said, whsu he could he heard TO
resign ls the last thins that i viil DO.
and | want 70 tel yoa tllAt personal
attacks On me wsll not set yoa bread
ard butter"
As small ~ down Daniel Russell.
chairman of tiie leoAl board q STRAIT
egy, sprAng % his feet up 20 lat
nlghl," 10 AID. ''thls sas smalis
strike, aDd ap 70 last night he dld
everything to loes TodAY Il 4 Yuuf
: riks Keep Il - and ve wlil sin T"
Ia hts statement last night pfasi.
dent Small aid that IN his recent
Recommendations tisAt he merely
slshsd lie loa4h % iHtelllgeatif un-
darstand The situation.
LoeA Commercial TsieF aplien
unions 81 Chicago. kauszs Citg. len.
saf. salt lake Clif. Atlanta. "a and
s. Louis Also voted alaosg unAnl.
moaslY yesterday IN favor Of eon9lnn.
lag tlse strike
AZ ; meeiluE q ths executive eams
mitts q The national unsauigatlnn.
le'd q ehicAgo iasi night, pfes'lent
; Small eas suspended.