Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1907-08-13
TELEGRAPH BUSINESS
WHOLLY CRIPPLED
Operators Expect to Garry on
Wdlkout Policy Until COmpan-
les ACCeed to Their Demands.
Local Offices Are Still
Handling Business.

At Chicago today, Commissioner
Neill, or the bureau of labor, depart
ment of commerce and labor, admit
ted that the end of the strike is not
In sight and that conference Of
leaders today has had no results
whatever. He tacitly admits that the
strike promises to be of long durd-
tion.
Local Situation.
The local union telegraphers who
worked for the Postal Telegraph
company. two in number, have quit
work and only Manager Hawkins,
whose position was not included In
the strike order, is on duty.
He says he is handling quite lot
of business with the big cities, but
owing to the handicap caused by the
large number of men off there, he is
not unusually busy and consequently
does not miss the retiring strikers 10
any extent at present. Business will
not show up nearly as well for the
month.
AT the Western Union offices the
condition Is about the same as yes
terday. The arrival of messages is
not large and all business Is taken
subject to delay, as is also the case
with messages over the Postal lines.
Condition Worse.
Throughout the country conditions
are not improved; in fact, they are
less satisfactory than yesterday. The
Associated Press operators are all
out and in commercial offices but few
men are working, most of them being
wire chiefs and student operators. In
many cases where men have gone 10
work they have later changed their
minds and Joined the strikers.
The president does not feel yet
that he can afford to enter into ne
gotiations for arbitration, but Com
missioner Nelll Is working to effect
that end.
No Settlement in Sight.
Chicago, August 13.-General Sec
retary Russell, of the telegraphers'
union. predicts that before night, the
strike will be general throughout the
United States and Canada
Labor Commissioner Neill. Presi-
dent Gompers and other leaders con-
ferred today with the idea of arrang-
ing some manner of settling the
strike Neill declared that there Is
no immediate indication of a settle
ment.
Funds Insufficient.
Officers of the local telegraphers'
union assured the operators, who
crowded the local headquarters to-
day, that If they remained out the
companies will be forced to meet
InElE ueDldnuS. oODle OI the opera
tors said the unions funds are in
sufficient for protracted strike, but
they are depending on aid from The
allied unions.
Have Some Employees.
New York, August 13-While the
striking telegraphers claim that their
strike will be successful, the officids
Of the Western Union and Postal
companies state today that they are
handling business rapidly and that a
number of men are returning 10
work. No disorders are reported to-
day.
Operators Out at Boston.
Boston, Mass, August 13.-At a
signal at IL o'clock this morning, 35
operators Of the Postal comprising
about half the force, walked out.
The Western Union operators expect
TO follow suit
o. II. Il. Comes to Aid.
San Francisco, Cal, August "a
The National order OF Railway Tels-
graphers has swung the enormC US
strength of its membership and
treasury to the support Of the strik-
ing commercial telegraphers. In
practically every railroad station in
the United States and Canada, today
the following message from the ma
tion secretary of the order was r.
ceived:
"St. Louis, Mo. Aug. ii. 1907.
ITO All ., II. T. Men in the United
States and Canada:
do not handle any Western I'm
ion business We are backing Com
mercial Telegraphers' Union of Amer
leo financially and are giving them
our support. This Is a critical point
I'm the history OF both organizations.
Spread this TO every railroad STATEN
you possibly can.
(Slgned) Il. W QUICK.
nNnfinnal Secondary Of d R IT,