The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-08-23
PLENTY Of FUNDS
SAY STRIKERS
Several Thousand Dollars
Coming in Every
Day.
N 0 NEY SOLICITED
Committee Claim Spies Are Hired
BY Financial Interests to
Break Strike.

Chicago. August 23.-Money for the
aid of the striking telegraphers is be-
ginning to come in at the rate of sew
eral thousand dollars a day. accord
ing to unionist leaders.
simultaneously with this announce
ment came the admission that the
strike at its outset had been a stam-
pede, Notwithstanding the rapid move
ments of the executive board to legal
ize it wherever it broke out. Dan
gerous spies" of financial interests
back of the telegraph companies were
accused of precipitating the stampede.
Beginning yesterday. the finance
committee of the local organization
will hold daily meetings from 10 a. m.
to p. m. and pass upon urgent ap-
peals for need. No money will be
paid out for strike benefits except
where absolutely necessary. The lead
ers feel they have a long, hard fight
on their hands and need every dollar
of the war fund.
Just where the money is coming
from or the amount the general ofh-
GERS do not think it wise to state.
we are getting some handsome
contributions" said Secretary Russell
Speakers to Solicit Funds.
A list OF speakers has been prepared
one or more of whom will address eact
meeting of the various trades from now
on asking for funds. The "spellbind-
ers" include President NJ j. Paulsor
of the local union. E. NJ. Moore. Frank
Likes, G. Dal Jones, Joseph NJ. Sulli-
van, c. a. Martin, George Thompson
and S. J. Konenkamp.
At the mass meeting al Brands hal
in the afternoon assurance was giveI
that the $4,000 organized cigarmakeri
of the country. who have one OF tn
richest unions, would contribute large
~ to the striking telegraphers.
President Sylvester J. Small or tn
telegraphers' union. who is gettinl
ready to make a fast trip down t
New York on Saturday, charged &
the evening that paid agents of tn
telegraph companies and the financia
interests behind them stampeded tn
commercial telegraphers and are nov
trying to do the same thing with tn
railroad telegraphers.
The first thing that was called t
my attention on arriving in Chicago.
said President Small. was that dan
gerous spies had been employed b
the telegraph companies or the 1nan
: ciaI interest back of them for the evi
dent purpose of making as much troub
lie as they could in the ranks of tn
commercial and railroad telegrapher,
Says Fight Is just Begun.
I'VE put detectives on their trail an
3 our suspicious were confirmed The
5 are now trying to stampede the raj
l road telegraphers as they stampede
u.s. They have attempted to max
trouble for US by circulating a repol
that we were distributing strike bene
l. fits systematically, when we are a:
I sisting only those who are actually !
> need The whole aim is TO bring abol
t a general upheaval in business cor
ditions, using the strike as a lever"
Concerning an interview given OF
in New York by President Clowry
the Western Union Telegraph con
e pany, Mr.. Small said:
O Colonel Clowrys congratulations
a the company for having won the stril
o are premature We nave just begu
=, to fight"
Y At union headquarters It was state
: that fourteen of the nonunion me
= who were working in the local ofhc,
e Of the two companies had quit durir
is the day. and twenty five had quit
New York. This was denied by S
n perintendent Cook of the Westei
& Union and superintendent Capen
If the Postal.
Id Cook Says Service Is Good.
E. Mr.. Cook said the real test was =
J. satisfaction of commercial interes
over the prompt disposition of bus