Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1907-08-13
NEW YORK CITY GOES OUT;
BOTH COMPANIES CRIPPLED
By Associated Press.

by ASSOCldleu EIeSS
NEW YORK, Aug. 12.-The strike
of the telegraph operators which has af-
fected many cities was extended to New
York today when men employed by both
the Western Union and Postal COM
panies quit work. The Postal strikers
said that 80 per cent of their men were
out The Western Union officials de-
clared that so per cent of their force left
the keys.
Extra police were called out to protect
those in the vicinity, but there was lit
the occasion for their services.
The Western Union strikers declared
that not more than ten operators or the
800 composing the night force of the main
office of that company reported 1or duty
at the usual hour this afternoon -Four
hundred and thirty women quit work in
the main office of the Postal. A rev en-
Moves remained at their keys.
General Superintendent Brooks of the
Western Union said:
''I understand that the action or the
operators in walking out from our OFFICES
was not approverd by the officials or the
local union AS a matter of fact no one
knows who blew the whistle which caused
the men to leave their keys. we Know
the man who was authorized to do so in
case of an authorized strike, but this
man did not act in this case. 1t appears
that some one blew the whistle in the
hallway and that was taken as hash
for the men to quit work"
General Manager Barclay of the West
ern Union said his company had 400 op-
orators at work in the main office at
o'clock this afternoon. He said that all
business was being handled as usual. and
that the company had not found it nee
essary to accept business WIN tne oe-
lay agreement
Hotel Operators Out
The Western Union operators employed
in the hotels also walked out.
In the main office of the Western Union
the men struck at 1 o'clock.
Within a short time the strikers dis
persed to their homes and by 1:3O o'clock
there was no sign of anything out of the
usual outside the Western Union build
ing. Shortly after / o'clock most of the
Western Union men working on the pro-
duce exchange went on strike, leaving
only few non-union men at work.
The operators employed by the Broad
street branch office belonging to the
union also left their keys.
Secretary-Treasurer McInerny of the
local telegraphers' union said that the
local men had walked out without any
order from the union officers, but that
the officers of the union would stand
by the strikers in their action.
Secretary McInerny said that he real
lied that the feeling of the men was
strong against the company, but that
the local union officers had done all they
could to prevent the men going out. He
said:
1.-THE officers regret this action of the
men going out at this time. We did all
we could to restrain them, but they We're
simply goaded into going out. The men
who refused to work with strike break
ers were told by one of the chief opera
tors to get out of the office and the order
was accompanied by the ejectment of the
man with abusive language. The fault
is with the company, for we have done
all we could to prevent this trouble. The
local union will stand by the men,"
Secretary McInerny said that the local
union was well provided with funds and
that the Order of Railway Telegraphers
had today assured the local men that
they would aid them in a financial way.