The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-08-23
ORDER COMING
OUT OF CHAOS
y &. Lsa!' e.
Telegraph Companies Getting Busi-
ness Into Normal Condition.
STRIKERS. ARE. DEFIANT
SaT
President Small issues General walk-out
order-Question' of Arbitration
Being Considered, az. !

a New Y6Tk ,Sqeaa4saSk 'Egtssest
in the telegrdR9eEs sthke ,center9d
Friday in the proBaD1eSefects OF the
general strike order, issued BY Presiz
dent Small Of the national union.
Throughout the east there were few
if any, responses which is explained on
the ground that all operators who
would strike had already quit work,
and the strike order wAs given import
ance only as official sanction of the
action already taken,
Both the Western Unfop4 and Postal
'compahfes, claim not to have been in
.jiSfed by eptY.SnalFs$ call, and
TO BE ihbroWRg, their. service.
: @1h6 A5gQcfsteA Press vas not ar
I.Nfeoted adversely sou, the Contrary,
l'seperal tie1b m,1o. left e-eas9ern SER
,vico r9ssitated ITO NstGtfd1i4ng th5'day.
] Despite the .3gd4isfaJstrike order, isl
sued By President sakhl, .:.hash the tel;
IIegraph conn anies, bssaetdal lest $were
able to handle BUSINESS with greater
promptness than at any time since the
Inauguration Of the strike Many of
the small towns thar h=ve been almost
entirely cut Off were heard from Fri
day night.
officials Of both companies declare
that instead of desertlohs in response
to the strike order the reverse. is the
true STATE Of affairs. On the other
hand; union officials claim thsre was
an Enthusiastic response to the strike
border NJ
At 4 cQqferenca i5ld. in chfa55go Fri,
7 day :nigRf betwedi' President S. j.
Small Of the Teie&rabners' Union Of
/ America Secretary Russell, President
Samuel Gompers Of the American Fed
Grafton OF Labor, and several other
leaders it was decided definitely that
there should be no strike of The. $4,000
railroad telegfaphers Of the United
States. These operators will be called
upon shortly to contribute strike
fund Of 100000. Two Of their general
officers attended the meeting.
The extension Of communication to
the more remote and smaller towns
was proceeding rapidly and business
was being move. promptly. The Asso-
ciated Press resumed local services to
a ,humbasy .2ftEniaor, G9iatSIanG' ass
maiiI. circuits were VEsgg.as4slsual'-.
|. 6aft1q stsst4 !t.abT Gc8atmygea5bner
Neil left Ch}eaao for WaShfVgt6R JUST
|. before taking tis train he said that
the telegraphers' strike could not be
settled in Chicago and that the only
place where am adjustment could be
reached was IN New York. ~'I'''
The officials Of the photographers
union later in the day changed front ON
the proposition to arbitrate and an
nounced that they would accept the Of
fcers of the general board of arbitra-
tors Of the American Federation of
Labor in settling the differences. This
board consists of JohnsMitchen of the
Mine Workers, Danisl'J J. Keefe of the
Longshoreme4 and Samuel Gompers-
It was Mr.. .Gamp6fss who made the
abcYe ,annouRssRent.t ..'aSgi, x
The strike oyder'lssS1'by 4rfesIderh
small was as, folloTssI -
"To All COMMERCIAL photographers:
All teleggaphers employed by the
cDmme rcial telegraph companies and
Associated. Press and private and
leased wires snot working under
union agreement are hereby called
upon to quit work Immediately.
"By authority Of president and gen
eral executive board Of the Commercial
photographers Union OF America.
IS. ]. SMALL, President"