Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-08-11
Operators in Thirty-nine Cities
Desert Keys Companies
Make No PretenSe of Hand
ling Business,
BOTH SIDES DECLARE
FOR FINISH FIGHT
Thousands of Men Idle as Re-
suit of Trouble Leased Wire
System to Be Tied Up Next
is Gloomy Prediction,

IBy Morning journal Special Leased Wire
Chicago, Aug. 10.-Encouraged by
their success in hampering both com
mercial telegraph companies in Chi
cago. the striking operators are now
planning to carry the warfare to all
parts of the United States and Canada
Instructions were today telegraphed
by National Secretary Russell to the
men in New York and other cities
where they are still at work to save
their money and await orders"
Another telegram was sent to Pres
ident Small, of the telegraphers'
union, in San Francisco, urging him
10 take the first train to Chicago, as
1t is the announced intention of the
men to engineer the fight from Chi
cago
rho telegraph companies are pre-
pairing to meet the issue and declare
they will fight to a finish
They declare they have been tenn
porizing with the union for months,
and that they win hold no further ne
gotiatlons with IT, Cots have been in
stalled in the buildings of both conf
dation of strike breakers, and other
preparations for bitter struggle arc
being perfected,
Approximately 1000 telegraph op-
orators are on strike In thirty-nine
cities throughout the country. and the
list is being added to every few min
utes.
The points already affected and the
total of strikers are:
Houston. so; Kansas city. $780, Tope-
ka. so: Oklahoma city. TO- Pueblo, s;
New Orleans, 100; Nashville. 75. Co
lumbus. o., 10: Memphis, SO; Dallas.
1906. Meridian. l0 Jackson, Miss. l5;
Minneapolis. so; Milwaukee, 30: -.
Louis. 220; Helena. Mont, 40; sat
Lake, 80; Colorado Springs. 10; Den
yer. IS, Fort Worth, 40; El Paso. 80;
St Paul. 100; Los Angeles, 90; Fargo.
10; Omaha, 60 Sioux City 25. Knox
Vile. Is.
Postal-Chicago 500; Kansas city,
20; Topeka, SO, Oklahoma city, 10,
New orleans, 60; Dallas, 40; Memphis.
90. Jackson. Tenn. & Augusta. 20,
St Louis. so; Milwaukee. Is; Bir-
mingham. So; Omaha, 25
We are filling positions as rapidly
as possible" said T. p. Cook, general
superintendent OF the Western Union.
tonight We will not deal with a;,y
representatives. of the strikers, as tb
company only treats with its own e''.-
ployes. When the men quit Wlr<
they ceased to he employees of TIE
Western Union, and our relations vi h
them are at an end. There will 20
no union recognition in this coatrJ-
versy"
'Will you meet President Gompcrs
of the American Federation Of Labor
should be come to Chicago and offer
his serviccs2" Mr. Cook was asked
We will not was the emphatic
answer.
Mr. Gompers is expected here Nom
day morning.
National Secretary Russell. Of the
telegra piers union, said:
we are highly pleased with he
and no matter what sort OF
claims the telegraph officials may
make, the fact remains that dhey are
not doing any business. They have a
few chiefs and inexperienced teleE
raphers at work, but instead of The
being able to handle thc
public's business. they are merely try-
ing to mislead the public. We know
that for an actual fact that in Chi
rago there are not fifty operators
working tonight where under normal
conditions the number amounts 60
and We must have recognition. or our |
union might as well go out OF bust /
ness"
All DAY q committee was preparing |
demands which will be submitted 10 !
.he telegraph companies Monday 5 I
preliminary to ordering general /
strike The demands. in subsistence. /
provide for equal pay for equal work 4
and an eight-hour day. the abolition 1
" the sliding scale. companies 70 fur 4
lish typewriters and 10 cease discrim- /
mating against union men. II the /
'ompanies refuse these demands the 4
men in New York and all other cities,
Q IS declared tonight, will be ordered
n refuse TO work with non-union 4
men. This indicates that II will be
'nly a matter Of hours before the
strike viii be general in the United
states and Canada
The strikers, 10 was said tonight, 4
are planning to cripple the long-dis-
lance telephone service. There are
thirty telegraph operators employed IN
his branch Of the service In Chicago.
hese men are expert wire men ana
ire used in making up circuits The
frikers declare they all belong 60 the
inion. These men have been told To
loiice II the telegraph companies are
ending messages by long distance
eiephone which would ordinarily be
ent a. teIegrsms. and u 50 not allow
.uch messages 10 be sent
The local executive committee of
De union viii meet tomorrow 90 con-
ider the advisability Of ordering the
.se men employed on leased wires In
,hicagO TO quit work II such a plan
: put into execution and the men re-
pond. which IA likely they would 90