Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-13
NEW YORK IS WORKING.
Managers Claim They Have Album
dant Help.

NEW YORK. August 13.-While the
striking telegraph operators claim the
strike against the telegraph companies will
be successful. the officials of the Western
Union and Postal Telegraph companies
state today that they are handling their
business rapidly and that numbers of men
are returning to work. No disorder has
been reported by the police and the strike
is proceeding quietly. Officials of both
telegraph companies said today that they
had sufficient operators at work last night
to attend to the dispatching of kilograms.
and that they would make every effort to-
day to fill the places OF the strikers.
1t was reported last night that the OPP
orators at Canso N. s.. the chief American
cable station. would go out today. but the
cable depa rtments of both the Western
Union and Postal Telegraph companies say
they are handling their business without
Interruption today. and they believe the
strike is not likely to interfere with them.
All during last night pickets of the
strikers patrolled in front of the buildings
turn back slrike-breakers. Their methods
were perfectly orderly, and those who did
not heed the persuasons of the pickets
were permitted TO proceed to the offices OF
the company without molestation. The
police reserves from several stations were
duty during the night to prevent any
trouble. but there was nothing for them to
do The police reported today that there
had been no trouble during the night at
any of the branch offices OF the companies
throughout the city. There was a gather
ing Of striking operators in City Hall Park,
opposite the Postal Telegraph building late
last night. but the crowd soon dispersed.
officials of the Western Union said today
that they had the usual number of oper-
ators at work last night. and that the work
of transmitting kilograms progressed
smoothly. over fifty of the operators were
housed during the night in the building and
food was provided by the company The
woman operators were sent home at 8
O'Clock. and the company has issued an or
der that no woman operators be permitted
to work nights after that hour Night Chief
Operator Robinson of the Western Union
ployed between 30 and 800 men during the
night. and that last night more operators
were at work than usual business at the
branch offices throughout the city had been
hampered by the strike. Mr.. Robinson de-
clared that the charges made by the union
officers that the companies were placing
dummies" at the keys in order to deceive
the public was false, and that every man
who sat at an instrument was an operator.
Operators Live In"
Nearly 100 operators worked through the
night at the Postal Telegraph Company.
and officials said today they were making
good progress i'll getting off business The
company furnished cots for those operators
who desired TO remain in the building all
night, and food was furnished from a
nearby restaurant. The woman operators
did not remain on duty all night Those
who left late were escorted to the Brook
Ign bridge entrance or to the street cars The
more experienced operators who remained at
work did double time In order to get off all
the accumulated business Many clerks in
both companies who had not worked an in
strument In years remained at the offices
last night and aided in transmitting mes
sages until the chief operators obtained suf-
ficient men to work the wires
The offices of the local union swarmed
with striking operators eager 10 obtain
Information regarding the progress of
the strike. The union officers told the
men to create no trouble. and assured
them that If they remained out The COM
panies would be forced to meet their de-
mands. 1t was said that the operators
employed by brokerage houses would not
be affected by the strike. but that the
brokers operators would be assessed to
help the strike fund.
Press Circuits Open.
Deputy President Thomas who has
charge of the strike situation in the