The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-08-27

Men Still Working Are
Given Until Noon
Tomorrow.
One Mans Telegram I'm
delivered for Four
Days.


NEW YORK, Aug. 27.-"We
are giving them their chance to-
day. Every man who fails to leave
his key before noon tomorrow will
be expelled from the union. Every
man working at a telegraph instru-
ment for the Western Union, Pos
tai, or Associated Press after noon
tomorrow viii be a 'scab.' This is
the final step in making this an open
warfare without restriction.
Given Out at Headquarters.
This Is the statement given out at the
headquarters Of the local union today,
II is the result OF adoption Of a resolu-
ton by the strikers to extend grace to
the strike breakers only until noon on
Wednesday.
The pickets and secret enlissaries Of
the strikers were engsga7 with double
activity today in trying to reach and
influence the men at work here.
The argument that It was the last
chance 10 come into the fold was
used on every man that could be reach
ed. The workers were assured that
they would be taken into the union as
members ia good standing and without
conditions II they would come today.
Enemies of Justice.
The pickets also were eloquent in the
exposition of the array OF organized
labor in all its branches who would
eonsider the man who failed To answer
the can an enemy OF justice and
traitor"
me union officials said they were az
s,res that many men had remained a.
v-oy-lr for the companies merely 70 gun
the extra. money that was being pald
and that they had intended al aichB -
guit when the union issued vs. uiu-
'''s,Igaa- "Thev know we always give. every
man a chance" said Dan RUSSELL chiei
strategist,
SmalPs Active Campaign.
President 5. ]. Small is today carry
ing on an active campaign from Ais
HEADQUARTERS at the Astor iouSo
Through union operators on leased wires
ne is In touch with the strike sltaauoh
in Chicago, washington, St Louis,
Kansas CITY, Cleveland. Boston. and
otber. centers, and from not one source
vas there a discouraging report.
In snite Of the continued statements OF
Western Union and Postal officials that
their business was running nearly as
well as usual, the average citizen VINO
tries "a use the telegraph lines finds
decidedly different situation. Complaints
are pouring into the union headquarters
from business men, VINO threaten sulls
against the companies for non-ceiiVery
/ of kilograms. -
1 representative OF a New York paper
| y personal experience which Is claimed
/ to be typical of thousands
Undelivered in -Four Days.
"On last Monday evening at II p. nj.
paid 50 cents for a ten-word message
/ to Belleville, Ont.." said Mr.. Jackson.
when I arrived there on Friday the
message had not been received This
message was sent from, the office Of the
telegraph company at the Grand Cen
tral depot.
What would like to know is IL there
! Is no law against such a corporation
receiving money under false pretenses.
Is there no law compelling the return
! of money collected for a service never
/ performed? If the telegraph companies
/ cannot and do not perform the services
] they agree to under their charters, 1t
/ is about time to putt them out Of busi-
ness and let the Government carry on
/ this service for the benefit of the whole
community.
Give 50 Cents to Men.
"If these daylight robbers will kindly
turn over my 80 cents to the men who
are struggling to secure fair and just
treatment I will call it square
! prospects were never brighter for
a successful issue Of the strike" said
President Small. THE companies are in
worse shape today than they have been
at any time since the men walked out"
/ superintendent Belvidere Brooks, of
/ the Western Union, said the companies
would never treat with the union. Ev-
erything entering into the cost of the
/ telegraph service had increased IN price
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