Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-09-02
MAKE MOVE 1O End
TELEGRAPH STRIKE
Key Men Hold Meeting and De
eide to Elect Committee to
Meet Companies
RAISE DEMAND For WAGES
Committee Of Forty five to Go te New
York september to Discuss Peace
if Chance 1. eiven-cook Makes De.
NAL to Report and companie. Stand
Firm.

Chicago, Sept. Plans to end the
telegraph strike were announced at
the regular meeting of the Telegraph h7
ers Union yesterday afternoon 4
committee of forty five delegates from
all sections of the country will meet in
New York Septemb Der 9 to be In read
mess. should the telegraph companies
or the Associated Press evince Will-
ingness to discuss terms of peace
Still confident of ultimate victory.
the operators at the meeting raised
their wage demands to 2o per cent in.
crease instead of Is per cent, and the
committeeman who will represent Chi
cago in the general conference in New
York will be instructed accordingly.
The committee Of forty five will con-
sist of fifteen operators representing
the Western Union Company, ten from
the Postal, five from the Associated
Press. and an auxiliary committee OF
fifteen Women, who will represent all
the women operators employed by both
companies.
3 Several days ago it was rumored
that the strike would end between
September 8 and September II. and the
strikers quoted superintendent Cook
Of the Western Union Company as au-
Ill.,, fI,ot rft,.fo
denied that he had said anything OF
the kind, but it was regarded by the
operators as more than q coincidence
that the New York conference should
be held between the dates mentioned.
Delegates to the conference will re-
ceive Instructions not to make any set
tlement which does not cover both tell
egraph companies and the Associated
Press. The resolution, which was
adopted at Yesterdays meeting by .
unanimous vote reads:
Resolved, That this local do now
proceed to elect an elector for the Pos
tai and one for the Western Union:
these electors to be instructed to refuse
to participate in the election Of a COM
mitteeman unless the committeeman be
anything less than an eight-hour day,
a 25 per cent increase, equal pay for
equal work regardless Of sex or previ-
Gus condition Of servitude, free type
writer's and all strikers toy return to
work without exception"
While the operators have laid their
plans for a conference with the COM
panies In an effort to end the strife,
they have no assurance that the, EN-
ployers will recognize them. The local
superintendents Of both companies as
sert that their position Is unchanged
and that no meeting will be held with
men who have left the service.
1t is intimated, however. that secret
influences have been at work In New
York which may change the original
plans Of the companies and that while
they may. refuse to recognize a COM
mittee they will listen to some repre-
sentative Of the operators, probably
Commissioner Of Labor Neill. 1t is ex-
pected that the meditation committee
of the American Federation of Labor,
consisting Of Samuel Gompers, John
Mitchell and D. j. Keefe, will "acci-
dentally" meet in New York about
Sept. 9, as they did in Chicago few
days after the strike went into effect.
Mitchell and Keefe are reported to be
in New York now, and 1t Is believed
that thru. the influence Of the National
Civic Federation they are endeavoring
to pave the way for a settlement.
Four members OF the local union who
refused to join in the strike we're
yesterday expelled from the organiza
fion. Secretary Russell said that :ari
appeal for funds has been issued to
10000 local unions thruout the country
and the strikers believe that an aver
age OF $40 will be received from each
union. which would make a fund OF
$500. 1000. The striking operators will
celebrate Labor day with q, mass meet
ing in Brands Hail this afternoon.
New York. Sept. 2.-The strike OF
the telegraph operators will come to
an end by the middle of this week
according to prophesies made by strike
leaders and company managers.
The opposing leaders are by no
means agreed upon the conditions
which will bAng about the settlement
On that point they appear to be as
widely apart as at any time since the
strike began.
Daniel L. Russell, Of the telegraph
ers' union said he is confident that
next Wednesday will see complete
capitulation of the companies.
Superintendent Brooks of the West
ern Union said he believed that the
empty pockets of the strikers will
lead to solution Of the trouble.
LOSES MONEY FOR BRIDAL TOUR
Husband Puts $500 in His Hat and
Then is Unable to Find II.