The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-08-13
WIRE SERVICE IS
ALMOST PARALyzED
TELEeRAPHERs' STRIKE MOVE.
MENT GAINS MOMENTUM.
AFFECTS ALL THE BIC CITIES
From New York to Frisco and from
the Lakes to the Gulf the Tsls.
graph Companies are Tied Up
as Never Before,

aNNN lbIhf Auks 10 ne 5lllht VI
the telegraph operators was extended
TO New York Monday when men EN-.
ployed by both the Western Union
and Postal companies quit work
The Western Union officials declare
THAT so per cent Of their day force
left their keys.
Four hundred men and 30 women
quit work In the main office Of the
Postal A few employees remained at
their Keys.
Many Of the Telegraph operators
employed throughout the country by
the Associated Press went out on
strike at $3.50 o'clock eastern time
last night All Of the night operators
In the New York and Chicago offices
Of the Associated Press are out.
Melville r. stone, general manager
OF the Associated Press, replied Mon.
day 10 the requests OF the telegraph.
ers employed by the Associated Press.
These requests were:
Day work-Six days, eight hours
daily $50 per week and overtime and
extra at the rate of GO cents per hour.
Night work-Sx nights, eight
hours, SO per week and overtime
and extra at the rate OF 20 cents per
hour.
Vacations to remain as at present.
A proportionate increase for chiefs
and sub-chlef operators.
The telegraphers requested a reply
by 80 O'Clock Monday evening. Mr..
stones reply follows:
81 received this morning a com
munication from a large number OF
operators in the service of the Asso-
ciated Press asking for a changed
scale OF wages and hours, and re-
Questlng reply by 1880 Monday
evening.
The changes involved are so radl-
cal In their nature as to add over
100000 a year, and probably more to
the expense Of this organization. The
Associated Press Is mutual in its
character. makes no profits and has
no surplus fund out OF which such a
sum could be paid. Any such in
crease must OF necessity be levied
back upon the newspapers as part
Of their weekly assessments AS gen.
oral manager | have no power to
make such an increase either Ia sala-
ries or assessments without authority
from the board OF directors, and it is
obviously impossible to call this
board together within the time
named. The board consists OF Is
members scattered throughout the en-
tire country.
AT the same time, acting under au-
thority heretofore granted me by the
board of directors, ] shall be very
glad at any time to meet committee
o. our own operators and confer with
them respecting hours OF service and
compensation, with a view 10 making
some recommendation to the next
meeting OF the board OF directors
which shall meet any fair or just ex-
pectations OF those In our operating
service.
Even were free to act, think
you must agree with me that ques-
tion OF this magnitude should not be
| pressed To a conclusion within the
| limits of d few hours and without any
| opportunity for consultation between
| myssIf and representatives OF our
operating ,orce."
Baltimore Aug l3-The Postal OPP
orators at ,he main Office struck Mon
day afternoon The entire day force
with the exception OF the chief opera
tor and trliilc chief quit work Be
tween 80 and 90 operators were EN-
| ployed at the main oiice Fourteen
Western Union operators also stPuck.
Jacksonville, Fla, Aug. l3--All
Western Union and Postal telegraph
ers walked out at 4 o'clock Monday
afternoon 1t affects some 60 West
ern union and ten Postal operators.
Philadelphia Aug l3.-1he union
operators IN rhe main office of the
Western Union co. in ths city went
out at 4:l0 p. IN. Only a small part
OF the force left their keys. The Pos
tai employees also struck.
Buffalo, y. Y, Aug l3-The day
force OF the Western Union Tele
graph CO. walked cut at 4:5J .. IN.
The Postal operators also went out
Binghamton. ~ Y, Aug l3.--Ed
7 ward A. Baird manager OF the West
ern Union in this city, with a party
OF ten operators have been drafted
10 Chicago from this Vicinity as strike
breakers and left for that city on a
special train Monday
] Albany, ~ y, Aug. l3.-The West
ern Union and Postal operators at Al
bany Schenectady aud Troy struck al
1880 Monday night. A total Of abou
l25 men walked out
Chicago, Aug. l3.--Two OF the larg
est brokerage firms In the city slgneC
the operators scale Monday and alsC
granted them the closed shop. Late
these two firms called a meeting o
brokers 10 consider measures for the
prevention OF the strike.
General superintendent Capen, o
the Postal Co, said late In the day
we have one-third OF the usua
number of operators at work In on
Chicago office. We are handling on
business promptly. We are perfectly
willing to treat with the strikers a
individuals, but will not receive an!
representatives of the strikers as {
body There has been some difficulty
with the operators at small stations
plugging the wires, We will discipline
these men later on. | hired ten meI
this morning and some OF them were
strikers