The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-09-20
Telegraphers Still Hold
The Companies Level

and vainly searched for something
definite from that election Only a
vague reference was made to it-just
such reference as night be grape
vined' by any good telegraph editor.
1t the Western Union and Postal had
been able to make even showing of
covering that Oklahoma election they
would have exerted every possible
scheme to do it. But they knew it
was useless to try. So they devoted
their efforts to getting their few
''scab' press operators to send out
the grapevine, written in Chicago,
and followed it up with the old
chestnut, ''the strike is broken The
strike is not broken. The Western
Union and Postal are still tied up
Western Union stock has dropped
from LA to 95. The kilograms you
file and pay 40 cents to have delivered
| quickly, are mailed under a 2-cent
stamp to the point of address, and
there copied on a telegraph blank and
delivered by messenger You can get
as speedy a service by mail
NAIL YOUR OWN TELEGRAMS!
The Wageworker owes its humblest
apologies to O. R. Carson Through
a similarity in the sound The Wage
worker was deceived into CHASING Mr.
Carson as a "scab.' The truth is tina:
he is one of the strikers, and he is
sticking Not only has he refused
to return to work for the Western
Union, but it is not likely that he
will ever again work for that slave
driving outfit The ''scab" il, G. E..
Thorson, who is still working for the
Western Union
The local telegraphers on strike
are feeling confident. Four OF the
Isix have found good jobs on union"
wires, and the other two are still
holding out. The Central Labor
Union, the Bricklayefs, the Plumbers
ard the Electrical Workers have
ance, and there is more to follow.
The money is being used to send the
boys on to better jobs and hold the
others here to watch the corners
Last Saturday night the United
Press had to rig up new circuit.
This is the service taken by the Sun
day Star, and Secretary Taylor is the
operator. Somewhere along the long
circuit the messages went over a
wire presided over by members Of the
Order of Railway Telegraphers. Al
ter the service had been running for
about an hour some operator along
the line, growing suspicious, opened
his key and flashed the signal, "Sign!"
Getting no immediate response he left
his key open and proceeded with his
routine work And for an hour the
wire was dead" Finally he closed
his key and again signalled, Sign"
This time one of the C. T. u. boys
sent the password" and Immediately
the o. R. T. boy Indignantly queried:
"Why in hell didn't you say SO at
first?' And then the press wire got
busy again and there was no more
trouble. But, of course, the strike
has been broken again, and the o.
r T. boys are not doing a thing to
help their brothers of the c. T. U.
The report sent out from Cleveland
or at least dated Cleveland-and
appearing in the Associated Press
dispatches few days ago, announcing
the return Of lot Of strikers In that
city, was barefaced lie. The ranks
o. the strikers in Cleveland are still
intact Instead of weakening. the
strikers have lifted" several opera
tors imported by the company. The
Western Union is devoting its every
energy to keep the Associated Press
wires going, and even at this it is
not meeting with success.
Will Duff, formerly Associated
Press operator at the Journal Office,
but now of Kansas City, "scabbed"
OH the Commercial Telegraphers'
Union in Kawville. He sought to ex-
crse himself by saying that the de-
mands were exorbitant and two or
q three of the strikers were '1ushers."
If ever man owed loyalty to his fell
low craftsmen it was Duff, for they
have given him the best of 1t for
years. Those who are aware Of his
infirmity will understand how the
boys could help him along.