Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-08-16
OUT.
thousands OF Men DECIDE
ON UNITED ACTION.
resident Small Says All the Com
panies Will Have to Do Is to Abide
by Recent Agreement, but That His
Men Will Not Work With Non
union Operators.

union Operators.
Chicago Aug. 1.-THE strike of
he union commercial telegraph opera
ors will be universal throughout the
United States and Canada within "a
Iours according to National Secretary
Russell of the telegraphers' union
This statement was made by Mr. Rus
BELL after he had been informed of the
action taken by the men in New York
who at a meeting decided to hold a
wakout in allegiance until the latter
part of the week.
"This strike movement" said Mr..
Russell, has come to the point where
there can be no backing down. The
photographers have been trodden on
Ions enough by the companies, and
now that we have the opportunity we
are going to use all our strength to
enforce our demands. For several
weeks President Small and myself
have been holding the telegraphers
back and have been advising concil-
iation, but they have taken matters
in their own hands and we are going
to stand by them. 4
mo union men will be allowed TO
work with any one not belonging to
,ur organization, and this means that
when the business OF the week be-
,ins the strike will become universal.
Ne can not go half way in this mat
er. The strike has been precipitated
y the men themselves without the
auction of national officers, but we
re all now working in union. and any
hing that the officials of the various
mons throughout the country have
one in calling strikes meets with our
earty cooperation
This announcement was made bv
Lr. Russell at a mass meeting of the
.riking telegraphers held in Brands
all Sunday afternoon. The hall will |
eat 1900 persons, and so great was
lie demand for accommodations that
everal hundred of the striking opera
RS were unable to gain admittance to |
lie building and remained on the |
-reets in the vicinity until some of |
lie early arrivals had left the hall.
The Order of Railway Photographers
'as represented at the meeting by
ational Secretary Quick. Mr.. Quick
formed the strikers that his organi- |
alton was at their disposal, both
!orally and financially. 1--WE have
100000 in our treasury" said he,
and it is at your disposal. Your
ght is our fight, and we will stand |
18th you until the end
Before the mass meeting a meeting
the 800 union telegraphers en-
Logged by companies using leased
Tres was held. At this gathering
rokers, news agencies and CONNER
ial organizations, including the big
acking houses, were represented A
ssolutiCn was adopted declaring that
MS class of labor was underpaid and
lat the various firms would be asked |
} sign a wage schedule and also to
mploy none but union telegraphers.
1t was decided TO let the private |
ire men prepare and present their
wn schedules to their employers.
he broker men will ask for mini
lum of $50 a week.
The men employed by the press as
ociations presented their request |
nd the employers were given "a
ours to comply with it. The schedule
resented calls for $35 a week for
tx nights week, and 70 cents an
our overtime, eight hours to consti-
ute a days work, with half an hour
Or lunch. The operators employed
y the news companies and news
apers in the daytime will ask for
30 a week and so cents an hour over
me, eight hours to constitute days
'ork, and the regular lunch. These
5quests were presented to every
ews gathering organization in the
nited States and Canada and "a
ours will be allowed for an answer.
at the end of that time the de-
lands have not met with favorable |
esponse, the men will report to the |
Mon officials and they say strike
ill be ordered.
The men are out in all the important
ftices of the United States.
All union telegraphers in Omaha,
harleston and Atlanta walked out |
unday.
Strike developments of Sunday, in
rief, are as follows: Labor Commits
loner Neill asks Small, president of
he telegraphers, what assurance can
e given that men who declare illegal
5rike will observe arbitration agree
'ent. Small says provocatiOn is
reat, and promises universal resump-
on of work if telegraph companies
dhere to their agreements with men.
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