The Washington herald., 1907-08-19
WAIT FOR PRESIDENT SMALL.
New York Operators Delay Action
Pending His Arrival.

Fem0lhE HIS Arrival.
New York. Aug. 1S.-The striking teleg-
raphers appeared TO have no programme
to-day and their leaders were at sea as
10 whether National President Small, Of
the Commercial Photographers Union. was
ooning here. OF. if so. when be is ex-
pected.
Meetings of various kinds were held,
and Deputy National President Percy
Thomas, Chairman OF the Board Of
Strategy Daniel I. Russell. Local Presi-
dent Joseph T. Ahearn, and Secretary c.
P. McInerny talked behind closed doors,
and received kilograms from all parts Of
the country regarding the status Of the
strike Deputy National President
Thomas was asked if he had actually re-
celved any communication Of any kind
from Small as to his possible arrival in
this city, and admitted that he had not
The others were equally innocent of
Information on the subject, but said that
the reports from all over the country
were most encouraging. Guarded state
ments were made regarding the ultimatum
Of last week, giving the brokers. who
have not signed the new scale at L o'clock
noon tomorrow, 20 do so or face a strike.
AS matters now stand the telegraphers in
the brokers' Offices may strike or they
may not.
Charge. Unfair Treatment.
The announcement was made by Head
Strategist Russell that the union is so
disguised with the unfair treatment from
the newspapers that they are going to
publish a daily paper, whose first issue
Is to be out tomorrow, under the title
Of Fair Play which is to give the facts
from the union standpoint This is to be
published from the new headquarters Of
the strikers. in the Astor House
1t was said in the offices Of the West
ern Union and Postal Telegraph com
panies that while matters were not pro-
ceeding exactly as they were before the
strike, they were making fairly good
headway. Since the strike took place
changes have also been made to facilitate
the work so that it can be handled by
fewer men. with, Of course, some delay.
Vice President Nally, of the Postal. made
the following statement:
The strike situation is fully as salts
factory to-day as il was yesterday SO far
as the reports in this city are concerned.
We have word from Dallas. Tex. that
several strikers have returned. and in
other points it is also reported strikers
have applied for their old positions.
'Of course is would be foolish 10 say
that conditions are as good as before the
strike. though We are not crippled alto
gether in our service, We certainly re-
gret that our men left us without anv
excuse as far as we can learn, and while
we know that they viii be the chief suf-
ferers eventually, we feel keenly the dis
ruption Of the organized condition by
which our business was carried on ike
a smoothly running machine.
Il want TO say plainly that the Postal
Telegraph Company proposes to avail it.
self most fully of this opportunity to try
weed out some undesirables that
We're in our employ Men who have been
retained for sentimental reason only will
be dropped permanently. We do not pro
pose TO take back any one who does not
measure up 10 our standard of what
good operators should be-"
Meet Behind Closed Doors.
The strikers had a meeting behind
closed doors at 40 this afternoon NJ
the Manhattan Lyceum, where .Tosanb
+. Ahearn, who presided, and others. told
the strikers TO be confident as victory
was Inevitable Henry De Veaux. pres-
ident OF the Actors Protective Union. and
Albert Ahrahams, Of the Pressfeeders'
Union. were given the floor as represen-
tadyes OF the Central Federated Union.
10 invite the strikers 10 take part In the
c T. Us Labor Day parade.
This was agreed 10 amid shouts Of ap-
ron4inued IN pno. . rnI,,,,,..