Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-08-13
NEW YORK GOES OUT
Photographers Out the Empire t~1 .A
 City's Connections.
ASSOCIATED PRESS OPERATORS IN IT
Boston and All New England Expect
 Tieup - Montreal, Pfttsburg, Buff ~ falo and Washington Men
 Also Strike,

Boston and All New England Expect
 Tieup - Montreal, Pittsburg, Buff
 falo and Warrington Men
 " Also Strike.
 NETWORK, Aug 13.-All the union telegraph operators in the main and branch offices of the Western Union and Postal companies in this city are on strike, and New York is practically cut on from telegraph communication with the west and south. The strike is expected to extend to Boston and all of New England.
 When the Western Union office strike was declared the strikers say more than three-fourths of the force on duty walked out. The officials of the com pany declare that of 400 men and wo- men on duty 201 remained at work. but they will not allow an inspection of their operating rooms.
 The signal to the Postal operators was given by E. F. Martin, one of the leaders of the union, who stood up at his table in the big operating room on the twelfth floor and blew whistle. There were $50 operators working at the time, fifty of them women.
 The exodus was almost unanimous. Nine men and three women remained at work. The strikers marched out of the building and across to City Hall park. where they held an impromptu mass meeting There was no disorder at either place.
 Thus the strike of the telegaphers, which, originating last Friday in Los Angeles and directed against the Vest ern Union company, has gradually spread eastward, reached New York city, where three spontaneous walk outs followed in rapid succession. These were directed against the Vest ern Union, the Postal Telegraph com pany and the Associated Press. In the latter instance the strike was the first against the news organization and was fairly general throughout the country west of New England With the stop ping of work by majority of union operators here situation unparalleled has followed. The telegraph business, though by no means tied up, Is seri- ously handicapped.
 Unexpectedly and when 1t had been generally supposed that no action would be taken locally pending a con ference of Labor Commissioner Neill with influential labor representatives of Chicago on Thursday next the un- ion operators decided to strike in the ofice of the Western Union. In expla- nation 1t was said by the strikers that three discharged employees had called at the office for wages due and had been treated with scant courtesy.
 The strike against the Associated Press began last night. It is distinct from the other strikes. as the Associ- ated Press controls its own leased wires and the operators are in the di- rect employ of the news organization. Though no demands had been made recently by the men, the strike had been foreshadowed.
 A Philadelphia report says that the Postal Telegraph company operators went on strike following the operators in New York.
 At Montreal between twenty-five and thirty operators in the Great North western Telegraph companys office struck in sympathy with the operators in the United States.
 At Pittsburg one hour after the night force had reported for duty whistle was blown in the Western Union office, and all members of the union left their keys. Fifteen men had been dlscharg- ed during the day for refusing to work wires with cities where the operators had gone out. These points were prin- cipally New York. Chicago. Buffalo and St. Louis.
 The Postal operators also went out, leaving Ave men. including the chief operator, at the keys.
 At Washington the Postal operators struck, the whole day force going out except the chief operator.
 At Minneapolis the night force, num- bering about sixteen operators. em- ployed by the North American Tele- graph company went out.
 At Buffalo the day force of the West ern Union Telegraph company walked out and were followed by all the Post al telegraphers.
 At Baltimore fourteen of the operat- ing stan at the Western Union main office struck work.
 At Columbia, S. C.. all the Western Union and Postal operators walked out. Only the managers remain.
 At Charlotte, \. C.. the Western Union operators. about thirty in num- Der. have quit their keys.
 At Jacksonville. Fla. all Western Union and Postal teiegraphers walked out. come sixty Western Union and ten Postal operators.
 At Montgomery. Ala. the operators of the Western Union. seven men and one woman. are on strike. The man. ager. chief operator and two men re- mained at work. The operators who went out refused to work the single wire upon which government reports are received
 All Of the night operators in the New York office of the Associated Press. with the exception of chiefs. are out Many of the operators throughout the country employed by the Associated Press have joined the strike.
 The Western Union people estimated that about 450 men and women have -...la ..-..l- a.. Il.ana.. nr...- En.l-