The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-08-15
PLAN TO CAUSE
FEDERAL ACTION
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! thch bhlnS tHem ~ cents PCT nout ioi
the hours they work.
I'm the case OF a frst-class operator
who might be receiving sl9s0 per week
for 9-hour day. they are giving him n
cents for seven hours a day. In other
words, he would receive S3.0S a day. or
sls.4S week. In addition TO his regular
salary. OF course. not every operator
gets $3.50 week, and the scale for his
hourly work differs from that OF the ope-
rator who Is a first-class man."
| Mr. Murphy asserted that the remaind-
er OF the Western Union force, consisting
OF four men, had notified him that they
would go out today and that the night
force quit Tuesday night He announced
that he had been informed by the chief
operator at the Postal office that he would
go sut Saturday morning.
The men left the office OF the Postal
Telegraph company In Pawtucket yester-
day, II was stated by union men last
night. and left the manager alone In the
Office. The leader OF the local strikers
also asserted that two OF the Associated
Press men on strike had been approached
| by employers in Worcester and Springfield
and offered the demand OF the union pend
Ing settlement, but had turned the Of
| fer down.
COMMITTEES APPOINTED
These committees have been appointed:
Press committee, r. J. Coleman OF II
| Laura street, this city. and j j. Welch
OF Fall River; committee 10 see men now
working and persuade them TO join the
strikers y. c. Hockin and j. ]. Sullivan:
| committee TO visit newspapers and enlist
their sympathies. President Harold MUIR
| ply and r. j. Sullivan: committee to push
matter in Newport. J. j. Quigley.
Secretary-Treasurer Hockin stated that
| he had been In communication with Presi-
Il al hQ Va afr In,
New York yesterday. with regard to the
| schedule of wages which will be present
/ ed. TO local brokers for their signatures.
| The wages. based upon the usual working
| day, which will be demanded here will be
| the same as those asked for in New York.
| The presentation OF the damends will
| likely come within a very few days. prob
ably before the end OF the week. In all
there are about Is brokers' offices which
will be affected. he said. All OF the union
| brokerage operators. who are said to con-
stitute the greater proportion OF those so
| employed I'm this city, will insist upon
their demands being granted. II was
| claimed.
Some OF the operators are members of
| outside unions, who will stand by the
members OF the Providence local to a
| man or woman, as the case may be. Sec
| retary Hockin expressed himself as being
| perfectly we'll satisfied with the present
situation as far as Providence Is concerrf-
| ed, while the condition In the rest OF the
| country, he claimed. was promising for
| the success OF the strike. He declared
| that the real strength OF the union has
not yet become manifest and that there
will be aHleeked-for developments here
and elsewhere very quickly.
THE COMPANIES SIDE.
Manager Philip Carey OF the Western
Union Telegraph company said:
I'VE could handle much more work that
We have at present But people have be-
come scared and are writing letters rather
than trusting the telegraph company, be-
cause the newspaper stories have made
them fear a delay in the sending OF their
messages. or course, there Is bound to be
some delay under the present conditions.
but we ar eequippe dto take care of our
business and we are situated to do so.'
Manager George Mills OF the Postal
company's Office in this city said: The
company has the upper hand now and the
strike Is on It's last legs. There are not
only telegraphers who are out of work
who are willing to take the places OF the
strikers. but there are some who have
gone into other lines OF business who are
ready TO come back and work the keys
when they get as good chance as we
are offering them now
CONDITIONS IN CHICAGO.
Chicago, Aug. 15.-The Postal and
Western Union Telegraph companies
today reopened their offices on the
board of trade. There were few oper-
ators and less business was transacted
than usual. Both companies declared,
however, that they would be able
steadily to improve conditions.
President Small OF the Telegraphers
union. who was expected here early
today. did not arrive. and II was said
II was declared last night that
strikes would be called today In all
brokerage houses. but up to a late hour
in the morning no walkauts were re-
ported. Many OF the leading houses
have signed the union scale. The at
tempts at arbitration by Commissioner
Neill and other outside parties bore
no fruit whatever. Both sides still de-
clare that they will not arbitrate any
thing.
MOVING WITH CLEAR WIRES"
New York. Aug 15-At the general Of
fees Of both of the big telegraph COM
panies II was said today that business WAS
moving to all parts of the country over
clear wires and no difficulty was expert
epced in handling everything offered.
"The strike is over" declared Robert G..
Clowery. president and general manager
of the Western Union. I'VE are having
applications from the strikers today. but
we are turning them down. We are fill
ed up and cannot place them"
President Clowry also said there was no
| trouble over the question OF railroad wires
| and none was anticipated.
Vice President Nally OF the Postal Tele-
graph company said his company was to-
day in excellent shape. Several former
employees had applied for reinstatement.
| saying that they had become vonvinced
the strike was not duly authorized.
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attention to the hundreds OF branch offi-
ces In New York. and those that were
closed In order TO run the main offices at
the beginning of the strike are being OPEN
ed rapidly
General Superintendent Brooks OF the
Western Union said: THE men and wo-
| men now In our employ will not be re-
placed by any one OF those who walked