Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-08-30
KEY MEN CLAIM
VICTORY IN
SIGHT
PROFESS TO EXPECT
STAMPEDE TO UNION
Chicago Brokers Appeal to
President Roosevelt AssoCi-
ated Press Manager Declares
Wines Are Working SatiSfac-
todIy to Him.

Chicago. Aug. Declaring that
the telegraph service throughout the
entire country was paralyzed and that
they were unable 90 obtain satisfactory
service from the telegraph companies,
the brokers an the Chicago board or
trade are signing a petition today ask
ing that the president intervene a.
once and secure settlement The
petition says
photographic service of the country
is paraly2ed ana it Is imperative that
there be a settlement AZ once.
Texans Appeal to Governor.
Dallas. Tex. Aug. % --kefeTring 10
the letter of President Chapp of the
Dallas local of the telegra piers union,
to Governor Campbell. asking the chief
executive to take hand in the strike
and compel the telegraph companies
to carry on business as common car
riers by wine or forfeit their rights TO
do business in Texas, the governor
says he has referred the matter to the
attorney general.
Attorney General Davidson is still
in Mexico ana nothing VIII be done
until he returns. he is expected 10
reach Austin during the current week,
Expect Stampede Ia New Work.
New York. Aug. 2a.-Ofhcials OF
the telegraphers' union expect "a stam-
pede of nonunion operators to their
ranks today. Officers of the union re-
ported that II gained six operators
from the Western Union and lost none
and gained four from the Postal.
Melville T.. stone. general manager
of the Associated Press has given out
the following statement 10 the newspa-
pera.
"The telegraph conditions Of the As
sociated Press are excellent. doubt
if there are four points In our vast
system that are experiencing any diti.
Guilty. and they are troubled by local
conditions only
"ft Is true that we were sofaewhal
badly handicapped the first oay or so
when the men walked ont without ans
previous warning. but we very quickly
got the situation In hand. Today
can say our service rs very good, III
fact. better than IL ever was, for the
reason that we have been enabled O.
secure the best OF telegraphers 60 iilil
the places of the men who struck
"Thc applications we are receiving
are many more than we could eN 'r
use. and though We are not going To
against the strikers, we
are going to select from the applicants
only the very best men.
'rhe report that directors meef-
ing was 10 be held Wednesday was ab-
soluteiy without foundation. There
WAS never "a time that u was even
thought necessary 10 call one, and as
we were able 60 cope with the matter
right at the beginning, u can be seen
how unwise II would have been to call
the directors meeting together from
the four points Of the compass.
This Is not said 10 discourage the
telegraphers. / believe the Assosiated
Press has ever been fair In It's treat
ment Of It's employees, and " the men
have grievances we viii be only too
pleased and ready to look into them,
but Il cannot and will not be done be-
fore the next regular meeting OF the
directors. which is 10 be held septem-
ber H."
stories arc told Of operators who
went out against their viii at the or
der of the union aud returned to their
keys In spite of pressure brought 10
bear on them. .
The transmission Of special dis
over the Western Union and
Postal wires IS still delayed. tcpor-
ters use the long distance telephone
freely, but as the wires are busy with
messages, it is hard 10
transmit news reports promptly.
There are many rumors OF attempts
TO end the strike ana every one ul
them is denied as soon "a it IL made.
The telegraph companies say that
many of the men who went out are
returning TO work. The strikers em-
contradict this statement.
Associated Press papers on the KAN
sas City-DcnVor circuit have suffered
severely from the strike oi the telt-
graph operators OF that company. \
OF the operators. who ~"
years had no direct connection win
telegraphcrs' union. did not Quit theW
keys. Others who We're closely ~
touch with the union did go out ana
are stiil away Their absence has Dee
a great hardship to ihe newspapers.
editors have been nt thrF
wits ends more than over before 10
get stun and especially Coo get % Tor
the early mail editions.
The Associated Press In the west ~
Inclined 10 deal Justly with the -lrih-
ers. Six old men vino had been out ar
were pat to work lflin lh-t
week. one OF two at salt Lake CIV
returned Go their place..
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