The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-10
Example Of Western Union Men
In Chicago Followed In
Ten Other Cities.
STRIKE TALK IN new YORK


Onlces OF Postal company IN Chicago and
New Orleans Affected In sympathy rs
WeIi-GalNeston. Fort worth. Dallas.
Helena. Los Angeles. II Paso, Kansas
City and Denver Branches OF Other
Company, In Addition TO Two cities
Mentioned. In Idleness Detroit Men
Quit for 4 Time but Go Back AFTER Set
cement Little Disturbance In This city
Thus Far-Brokers' Onices Get Along
Through Day with Little Dinicuity.
Following tho initiative of the Chicago
Western Union telegrsphers. who refused TO
receive from non-union operators in Los
Angeles and who walked out at midnighb
on Thursday. telegraphers on the wires of
the Western Union in a dozen cities in the
West quit their posts in sympathetic strike
last night and the infection spread in two
instances to the Postal Telegraph Company
t~elegraphers. Al midnight last night re-
ports showed that there had been walkouts
OF the day force of the Western Union teleg-
raphers at Chicago. in the offices Of the
Western Union at Kansas City. Helena.
Mon; Denver, Dallas. Galveston. FL Paso.
| Fort Worth. and in the Postal offices at New
Orleans and Chicago. The Western Union
operatives were out for half an hour In De-
troit and returned to their keys on a COM
promise.
The night force in Chicago left their
keys promptly at midnight on Thursday.
after having announced an hour before
that they would not take ges over
the wire from the n%on-union operators at
Los Angeles. As soon as the day force
went on duty they delivered the same
ultimatum and deserted their Keys. thus
making 500 telegrsphers on strike in tAs
Chicago Offices Of the Western Union.
Even while business was crippled during
the trading hours Of yesterday the tsleg-
raphersA other relay points West and East
Of the trunk distributing point at Chicago
were planning to adhere to the Chicago
sympathetic movement. TIL revolt Of
the union men in the Postal Offices at Chicago
and New Orleans added an unexpected
element TO The situation.
NEWSPAPERS H%INpEREp.
The sudden and widespread strike move
ment crippled business interests and
hindered the work OF the newspapers
yesterday when 1t was only in it's incep-
ton. To-day. with all union telegrsphsrs
OF both companies out in Chicago and
with communication interrupted 10 q
great degree between the larger trade
centres OF the country. the effect OF the
movement will be felt more keenly. Yes
terday Chicago had to rely upon private
wires to get New York stock quotations.
To-day New Orleans. Galveston and Kansas
City. the special points Of interest to the
cotton and beef market, also will be closed
to the New York exchanges except through
the slender medium Of the leased wire.
The newspapers OF the country expert
, enced difficulty last night in the exchange
Of news. Only those that had rights on .
leased wire could count on reoeiving I'm
interrupted service and the great bulk OF
the telegrsphic intelligence was blocked.
As far rs can be gathered the temper
Of the union t~eiegraphers has shown .
sudden n panicky unanimity Of resolve.
Because one man, a member n the Los
Angeles local who had been discharged for
reported inoompetency at the key, could not
DO forced back to his place again by the
union there the Chicago Western Union
operators took up the fight. and from them
the spark OF insurrection jumped east. west
and south until within twenty-four hours
not less than 5000 union men had walked
out.
Thu principle Of refusing TO take -scab'
copy was turned against the Postal con-
pany at the eleventh hour and their teIeg-
raphers in Chicago and New Orleans fol-
lowed the crowd. ,
The members Of New York Local No. 10,
Commercial T~elegraphers Union. were
quick 10 get in tune with the general dis
turbancs yesterday afternoon. President
| John Ahearn received a petition signed
| by the number Of members in good stand
ing required by this bylaws Of the or
ganisation and demanding that a special
! meeting OF the local be held at Manhattan
| Lyceum. 90 East Fourth street. at 1 p. NJ.
tomorrow to consider the advisability
| Of calling . strike OF the New York opera
| tives in both the Western Union and the
Postal companies.
sTsIKg HER q TALK.
Prior to the forwarding Of the petition
there was a chapel meeting OF the union
in the rooms OF the organization at So Pine
street. followed by q meeting Of the exscu-
tive COMMITTEES OF The union. After the
teleglaphers had dispersed II was reported
that the calling OF a strike on Monday next
has been practically agreed upon and that
| the president and members Of the executive
committee are now trying TO avert q prema-
| ture walkout which might be caused by
some hotheads taken with the general
strike fever which ooursed the country
last night. II Is the design OF the local
to give all semblanoe Of formality to a walk
out IL such shall be decided upon at SUM-
days meeting.