The Washington herald., 1907-08-16

took a prominent part in the meeting and
In the strike Of 1883. said he would oppose
the proposition with all his power.
Leased Wire Men Stay Radicals.
IF the radical force is strong enough
to jam the resolution through" he said
"the officers will refuse to order the
strike. We will not agree 10 the delib-
crate breaking OF a contract"
The resolution was offered by Andrew
Safer. and was received with cheers by
the younger members. It was supported
by Edward Martin and John Sawyer,
who were also applauded Shortly after,
the operators from the Wall street dis
trict came 10 the meeting in a body, and
the hall was filled 10 the doors even the
galleries being crowded. After several
hours Of wrangling the radicals were de-
feated.
Money 10 Keep Strike Going.
The whole strike situation now re-
solves itself TO this one question OF sup
ply and demand. Officers Of the telegraph
companies say that they will soon have
every wire In the country flied By
Inonunion operator. The strikers seem
confident in the belief that there are not
enough men and women In the country
outside OF their organization who know
how 10 handle a key, and they set
month as the limit Of the companies en-
durance without their aid
I'VE have enough money in sight to
keep UP this strike for a month"; said
Daniel E Russell chairman Of the board
Of strategy Of the local. to-day. We
ihave $4,000 in the bank. and the opera
tors IN Wall street. who have recently
had their wages raised. have promised US
that the difference between their former
earnings and what the brokers allow
them. according 70 the schedule put IN
force Wednesday. will be contributed each
week 10 the treasury OF the local This
will amount TO between $4,000 and $3.50
a week. We will not have to call on the
national body Of the organization for
month, and the strike viii be over by
that time"
The first break in the ranks OF the
strikers occurred to-day. when, according
10 Vice President Charles Adams. OF the
Postal Company. ten OF the strikers were
taken back on their urgent pleading and
given places along with the strike-break-
ers in the main operating room. The
striking telegraphers denied that one OF
their number had returned.
Darker side OF the WaIk-Out.
one Of the officials of the Western
Union told a story to-day that represents
the darker side OF the unions outlook.
He met a man who had been In the en-
ploy of the Western Union since the
strike Of 1883, but who had gone out with
the rest Of the operators. in the moment
of excitement on Monday, because he be-
longed TO the union.
II haven't the face to 60 back and ask
the company for a job" this man said,
"and don't care 10 be called 'scab.' I
guess I'll have to sell my home. which
cost me fifteen years savings. and my
wife and I will live off Of that money as
long as it lasts"
The union is planning to hold benefit
performance at the Hippodron1e next
week Besides the vaudeville programme
It IS designed to have some OF the union
orators expound the cause of the strikers
So far. no answer has been received to
the challenge issued by the telegraphers
10 the companies that they should send
representatives TO debate the merits Of the
strike on a public platform, so the strikers
are going to put up their side OF it any
; way.
} Strikers See Attorney General.
It was also announced to-day that the
telegraphers are going to organize the
messenger boys and the telegraph clerks
into solid organization and launch these
people on a strike of sympathy some time
next week. Most Of the Postal messen-
gers who decided on sympathetic strike
last Tuesday have returned to work.
The committee appointed by the union
to lay the delinquency Of the telegraph
companies in their present business be
fore Attorney General Jackson with the
plea for some sort Of action against them
on his part, consulted with him at his
Office at 299 Broadway yesterday after
moon. After the interview the attorney
general would not make any statement
Of what he purposed to do in the matter
if anything.
CIOwry Says Strike Is Over.
President Clowry. OF the Western Union,
gave out a statement for his company this
afternoon. He said:
From our point Of view. the strike is
over. We are working a full force OF
men In this city, and we have already re-
fused several strikers who applied for
their old positions, because we are work
ing fuIl-handed. The strike has been
badly mismanaged. The president, exec
utiva committee, and the locals have ali
acted at cross-purposes, and the result
has been a failure"
Conventions on Same Day.
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