The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-08-16
STRIKE IS ON
EVERYWHERE
WaIk-Out of Operators is Now Gen
eral Throughout Country.
TRAFFIC is HAMPFRED
Officials of Two Companies Declare Deter
mination to Fight Matter Out--Won't
Recognize the Union.

Encouraged by their success in ham
perlng the facilities of both CONNER.
cial telegraph companies in Chicago,
the striking operators are now plan
ming to carry the warfare to all parts
of the United States and Canada. In
structions were telegraphed Sunday by
National Secretary Russell to the men
in New York and other citiss to save
their money and await orders"
The telegraph companies are prepar-
ing to meet the issue, and declare
they will fight to a finish They de-
clare they have been temporizing with
the union for months and that they
will hold no further negotiations with
the representatives Of the men on
strike. Cots have been installed in the
buildings of both companies in Chi
cago for the accommodation of strike
breakers, and other preparations for
a bitter struggle are being perfected
1--WE are filling positions as rapidly
as possible said T. +. Cook, general
superintendent Of the Western Union.
eve are in better position than we
expected. We will not deal with any
representative of the strikers, as the
company only treats with its own en-
ployees. When the men quit work
they ceased to be employees Of the
Western Union, and our relations with
them are at an end. There was no
union recognition in this controversy"
The points affected by the strike up
to Sunday night were:
Western Union-Chicago, Houston,
Kansas City, Topeka, Oklahoma City,
Pueblo, New Orleans, Nashville, Co.
lumbus (Ohio) Memphis, Dallas, Me-
ridian, Jackson, Miss; Minneapolis.
Milwaukee, st. Louis, Helena, Mont;
Salt Lake City, Colorado Springs,
Denver Fort Worth, FL Paso, ST.
Paul Los Angeles, Fargo, Omaha,
Sioux City, Knoxville and Atlanta.
Chicago, Kansas City, Tope-
ka, Oklahoma City, New Orleans, Dali
las, Memphis, Jackson, Tenn; Angus
ta St. Louis, Milwaukee, Birmingham
and Omaha
That the strike would be universal
throughout the United States and Can
ada within twenty-four hours, was
declaration made Sunday night by
National Secretary Russell of the tel
egraph organization. This statement
was made by Mr. Russell after he had
been informed of the action taken
by the men in New Yok, who, at a
meeting there, Sunday, decided to hold
walk-out in allegiance until the lat
ter part of the week.
"The strike movement" said Rus
sell, 'chas come to the point where
there can be no backdown. The teleg-
raphers have been trodden upon long
enough by the companies, and we are
going to use all our strength to en-
force our demands. For several weeks
President Small and myself have been
holding the telegraphers back and
have ben advising Cancellation, but
they have taken matters in their own
hands, and we are going to stand by
them.
! "No union man will be allowed to
work with anyone no. belonging 70
our organization. and this means that
the strike will become universal We
can't go half way in this matter now
The strike has been precipitated by
the men themselves without the sane
ton of the national officers, put we
are now all working IN unison, and
anything that the officials OF the va
rious unions throughout the country
have done In calling strikes meets
With our hearty cooperation.