Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-15
President Of Chicago
Board of Trade Ap-
pea,s to Nations
Chief Execu-
tive Fears
c alam-
ity
ALL KEY MEN
ORDERER OUT

An extension Of the teleEraphers'
strike to every part of the United
and Canada is said by the union lead
ers to be certainty. Efforts Of the
peace mediators were sburned yester-
day and the national executive board
Of the telegraphers' union declared
for war to the bitter end.
Already the order which in effect
means a general strike has been fash
ed over the country by Secretary Wes-
ley Russell, Out Of courtesy to Presi-
dent Small, VINO Is hurrying toward
| Chicago, no formal strike order will
be issued until tomorrow.
The Chicago strikers who are lead
ers in the movement are in warlike
| mood. At their mabs meeting yester-
day afternoon every reference to agen-
eral strike was cheered to the echo,
while mention Of the names of Com
missioner Neill and Ralph NJ Easley
was greeted with hisses and groans.
Seek to Involve Railroads.
1t 1t not the commercial telegraph
industry or the country alone that the
strikers aim to cripple, but they are
trying to involve the railroad tele.
graphers and bring them out in sym.
pathy.
| Messages which have been pronounc.
ed fakes" have been sent along the
railroad lines instrncting railroad oper
ators not to handle commercial bust
ness.
While the strike leaders disclaim all
responsibility for such messages, the
railroad situation became so threaten.
ing as a result Of them that Secretary
l.. w. Quick of the Order Of Railroad
Telegraphers had to quiet the rumors
In an official message sent out from
the headquarters in st. Louis last
night.
He ordered the railroad telegraphers
to strictly adhere to their contracts
with the roads and not be led astry by
| false rumors.
No sooner had the national execu
tive board Of the telegraphers' union
met yesterday than steps were taken
to spread the strike and make 1t q
supreme test of strength against the
telegraph companies.
Text of Order Issued
i An order was framed and sent ou1
i w Wesley Russell, which reads as fol
/ lows:
All local presidents and secre-
taries-General executive board
here. Strikes in cities now out
/ authorized and legalized. Local
/ officers in those cities will spare
no effort to take out every West
\ ern Union, Postal and Associated
Press operator. Telegraphers in
other cities will refuse to work
i with offices on strike Another
\ statement will follow
WESLEY RUSSELL,
General ecretary-Treasurer.
The executive board believed the fore
going message w0liiG have the same
effect as a general Strike order. II
authorizes the strikers already II
force and If the men in those cities
which have not gone out refuse to han
die business from struck cities 1t vii
mean they will either have to wall
out or be discharged.
Hardly had the first message beer
sent over the wires than 1t was follow
ed by another which read:
President Small Is en- route to
Chicago and will arrive tomorrow.
1t Is the judgement of the execn-
tive board and of the general sec
retary, and they will SO recommend
to the president Immediately on
his arrival, that a general strike
be authorized at once. Prepare
your forces.