Omaha daily bee., 1907-08-14
OPERATORS AT WORK
Western Union Says Transmission Of
Messages is Improving.
NORMAL CONDITIONS EXPECTED
Claim that Company Has All Men
Needed in Some Offices.
PRESS REPORT is MOVING
Circuits East and South Of Chicago
Again in Commission.
STRIKE SPREADS TO CANADA
Operators at Toronto walk out an
sympathy and Others VIII strike
Operators Are stilI
Confident.
PRESS REPORT is MOVING
Circuits East and South Of Chicago
Again in Commission.
STRIKE SPREADS TO CANADA

| O'Clock this afternoon THE tratfic of the
Western Union is being moved between
principal offices without delay and with
but little delay to small offices. The force
of operators in large cities is nearly up
to the maximum, and additions are being
made hourly. II is expected normal condi-
ton of affairs soon win be resumed all
over the country.
| While the striking telegraphers claim
their strike will be successful, the officials
of the Western Union and Postal Telegraph
companies state today that they are hand
I ling their business rapidly and that num-
bers Of men are returning to work. No
disorder has been reported.
| 1t was reported last night that the oper-
ators at Canso, N. s.. the chief American
cable station, would not go out today,
but the cable departments of both the
Western Union and Postal Telegraph COM
panies say they are handling their business
without interruption today All last night
pickets of the strikers patroled In front OF
the buildings of the telegraph companies
and sought to turn hack strike breakers.
Their methods were perfectly orderly and
those who did not heed the pickets pro-
ceeded without molestation. Western
Union officials say they he'd the usual
number of operators at work last night.
|
building. No woman operators are per-
mltted to work after p. m.
Press Report Moving.
| At 1880 D. m. the Associated Press opened
it's second day leased wire to Chicago and
second north wire from Chicago to NIL
waukee. Minneapolis, st. Paul and Duluth.
Union officers told operators who
swarmed at headquarters that II they re-
mained out the companies would be forced
to meet their demah Is. It was said the
broker operators will be assessed to help
the strike fund Deputy President
| Thomas, who has charge of the strike in
the east, said the companies are so Grip
pied they are unable to handle business.
Striking operators admit union funds are
insufficient to finance protracted strike.
but they are depending on aid from allied
unions. The Associated Press is moving Its
full report west. south and in New Eng
land.
Strike Spreads TO Canada.
! CHICAGO. Aug. 13.--General Secretary
Russell of the Telegraphers' union today
predicted that before night the strike
would be general throughout the United
| States and Canada. He said:
| "All members of the national executive
board are here excepting President Small
and he has wired his sanction of any step
we may take in the direction Of calling
general strike. An executive board meet
ing will be held today to consider general
strike. In my opinion by night the 5000
operators in United States and Canada.
who belong to the union will be called
out"
Labor Commissioner Neill, President
Gompers and other leaders conferred today
with the idea OF arranging in some manner
/ Inf ha M
declared there was no immediate indication
of settlement.
The Associated Press opened three of the
4 main leased wire circuits out of Chicago
at 7 O'Clock this morning the big trunk
line from New York TO Chicago, taking in
the cities of Philadelphia, Baltimore,
Washington, Pittsburg. Cleveland and De-
troit. Only Toledo was missing when the
wire opened. The southern circuit to In
dianapolis and Louisville working to
those two cities. The northern circuit
covering Milwaukee, ST. Paul, Minneapolis,
Duluth and West Superior was opened
with the regular stan OF press operators
copying at all those cities.
The southern circuit was opened from
Louisville to Nashville, Birmingham, Chat
tanooga and Memphis
The circuit to Kansas city and the Pa
those circuits being served with news re-
ports over the regular commercial wires.
Philadelphia Wires working.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 49, - Western
Union officials say they have practically
full force of operators at work and little
delay in the transmission OF messages
4 While the Postal is still badly hampered. IL
reports conditions better than yesterday.
| Z Aatp
Of the strikers formally presented their de-
mands for a Is per cent increase and eight
hours to the local managers of the West
ern Union and the Postal. The telegraph
officials declined to receives thems as COM
ing from the union and the strikers with
drew to further consider the situation.
! INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 13.-The Indian
apolis Western Union operators struck at
II 80 today.
RICHMOND. Va. Aug 1s.-The Western
Union operators have struck.
81. Paul Conditions Improve.
ST. PAUL, Aug l3-Strike conditions are
much improved today in the once OF the
Western Union. About ninety operators
are working The general executive COM
mittee OF the order of Railway Telegraph
ers today presented demands TO the officials
OF the Great Northern and Northern Pa
cihc railways for a revision OF the rules.
Half Force stops at Boston.
| BOSTON, Aug bat signal given at II
O'Clock thirty-hve operators at the Postal
company's central office comprising about
half OF the force. quit work Western
Union operators are expected to follow
suit
Demands at Sioux City.
SIOUX CITY, Ia, Aug. l3-(Special Tel
egram)-The telegraph strike situation is
unchanged. The strikers will present de-
mands for an eght-hour day ana - per
cent increase In pay.
strike I'm Canada.
| TORONTO. Aug. 13-The telegraph strike
Isxtended all over Canada today. FlfU