Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-08-27
Arbitration Out of Question
Declares President Small OF
Operators Organization on
Reaching New York.
PREDICTS PARAL YSlS OF
WIRE COMM UNICATl0N
Officials of Commercial Com
panies Out With Usual State
ment That Business in Nov
inc Satisfactorily.

New York. Aug. 26-Arbtratlon OF
the telegraphers' strike, as IL stands at
present. Is ont Of the question. accord
ing to President Small Of the Com
mercial telegraphers' union. Mr..
Small said that the strikers are pre-
pared to remain out for two months
ana that the union viii support them
for that time. The executive board OF
the American Federation of Labor
he added. viii consider the relation
of the federation to the strike In
day or two. President Small said con-
ditlons were worse for the companies
than on the day the strike was called,
and one-half Of the Western Union
force in this city failed TO report after
Friday last. when he said, the double
pay system was abolished. He pre-
dicted that by the end of the week
the telegraph systems OF the country
Will be out OF commission.
At the regular daily meetings In
Everett Han East Fourth street. Percy
Thomas deputy president of tho
.Telegraphers' union, told the strikers
that the finance committee of the
union was now ready to consider AT
applications for aid, but he said that
thus far few calls had been made.
lie said that the requests of the
married men would be first heard aud
that none need fear that they would
suffer FOR the want of financial assist
ance, lie spoke OF the unsolicited
contribution Of Charles +, Murphy 10
the defense" fund, and said many
prominent politicians and business
men who believed the telegraphers
We're making lust demands would
come forward with liberal aid n such
were needed
Superintendent Brooks. Of the Wes-
tern Union IN speaking of the strike
situation. today said. Our company
viii have nothing to do with Mr. Small
or his union. While we are willing to
consider individual cases Of the men
who went out where we believe they
did so under pressure. agtatOrs win
not be re-employed under any circum-
stances.
"It would be foolish to say that we
had not been for months anticipating
the strike We had kept close track
Of union organization among our EN-
piuyrs. because / will admit frankly
that we have discouraged It., Ours is
entirely a confidential business. the
details Of which must be as closely
guarded as the business Of the United
States mails VI IL useless To believe
that union man viii not be more de-
voted 60 his union than to his em-
ployers. IL IL not necessary to tell
anyone that in large number or
trades labor organizations exist, and
these organizations are using the tele-
graph In all their business. An oper-
ator devoted To his union Is not going
TO give TO his employer the same con-
sideration as TO the secrecy of the
business that would be given by man
not identified with union. There's
fore our business is not safeguarded as
It ought TO be " our men are Identified
with an organization that must be IN
sympathy with another organization OF
the same character"
n. J. Nally. vice president snd gen
eral manager Of the Postal, yesterday
gave out the following statement;
"As showing the policy which the
company Is pursuing IN the treatment
of all who apply for work, including
desirable operators from the ranks or
the strikers, an VINO have been given
employment since the strike have
signed the following agreement:
"I hereby agree, if given employ
meut bv the Postal Telegraph-Cable
company. 20 render fun and faithful
service at an times. refraining from All
agitation and Interference with the
business. and further
aprrc that ] will work carefully ana
wen with every operator. be- he unioa
co., npn-uuion.'