Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-08-21
KEYS SILENT
FROM COAST TO COAST
STRIKE OF WESTERN UNION AND
POSTAL OPERATORS SPREAD
ING THROUGHOUT EN-
TIRE COUNTRY AND
TO CANADA.

s'e. SSSN NV
TO CANADA.
Chtcago.-With nearly 10000 oper
ators on strike in 96 cities Wednes-
day afternoon, the general executive
board of the Commercial Telegraphers'
union sent out a decidedly warlike
message to the presidents of the
boards Of trade and all other ex-
change and commerce bodies in the
United States and Canada, warning
them to get their business into shape
to combat within "a hours strike
which by that time shall have spread
to every branch of the commercial
telegraph service"
Armour & Co. Men Quit Work.
Fifty operators employed by Armour
& Co. at the stockyards walked out at
1870 p. m. Wednesday, following the
refusal of that firm to sign the pro-
posed new contract granting an in
crease of salary from $50 to $35 a
week. 1t is thought that this will be
followed by strike of the 100 oper-
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by the other packing firms.
President Keeps Hands OF.
Oyster Bay, N. Y.-President Roose-
welt will not concern himself person
ally with the telegraphers' strike, &C
cording to the best Information obtain
able here.
Appeals to the president to take
some action looking to settlement Of
the strike were received at the execu-
tive office here Wednesday from
boards of trade and commercial bodies
of large number of cities. The ap-
plicattons were similar in character to
those formulated Tuesday by the Chi
cago board of trade. Each emphasized
the Importance of the direct action by
the president.
Referred to Mr.. NeilI.
The communications have been re-
ferred to Commissioner of Labor
Charles p Neill. 1t is understood that
no instructions or recommendation
have been forwarded to Mr.. Neill
From the first Mr.. Neill has been &C.
tive in an endeavor to effect a settle
ment of the trouble. 1t is stated here
that he has, as yet, made no report to
the president, nor has he received
messages from Mr. Roosevelt touching
upon the matter in hand.
Mr.. Neill's movements, however,
have been closely followed, and while
the direct statement is not made, the
i'm Cci0n O;v0,, &c hot in
effort the administration considers the
limit of it's functions and authority in
the matter is being exercised.
Wa'kouts Are LegaIized.
Chicago.-The latest developments
in the strike of telegraph operators
are:
General strike rendered practically
certain by orders of National Secre-
tary Wesley Russell, who sent word
authorizing those walk-outs which
have occurred and commanding union
members in other cities to refuse to
handle "struck" business. On arrival
of President Small in Chicago the for
NAL order for a general strike was
promised.
Possible involving of railway teleg-
raphers, $4,000 strong, as result of dis
pute over Baltimore & Ohio operators
refusal to handle commercial bust
ness.
Executive committee of the Order
of Railway Telegraphers makes de-
mands on the Great Northern and
Northern Pacific railroad companies
for revision of the rules.
Labor leaders offer their aid in
bringing about settlement of dispute
between men and company
Trouble extends to Canada, operat-
ors walking out at Toronto, Ont; and,
in America, Boston, Richmond, Va,
and other cities are Involved.
The Associated Press continues it's
news service despite strike of it's op-
orators in Chicago, New York and else
where
The president of the Chicago board
of trade sent a telegram to President
Roosevelt, urging him to take per-
sonal hand in settling the strike.
New Workers in Line.
Chicago.-Walk-out of operators of
the Western Union company and Pos
tai company in New York was the
chief development of Monday in the
spread of" the telegraphers' strike
The men in the eastern metropolis
left their keys without orders of the
union officials, but the latter will give
support to the action.
Later in the day the Postal and
Western Union operators in Philadel-
phia, those of both companies in
Cleveland, Baltimore and Washington
quit work.
With Mondays strikes in different
cities the struggle extends from the
Atlantic coast to the Pacific and from
the Gulf Of Mexico as far north as
Montreal, where about 80 operators
went out in sympathy with those of
the United States.
Associated Press Men Quit.
Many of the telegraph operators en-