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Small ORDERS A
GENERAL STTIk[.
PRESIDENT OF TELEGRAPHEass
UNION CALLS OUT AL oP-
ORATORS.
CONFER WITH LABOR LEADERS
ASSOCIATED PRESS MAKES De
clDED IMPROVEMENT IN ITS
SERVICE.

chicago, Aug. II.-1S.8 Lsl Small, preSl.
dent of the Commercial Photographers
union, this morning issued a general
order to all commercial operators to
cease work Immediately where con.
tracts with the union have not been
signed. Mr.. Small arrived in Chi
cago early in the evening and an
/! hour later was in conference with
Samuel Gompers, president of the
| American Federation of Labor. George
1 w. Perkins, president Of the cigar
makers union, and Wesley Russell,
| national secretary of the telegraphers.
union were also present at the confer
ence. Labor Commissioner. Neill will
leave for Washington today. He took
no part in last nights conference and
| said that he would make no effort to
do SO until request for such action
had been made. During the day both
telegraph companies made a material
Increase in their board of trade force
and the occasion was greeted with
lutsy cheers by the traders.
A. p. Service Improves.
Decided improvement was made yes
terday on the condition of the Associ-
ated Press wires. The entire leased
wire circuit between San Francisco
and New York was placed in operation
shortly after 6 o'clock last night Up
to that time the Western wires had
terminated at Denver. A number Of
operators who went out on Monday re-
turned to their work during the day.
No Change in New York.
New York, Aug. 16.-There were no
Developments of moment in the teleg-
raphers' strike in this city and at near
by points yesterday. The Wall street
brokers and their operators were elir1;.
mated from the contest last night when
the local telegraphers' union met and
for the second time tabled resolution
calling upon the operators of the finan-
cial district to go out
Say More Wires Are Working.
Chicago. Aug, s1s.-No progress was
made yesterday by certain labor lead
ers who interviewed to bring about a
settlement of the telegraphers' strike
by arbitration. President Small of the
tOlS61dp1ClSl ulCI Odu1utl
Gompers of the American Federation
Of Labor and Labor Commissioner
Netll during the day, but last night
sair it was only in a social wAy and
that it was too early in the fight to
talk of arbitration.
Increase Working Force.
Despite the general strike order
sent out early yesterday, both tele.
graph companies. by actual test, were
able to handle business with greater
oromptness than at any time hereto
ore since the inauguration of the
strike.
The officials of both companies de-
clared that instead of assertions in re-
Spouse to the strike order, the reverse
was the true state of affairs as many
recruits had been added to the work
ing forces of both companies during
the past twenty-four hours
Few Respond to Call.
New York, Aug. IT, Interest in the
photographic strike centered yesterday
in the probable effect Of the general
strike order issued by President
Small. Throughout the East there
were few II any responses to the call.
This was explained on the ground that
all operators who would strike had al
ready quit work, and here the strike
order was given Importance only as
affording official sanction of the action
already taken by the strikers without
the previous approval of the national
officers.
Wires Work Better.
Both the Western Union and the
Postal companies claimed not to have
been affected by President Small's call
and TO beE#sserlSifig their wires better
Yesterday than since the strike was
declared The Associated Press was
of 49,