Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-08-13
STRIKE
New York Operators Leave.
Their Keys Like Ac-
ton Elsewhere
The Telegraph Strike Is Rap
idly Spreading! All Over
the Country
Both Sides Reject Arbitration
and Claim the Victory
Already Won

GEsts GnlCaSOs Aug.s1Z--Ile Srrlke OF the
telegraphers spread rapidly today, B
the men walking out in many cities.
in the east and west.
The chief strike OF the day was in
New York where the operators Of
the Western Union and Postal
Co.'s left their keys. Other strikes
during the day were as follows:
Western Union Mont Ala,
Savannah, Ga, Augusta, Ga, Char
lotte. y. 6, Des Moines. Ia, Chat
tanooga, Tenn, Cleveland, Buffalo,
Baltimore, Toledo, Columbus, S. ],
and Pittsburg
Postal Columbns, O.. Des Moines,
Ia, Denver, Los angeles, Salt Lake
City, Cleveland, Philadelph a, Buff
falo, Baltimore, Columbus, S. ca.
and Washington,
Us The strike in this city did not
spread beyond the limits 1t had at
tanned yesterday. The union scale
as favored by the operators was pre-
scented to number Of brokers dur
ing the day The only strike in this
direction was of two men worked by
A. H. Nose, because they were asked
Ito handle Western Union quotations.
During the day two of the largest
commission houses in this city
signed the scale presented by The
operators and also issued call for
a meeting Of represent tives Of 9TH
er commission houses to discuss
/ means Of warding on the strike.
Arbitration advocates IN the shape
OF secretary Easily Of the National
Civic liberation ana Labor Commits
sioner Neill arrived in the city hut
Z their mission was made difficult be.
fore they arrived by the statements
of supt Cooke, Of the Western Union
and Capen Of the Postal company to
the effect that they would arbitrate
nothing.
Secretary Wesley Russell Of the
telegraphers expressed himself in
Il a similar manner. Both companies
with their men as individuals, but
declared that they would not re,
eeiye any committee or any body OF
men representing the union.
Sec. Russell said the operators
would not agree to arbitrate for the
reason that the fight was already
won, and it would be foolish fol
the men to throw away The advan
tage they have gained Mr. Russell
issued a bulletin to the operators:
today in which he declared that the
fight was won and urged all mem
( beers Of the union to stand firmly
for few days Ions He said the
ssstrike In all sections 81 the eountr.
ii was progressing favorably for Thu
men,
The local unions of the operators
In the United States and Canada
we're today voting on the question
Of ordering general strike IL theil
demands were NOT granted BY The
companies, The returns are not All
expected within the next twelve
hours, but Secretary Russell saie
late today that the vote was practi
eally unanimous for a strike II th.
demands Of the operators were no
granted,
Samuel Gonpers, president Of th,
American Federation Of Labor, al
rived III the city today to take a
i active part IN the conduct Of tn,
4 Strike He was In several conferene
& es during the day With the leader
Of the union, but declared tonigh
that the situation had not MATERIAL,
changed since his arrival.
The conapanies claimed to-day +
be id better shape than az any tim
since the commencement Of th
strike. The companies claim the