Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1907-08-29
HELEN GOULD HOPE
OF WOMEN STRIKERS
She and Mrs. Russell Sage May
Intervene to Win Their Point
Government Wire Pre-
Sumably Destroyed
by Union Men.

Chicago, H., August eff there
is any change in the telegraphers'.
strike. 1t is not apparent here. Presi-
dent Small's announcement that the
union is'slowly gaining grcnnd is APP
parently the truth for IN this city
less business Is being handled by the
two companies than at any time dur
ing the strike. All messages are still
subject to delay.
Reports from unions all over the
country indicate the same state of
affairs and there seems to be but lit-
tie doubt that the strike Is as great
~ In force today as at any time dur
ing its existence.
President Ciowry, OF the Western
Union. has stated that he viii treat
with the men as men but NOT with
them as n union, nor will be even
speak to President Small.
Helen Gould Their Hope
New York. August 29.If the
strike OF 10000 telegraphers
throughout the country Is TO be set
tied through arbitration Il will be
lone through the Influence of Helen
iould ana Mrs. Russell Sage, Mrs.
Rose Pastor stokes, wife of j. q.
phelps stokes. who was a factory girl
before her marriage two years ago,
has been doing missionary work In
the behalf OF The 1000 women
when the strike order was Issued.
| Mrs Stokes has met The girl tcie-
| graphers in this city and their story
has won her sympathy. A friend Of
! Mrs stokes said yesterday:
II cannot tell you what Mrs.
| Stokes Is doing, but ] want TO say
| that she Is by no means idle. She
| believes that the girl telegraphers
| are even worse off than factory
| girls We are confident that she will
be able to influence Miss Gould. who
/ with her brothers. are the principal
| stockholders of the Western Union,
| and with Mrs. Russell Sage, who in
herited much stock on her husbands
death. Miss Gould and Mrs. Sage
are public-spirited women and will
/ not tolerate any wrong doing. We
| feel sure that they will respond to
the appeal of Mrs. Stokes"
What They Want :.
The official organ of the telegraph
ers, published for the first time to-
| day under the caption, what do the
telegraphers wantN' says;
"They want a 10 per cent increase
| in wages.
Equal pay for equal work. Won.
en- telegraphers are now paid only
half as much as the men.
"An eight-hour day.
Free typewriters.
"Real and not mock arbitration"
General Manager Brooks of this
l Western Union says: I'VE will glad
iy meet Commissioners Neill, but no
Mr.. Small. We do not propose <
recognize unions or organized laboi
in any way"
Destroy Government Wire.
Camp Perry, Ohio. August 2s.--
Striking telegraphers are charged
with having interfered with business
OF the federal government. and as |
| result soldiers are patrolling the tele
graph lines between Camp Perry ant
La Carne. a distance of three miles
Anyone caught interfering with tina
line will be brought TO Camp Perrl
and later turned over to the civi
authorities. This action was mad
necessary by the strikers or thei
| sympathizers completely destroying
communication between Camp PER-.
and the outside world after II
O'Clock. The trouble began abou
9:3O p. m, when an operator brok
In ON Camp Perry office and calle'
them scah. There was constant break
ing aud Interruption. the camp OF
fices were forced up at midnight will
thousands OF words unsent, much o
| which was government matter frOn
regular U. s. and National Guari
officers To their superiors This after
uOon a detachment of signal corp
men sent over the line between caml
| Perry and Ia earle. found loop O
heavy wire had been tied about tn
four wires midway, with one en-
aground completely destroying tn
service.