The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-25
READY TO WELCOME SMALL
COMMITTEE or FIFTY GREET
TELEGRAPHERS' HEAD MERE.

Tie bs Due 10 speak to a Meeting oS sIrlk ers
To-day The western Union Company
Isn't Opposed TO Union Labor but ~
Does want To nun IT'S Own business.
A committee Of Fifty men was appointed
At n meeting of the striking telegrsphers
at Everett Hall in East Fourth street yester-
day to meet President Small on his ar
rival from Chicago this morning. Small
Is scheduled TO speak at a special meeting
Of the strikers In Everett Hall this after
moo
Belvidere Brooks Of the Western Union
company said yesterday that while the
officials OF the company did not think the
organization Of the employees in a conf
dental business like teIegrsphy wss a good
thing. he did not want the impression to
go broad that the company is fighting
organized labor. So long, however, as
the union did not interfere with the bust
ness Of the company, he said, there was n
disposition to tolerate IL and permit IL to
take it's course. SO long as they did not
inject the question Of uniopism into their
dealings with the employers the officials
gave the operators full permission TO join
any organization they wished.
Regarding the mailed kilograms shown
on Friday by Chief Strategist Russell. he
said:
Il have made a little investigation and
find that +. W. Place. who sent one OF the
kilograms. is a union operator / did not
think IL necessary to investigate any fur
Their. The telegram could have been sent
to the Ozone Park office after the operator
there had left That sort Of thing would be
like what the strikers would do As far.
however. as we are concerned the strike
10 over. There may be men among the
strikers we would like to nave back. but
we will make no special efforts to get them
back"
Chief strategist Russell OF the teleg-
raphers said yesterday that there was nc
merit in the argument Of Supt. Brooks OF
the Western Union Company that the men
joining a union was a menace to the privacy
OF the business
We might apply the same argument
TO the officials OF the company he said.
They have far more opportunities than
more Incentive TO do it. We challenge
them TO show a single case where a union
t~elekrapher abused the confidence reposed
in him. Can all the officials. large and
to be fair. yet the wages Of the telegraphers
are lower than they were in 1870, when the
cost Of living was much less"
The first issue of Fair Play. the official
organ Of the strikers, appeared yesterday.
Owing to the inability Of the leaders TO
get a permit in time the proposed auction
Of the first hundred copies from the City
Hall steps did not take place.
Daniel l.. Russell is editor Of the paper.
which is to be issued every week.
The cause Of the strike and the demands
OF the telegraphers are as follows: Eff
teen per cent. advance in wages; equal
pay for equal work; women telegraphers
are now paid only half as much az the men;
an eight hour day; free typewriters and
real. not nook arbitration are set forth
In the first article.
vioe-President II. NJ. McLennon. of Local
No. 10 took charge Of the meeting Of the
strikers In Everett Hall. Resolutions OF
to Charles y. Murphy for subscrib-
ing 81 600 TO the strike fun were passed.
Copies OF the resolutions are to be sent 20
Mr.. Murphy and all the Tammany Hall dis
trict leaders.
Ameeting OF telegraph clerks and messen-
gers will be held at Everett Hall this after
noon to form a union. ,. -