New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-08-22
STRIKERS MAY GET AID
Railroad Photographers Are Backing
Them Up an Fight.

There was strong evidence yesterday that the
Order of Railroad Telegraphers taking great
interest in the strike of the commercial telegra-
pliers. Thomas Pearson. second vice-p president Of
the former organization who is staying at the
Grand Union Hotel, addressed meeting Of the
telegraphers at the Manhattan Lyceum last even
ing and promised moral and financial support Of
the railroad telegraphers. He gave promise Of
a possible sympathetic strike Of the members of
his union So far there has been little friction over
the question of the telegraphers handling CONNER
cial work.
Officials of the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany put themselves record yesterday in the
most emphatic way taking the stand that the
strike must now be fought out and that there can
be arbitration compromise Superintendent
Belvidere Brooks said
Arbitration or a settlement of any kind would
be useless in strike of this kind It would, in
view of our experience with the operators since ire
first strike was ordered in San Francisco be no
guarantee that strike would not be ordered again.
take place in six weeks without orders the
fight must now go until the strikers are whipped
TO a finish. There can be no arbitration. We VIII
boss job
J. c. Barclay. assistant general manager of the
company. denied the statement attributed to him
that some Of the women were discharged 1or IN
toxicaton.
IF had made such statement I would stand
by it, he said. 'or If it were true would let II
stand. But it is not / know why all of them
were discharged, but would have been absurd If
! had made the statement ! was charged Win
making"
No formal statement was given out at the Offices
OF the Postal Company but it was stated that
matters were improving I'll the time
II was learned. however. that while the companies
may have operators the service is far below the
standard. At the main offices of both companies II
was acknowledged that messages were sun taken
subject to delay On this account many persons
who intended TO telegraph sent letters instead or
used the long distance telephone.
Daniel l. Russell, chairman Of the local board
Of strategy of the photographers, said the organ OF
the strikers Play" would not be issued until
tomorrow. and would be a weekly paper. He said
he would have big beats" on the regular da'Iy
papers in the first issue. Then he read dispatches
from Chicago and other points, to the erect tlat
the telegraph business badly tied up by the
strike.
The strike has tied UP business all over the
country. said Mr.. Pearson. and If you remain out
you must win. II is the biggest general strike
have ever known; far bigger IN a way than the
strike of 1885, and you have much better chance
OF winning"
Mr. Russell in a speech at the meeting. said he
had received information that the Western Union
and Postal had been trying to get Commissioner
Neiu here if a settlement could not be
reached.
Thomas Nolan. head of an aid society estab
shed for the telegraphers. took the floor and said
that the society was planning a series Of enter
tainnents TO raise money for the strikers. Other
speakers who followed predicted success for the
strike
desertions Of strike breakers from the offices of
both the companies. The most active of the
pickets are the women and they have been more
successful than the men in inducing strike break
TO quit
A union Of messenger boys was organized last
night at a meeting in Everett Hall, No. So East
4th street II will receive charter from the
American Federation of Labor. The union
formally instituted by Herman Robinson, general
organizer Of the American Federation Of Labor,
under the OF the Messenger Boys Union.
The meeting was attended by three hundred
boys. who enrolled charter members The prtn-
cipal speaker Harry Leroy.
Dis ten-hour spiel is too much for yours truly,
said one OF the speakers. 'Dey hand Us lemon
every time dey send out. Say, who got out de
Joke about messenger boys idlin' an shootin'
craps? Dat mug ought TO have been on de mess
himself. Den he'd know what's what. See"
All the speakers applauded and by a unanimous
vote II decided TO apply for the American Fed
Grafton OF Labor charter. MI. Robinson after a
few words OF advice, took the application and
promised to send the charter