Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-08-15
FOR 4 FINISH FIGHT
TELEGRAPHERS TO QUIT KEYS
THROUGHOUT COUNTRY.
NO BACKING DOWN NOW
Railway Organization Offers Finan.
ciaI and Moral Address
Operators Demands.

Chicago. ILL.,, Aug. 1.-THE strike
OF the union commercial telegraph
operators will be universal through
out the United States and Canada
within twenty-four hours, according
to National Secretary Russell OF the
telegraphers' organization.
This statement was made by Mr..
Russell after he had sbeen informed.
OF the action taken by New York,
where at meeting yesterday it was
decided to have walkout in every
| branch.
"This strike movement" said Mr.
Russell yesterday, "hascome TO the
point where there can be no backing
down. The telegraphers have been
troden on long enough, and now that
we have the opportunity we are go
Ing to use all our strength to enforce
our demands. For several weeks
President Small and myself have
been holding the men back and have,
been advising Cancellation, but they
have taken matters in their own
hands and we are going to stand by
them. No union man will be allowed
to work with any one not belonging
to our organization, and this means
that tomorrow morning when the
business of the week begins, that the
strike will become universal
1--WE can't go half way in this mat
ter now. The strike has been precipi-
tated by the men without the sane.
ton of the national officers but we
now are working in unison"
This announcement was made by
Mr.. Russell at a mass meeting OF
striking persons and so great was the
demand for accommodations that
several hundred were unable to gain
admbittance.
The Order of Railway Photographers
was represented by National Secre-
tary Quick.
Or. Quick informed the strikers
that his organization was at their
disposal both morally and financially.
I'VE have $1,000,000 in our treas
ury," said he, land it is at your dis
posal. YoYr fight is ours and We will
stand with you to the end"
Before the mass meeting a meeting
OF 800 union telegraphers employed
by companies using leased wires was
held. At this gathering brokers, news
agencies and commercial organiza-
lions including the big packing
houses, were represented.
A resolution was adopted declaring
that this class of labor was under
paid and that the various firms would
be asked to sign wage schedule and
also to employ none but union tele-
graphers.
1t was decided to let the private
wire men prepare and present their
own schedules to their employers.
The broker men will also present their
own schedules to their employers at
10 o'clock this morning. They will
ask for a minimum wage of $50
week
The men employed by the press
associations presented their request
at 1880 o'clock last night and the
employers were given twenty-four
hours to consider the request. The
schedule calls for $35 week for
six nights a week and rs cents an
hour overtime, eight hours to consti.
tute days work, with half an hour
for lunch. The day operators en-
ployed by the news companies and
newspapers will ask $50 a week and
so cents an hour overtime, eight
hours to constitute a days work and
the regular lunch hours.
Perhaps 5000 men are already on
strike and many thousands more will
follow.