Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-08-10
Trouble in Chicago and Los
Angeles Spreads to Dozen
CitieSi Threatens to Involve
> Entire Country.
BOTH BIG COMMERCIAL
COMPANIES AFFECTED
Refusal Of Operators to Work
With Non-Union Men on the
Other End Of the Line Brings
General Strike.

IBy Morning Journal Special Leased Wire
Chicago. Aug. 9.-FollowinR IN.
lead of the telegraph operators ertl-
ployed by the Western Union Tele-
graph company In Chicago who went
on strike last night because they were
asked to work with nun-union men
IN Los Angeles, the telegraphers IN
nine other cities throughout the other
cities throughout the United States
quit work today. The five hundred
men employed by the Postal Tele-
graph company In Chicago, who be-
long to the same local of the CONNER
eial Telegraphers' union as the Wea-
tern Union, and who declare that
their working conditions with the
company are unsatisfactory, took ad-
vantage of the situation and quit work
IN body tonight at O'clock with
the walkout of the Postal emplOyps
Chicago tonight Is left with about
thirty-five operators endeaVorlng 10
transact the business OF both telegraph
companies which under normal condl-
tions employ fully 1900 men. The
other Western Union offices became
involved in the trouble today together
with the number Of men who quit
work, are as follows:
Salt Lake, 26; Helena, 40; Kansas
CITY, 3SOs Dallas l05; Fort Worth,
Tex, 40; Colorado Springs. 10; Den,
yer, 49,
In New Orleans, the union men eni-
ployed by the Postal tonight left their
keys to enforce demands made upon
the company made several weeks ago.
Late tonlght the general situation
had cleared somewhat and where Hpr-
Her In the day It appeared as II the
strike Of the commercial men would
be universal throughout the United
states, the conditions are that no fur
ther strikes will occur for the present
at least
Under orders of National President
small National Secretary Russell teie-
graphed the secretaries Of the various
locals throughout the country TO keep
their men at work until they received
further orders. Mr.. Russell, when
asked for an explanation. said
We do not want 70 use up all our
ammunition In one charge"
The understanding tonight is that
the broker operators will be allowed
to remain at work as long as the
commission houses handle -
wires. The broker men belonging to
the union have been notified that they
are to refuse to handle outside husi-
ness and II they are discharged upon
refusing TO touch such business II or
Tered, they will be upheld by the
union.
Secretary Russell OF the national or.
ganlzatlon said tonight:
The local men In Chicago took the
bull by the horns and ordered the
strike without authority from the na-
tional officers. We are perfectly sat-
ished, however, with the movement
and are all working in unison. The
telegraph cOmnanies have NOT acted
fair with our men and we believe we
are now In a position whore he can
force them to come 10 terms AT any
rate. II has come TO the polnt where
IL we can't compel the companies 10
treat us In fair manner we might .as
well abandon the teiegraphers or
ganization. The general sentiment
among the telegraphers r. that II Is
fight to finish and that the cOmpan-
les will have TO accede 10 our demands
or there will be no union