Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-10
Postal Operators Join
Western Union Men in
Some Places.
CHICAGO Is CENTER
East as Yet Unaffected and
Strike Breakers Are In
ported From There.

Chicago, Aug. 1O-The telegraph
companies imported the first load If
strike breakers today to man the 81
lent keys. Thirty came from New
York. The housing and feeding ar
Tangement for the men were kept Sc
cret.
Beat Postal Clerk.
Chicago, Aug. 10.-A postal clerk who
refuses to give his name to the uolice
was assaulted by union tclcGraphers
today and left unconscious. Clues
which he gave may lead to the identity
of his assailants.
Chicago Isolated.
Chicago, Aug. 10-ChicagO practiC-
ally was cut off from telegraphic com
municatiOn with the rest of the world,
except through private wires, at G:1J
O'Clock last night, when the Postal Tel
egraph companys employees walked out,
joining the striking employees Of the
Western Union Telegraph company.
The night leased wires were avail
able, under the ruling of the CONNER
Cial TClegraphCrs' union only for press
messages. After the Postal company 5
employees were called out not a single
commercial or personal telegraph mes
sage could enter or leave Chicago, even
on a matter of life or death.
Number ON strike LOO.
In this city there are now loo en-
ployes of the Western Union Telegraph
company on strike, including 250 wo
men. The number of Postal men OF
strike is soc. The 200 branch loca
Offices of the Western Union in the
city are closed, as are the 100 branches
operated by the Postal.
According to the union officials there
are but 81 employees Oil duty i'll th'
"Ch' or Chicago Office of the Western
Union and all but one cmployo wake;
out last night from the central OiIic'
of the Postal at Van Buren, and Ii
Sale streets. The Western Union Off
cials claim to have 10 employees a
work in their central Office and NOR
coming"
Early Adjustment Unlikely.
There is little or no possibility of a
early adjustment of the points at issu
between the strikers and the TELEGRAPH
corporations. Wesley Russell, gran
secretary of the Commercial Telegri
Pliers Union of America, received
commission by telegraph from Pres
dent Small, TO act as deputy presider
in charge of the strike.
Mr.. Russell's admOnition to the stril
ers at once was to stand firm and
commit no act of violence or to taxi
any unseemly step that would turn pu
lie sentiment against them. The tele
Taphers, though they were wild wit
enthusiasm, realize that to win the
must have public sentiment with ther
However, it became apparent early
the day that the strikers and the tel5
raphers who remained at work no lon
eI could be controlled by the union of
cials along any line of policy that d
not correspond with their insistent d
mand for a spread of the strike. Al
so it came about that before sundov
the trouble grew to great proportion
1t was denominated runaway strike
New York 10 Take Vote.
New York, Aug. 10.-A strike of
600 teleSraphers here in sympathy wi
the Chicago strike is to be consider
at a meeting Sunday. President 4
rens of the local union says New Yo
will probably be involved.
Await word at st. Louis.
st. Louis. Aug. 10.-Awaiting wo
from Deputy President Russell of c
cago as TO whether or not a stri
should be called the telegraphers We
at work as usual this morning. 1t
said that if a strike is declared it W
be a sympathy strike.
Kansas City Tied Up.
Kansas City, Aug 10.-Practically
of the $50 Western Union operators
this city struck yesterday because
company insisted on some of tn
working with the Chicago office. I
check boys also went out.
The day force at the main Office, C
sisting Of $50 telegraph operators q
- Wheatstone operators. left tn
work al l o'clock in the afternoon. NJ
of the night operators failed to rep
for duty at O'Clock, the regular h
for going to work, and the others, W
one exception, who appeared at the