The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-08-20
SITUATION IN NEW YORK.
Officers Of Companies Say Strike Or
der did not Hurt Them.

der issued from Chicago at l O'Clock
this morning by President Sam Small,
Of the Commercial Telegraphers' I'm
ion, had no effect on the situation
either in this city or elsewhere. All
the telegraphers who were in SYM
pathy with the strike movement had
already gone out, they. said, without
orders from Small, and the latest
mandate from the head Of the union
was, because Of that fact, practically
imperative.
The union leaders in Chicago main
tain that at least 5000 men will be
added to the fold Of the strikers by
the new order. The only operators in
New York likely to be affected by the
latest strike order are those tele-
graphers employed by wire houses in
Wall street that have not yet signed
the recent schedule with Local No.
16. Though most Of the brokers IN
the financial district are reported to
have agreed to the increased wage
scale, there are some of the houses,
notably that Of J. S. Baehe & Co., 42
Broadway, that have refused to agree
to the demands Of their telegraphers,
but no reports of. walkouts from these
houses were. made today.
Although union men declared that
they expected many Of the wire chiefs
employed by the Postal and Western
Union companies to be Influenced by
the last general order officials OF
those companies denied today that
there had been any break in the ranks
of the operators that remained loyal
in the walkout of Monday last.
A report reached the unions head
quarters at sc Pine. street this after
noon to the effect that the officers Of
the American Telephone and Tele-
graph company had signed a new
wage-scale and immunity agreement
with the Telegraphers' union, which
should be binding on all the COM
pany's officers throughout the coun-
try. This report was promptly, de-
MED by C. II. Wilson, general super
intendent Of the Telepone Company.
.tNo demands have been made on our
company in behalf Of the. telegraphers
we have in our employ" said Mr..
Wilson, "and We do not expect any.
We have heard no intimation Of
grievances among our telegraphers. Z"
Mr.. Wilson explained that the
American Telephone and, Telegraph
company did not employ more than
from 800 to 400 telegraphers through
out the country. There are about 30
in their New York Offices.
'The telephone does not send gen.
eral telegraph messages, said the su-
perintendent, 'fit merely works leas-
ed wires in conjunction with its tele-
phone service" "
Daniel L. Russell, chairman of the
strategy board Of the telegraphers'
local, called again at the attorney
generals office today and had a con-
ference with Deputy Attorney Gen.
eral Chas. r. Dolson. The deputy
told Russell that in order to have the
alleged incompetency Of the telegraph
companies to deliver messages by
wire in timely season brought legally
before the attention Of the attorney
general, it would be necessary to draw
up formal charges and append thereto
whatever proof the union officials
might have in support Of their claims.
The strategist Of the union said at
ter his conference that the union had
secured proof that the telegraph com
panies we're receiving full rates tor
messages which were sent out Of town
" mail or in cases of urgency, by
long distance telephone.
He believed that Attorney General
JacS<on would see in this an lnfrae-
ton OF We charter rules under which
the telegraph companies operate.
Today was pay day at the Offices Of
the telegraph companies. According
to the custom of the companies OF
Withholding a weeks pay on the run
ming account Of each operator, the
strikers drew today weeks pay
plus the wages for the unfinished
week interrupted by the strike. Off,
GERS Of the union said today that
in many instances the pay vouchers
were mailed to the homes Of the strik-
ers with the word "final" stamped
across the front.
John + Whalen. an assistant mana