New-York tribune., 1907-10-16
TELEGRAPHERS HOPE ON
No7o Work,ing for a Sympathetic
Strike by the o. X. L.

The leaders of the striking teegraphers. es-
necialIy in Now York it was learned yesterday
are looking forward to the special convention OF
delegates from each local in Milwaukee on Octo-
her % as the best opportunity 10 bring pressure
on the order of Railroad Telegraphers TO order
q sympathetic strike in support of the CONNER
ciaI Telegram pliers They seemed to believe 'hat
if this could be brought about 1t would orlhS t'ie
telegraph companies to terms. Daniel l. RUS
sell issued statement last night in which ne
said:
i qII iio1Irns IL win have taken steps that will
e Tjke of the railroad telegraphers inevita
3rasti action we believe is justified By existing
conditions.
He said he believed the time had come when
arbitration would be acceptable to the strlNeiS
if an agreement could be reached by Wihch ti'eS
could select one of the arbitrators. the COM
nanies another and the two thus seiecIeu 'o
elect a third Personally he said. he believed
that lanes Gordon Bennett would be acceptable
m hath sides. and he believed. could be induced
to serve.
It Is expected that President GOmpers OF the
American Federation Of Labor will attend the
Milwaukee convention and that invitations VIII
be sent to the presidents of national unions IN
other trades The Order of Railroad TeleS-
raphers is expected to send some of its ofhcers
as a matter of courtesy, and in the convention
which was called primarily to devise ways ana
means of keeping up the strike and to appoint
n successor to President Small, IL is intended to
bring up the subject Of sympathetic action Dy
the railroad teIegraphers and make a strong
argument in it's favor.
The officials of the Western Union and Postal
companies said yesterday that while there was
no decided break in the strike few men were
returning now and then.
President Small left the city for Chicago on
Monday night without communicating with the
local leaders. They seemed, however. 10 have
lost all interest I'm his movements.
Local No. 16 which will send three delegates
to the Milwaukee convention held a meeting
Yesterday afternoon at Clinton Hall, at which
nominations were received. The last day Tor
nominations is to-day, when there will be an
other meeting Of the union and the three dele
gates will be elected on Sunday.
Among the nominees are Daniel L. Russell
chairman of the board Of strategy. and Percy
Thomas who was informed yesterday that he
was appointed in charge of the Eastern locals
temporarily, in place of J. NJ. Sullivan. the New
York member Of the national committee who is
now in Chicago. 1t Is looked OF as a foregone
conclusion that they will be elected
Miss Helen Marot, secretary of the Women's
Trades Union League, suggested that the union
act in conjunction with the league IN asking
w. J. Bryan to deliver a lecture in this city for
which admission fee is to be charged IN aid
of the strikers
Daniel L. Russell attacked the plan Of Presi-
dent Clarence H. Mackay Of the Postal Tele-
graph Company to form a benevolent organiza-
ton Of the employees of the Postal He said
that such movements were not dictated from
benevolent motives. but to prevent the employees
from forming labor union to better their con-
dltiOns.