New-York tribune., 1907-08-19
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there great absence of enthusiasm among
them. None Of the leaders would say he had re-
ceved "A telegraph dispatch from National Pres-
Small that he coming here or any kind OF
a message. Alleged dispatches were shown from
various points the effect that gains were being
made but the national president did not figure in
any Of them
Even Perez Thomas the national vice president,
who was supposed TO he to Small in command
and to have been authorized order strikes right
and left east of Chicago throughout the United
States ana Canada. said he did not know Wher
Small was coming mere or whether he would come
at ali.
There .yae still a sort Of mstiness about the
long promised strike the brokers offices for the
new schedule The last statement made by Dan
eI L. Russell chairman Of the board of strategy
given out yesterday afternoon, was that the bro
1ers' operators would strike to-day
The proposed agitation meeting of messenger
bows in Tanlmany Hall enrol members for a
NOW, union did not take place yesterday. Howard
Leroy who says lie is temporary president of me
union and under salary as suci declared 'e
meeting was postponed ard that II he could set
Tanmany Hall for Wednesday it would be called
and circulars sent Asked if II was true 'i''
Mayor Mcclellan putting up the money -
some one had quoted him - saying;
.'Aw was only hiddin- He amt de man.
Leroy added that de foist'' thing he would 30
to-day would be TO connect with i1eiii'aii ' 80
son general organizer of the American FedeIa,io"
cf Labor to ret an American Federation OF Labor
charter for the union
The announcement was made 5y Chairman HuS
sell that the strikers were SO dlssatlsfeh VIII. "
r,eW-spaper reports of the strike that they had "
cf5ed IN -at ont a daily paper, under the heading
of Fair Play" which will give the uIe ld''S'
II will be published daily from the Aslo' NUS
the first issue TO appear tomorrow Inc 50
nicLe,s were not as numerous usual around the
offices Of the Western Union and Postal Telegraph
cornnanies rrol,ai,lv because they were atteHuHiS
n mass meeting of the strikers In me "l'eii'
at the Manhattan Lyceun. No Do f-asl sun So
The officials OF both companies sitin t'h' iNP0
from different points showed that they l'au = So So
hold of the situation and they had mace ti%I'Es Il+
h7 which work was greatly facilitated Win le"'-
men \ statement made by NI'e-i
Nally in which he said in part
We have been receiving reports frG ,aI tn
strikers are giving way and in this city l'e 81
situation is fully as sdtisaSrG'Ef fra,n an DALLAS TEX
that number of strike breakers nave -
turned nd strikers oThS nons haSe VIII il we
crippled would be foolish TO say LA s are serving
az n,,i7Ij ana the service getting better e'erS
day We certainly regret that our ,r NE learn. and
While we know that they will be the chied tbs
eTnntuaily we feel keenly the disruption oi was
Organized conditions by which our business business Gos
carried like smoothly running ,5 S.ires with
ing as we did the men who had wo!hou iIntil the
other expert operators in other sections G'
business was systeflatized inesr ph1scisn would
work knew their circuits as a p'S S~-'
know The pulse of a patient ,,,+ of gear and
II OF cout.g: M STEADY flow of business. We
did the best couldcut out lot OF ulliIpV , "rl
bra1ch offices and took operators tfofl tfidH
rainfnrcing their work by extra battery r DOW ~
stead Of relaying man Pt f2oI 3o H@w York 70 san
Francisco and saved two opeTato%Te % Gn Nv, 49, liked
1t was satisfactory as we "or ot - IN, hisi.
as il made work slower. but Ne nave gov VI, - III q,
ness out ef IN Inv way here Ia ba men % %l1 m hei0ssy
/ TO long circuits and tlIne theIase' tns work We
deeply the loss Of many Soe geih the rs vii se the
,ror % " Of their ways and realize the hopslessnees
80 the cause they undeTtske' ana gum -
their keys before all agy Sgt gs ybm the Postal Telegraph
Company proposes TO avail Itself of ity on On the the
@po F Gniv men who have been retained for sent
mental reasons will he & drGPpe% snv one who does not
y3ea sure up standard OF "hat goo" op''1-
| should BE-
Several conferences were held AZ the Astef House
between the officers Of loca! No -. but mere
nothing in the way Of news 10 give out they ssip
The meeting at the Manhattan Lyfeumr IN 'i'
| afternoon was held behind closed doors ana "4S
attended bv nearly Thousand men and ""he'
! teiegraphers - ::
| Ioseph p. Ahearn president of The uniou' was II
| tho chair A committee of the Central Federale'
Union invited the telegraphers TO take part IN th
| Central Federated Union Labor Day parade
was decided by acclamation that the strikers 1'i'
| I'm the narade They cheered when It was an
| ,o,ncal that the Actors National Protective UnioI
had raised s25 900 the striking mine worher'
| during the coal strike, and was ready TO 90 stu
mora for the teiegrap piers All the speakers pre-
| dicted a speedy victory end the meeting auto
| matically applauded
Mr. Russell said after the meeting:
| We have received reports from all points of th'
Tinted states where the strike reaches. and theE'
show that 81 per cent of the telegrapherS are OF
strike. a gain of cent since last " eui4esS
| we have sent copies of the summons we issued e
| the strike breakers, advising them 10 return u
york for their good, TO various places throuR
our pickets who have showed them g ahder 1dr an an
working. The result that seven strike nre2tk
| Quit and expect more 70 quit to-day We nay
| also prepared circulars giving tne opinlon Vi o4
| laU-ver Mt Gavagen showing how the Westerl
Union and Postal companies are Ilable. undsr IN IN
| law 10 fines for not delivering messages promptly
| New York to-day The circular contains som
| words of advice by us
| Russell was asked what was to be done in tn
| Offices of the brokers who by noon To-Day nave no
| signed the demands. He replied:
''Oh. they'll all sign it. believe. At all events
strikes will be ordered in the ofices or all ofoker
| who have not signed contract for the new terms
| At the meeting number of telegrarnS were rea
| showing that We making gains everywhere
| Mr.. Russell said last night he had reason to be
lisve the strike Of Bache & Co.'s operators would
be satisfactorily settled to-day. He made a state
ment In reply to the statement of Fice-Presiden
Nally. OF the Postal Company in reference TO tn
wedding out Of undesrables. In which he said:
! This is a TRANSPARENT attempt TO insinuate trea
| son against union into the hearts OF Neterai
operators, who spent the best of their llVes max
/ ing dIvdends for the stockholders, but VINO az
| now only fl for pension rather than service
| they have In this strained interest IN their wei
| fare.
DENVER CONDITIONS NEARLY NORMAL