The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-08-27
CAPITALISTS ARE
BEHIND STRIKE
SPIES IN RANKS OF TELEGRAPH
ERs INCITED STAMPEDE
OF OPERATORS.
PRESIDENT SMALL'S STATEMENT
Prominent Official Believes Govern.
ment Should Step In to Handle
The Situation.

CHICAGO, Aug. 26.-Dangerous
spies are in the Commercial Tele-
graphers' union, according to Presi-
dent Small. These spies are respon-
sible for the present stampede strike,
he charges, and are also trying to
cause a stampede of the railroad tele-
graphers.
''These spies are endeavoring to
get us into as much trouble as pos
sibel," he said today. "They man.
ipulated things so that the stampede
strike was begun and are now using
their every effort to spread the trou-
BILE to the railroad telegraphers.
DO you charge thin with bringing
about this stampede striker asked
International Secretary Wesley Rus
sell, who was listening to President
Small, while he was making the
charges.
YES" replied the strike leader.
I'VE all know it is true and it is time
for the public to learn the truth"
President Small then said that
huge financial interests were behind
those spies.
The sensational statement of Pres
ident Small placed new light upon
Tile SJTlko Vi Jue lSlcSIdpl6Io anu
was said to demonstrate that the ma
tional officers had opposed the calling
of the walk-out.
Claims and Denials.
Officials of the telegraph compan-
les said that they were securing new
men every day.
On the other hand, according to
President Small, the entire south, far
nd hn tbWpCt
without telegraphic communication.
Mr.. Small gave out sensational
interview today as he prepared for
his trip to New York.
''And l am not going there to seek
arbitration" he declared. "All this
talk about the companies doing a
normal business is bosh.'
1.-The Western Union,' he contin-
ued, sis only doing 25 per cent of its
normal business. Ten per cent of
this is done over the wires and 15
per cent is transmitted through the
mails.
"Here is the condition in the
south: New Orleans, Galveston and
Memphis are not on the telegraphic
map. You can not send kilograms
south of Louisville, and there is on
ly one operator at work there. He
is connected with the Associated
Press.
West and South.
"The condition in the far west:
San Francisco cannot be reached by
telegraph. This is a condition that
has existed since the Inauguration OF
the strike.
'In the northwest: St. Paul is as
far north as the two commercial
companies can reach. Beyond that
they are unable to handle message.
'Reports from South Carolina in
dicate that every telegrapher in the
state is isolated from the world.
''The companies are not handling
anything like normal business Re-
ports indicate they are handling
about 25 per cent of their regular
business, but less than one-half of
this is done over the wires. The
remainder about Is per cent of the
whole, is handled by mail and eX-
press"
President Small said he was will
ling that a committee should be ap-
pointed to investigate the conditions
in the strike-bound offices and deter
mine whether they were running un-
der normal conditions" as the COM
panies claim.
"Superintendents Cook and Capen
declare they are handling all the
business that comes to them," said
President Small. 1--WE declare they
are not. The way to determine is to
send a committee of disinterested
citizens through the offices and lei
them issue a statement to the pubic
That will settle it.
Would Not Permit 1t.
Neither of the superintendent
were willing that committee should
enter the operating room of their
company.
"It's our business" declared Mr.
Cook 1--WE are satisfied. why
shouldn't the men on strike be?"
Union pickets today reported to
Headquarters that twenty strike
breakers employed by the Western
Union and Postal telegraph compan-
les deserted early today.
It was stated at strike headquar-
ters today that the cigarmakers' un-
ion is ready to extend financial and
moral support to the striking tele-
graphers.
A development today which added
interest to the situation was the mos'
startling utterances from an authorl-
tatiye source since the beginning OF
the telegraphers strike, which was
delivered today by President ii. N
Sager of the Chicago board of trade
when he made this declaration:
''It is time that the rulers OF the
nation step in and give these mer
Justice. 1t is time that the conscl.
ence of the nation awoke and rallied
to their support" Mr.. Sager added
Nation Should Act.
when large class of working
people of the intellectual caliber thai
these telegraphers represent is con
yinced that it is being wronged, anc
congestion exists, such as the strikers
claim. it is time for the rulers of the
nation to act.
''If these things are true, l repeat
it is high time for, the moral con
science of the nation to awaken
am going to meeting of the striker
tonight, and it is the first opportunl
ty | have had
"If the conditions set forth by tn
striking women telegraphers in thel
appeal to Miss Helen Gould actuall'