The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-06-23
Chief Operators and Few
Other Employees Are
Doing the Work.
photographers Being Sent to
San Francisco for the
Strikers Places.
DEPUTY VICE PRESIDENT OUT
IN DENIAL HE OR ANYBODY
ELSE STATED THAT SMALL
WOULD BE DISCIPLINED BE-
CAUSE OF STRIKE ORDER
THE EFFECT ON THE COUNTRY
AS SHOWN BY CHICAGO.
Bv AssocIated Press.

BY ASScctaTeo PRESS.
San Francisco, Cal, June 22-The
situation here in connection with the
strike of telegraphers is quiet. About
200 men are out, on a conservative
estimate, and the service is now
maintained in the offices of both COM
panies by officials, including chief
operators and wire chiefs. together
with one or two men and women who
have remained loyal.
General Superintendent Frank
Jaynes of the Western Union, is ac
Circulated with the statement that the
company hoped to be running fairly
well in another week. when outside
operators were expected to arrive to
I'LL the places OF the strikers.
As to whether the strike shall be
ordered to extend TO other cities re-
mains to be determined. The Postal
and Western Union officials insist
that they will hold no conferences
. with the officials of the union. If
they remain obdurate, the telegraph
ers in other cities may be called out,
thus tying all the commercial tele-
graph business in the west
Cabinet Officers.
The three cabinet officers who are
coming TO San Francisco are not, it
Is said. expected to settle the present
strikes. according TO the Cancellation
l committee That body announced
yesterday that the presence of the
reeSsecre taz tess utoszldE-net he used;
as a means or bringing about Indus
tffaI peace, but simply for the purpose
OF education and obtaining their views
on the general relations between
capital and labor. 1t is hoped that
the local strikes viii be settled before
the peace conference takes place.
importing Men.
Ogden Utah. June 22.-TwO car
loads of telegraph operators from
Baltimore and Philadelphia. in charge
of six Pinkerton detectives, passed
through Ogden today on their way to
San Francisco They are to take the
places of the striking operators at
San Francisco. Members of the party
said the strike in San Francisco had
been anticipated.
Question Of Discipline.
New York, aJune 22-Deputy Pres
ident S. J. hoenenkamp, of the Tele-
graphers' Union, denied today that
the Interview in which he was report
ed as saying that President Small
would be disciplined because the San
Francisco strike was called after the
Photographers Union had reached an
agreement with the telegraph COM
panies through the efforts of labor
Commissioner Neill. Mr.. Koenen-
kamp made a statement that until
there is a meeting of the executive
board 10 discuss the situation, no one
has authority to say what position
the board will take. The strike at San
Francisco had been legally authorized
by the board last Friday before the
company showed a disposition TO ac-
cede to ANYTHING
Effect on Chicago.
Chicago, ILL.,, June 22-President
Sager of the Chicago Board of Trade
and Secretary Wren, of the Chicago
Stock Exchange, declared last night
that the San Francisco telegraphers
strike will have little effect upon the
board of trade or stock exchange
business in Chicago. Fruit dealers
asserted that the strike is likely 10
have serious effect upon their bust
ness. Shipments of perishable fruit,
It is declared, will be seriously ham,
pered as a result of Geographic com
munication with San Francisco and
Oakland being disturbed.
AT the Western Union and Postal
offices in Chicago last night, all mes
sages for both strike points were &C
eepted subject to delay.