The Washington times., 1907-08-17
Last Call
Issued to
Operators

The last call for the union operators
who have remained at their keys here
pending the issuance Of the general
strike order by President Small: will be
issued this after1On when local union,
No. p. meets for the purpose OF taking
an inventory of those who are loyal to
the unions and those who can now be
designated ''scabs."
This meeting was called for last even
ing. but Secretary Beattie, finding It
impossible to get all the members to-
gether within such a short time. post
poned 1t until today. A full board Will
meet at strike headquarters in the Co
lumbia Hotel. In addition 10 receiving
the reports OF pickets as to the mem
bers out on strike and those still at
work. the committee will also consider
financial arrangements for the strikers
and Will, according TO present plans.
present the striking telegraphers with
strike cards in order that they may
share In the disbursements from the
national union fund
The local strike situation VIII be
thoroughly discussed, the lines strength
ened, and plans laid for a fight to the
end. arrangements also being perfected
for a rouslng meeting Of all union teleg-
raphers at Typographical Temple tomor-
row afternoon at 3 o'clock
According to surface indications, the
local situation remained the same this
morning and the deadlock between the
strikers and the companies seem as in
terminable as ever, each side expressing
satisfaction with the state of affairs.
The strikers say that not a man has de-
A.
pickets indicate that the force at work
in the two telegraph offices remains the
same.
The men were made Jubilant at strike
headquarters by the receipt Of President
SmalIs formal call TO arms and en-
deavors were at once made to cOmmuni-
cate this general order to all union men
employed at both offices. Those who
nave not obeyed the strike order from
the national board by this afternoon
Will no doubt. be placed upon the black
list and their names forwarded TO ma
uonal headquarters, according to the
Russell.
A Times reporter ascertained this
morning that beyond a DELAY in the
weather map and the absence Of reDorts
from some of the smaller cities. the
sulke had not as yet seriously inCOn-
NeH-eHCeu the weather department Off
clalS. We are short this morning about
nftcen kilograms" said Chief Henry. OF
the forecast division. This Is the host
doy we have had. as some days we have
Deen short twenty or more messages
Ihe messages seem TO come in with hut
little delay. The last message received
today was from Shreveport. La. which
arrived at iOl0 o'clock or two hours and
ten minutes after being fled. The miss
ing reports are from smaller cities in
the South and West principally. where
the companies may be tied up. Alto
gether we receive upon an average of
about $50 messages each day and with
this comparatively small per cent miss
Ing, are enabled TO issue a fairly COM
prehenSible weather map although.
sometimes a half hour to an hour or
more late"
The strikers explain this record by
saying that all offices have been In
structed 10 favor Government business
nrst, and press matter second, IN order
TO deceive the public as to the rear
state of affairs. They persist In the
claim that hundreds OF messages arc
being mailed from Washington to points
all over the country. numbers az strike
headquarters alleging that they have
seen the letter-tolegram being mailed
by company messengers.