The sun., 1907-08-18
SMALL COMING TO new YORK
so TELEGRaPH STRIKE CENTRE
~ LIKELY TO BE HERE. =
Meantime thc Companies Are Getting Along
Nicely. They Report. and the Union
LOcnI strategtst Bs Exhortng the
strtk ebreskers to Better Things.


strikebreskers to Better Things.
The striking telegra piers Of the New
York local yesterday moved part OF their
office force into two rooms Of the Astor
House in anticipation OF che arrival of
President Sam Small Of the Commercial
Telegraphers. There Deputy President
Percy Thomas. President Ahearn Of the
New York local and Daniel +. Russell,
chief strategist Of the strikers established
themselves with a view to the opening Of
possible negotiations with the telegraph
companies when Small's arrival shall have
transferred the. centre Of the mediation
endeavors from the barren field OF Chica 20
To this city,
In the meantime the wire situation here
yesterday was in effect unchanged, except
that there was an Improvement in the
handling Of business. The companies ex-
pressed satisfaction with the way things
were proceeding.
Strategist Russell said yesterday that
President Small would he in New York
within the next two or three days He
did na know whether Samuel Gompers
and Labor Commissioner Neill would
come with him Nor would he confirm
the report that Small's presence here meant
the reopening oi the negotiations at
tempted vainly in Chicago. Both tele-
graph companies have held to their
statements that as there was nothing be-
tween them and their striking employees
to arbitraie all movements made in that
direction would not mud support from the
companies
Pending the arrival Of the commercial
telegrsphers' head the board Of strategy
spent yesterday in getting on. manifestoes
and giving approval to the strenuous efforts
that are being made by Chief Organizer
Harry Leroy. aged 10. to array all the
messenger boys against the "heaStless
corporations" After a Summons had come
from the union label print shop to the hands
of Strategist Russell he gave a copy TO each
Of the newspaper men, with the modest
admission that he was the author of the
rhetoric contained therein. The Summons,
which has been mailed To every strike
breaker in the offices of the Western Union
and the Postal comps nies, il harbinger
of terror. writ in letters OF fire
DO you realize that you are charged
in the court Of human nature with the
hi CHEST crime known to mankind" queries
the masterpiece of Strstegst Russell.
treason. a crime against humanity
The Summons then breathes this
prophecy:
We who are ostracized. Nshunned and
hated by every man. woman and child,
your relatives. brother. sister, father and
your mother. Ye, indeed, shall syffer
the tortures Of the severest punishment
known TINS side OF hell.
Strategist Russell would not pass this
sentence upon any strike breaker without
Q trial. consequently he adds a line to say
that the accused may appear in person
before the strikers tribunal and stand
trial. Strategist Russell did not say yes
tcrday whether or not the union rooms
in the Astor House would be cleared out
fer a court room.
Next in activity to the strategist was
Harry heroy, organizer plenipotentiary OF
alb the New York messenger boys. Harry
wears a brown derby hat and an air of re-
sponsibilty. He was composing q speech
In the rooms Of the telegraphers' at the
Astor House yesterday afternoon. but he
took time to be interviewed by the news
paIsr men; .rc,,.. r,v. hunting . u,,,s no,
dopey" asked Mr. LEROY well, I'm chief
organizer Of the messenger boys union, and
I've been watching how Mr. Russell hands
out hot ones right on the bat so ] slung
few together that'n make some Of the kids
Sit up and take notice How's this for
proclamation
Mr.. Leroy handed out copies of his address
90 the telegraph clerks and messenger boys
of Greater New York.
Greeting" says Mr.. Leroy in his opening
sentence, then this appeal to reason:
-Grown men won't work more than eight
hours. why should boys be made to work
twelve? Why should you be required TO
pay for uniforms that always remain the
property Of the heartless corporations that
make slaves Of you? Why shouldn't you
get a raise in pay every six months and be
promoted to better positions in rotation?'
Mr.. Leroy's recommendation il that the
messenger boys should get behind the strong
wing Of the American Federation of Labor
with its 3.OOO,OOO Of strong men 10 back all
deserving messengers boys, This Is no
Joke. On the job"
MIR. Leroy intimated yesterday that there
was very strong man behind the organiza-
moral support. Maybe this man might be
Mayor Mcclellan, Mr.. Leroy admitted: but
then'h he wasn't going to show his hand this
early in the game. And take II from Mr..
Leroy, the kids were going TO hold meeting
In Tammany Hall to-day, and there weren't
going TO be no pay for the hire Of the hall
neither.
Strategist Russell is not the only member
of New York Local No. 49, Commercial
Telegraphers' Union, endowed with STRAIT
egy. Yesterday the whisper was going the
rounds Of ths strikers that two OF the sisters
had come a great game OF two innocent
strike breakers working for the Postal COM
eAsV.
&c has been the custom OF the Postal COM
pany to lodge some OF the women who are
working their keys in the central Office down
In the Aotor House at such times that the
womO quit work late Knowing this fact.
Miss Hilda Svenson and Mrs. May Good
win, two Of the striking operators, went
to the Astor House late Friday night and
registered as Mrs. q. I. Scott and sister
6. 7. g. stands for the wohds. Get the Scabs.
When two non-union women from the Pos
tai appeared at the hotel about midnight
the clever Miss SvensOn and Mrs. Goodwin
rang them mp on the house phone and told
them that they were Western Union strike
breakers and that they had had just come
from Boston that day. and what with the
awful work and the strangenees- of It all
they were Just ready to cry. Could they
come in the girls rooms and cry there?
or course they could said the Postal
girls. SO Miss Svcnson and Mrs Goodwin
Wcnt in the Postal girls room and talked
with them for an hour. The Postal girls
told them that they had to work sixty-fve
o,Ii Of the last seventy-two hours in the
operating room. that messages were piling
lp AZ r. tremendous rate and that all the
operators were about dead. There was
tlleptr In ont i'm the Postal rOOma-hOt coffee