Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-08-17
STRIKE INVOLVES RAILROAD
Burlington Said to Have Discharged
a Striker.
AT WESTERN UNIONS REQUEST
Order of Railway TeleEraphers VIII
Investigate and May Demand the
Reinstatement of william
r. Archibald.

Some friction may be caused between the
Order Of Railway Telegraphers and the
Burlington railroad by the case Of william
P. Archibald. a striking Western Union
operator. According to the rumor ahoat
in strike circles, Archibald was discharged
from a position which he has taken IN the
railroads employ because Of the complaint
registered by the Western Union.
The strikers say the Order OF Railway
Telegraphers will investigate the matter
and II justified win demand that the rail-
road reinstate Mr.. Archibald. President
Graul OF the. local union stated that the
strike officials had come to no definite con-
clusion in regard 70 the matter and would
not commit themselves as believing that
the Western Union had acted as reported
Brokers' wires working.
Awaiting instructions from President
Small, the committee OF the local tele-
graphers' union will not present its de-
niands concerning the wage scale of
brokers' operators until some time today.
Mr. Small has sent no instructions, and
the local authorities do not care to pre-
sent their contract for ratification by the
brokers until they have his opinion These
contracts will provide for a wage scale
ranging from s25 to s35 a week, according
to the number Of messages carried by the
wires, and will average about $50. II
these demands are not complied with the
officials of the union declare that all
brokers' operators will be called out
At the Offices OF the telegraph companies
the atmosphere is cheerful Manager Will
liams of the Postal stated Friday evening
that business had taken a turn for the bet
ter and the six operators that he has at
r-1r har-A Ill
difficulty is expected, however, in keeping
the wires clear. Messenger boys seem to
be plentiful, in spite of the fact that the
strikers hae not been settled with at
that Office
Manager Barnhart of the Western Union
ONCE reports forty-two men on the payroll
now and. according to the statement from
his office they are all first class operators.
1T is pleasure to work with such =
force" said Mr.. Barnhart IAN Of the
chiefs except one are still with me, and only
two OF my first class SIS men left. There
are some second rate telegraphers about
town who have believed that because we
were short anyone could draw first class
pay. l fired two men OF that class yester-
day. They were incompetent and we are
by no means so short that we have to
use such operators
Bureau of Employment.
One more recruit was added to the ranks
Of the strikers Friday when A. L. Kelsey.
Postal operator In Council Bluffs, Joined
them. -ts.5. ..... 10 Cap49a
committee of three will be appointed.
probably today, to establish a bureau Of
employment for the strikers. Its efforts
will not be confined to scouting positions as
telegraphers, but all sorts of work will be
found for the men 10 tide them over the
period OF strife. Contributions to the strike
fund are coming in at headquarters daily.
More than 1.5O0 tickets have been sold to
the ball game for this afternoon and a
record breaking crowd is expected. A COM
mittee to arrange other entertainments will
soon be appointed and will probably be
composed largely OF young women. Among
the things planned is picnic at Manawa
next week.