Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-08-15
BOTH SIDES CLAIM
TO Be SATISFIED
COMPANIES SAY THEY ARE HAN
DLING BuSINESS-ST
PLEASED.
&c MORE CITIES JOIN STRIKE
OFFER TO MEDIATE BY GOTHAM
OFFICIAL TURNED DOWN BY
COMPANIES.

New York, Aug. 14-From the view
| point Of the employers Of telegraph OPP
orators the strike situation last night
was declared to be improving hourly,
and the officials Of both the Western
Union and the Postal companies an
nounced themselves to be more than
satisfied with the progress that had
been made during the day and the
early hours of the night toward the
throughout the country.
Can Handle Business.
Enough men have remained in
every Office" they said, ito enable US
TO handle all ordinary traffic and to at
tend to the technical and administra-
tive ends of the business"
These statements on behalf Of the
companies were declared to be based
en- reports from all over the country
and were not confined 10 the situation
il the general offices in New York
The officials of the telegraphers'
union, on the other hand, expressed
satisfaction with the progress Of the
strike
Expect More to Join Strike.
They pointed to the cities in which
a number of operators of both the big
companies yesterday had left their
keys and predicted that their example
would influence other offices in which
the men have been wavering to join
the ranks CT the strikers.
AS far as the situation in New Yorp
is concerned but two new features de-
vel0ped yesterday. One was meet
ing the Wall street chapel of the Com
mercial photographers union late yes
terday afternoon, at which it was de-
cided to present a demand to their en-
ployers to-day for a contract for a
minimum weekly wage scale of $50.
State Offers to Arbtrate.
The other development was an offer
by NJ. J. Reagan, state mediator of the
department Of labor Of New York to
tender his Offices to bring about a set
tlement. officials of the two telegraph
companies declared that they had
nothing to arbitrate The president of
the local telegraphers' union said that
the operators were willing to submit
their case to 'sincere arbitration"
Twenty-six Cities Go Out.
Percy Thomas, deputy national pres
ident of the telegraphers' union, said:
''Twenty-six cities in the United
States and Canada struck yesterday
The situation is satisfactory in every
way to the national officers. In New
York city the men are standing pat
and are unaffected by tho statements
given out by, the officials of the COM
panies."
The Associated Press leased wires
were working last night as usual The
entire force of day operators in the
New York office reported yesterday
morning and remained at their keys
until late in the afternoon, when a spe-
cial order directing them to go out
was made by the president of the local
union. Three men obeyed the call.
Ask President to Mediate.
Chicago, Aug. 14.-President Hiram
N. Sager of the Chicago board of trade
yesterday sent q telegram to President
Roosevelt, asking him to use his per-
sonal influence toward affecting a set
tlement of the telegraphers' strike.
Situation in st. Paul,
st. Paul, Aug. 14.-The local man
agement claims to have fifty operators
at the keys in the main office here.
They say that business is moving on
practically normal basis. The Postal
men are all at work as usual Officers
of the union say they are perfectly sat
isfed with the situation.