Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-08-21

MUCH BETTER
IN CHICAGO

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Chicago. Aug 15.-The telegraph
situation in Chicago and throughout
the entire middle west shows that
during the past "a hours the COM
panies whose men went on a strike
have made rapid strides towards get
ting their business back on normal
basis Conditions have improved so
much with the Western Union Tele-
graph company that they felt they
were justified in opening their board
of trade Office and announcement was
made that commencing this morning
they would have telegraph operators
on the floor this morning when the
market opens, ready to accept bust
ness for all parts of the country.
The Postal Telegraph company Off
Gals declare that they were more
than satisfied with what they had ac-
complished towards getting their serv-
ice going and that should matters
continue to improve as rapidly as
they did yesterday, it will be but a
short time until the branch offices
will be opened for business.
Union After Brokers.
The union officials yesterday turned
their attention to the broker houses
and all commission men using leased
wires were notified that unless work
ing contracts were signed with the
me1 by this morning, their employees
would be called out just as soon as
President Samuel Small of the tele-
graphers' union reached Chicago,
which he is expected to do this noon.
AT meeting of the broker opera
, ,ors last night contracts good for
year were presented to the union Of
ficials for their approval. At the close
of the meeting the list given out
showed that probably half of the
larger commission firms had signed
the union scale.
Peace efforts inaugurated by Samuel
Gompers and other officers of the
American federation of labor are still
under way, according to statement
made by President Gompers last
night.
No Thought of Peace.
1.-THE feeling is too intense on both
sides of the controversy to make any
great Roadway toward getting the
strike leaders and the superintendent
of the Companies together at this
time declared Mr.. Gompers. Peace
has not failed because peace has not
been considered by either side up to
the present time. While the men are
still answering the impulse to strike,
there is little if any use in trying to
get them to think of going back.
"The arrival of President Small
viii considerably clear the strike stu
alton"
How to support idlers.
The strikers admit that the tinauc
ing of the strike is a serious consid.
GRAFTON and they talk of arranging
public entertainments to raise money.
The strikers continue orderly and in
the vicinity of the telegraph Offices
there is little to suggest that strike
is on.
Want Federal Intervention.
Milwaukee, Wis, Aug. 15,-That
President Roosevelt should interfere
in the present trouble, Selling the tel
egraph lines and making them gov
eminent property if necessary, and
that they intended to fight to the fin
ish were the expressions Of represen-
tatives OF the commercial telegraph
ers' union at meeting Of the strik-
ers held yesterday afternoon.
Offer of Million Big Bluff.
Kansas City, Aug. 15.-Carl E.
Ryle, chairman of the grievance com
mittee of the local union of the COM
mercial photographers, declared that the
order Of railway photographers had ten
dered to the commercial men now on
a strike their $1.000,000 reserve fund.
The official record of the proceed
ings of the biennial session of the
railroad telegraphers, held in Mime
apols in May last, however, shows
that according to the report of L. w.
Quick grand secretary and treasurer,
the order of railway telegraphers has
no such huge fund available to aid an
allied union AS g matter of fact, the
report of Secretary Treasurer Quick
shows that the protective fund on
March 81, 1907, showed balance on
hand Of only SCI, 404.37.
The report of Mr.. Quick did show
that his order had a total Of 1885,
2sS.24 on hand on March 81, 1907, in
the general fund of the order, but
this would not appear to be available
for use in aiding allied unions.
The members Of the order OF rail
way telegraphers cannot be assessed
without a referendum vote a major
ity Of the members voting for the
assessment. To take a referendum