The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-08-24
TO Be LONG Fight
TELEGRAPHERS APPEAL IN r.,
GRAFTON OF LABOR.
Men Have Won, Says Preside.
Small. But 1t Will Be Nec..
sary to Hold Out For son.
Time = President Clowrv /.
Quoted By Strikers.

Onlcaeo, aug. l9.-Peace in ~.
telergaphers' strike seems fartho, 'u s
than at any time since the tronbla oa
gan. Leaders on both sides said ID !, w.
night that not single move had ID last
made toward mediation SO far o. 's ~
Western Union and Postal comno. .ue
are concerned. "n'es
The meeting of the board Of d;ro,.
ors of the Associated Press in Ns
York today is expected to show tho Vow Nv
titude of it's official towards the s+,;p a''
The strikers do not know whether a..
officials of the Associated Press s n'
willing to attempt a settlement or s a,s
to hold the meeting to outline n1a a.e
for fighting them. D'
The strikers seem united, bowovo,
on the proposition that neither ~,
Western Union nor the Postal Mill T
make any overtures for peace for soma
time to come. The companies ofs
cials say there can only be one end r.
the strike-unconditiona surrender NJ
the union men.
eve have alreadywon the strike y
said international President Small in
an address to the Chicago Federation
of Labor, "but it will be necessary n
fight sixty or ninety days longer"
Ask Voluntary Contribution.
President Small asked for VOLUNTARY
contributions.
Everything is running smoothly
said he, land the outlook is so bright
that we hardly know we are in FIGHT
We have come to ask you to aid us
by voluntary contributions. We will
begin campaign of education in ev.
cry city of the country.
"The American Federation of Labor
viii send speakers to the meetings Of
all unions for the purpose of &C.
quainting members with the true facts
as to why we struck.
''No other working men and women
have suffered as greatly as the opera.
tors, but we expect to raise So, 600 COO
within the next sixty days."
President Small then said that at
the next convention of the American
Federation of Labor a proposition
would be presented providing for the
raising of defense fund Of $4,000.
900 to be used in carrying on strikes.
Secretary Wesley Russell told the
federation that in week or ten days
the strike would be ended, as 81 per
cent Of the commercial operators Of
the entire country and Canada are
out. The Federation pledged fnan
cial aid.
Strikers Quote Clowry
While the strike officials were san.
guine of the outcome of the strike a
few of the strikers talked of a CONVEX
sation between President Clowry and
Commissioner of Labor Neill shortly
after the strike was called.
"We had peace for twenty years,
President Clowry was reported to nave
said. Eve could hire and discharge
whoever we saw fit. We ran our busl'
ness to suit ourselves. Then the union
came along. A demand was made for
more wages and change in condl,
tions. We gave an increase in wages
and changed conditions. That CID
not seem to suit some of the employees
and they brought about stampede
strike. It may cost us from s., 600, WV
to s., 600, 600 to fight the strike, ou'
after it is ended we will have another
twenty years of peace. We could no'
afford again to temporize with tne
union"
This was pointed out as showing tls
determination Of the company ofhclas
to fight until the strikers are tired ou,
and then when the strike is declarsu
off they will take back only such opef'
ators as they see fit.