New-York tribune., 1907-10-14
Nsh. Western Union. but the hoard did not con-

'fhe Western Union. but the hoard did not CON-
! sider strike necessary"
a pandemoniun Of shouts ot disapproval 10;
1fr. sn.Au and cheers for Eir. Russell foiloweo
Dir. Small got up and said:
Look me in the face. Russell, and tell me thal
hSgain. You know II is not true"
Mr. Russell, looking pointedy at Small, re-
ipeated lis assertion amid jeers for Mr.. Sshail
f.Fe said that he was told by Mr. Fowler, Of the
national executive committee, in the presence of
vitnesses what he had repeated Mr.. Small he
said, ordered the first strike in San Francisco
against the wishes Of the general executive
board.
Il do not believe IN the national officers hold
: ing money to pay salaries' he said, 'and al
lowing the strikers 20 get beaten The winning
of the strike is the main thing. We want the
rational executive board TO give us some OF the
$4,000 which it is holding back"
Mr.. Small. who had sat down. got up again
and said that when he went away from this city
1: was with the understanding that he should
go with Messrs. Russell and Thomas TO Oyster
Bay to see President Roosevelt. When he came
back he found that Russell and Thomas had
been to oyster Bay the day before.
Mr. Russell retorted by saying that there was
a good reason for net taking Mr.. Small to
Oyster Bay He said that Commissioner Neill
had gone on record saying that Mr.. Small
!
committee, made it inexpedient to take him to
oyster Bay. Small, he said had utterly neg
llected to send evidence which should have been
sent TO President Roosevelt until the President
had gone on his hunting trip and it was too
Nate
COMPANY FAVORED SMALL MESSAGE.
There was little more trouble for Small at
the meeting. Percy Thomas asked him If it
cafd ba bad bpp0
at the last minute when ne sent the messages
! 20 the locals asking them 10 take a vote as TO
calling off the strike, he went to Chief Operator
McCan11non. of the Western Union who agreed
70 give instruction to each non-union teleg-
rainier in the service to send these messages
ahead Of all other messages.
There were more shouts oc disapprobation
ffor Mr. Small when he got up and admitted this
Then Vioe-President McLennan of Local 16'
who said he was the friend Of Small. gave him
a parting shot He said he had always sup
tported Mr. Small. but he had lost one supporter
He could not stand for Mr. Smalls policy Mr.
iMcIennon urged the union 10 stand out. and
fsaid that it could get plenty Of money. he be-
Veved All the unions would be glad 70 re-
xpond when they knew the state of affairs.
| Two dispatches were read by Thomas One
was from Local S. Of Pittsburg, saying that 1t
would follow the New York local if it recon-
,nended its members TO stay out The other
vas from, Baltimore Local % stating that it
fhad decided 10 stay out on strike
1t was also decided to direct the executive
lboard TO send $1,000 at once out of fund in
iits treasury to help the New York strikers to
win. The chairman directed that five hundred
INolunteer pic1ets go 10 the Western Union and
taostal offices to day to show that the strike was
Eetil on
/ President Small after the meeting said that II
1.-THE strikers thought they could win, he would be
IFlad TO see them continuing the strike.
{ The officers Of the telegraph companies said
Hast night that action OF the local in deciding
DO keep up the strike would have no effect in
sxltering the policy Of the companies.
Buffalo Oct 13.-The Buffalo local Of the
sx'ommercial Telegraphers' Union this afternoon
ssvoted to continue the strike. Five men out of
ahe DDS on strike refused to be bound by the ac-
sxion of the local and returned to work.