Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1907-08-11

.,-.--,,, A-r Encouraged by
-.,,,sss i'm hampering both tele-
nh companies in Chicago, the strik-
'o,s-at8rs are now planning to car
- % ,bs warfare TO all parts OF the Unit
s.--ss and Canada. Instructions to-
= g. ,,.s-a telsgrapheJ by National Sec
-. 20. prsssU 10 the men in New York
80 c,Ee- cities where they are still at
-, - >, save their money and wait for
.,,-,har orders. Another telegram was
-, r5 President Small at San Fran
80 urging him to take the first train
= ,,ri.spa AS IL was the announced
intention Of the men 10 engineer the
fight from Chicago.
The rawuauieS are preparing TO meet
tho Issue and declare that they viii
sirbr 10 a finish They declare that
-bay have been t-mporizing with the
,,rion for months and that they will
hold no further negotiations with it.
Cots have been installed in the build
inrs Of both companies for the ac-
commodation OF strike breakers and
other preparations for a bitter strug-
gle are being perfected
We are filling the positions as rap
idlv as possible" said T. p. Cook, gen.
oral superintendent of the Western
Union. tonight. and we are in better
position than We expected. We will not
deal with any representatives Of the
strikers and the company treats with
its own employees. When the men quit
work they ceased to be employees Of the
Western Union and our relations with
them ceased There viii be no union
recognition in this controversy"
will YOU meet President Gompers
Of the American Federation Of Labor,
should he come and tender his servi-
ces-" Cook was asked.
We Will not" was the emphatic an
sger. Gompers is expected here on
Monday
W l. Capen. superintendent Of the
Postal Telegraph company, said that
his company was making better pro-
gress than it had expected Some of
the old employees had already return
ed. He declared that others had signi-
fled their intention Of doing so.
National Secretary Russell. Of the
telegraphers' union said today: we
are highly pleased with the situation.
No matter what sort OF claims the
telegraph officials may make, the fact
remains that they are not doing any
business. They have few chiefs and
inexperienced telegraDhers at work.
but instead Of the companies being
able TO handle the public business they
are merely irving 10 mislead the pub
lie We know for an actual fact that
IN Chicago here. not fifty operators
are working tonight where under nor
NAL conditions the number amounts
10 $50. We are in this fight to stay. We
must have d recognition Of the union or
me union might as well go out of bus
mess"
Approximately 1900 telegraphers are
on strike in thirty-nine cities through
"Nt the country and the list is being
added 10 every few minutes. The points
already affected and the total strikers
are Western Union: Chicago II5O:
houston 50, Kansas CITY 33O; Topeka
= oklahoma City 10. Pueblo s; New
u''eahs 100. Nashville -: Columbus
-, Memphis 60, Dallas l05: Meridian
Miss. 10; Jackson Miss. Is: Afinneap-
~ls o'' Milwaukee 90. -. Louis 225:
h,.eha Mont. 20. Salt Lake SO: Colo
a. .ap' springs -. Denver 70: Fort
worm 81. Fl Paso 81: St Paul 100.
.. g Angeles 50: Fargo 10; Omaha so:
S''aN City 2S, Knoxville L.