The Washington herald., 1907-08-14

Chicago, Aug. ia direct appeal to
President Roosevelt has been made by the
Board Of Trade 10 take official action 10
end the telegraphers strike
A message was sent 10 Oyster Bay to-
day by President Sager. of the board, ask
ing the President to take a personal hand.
He said that the country was suffering
loss Of millions Of dollars a day. and de-
manded action to avert national calam-
ity.
The business Of the board is being cut
from 50 to 70 per cent. A special commit
tee Of the board was called to formulate
the message TO President Roosevelt This
committee consisted of President Sager.
Vice President John A. Runnells. James
Petit, John Stream. and James Bennett.
The message follows:
The business OF this great country,
which Is suffering such serious loss, 10
the extent Of millions of dollars per day,
on account of the deadlock between the
telegraph companies and their operators,
demands an immediate settlement OF the
differences at issue so that national
calamity may be averted. In this great
emergency we look to the Chief Execu-
tive of this country TO take a personal
hand. H. NJ. sAGER.
President Of the Board Of Trade"
Vote for General strike.
The national executive board Of the
Commercial Telegraphers' Union voted
to-day that general strike should be
called tomorrow.
Upon President Smalrs arrival the rec
ommendation 10 call a strike throughout
the United States and Canada will be
presented to him.
A message instructing the local preSi-
dents and secretaries to be in readil-ss
for the general call was sent broadtast
over the country. It is as follows:
Chicago Office, Aug l3. l9G.-To ell
( local presidents and secretaries:
President Small is en- route &c Chicago.
VIII arrive tomorrow. II IS lhe judg
ment OF the general executive board and
the national secretary, and they viii so
recommend TO the president on his ar
rival. that q general strike should be au-
/ thorized. Prepare your forces.
WESLEY RUSSELL.
National secretary"
Board Authorizes strike.
AT the same meeting the executive board
authorized all strikes now in effect
While the executive board was prepar-
ing the call for a general strike, rum0rs.
which eminated from New York, were
current in La Sale street and about the
Board of Trade that the companies had
/ secretly prepared to arbitrate with the
striking operators.
President RoOsevelt's peace envoy.
United States Labor Commissioner Nell.
admitted to-day that the settlement OF
the strike war was n hopeless PROPOSE
tion. Commissioner Nell was seen in his
rooms at the Great Northern. No man
is going 10 settle this STRIKE We're his
exact words
Ali the strikers OF the Postal received
to-day the pay due them when they struck
Friday night. The men filed through the
offices of the company's building Some
confusion was OccasiOned when they pre-
sented their locker keys. and requested
the dollar which they had surrendered on
going 10 work for the company The
/ officials at first refused to make the pay
ment, but later agreed TO exchange a dol
lar Tor each key turned over
Police Forbid Picket Patrol.
Despite Chief of Police Shippy's order
that pickets We're not to patrol the strike
distcict' about the Western Union, Board
Of Trade. and Postal buildings, striking
operators were seen in those localities.
None Of the pickeJs attempted 10 cause
any trouble.
The Western Union market tickers re-
sumed business in all the La Sale street
and board of trade brokerage Offices at
9:15 o'clock. The little machines continued
TO announce market fluctuations
Operators working at the Kedsie ave-
nue. exchange Of the American Telephone
and Telegraph Company made a report
which was submitted to the local union
of the commercial telegraphers that they
had no grievance and would not leave
their posts. For time it was feared that
the operators would join the general
strike.