The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-08-30
OPERATORS Chief
Reaches new YORK
SAMUEL J. SMALL GIVES OUT AN
OPTIMISTIC STATEMENT IN
THE EAST.
May Negotiate Peace-Strikers in Chi.
cago Believe He Will Have Confer
ence with President Clowry of
Western Union.

Western Union.
New York, Aug. 26.-S. ]. Small,
president of the Commercial Teleg-
raphers' union. arrived in New York
Sunday morning from the west. He
was met at the railway station by a
large delegation of the striking teleg-
raphers.
Small Still Optimistic.
Sunday night Mr. Small gave out an
optimistic statement regarding gen.
eral strike conditions, in which he
said:
1--WE have fully IS per cent of all
the commercial telegraphers in the
United States on strike. This applies
to small and large cities. Thousands
OF one-man offices are in the posses
sion of city officials, to be turned over
to the inspectors of the company
when they arrive.
I'VE have started to raise a large
fund-two of them, in fact. One of
these is for the benefit of the strikers
and the other to be expended in propa-
ganda work in favor of government
control of the telegraph. Although the
call for funds has only been out few
days many remittances were received
before left Chicago, and, strange to
say, as much was received for the
campaign fund as for the benefit of
the strikers. Much has been pub
ished about arbitration, but the cry
from coast to coast is No arbitra-
ton"
Companies Are Satisfied.
In the face of the statements made
by the president of the striking
unionists both the Western Union and
the Postal Telegraph companies en-
phasize their declaration that the sit.
uation is improving daily and that,
barring few unimportant towns, con.
ditions are gradually but steadily re-
Stunning a normal basis. They an
nounce that they are handling all the
business offered with dispatch.
May Negotiate Peace.
Chicago, Aug. 26.-President Small,
before his departure for the east, held
a conference with local union officials
and it is said plans were laid for
reaching the heads of the big tele-
graph companies in New York.
Members of the strike board here
were authority for the statement that
President Small had received intima-
lions in an indirect way that he would
be received by President Clowry of
the Western Union, if advances were
made in proper manner. While local
telegraph officials secuted the idea of
Clowry meeting Small to discuss strike
matters, the union leaders protested
to believe that there was a chance for
conference. They said President
Small has been secretly in communi-
cation with United States Labor Com
missioner Neill, President Gompers of
the American Federation of Labor, and
others, and that a definite peace pro-
gram will be carried out.
Asks vardaman for Troops.
Jackson, Miss, Aug. 23.-Supt.
Terhune of the Western Union Tele-
graph company Thursday appealed to
Gov. Vardaman to furnish protection
for the Offices of the Western Union
at Holly Springs, Grenada and Green
wood, stating that operators have
been forced to quit at the two offices
first named and citizens of Greenwood
are offering threats and indignities to
the manager at that place.
The governor replied that Supt.
Terhune should appeal to the courts;
and if they are unable to enforce the
law he will adopt special measures for
protection.
Small Challenges Companies.
Chicago, Aug. 23.-Oficials of the
Western Union and Postal Telegraph
companies were called upon Thursday
to prove to the public their oft-repeat-
ed claims that they are handling all
their business satisfactorily.
President Small of the Telegraph
ers' union said the companies were
not telling the truth, and he challenged
them to throw open their operating
rooms for inspection by an impartial
committee of business men, that the
public might know the real facts
about existing conditions.
Mr.. Small says such a committee
will find the operating rooms filled
with managers of branch offices, COM
pany officials and dummies, with here
and there real OPERATOR" and that
only such business as makes the best
showing of results-the tickers and
the work of the great business houses
is being cared for, while the public
at large is not getting service.