The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-10

Angeles AND other places about III treatment
and discrimination against the union are
entirely without foundation. The recent
10 per cent. raise was for everybody and
there can be no individual discrimination
In this line. We do not think that this strike
will spread 10 New York, and " IL did we
would not be- as seriously Crippled IA we
might be. Only about half the men under
our employ here In New Yovtx nre union men
and they haven't sufficient money In their
treasury to conduct a strike"
When Supt. Brooks's remarks were con-
veyed TO President Ahearn OF New York
bocal is in the union offices AZ ~ Pine
street yesterday afternoon that Official
showed signs Of wrath. o..
MIR. Brooks knows that 9O per cent. OF
the employees OF the Western Union belong
to the union" ne said. AS for the New
York local being without funds, maybe MIR.
Brooks does not know that we have money
In three banks and a good sized sum at each
place. There are between 200 and l,J0O
men working for the Western Union I'm
Greater New York and so many Of those men
belong to the union that In case Of q strike
here the telegraph company would be more
seriously crippled than the officials believe
.Ahearn went on to outline the attitude
Of the New York telegraphsrs toward the
strike epidemic. In reply TO a direct ques-
ton az to the possibility OF there being
"a walkout of Western Union men all over
the city he said.
Local No. 10 does not intend TO go on
n SOChChs II U CdI klNt yOu ~ ~ ~
est assurances that there will be no action
taken In a rash or hot headed manner. We
realize perfectly effect a strike OF the
telegraphers would have OF the business
interests OF the country We have to con-
graph markets to do their business and we
cannot without good reason plunge the
business OF New York's financial interests
into confusion.
The New York union has grievances
uUainaf tho 1Antnt.anu phlnh now aTa in
course Of arbitration such grievances that
sympathy for the Western mel would not
be needed as a reason for striking. But
before calling a strike we would be careful
TO get in touch with the executive heads
Of the union and we would abide by their
decision. We have heard nothing about
the Chicago strike except b We have
read in the newspapers. and i presume
that it was done before the approval. OF
the central body WAS obtained, though l
of the union will approve it,"
NO DIsCoR AMONG OPERATIONS.
Ahearn was asked il he had been
in communication with President Sam
Small. He said that he had not, but that
he could get into touch with him at any
time that he deemed il necessary. Small
is at present in San Francisco. he said.
When told of the comment OF a telegraph
official anent Small's lack Of control among
the men of the union Ahearn said: There
is no discord among the union men. Sam
Small has the complete confidence OF the
New York union and OF its officers"
HERE LITTLR AFFECTED.
Brokerage houses in this city practically
we're, unaffected yesterday by the telegraph
operators strike. Tn prospect of any
serious interference with the business Of the
New York Stock Exchange or of the BUSH
ness district generally il remote. even in
the event Of the strike spreading to New
York. More than 80 per cent. OF the private
wire connections between this city and
other cities are over long distance wires OF
the Bell Telephone companies, and IL was
said yesterday that although most of the
500 or so men operating these wires in the
downtown district are members OF the same
union as the Western Union operators
there was very little nance Of their being
called out on strike.
Even if they were a large proportion OF
the men would elect TO stand by their en-
ployers. il was said. The New York Quota
ton Company, which supplies the quota
tom from the New York Stock Exchange to
all it's members. il on a similar basis
The Gold and Stock Telegraph Company
is a weak point in the situation. This oom-
pany ia leased by the Western Union and has
the contract for sending the New York Stock
Exchange quotations to all places other
than Offices Of members OF the exchange,
and IL also furnishes ticker service or the
quotations of other exchanges from city to
city. Their service from New York to Chi
cage was crippled yesterday. and houses
here with private wires to Chicago were
forced to use them to send the New York
quotations there. The service from Chicago
here was good except for a slight furry in
the early part Of the morning.
At the New York Produce Exchange the
quotations from the Chicago Board OF
Trade were received without interruption
over the Western Union wires, but part OF
the quotations from here had 10 be sent there
over Postal Telegraph wires. The New
York Cotton Exchange service, which is
almost entirely with Southern cities, was not
affected.