Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-08-10


arrived, said they would feel no harm,
tnat the operators were not rood ones
and that even IL they were importing
mem into Chicago, they could not do
the companies much good when the
men are striking elsewhere over the
country.
LITTLE CHANGE IN KANSAS CITY.
Kansas City. Aug. 10.-There was but
iittle change here this morning In the
Western Union strike situation, George
htownson, local manager, stated that
they had about 30 operators at work al
the main office, an increase Of Is over
yesterday and that with this force they
We're moving business in fair shape On
the other hand, Cal T.. Ryle, who has
charge OF the strike for the operators
declared that none of the strikers had
gone back to work and that the West
eln Unions force consisted of wire
chiefs, the four or five operators who
failed to go out yesterday, and a few Of
iice clerks who had been pressed into
service. The branch Offices were still
closed. The strikers agreed to let the
board OF trade operators go to work
the board, and not, the Western Union
to pay the salaries. Pickets were or
dered placed at all Western Union Of
fees.
All the Postal operators here with
the exception of a few chiefs struck
shortly after / o'clock this afternoon.
DENVER UNCHANGED.
Denver, Aug. 1o.--Conditions at the
local Office of the Western Union TeIe-
graph company remain about the same
today as they were yesterday after the
strike was tnaugurated. None OF the SIS
operators who went on strike have re-
turned to work but the Western Union
offciais claim to have secured IL OPP
erstters and to be moving messages
with some delay. The Postal operators
are still working.
Helena, Mont, Aug. 10.--There Is no
change in the Western Union strike
situation. So far as known, the com
pany has made no effort to replace the
strikers, and no business Is being ac-
cented for transmission, there being
no one to man the wires, the attention
of the chief operators being required
at the switchboards and repeaters. The
STRIKERS at meeting appointed "A
picket committee and il was the senti-
ment that the men return when the
trouble was settled at Chicago and
elsewhere, there being no grievances
excent the demand for an S-hour
day.
WALK-oUT IN NEW ORLEANS.
New Orleans, Aug. 10.--Al of the
operators IN the employ of the West
ern Union Telegraph company walked
out here this morning at 10 o'clock in
conformity with am order issued after
vote had been taken at a meeting
of the local telegraphers' union.
STRIKE AT HOUSTON.
Houston Aug. 10.--All the Western
Union operators here have struck this
morning.
MOST MEN OUT.
Minneapolis, Aug. 1o-with but few
exceptions every Western Union oper-
ator in Minneapolis left his instru-
ment and walked out today.
PARTIAL TIE-UP AT TOPEKA.
Topeka, Aug. 10.-Both the Western
Union and the Postal companies here
were partially tied up this morning.
The managers of the two companies
today are handling the work
AT LOS ANGELES.
Los Angeles, Aug. 10.--Ethelbert
Stewart, SPECIAL agent of the bureau OF
labor, representing the department of
commerce and labor, arrived In Los
Angeles at o'clock this morning to in
vestigate the local Western Union tel
egraph strike. He went at once to the
Western Union Office where he held
lengthy conference with Asst. Supt.
J. n. Miller of the Western Union who
is in charge of affairs of the company.
Mr.. Stewart stated that he was here
for the purpose of investigating an al
legged violation by the Western Union
official agreement recently entered in
to between the company and the tele-
graphers' union. His report will be
made to Commissioner Nell at WASH
ington.
WILL GO OUT SUNDAY.
Oakland, Aug. 10.-President Small
Of the Photographers union said this
morning that the telegraphers of oak
land and San Francisco will go on
strike tomorrow Sunday.