The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-03
TELEGRAPH STRIKE LIKELY
ONE AGREED ON FOR JULY 8,
CHICAGO REPORTS.
Men Here Are warIike n Conservatives
Are Having Trouble Keeping the Men
I'm Line-Seryice TO the Pscinc Coast
Reported TO he without Delay.

I'm Line Service TO the Paci1c Coast
Reported TO he without Delay.
CHICAGO. July "A strike against the
Western Union and the Postal Telegraph
companies. 1t is said here. has been agreed
on for Monday. July 8
The only alternative to this programme
Ia that the companies shall rescind their
order not to treat with committees Of their
employees or receive union members bear
ing grievances in behalf Of a discharged
member
The executive committee will recommend
that the local ratify their decision to strike
against the companies at once, and not wait
for the national officers TO call the strike as a
part Of the general struggle against the COM
panier for recognition.
Wec,y Russell, general secretary-treas-
urer Of the national union, admitted that
President Small issued a strike order spread
ing the strike to three more important
points than the Oakland and San Francisco
Offices.
He refused. however. to name the cities
marked for the strike. but said that the
strike would be kept in the territory west
OF Chicago. Omaha. Kansas City and st,
Louis. with strike headquarters located in
Chicago, are thought TO be the cities in
cluded in President Small's strike order.
The next day or two will determine
whether the differences bet the Com
merCial Telegraphers' Union and the West
ern Union can be patched up through the
efforts of disinterested outsiders aided by
conservative member Of the union. The
strike feeling among the members OF the
union has been growing rather than dimin-
ishing. The Commercial T~elegraphers'
Union is comparatively young AMI a great
many OF its member seem TO want a test
OF its strength.
The conservative clement, however. is
Of the belief that the trouble in San Fran
cisco can be settled without extending
the strike and will make every effort to pre-
vent one. United States Labor Commits
sioner Neil was in this city for a few hours
on Monday. and after a conference with
President Clowry OF the Western Union
company returned to Washington Coz.
Clowry said that he would live up to his
letter TO Mr.. Neil! which the executive com
mittee of the telegraphcrs looked on as a
settlement Of the trouble He took the
ground. however, that the ordering OF
the strike in San Francisco was a violation
Of the spirit OF the letter. One Of the MEM
hers OF the executive committee said yester-
day evening
"A plan is under way, we have been given
to understand. TO settle the strike in San
Francisco. II il succeeds the nine teleg-
raphers who were discharged in New York
and whose reinstatement is asked will, |
believe, be reinstated. We rave not had
any direct conference with Col. Clowry,
but peace generally with the company
depends on the outcome OF the San Fran
cisco strike. If it is not settled there may
be n fight which will extend all over the
country. and which I for one would like to
prevent
The following telegram was sent ycster-
day by President Clowry of the Western
Union company to B. Brooks. general
superintendent in New York: L. p. Cook,
general superintendent in Chicago: j.
Levin, general superintendent in Atlanta.
and Frank Jaynes. general superintendent
in San Francisco:
The notice to accept business for San Franz
cisco and Oakland subject to delay is with
drawn. General superintendent Jsynes re-
ports that the business for San Francisco
and Oakland is moving without delay. that
ten out Of thirteen branch Offices IN San
Francisco have been reopened and that nine
OF the strikers have been reinstated upon their
own application,