New-York tribune., 1907-08-15
MAY GO TO JACKSON.
Strikers Considering Calling on
attorney General.

The nronosed strike of the telegraphers IN the
brokers' offices was again postponed yesterday at
a mass meeting of the striking telegraphers IN
r,,arett Hail No So East 4th street. 1t was ue-
cded at the suggestion of Daniel L. fSusSeii
chairman of the board of strategy or Locai TO- %
the Commercial Telegraphers' Union 10 siEo '.e
brokers until 4 o'clock this afternoon 10 c"iii
terms as some of the individual hrms hdu .tt
tn nav the new scale. and it was thouB'i' mo
more of them would have capi:ui7ted fV 'iia' -
JoseDh r Ahearn presided at the hieet1S -
made a speech. in which he urged lIle 1.aioo
he orderly and keep away from the western
ard Postal Offices with the exception OF 'i'e p'I
cts who were detailed to watch o!I loi - -" .rr.
union men. He assured the tel@6F'ip" :, .,f,a
WAS every prospect that they Woniu WIZ u - a.
o,d that the companies would eventually co"io -
terms. -, +or an
Nr Russell took the floor and talked I"i 81 on
hour and half. A good part OF ms .. Hp 20 tba
taken ,1p in q plea to give more 'ee"dS " -
hoIa-s He pointed out that several or t;e
had already granted the derh'''iis' anu
declared. sure TO follo"- -. =. ,o,Id
II occurred to some of the strikers ''d - ,.ro,
ha a good thing to get Attorney 1eioi - q, o,-
after the companies A committee u " - n
s,stins of A. V. Douglas. Percy iioil"' - x..
D.rou ,vas appointed go 10 Albany
ers+ finding out IL he had the power, an" ~ So
n see that the Western Union anu ,,;o
rtas carried out their obligations 70 the pu
-, Thomas national vice-preEident' ilineo
,,of eneech in which he said that now tiie ope.a
- ara ON strike II was necessary to iea'e ~
stone unturned to make the strike - b
was incumbent every one OF tfie 49, ,ea
said TO be firm and resolute anu H'' :, - erie
op-av from the fact that on the result oA ~
.,1,o 6enerded the conditions under which 'heS
,,,15 work. In the future for many years
John c. Chase. of the Boot ana enoe :.
National Union. at one time a Soolalis' Has
FavArhfII Mass and national organizer oi
tbe Socialist party. made speech III "'4'o' -
ssia he had been a good way from New YORK ana
knew that the strike had tied up the country
Several others spoke. and then various cohui0",e
suggestions were made chiefly in the line OF ask
ing various government departments TO make IN
vestigations Of the strike and make the coi"pa"is'
do their duty 20 the public.
President Ahearn said: The situation Is
brighter than as far as the teiesraphers gre
concerned Everyone familiar with condi'oi'
throughout the country knows that every compe-
tent man who is sober and well behaved is en-
ployed and there very few idle men who are
competent and willing to work This applied 10
the telegraphers before the strike as well as 70
men in other trades and occupations. The com
panies cannot get competent men Z" MI TIC PaSeS
of the strikers
The strike is a finish" said Nioe-Fresident
Thomas The companies have refused TOW to
entertain demands and It must be fight To
the end. We feel that we Will win as every
thing is in favor
Members of the Order of Railroad Teiecraphers
who were said that It was nonsense TO sup
pose the railroad teIegraphers intended TO go
give ali and financial support possible.
and would not take any commercial messages
while the strike lasted A prominent member Of
Central Division No. of the Order OF Railroad
Telegraphers. who at the Grand Central
Depot, said:
THE talk of the railroad telegraphers going on a
general sympathetic strike contemplating
such thing is perfectly ridiculous. We have no
grievances OF our own. and some months ago made
agreements, well the other railroad brother
hoods with the railroads. which We intend TO keep.
There is earth why any wild state
should be made to the effect that will
strike in sympathy. Like the other railroad broth
erhOods have certain routine go through
when strike To make any strike regular the
division divisions which wanted to strike would
have TO vote for strike. and this action would
have he sanctioned by Grand Master Perham
before the strike could go into effect
Il have been spending from $50 SEQ a day in
long distance phone messages" said the repre-
sentative of employers association last
Ing though have been sending few posi-
bic account OF the expense. l know of a
Der Of large firms which using the long dis
tance phones freely, and the additional income
gained by the telephone companies from this cause
must be enormous Any business in whose trans
actions time is object has to make the long dis
tance phone a substitute for the telegraph