The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-10-21
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advance 10 regular wages 10 ~ into effect
~itbin . fee days.
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tendent Brooks last evening. which Will
h~ a general advance In the regular wages
ell around u will take q httle With. 10
prepar ~ the schedule, ss We are taking IN.
individuals IN accordance with tho grade
they were in and the comparstiv. value
~ thssr work. They ~ill SEQ when IN. new
wage schedule goes into effect thar W. APP
preciats their loyalty"
United states Labor COMMISSIONS Neill.
IL was said at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. had
left tho city. While he was here he had no
communication either With the officials 81
the telegraph companies Or The strike
leaders.
strong appeal was made yesterday at
the meeting Of the Contra Federated Union
by Head Strstesist Russell for financial aid
for the strikers. He said he would le frank
with the delegates. In order Ia win the
telegrsphers must get the unions to help
them.
This battle IL yours IA well rs ours" he
said. The employers want to starve us
into submission. They cannot do il il the
unions stand by US as they should. All the
strikers need money. I will not conceal
the fact. We must nave money or go down
and out
Russell declared that some mysterious
influence was at work when strikers got
new jobs. A number Of the women found
employment in the stores, and men strikers
were employed on railroads, but thew were
promptly discharged a. soon as il was
learned that they were strikers.
A committee Of twenty-five with James
Hatch as chairman and W. A. Coakley as
secretary was appointed 10 devise ways
and means Of aiding the strikers financially.
Russell said THAI whatever the 4. +. L.
was going to do L. must do quickly.
Later Coakley, on behalf Of the committee.
attended a mass meeting Of the strikers ir
Clinton Hall and made the announcement
that the committee had met and decided
10 go right ahead with preparations for coll
Letting money at once. He complimented
nc otFtheIs On tne lpfIktuut they ndu snOWll
and said that a large sum would he secured
from organized labor in New York.
The announcement was received with
tremendous cheering. and resolutions were
passed by reclamation To keep up the strike.
A resolution was also carried TO the effect
that any one who tried 10 spread discomfort
among the strikers would be charged with
treason and put ON trial by the union.
There were more cheers when Russell
announced that William jennings Bryan
would speak in aid of the strikers IN Clinton
Hall At $50 O'Clock this afternoon. IL was
announced that Richard Lconey. president
Of the Policemen's Benevolent Association,
had brought a check for 500 as u contribu-
ton from the association. Looney adj
dressed the meeting briefly. He war
followed by State Senator Walter {. Burton,
one Of the strikers OF 1853, and several other
speakers.
Daniel l.. Russell was elected as delegate
to the Milwaukee convention on October 3.
and w. N. Wolf AZ alternate. The PROPOSE
ton to send three delegates was voted down.
Al this convention q successor to President
Small will be elected.
CHICAGO, Oct. 2O.-After a futile attempt
to address to-day's secret mass meeting
Of the striking telegraphers, sylvester j..
Small, the deposed president. withdrew
from the hall, saying. Boys. I'm "a dead
one"
W. Besttie Of New York. first vice-presi-
dent, announced that he would at once
undertake his duties as general OF the
strikers.
A resolution calling out the leased wire
operators on a sympathetic strike was
killed, but the weekly assessment of these
operators was raised from one TO two days
pay.