Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-06-24
STRIKERS PROFESS
TOSEE VICTORY
IS SIGHT
TELEGRAPH LINES ON
COAST BADLY BLOCKED
Union President Declares In
tentioo of EnIisti1g Aid Of
Commerce Commission in
Fight on Bic Companies,

NY Morning journal Special LEASED WireI
SAN Francisco. June 22.- Eeerythlng was
quiet n tho tclcEraphers strike todu, sem
D. small president of tile Commercial
rcleEruphers union said
"'rhc real dght VIA begJn Monday when
the early week rush af business is ON rha
out of town managers and ehiof operators
who can Dee induced to take the places OF
the strikers VIII bnve arrived In the oitA by
Monday or Tuesday but should they go te
work, tho companies with the additional
force, will be ln a worse predlcamont than
they were Friday aud saturday. DAYS on
which the telegraph business is light
"Our reports from various points show
that the tit-up Is complete. los Angeles
was nttecn hundred messages behind at
midnight saturday from Portland comes the
report that there s a blockade of business
ON the northern route.
''B, Wednesday OF this week the conges
ton af telegraph business between the Pa
ciao and Atlantic coasts win be as bad
as during the earthquake and 0rc periods.
Already reports are coming to us that telc-
grams are being mailed Ina bundles to eastern
points.
oupon receipt at Denver ana Los Angeles
or Portland he messages are put on tho
wires IT. There Is room for them lf not they
are repeated to the next repeating point
nearest tthctr destination.
I'VE estimate that every one can take
care OF himself financially uutA July ]. AZ
ter that We VIII pay weekly strike henchts-
Before leaving the east | arranged with Gen
eral Secretary Treasurer Russell "a send me
a certified check for 81 900 each week. The
local treasury ia strong therefore, our boys
and girls are not Worrying about the nnan-
rlal end of th- trouble.
1--WE have the best of the bargain so far.
There were two dcscrtuns from the western
Union today at West Oakland and others
win follow.
'trhe trleEraphers Of this country have u
within their power to either hfing the tele-
graph companies to terms or force govern
mental ownership uf the telegrnphH None
are so familiar with the inside WORKINGS OF
the telegraph system Of this country as the
operators and nome So iayul 10 IN" iutefrstH
of their employers For many years We have
horne with patience the many abuses exist
inr ia the scrrice. Things have changed
since the Commercial photographers union
became a power in the trades union move
ment We have tried 60 secure Justice hrsH
through conferences with employers ana
omnlnycs and If that failg we viii then
start a movement IA favor OF government
ownership OF the tclegraphs nnd at the
same time have bills introduced IA congress
and state legislatures having Ia view the
Improvement Of the telegraph service two
Of the most important measures we expect
to father and work 60 have passed are;
Giving the interstate commerce eomnls-
sion the power to- regulate telegraph rates
ana another requiring that both the hlihs
and receiving time be shown on an iele-
grams.
'At present the receiver of telegram hns
mo- way Of knowing how many hours tele'
gram has been en- route
e. W Storrow. general superintendent OF
the Postal Telegraph company said
'"rhc Postal Telegraph company has made
no effort yet tu employ nun-union teltgrh-
pliers ana its officials believe that the
strike OF the union operators viii cure IT.
self Strikes OF telcgrapherE generally do.
Things viii probably remain chaotic for
few days to come. The telegraphers will be
GIN to drift IN from different outside points
and no trouble VIII be experienced in hlling
the places vacated II will not take the
union operators very long to realize the
mistake they have made by striking and
come back to work
1--WE have already received a number of
applications for positions but far have
not accepted any of them The coming Of
other operators here / regard almost az Ger
tain as a fixed natural law ana those de-
Elections that are bound Co occur iu the
ranks Of tho strikers will ultimately end
the trouble and bring about normal condi-
tious again. ] regard the strike as most
uniustlnable ana in-adylsed
A. II May district superintendent ot
the Western Union. said
eve have about uue-third Of our entire
force OF operators at work And are able
to handle the business we are receiving
with comparative expedition. or course, all
business is accepted. as announced the hrst
day Of the strike. subject Go iudrtinitc delay
but thus Gar we have becu able to piece
things out remarkably welt The Western
Htt4. fUfrHH treat Win