The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-08-21
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CAUSE TROUBLE
Fears Are Entertained Of an Attack
Upon the ". U. Office at
Prescott.
GOV. ASKED FOR PROTECTION
Western Union Refuses Service to
One Person to Exclusion of
Public.

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 1S.-Serious
trouble Is threatened by the strike
of the Wetsern Union operators at
Prescott, A. T. Because of the fail
ure of the telegraph company to
transmit Associated Press reports,
physical violence has been threat
ened on the company's property and
superintendent +. Fl. Lamb of this
division has appealed to Governor
Kibbey of Arizona to protect their in
tereStS at Prescott. The governor
has replied that he has been assured
that there will be no violence used
in the strike. The Western Union
Office at Prescott is closed, two of the
operators having struck in response
to the order of President Small. and
a third, who Is manager of the office.
being i'll and unable to attend to his
duties.
The Journal-Miner, an Associated
Press paper at Prescott. following the
closing of the local telegraph Office
wired the correspondent of the Asso-
ciated Press at Los Angeles: Have
secured operator to take press stuff
exclusively. Wire us Immediately II
you can furnish service. Arrange
with Lamb" The correspondent re-
piled that the news would be fur
nished If the Western Union could
transmit it. Superintendent Lamb
wired the Journal-Miner at fonows:
Associated Press has shown me
your message; we cannot perml. the
arrangement you suggest" 1t was
Superintendent Lambs contention
that he could not agree to serve one
person to the exclusion of the public
in general.
To Mr.. Lambs message the Jour
nal-Miner then repned:
Your reply declining to send press
matter has been bulletined. This is
strong union camp, and union la
Dor men threaten to wreck your Of
flee unless you supply Associated
Press service, as they are greatly in
terested in the strike. Would advise
you to do it and save trouble for both
of us. Have loop to our Office and
we have our own operator
Immediately upon receipt of this
message Superintendent Lamb wired
Governor Kibbey at Phoenix, asking
protection of the company's property.
The message to the governor was as
follows:
81 respectfully state that we pro-
pose to reopen our office at Prescott
when we are ready to do so, and in
the meantime the Western Union
Telegraph company is entitled to the
full protection of the law to its prop
erty, the persons of it's employees and
in the lawful and peaceable pursuit
of it's business. The reply of the
Journal Miner was either sent to in
timidate me into complying with its
request or there is danger of serious
damage to the company's property.
On account of the impossibility OF
communicating with the sheriff of
Yavapai county by telegraph, and
with the belief that the danger to the
company's property is imminent, re-
spectfully call upon you, as the chief
executive of the territory OF Arizona,
to exercise your authority TO protec,
the Western Union"
Governor Kibbeys answer re-
ceived today: Il have communicated
with Prescott and have been assured
that you need apprehend no violence
to your office there. | will be kept
advised"
The Western Union now has no
communication whatever with Pres
colt. Because of the interference of
railroad operators along the line of
the Santa Fe, Prescott & Phoenix
railroad, no messages of any sort can
be transmitted.
Three railroad operators have been
discharged in this section for inter-
ference with Western Union bust
ness. The railroad company on
whose line the interference and these
discharges occurred declines to allow
anv narticulars to he printed concern
ing it.