The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-17
STRIKE ORDER INEFFECTIVE
OPI TRAITORS NOW OUT ACTED
uITHOUT PRESIDENT SMALL


officials Of the telegraph companies in
new York said yesterday that the general
strike order issued from Chicago at I
o'clock Yesterday morning by President
sam small Of the Commercial Telegraphers
SIMON had no effect on the situation either
N this city or elsewhere. All the teleg-
raphers who we're in sympathy with the
strike movement already were out, they
.si4. without orders from Small, and the
latest mandate from the head Of the union
WIS because Of that fact practically in
lucrative. The union leaders in Chicago
maintain that at least 5000 men will be
added TO the fold Of the strikers by the new
order. Eespatohes chiefly from the West
Indicate that no general strike order will be
followed,
The only operators in New York likely
10 be affected by the latest strike order
are those ~telegraphers employed by houses
IN Wall Street hat have not yet signed
The recent schedule with Local 10. Though
most of the brokers in the financial dis
trict are reported to rave agreed to the
Increased wage scale. there are some of
the houses. notably that OF j.. 8. Bache
4 Co. AZ Broadway. that nave refused to
agree to the demands Of their telegraphers.
but no reports Of walkouts from these houses
we're made yesterday, Althoug h union men
declared that they expected many Of the
wire chiefs employed by the Postal and
Western Union companies to be influenced
hy the last general order. officials of those
companies denied yesterday that there
had been any break In the ranks OF the
operators who remained loyal after the
valkout of Monday last.
A report reached the unions headquar-
ters at SO Pin street yesterday afternoon
Ia the effect that the officers of the Ameri-
can Telephone and Telegraph Company
had signed a new wage scale and immunity
agreement with the t~elegraphers' union
which should be binding on all the COM
psny's Offices throughout the country. This
report was promptly denied by c. H.. Wilson.
general superintendent Of the telephone
company. whose Offices are at IS Dey street.
"No demands rave been made on our
company in behalf OF the telegraphers
We have in our employ" said Mr.. Wilson.
"snd we do not expect any. We have heard
no intimation of grievances among our
ielegrsphers."
Mr.. Wilson explained that the American
Telephone and Telegraph Company did
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Taphers throughout the country; there
are about t~hirty-five in the New York
Offices. The telephone company does not
send general telegraph messages, said the
superintendent; il merely works leased wires
in conjunction with it's telephone service.
Daniel l.. Russell, chairman of the STRAIT
egg board Of the t~elegraphers' local. called
again at the Attorney-General's Office yes
terday and had a talk with Deputy Attorney
General Charles X. Dolson. The deputy told
Russell that in order to have the alleged in
competency Of the telegraph companies to
deliver messages by wire in timely season
brought legally before the attention Of the
Attorney-General il would be necessary TO
draw up formal charges and append thereto
whatever proof the uniOn officials might
have in support Of their claims.
The s~trategist Of the union said after his
conference that the union had secured
proof that the telegraph companies were
receiving full rates for messages which
we're sent out Of town by mail. or in cases
Of urgency by long distance telephone.
He believed that Attorney General jackson
would see in this an mira ction Of the charter
rules under which the to legraph companies
operate.
President Joseph Ahearn Of the teleg-
raphers' local was asked yesterday con-
corning the attempt made in the meeting
Thursday night by the radical members
Of the local to call out all the brokers oper-
ators and leased wire men in the city who
were working under the agreement made
on Wednesday between the employers and
the local. II was asked IL the immunity
contract made by the union could be hroken
at any time by a majority vote Of the union
radicals.
You may say for me that as long az I am
president Of this local I will guarantee that
all union contracts made with the brokers
will be- kept" said the president. I'VE will
not allow the radical element in the local
TO force any violation of faith On the union
Thursday nights motion TO call out the
brokers' operators in New York was laid
on the table by a narrow margin and can
be taken up again al am time.
Yesterday was payday at the offices OF
the telegraph companies. According to
the custom Of the companies of Withholding
a weeks pay on the running account OF
each operator the strikers drew Yesterday
a weeks pay plus the wages for the un-
finished week interrupted by the strike.
Officers Of the union said yesterday that
m many instances the pay vouchers were
mailed 70 the homes Of the strikers with the
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Ihlrty-ive or forty former employees Of
the Postal company reported to the union
president yesterday that their vouchers
we're So or 81 short. When complaint was
made they were told TO see G.. Shirley, the
manager, or c. r. Leonard, assistant a
aver.
John y. Whalen, an assistant manager
~ the Postal, who was always popular with
The operators, wen into the park across the
street from the Postal building yesterday
morning, according to the pickets' report,
and attempted TO induce the Postal. teleg-
rarhers standing there TO return to work
before formal notice Of discharge should
he sent them with their pay checks. He
was unsuccessful.
The spokesmen for the telegraph COM
panies did not consider it necessary yes
terday TO prepare statements Of progress
beivldere Brooks of the Western Union said
briefly that the company was doing IS per
cent. Of It's normal business. f. j. Nally.
nice-president snd general manag Of the
Postal said that his company was doing
2 hitie biz less than Is per cent. OF the aver
age business. Some points in the West
-iill remain troubled. according TO the state
lnents Of both companies representatives.
The striking telegraphers assembled
Yesterday in Everett Hall in East Fourth
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