Omaha daily bee., 1907-08-15
Postal and Western Union Managers
Claim Business is Moving.
PRESS CIRCUITS ARE OPENED
Wires Sending News Generally Over
Entire Country.
COLORADO POINTS ARE REACHED
News Coming Through in Rather ABB
breviated Form without the
Aid of the Regular
Operators.
BULLETIN.

KANSAS CITY. Mo, Aug lA-The Board
of Trade this afternoon ordered the follow
ing message sent to President Roosevelt
at oyster Bay:
1.-The deadlock between the telegraphers
and their employers is a national calamity,
demanding an immediate settlement of the
differences at issue. In this emergency we
most respectfully urge you to use your
best endeavors to bring about a settlement.
THOMAS J. BRoADNAX, President"
CHICAGO, Aug. A-Pending arrival OF
President Small but little progress was
being made today in efforts to secure a
settlement Of the telegraphers strike. The
companies adhered to their determination
not to receive any populations from the
strikers or to submit anything to arbitra-
zion. Both the Western Union and Postal
managers asserted that they were in bet
ter condition than at any time since the
strike began.
All the Associated Press circuits radiating
from Chicago to the east, north, south and
west were restored to a normal working
basis this morning The eastern circuit was
fully manned yesterday two wires working
through the day and night. The north
neapolis was fully manned and sent for
ward the regular quota of report. The
southern circuit to Indianapolis, Cincinnati,
Columbus and Louisville was restored, with
only the city of Dayton missing, when
the wires were opened. The big western
circuit was today, opened for the first
time to st. Louis, Kansas City and st.
Joseph
The regular overland circuit of the AS
sociated Press was opened through to
Denver and Colorado Springs at 9:35 o'clock
this forenoon.
Postal Men Strike nt San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 1.-Fifty Postal
telegraphers struck yesterday afternoon.
! Superintendent Storer says he can handle
the ordinary amount of business, although
| more slowly than usual. Manager O'Bren
! of the Western Union. whose men also
struck yesterday, claimed to be in better
shape than when the went out on
the strike preceding this one.
Railroad Men May Help.
| KANSAS CITY, Mo, Aug. 1i.-Cal z.
Ryle, chairman of the grievance committee
Of the local union of the Commercial Teleg-
raphers' union, declared yesterday that the
Order of Railway Telegraphers had ten
dered to the commercial men now on strike
their s., 600 600 reserve fund
The official record of the proceedings OF
the biennial session of the railroad teleg-
rapheTs, held at Minneapolis In May last,
however, shows that according to the re-
port of L. w. Quick, grand secretary-treas-
urer, the Order of Railway Teegraphers
has no such huge fund available to aid an
: allied union. AS a matter of fact, the report
| of Secretary Treasurer Quick shows that
the protective fund on March 81, 1901,
showed balance on hand of only So, ,4O4 81
The report of Mr. Quick did show that his
| order had a total of S159,28s.2 on hand
March 81, 1907. in the general fund of the
order, but this would not appear to be
available for use in aiding allied unions.
Strike Broken in New York.
| NEW YORK, Aug. 14.-Western Union
and Postal officials declare today that the
strike is practically broken. The Associated
Press is maintaining its customary circuits
! fully manned and in the eastern division
several operators who went out yesterday
resumed their keys.
| Three St. Joe Men Go Out.
! ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, Aug 1L-Three Western
Union operators here walked out this morn
/ ing upon telephone instructions from Kan
sas City.