The sun., 1907-08-23
COMMITTEE TO END STRIKE
SMALL SENDS WORD THtT ONE rs
BEING FORMED.
Daniel Russell. However. says the Teie-
graph Companies Are Beaten " Only
They knew It-thsrIes q. Murphy Con
tributes 81 I,OOO and Promises More.

A communication was read at AN open
meeting OF the striking telegraphers in
Everett Hall in East Fourth street yester-
day from :. J Small. president Of the teleg-
raphers' union in Chicago, that a com
mittee was being appointed which at the
proper time would come to New York TO
settle the strike. What that proper time
is was not indicated
The announcement was made last night
that Charles r. Murphy, the leader of Tam
many Hall. has given 81 600 to the striking
telegraphers as private contribution and
will give 81. 900 more ever week for at least
four weeks. The donations. il is said, are
being made voluntarily by him.
Daniel Russell made several statements
yesterday at the Astor House on behalf Of
the strikers. One was to the effect hat the
first 100 copies of the first issue Of Fair Piuu,
the official organ Of the strikers. will he sold
at public auction from the steps Of the City
Hall az noon Tomorrow. Russell went on to
say that the strike was already won if the
companies could only realize that they
were beaten
Supt BcIvidere Brooks Of the Western
Union company said that three more
strikers returned Yesterday and that there
statements which have hcen made that
business people who are sending messages
to long distance points cannot get from the
agents of the company any idea of the time
when the messages will be delivered. he
said;
IF there was no strike We could not
give the time when the message would be
delivered. That is one of the rules Of the
company. We are cutting down delays
every day. so that we are now not more
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messages.
Il am perfectly satisfied that if We sent
! out notice that We were ready to take
! the strikers back ON the conditions exist
ing before they struck there would be a
stampede back To work within twenty
! four hours. We are not going To do that"
General Manager +. j. McNally Of the
| Postal company said: II can zee no excuse
| for the strike against the Postal company.
Last November when we had conferences
! with the COMMITTEES Of the telcgraphers
Daniel u. Russell, the spokesman for the
committee. said that the only grievance
/ was tho question OF money. We then
raised the wages Of the operators, and the
operators were so pleased that they Rave
| g complimentary dinner to the committee
and invited tho officials of the company
Yet when the strike took place two-thirds
| OF our operators went out without warning ="
Madison G. Peters was a. speaker at an
! open meeting Of the strikers at Everett
! Hall. in East Fourth street, which has purged
itself from non-unonism by discharging
non-union bartender. Il am an absolute
free lance, he said, "and belong to no po-
Iitical party gave up ., fashionable
church in Madison avenue because l want
to be as far as possible a man OF the people"
Percy Thomas, national interpretations,
made the announcement that President
Small will be here on Sunday and address
meeting Of Local No. 49,
Daniel Russell said last evening that he
had received a bulletin from u. W Quick.
general secretary-treasurer Of the Order
Of Railroad Telegraphers. under the seal OF
the order TO the effect that every working
member ~ the order had been called on 10
pay an assessment ~ 81 in aid of the striking <
commercial tclegrapbers.
meeting of the telegraph clerks and