The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-08-20
SITUATION IN NEW YORK,
ohcers of Companies Say Strike Or
der did not Hurt Them.

SAID today that the general strike Or
der issued from Chicago at l O'Clock
tins morning by President Sam Small,
OF the Commercial Telegraphers Un-
ION, had no effect on the situation
either in this city or elsewhere. All
the tclcgraphers who were in sym-
pathy with the strike movement had
already gone out, they said, without
orders from Small, and the latest
mandate from the head of the union
was, because of that fact, practically
imperative.
The union leaders in Chicago main
tam that at least 5000 men will be
added to the fold of the strikers bv
the new order. The only operators in
New York likely to be affected bv the
latest strike order are those tele-
Sraphers employed by wire houses in
Wall street that have not yet signed
the recent schedule with Local No.
III. Though most of the brokers in
the financial district are reported to
have agreed to the increased wage
scale, there are some Of the houses,
notably that of j. S. Bache & Co., 42
broadway, that have refused to agree
to the demands Of their tclegraphers,
but no reports Of wallouts from these
houses were made today.
Although union men declared that
they expected many Of the wire chiefs
employed by the Postal and Western
Union companies to be influenced. bv
the last general order officials of
those companie. denied today that
there had been any break in the ranks
OF the operators that remained loyal
III the walkout of Monday last.
a report reached the union s head
quarters at 5G Pine street this after
noon to the effect that the officers of
the American Telephone and Tele-
graph company had signed new
wage-scale and immunity agreement
with the Photographers union, which
should be binding on all the COM
pany's officers throughout the coun-
try. This report was promptly de-
MED by c. II. Wilson, general SUPER
intendent of the Telcpone Company.
'No demands have been made on our
company in behalf of the teleeraphcrs
we have III our employ,' said Mr..
Wilson, "and we do not expect any.
We have heard no intimation of
grievances among our telegraphers. /"
Mr.. Wilson explained that the
American Telephone and Telegraph
company did not employ more than
from 300 to 400 telegraphers through
ont the country. There are about 35
in their New York offices.
"The telephone does not send gen
eral telegraph messages" said the SUI
perintendent, cit merely works leas-
ed wires in conjunction with it's tclc-
phone scrvice.''
Daniel l.. Russell, chairman of the
strategy board Of the tcleoraphcrs'
local, called again at the attorney
generals Office today and had con-
ference with Deputy Attorney Gen
"rai thaS. Il. DoISon. The deputy
told Russell that in order TO have the
alleged incompetcncy Of the telegraph
companies to deliver messages by
wire IN timely season brought legally
before the attention of the attorney
general, it would be necessary to draw
up formal charges and append thereto
Iot
might have III support of their claims.
The strateGist Of the union said af-
Ter his conference that the union had
secured proof that thc telegraph com
panies were receiving full rates for
messages which were sent out Of town
y mail or in eases Of urgency. bv
lon" distance telephone.
He believed that Attorney General
Jackson would sec in this an infrac
tion of the charter rules under which
the telegraph companies operate.
Today was pay day at the Offices of
The telegraph companies. According
to the custom Of thc companies of
Withholding a weeks pay on the run
ming account Of each operator, the
strikers drew today a weeks pay
plus The wages for the unfinished
week interrupted by the strike. Off
GERS of the union said today that
in many instances the pay vouchers
were mailed to the homes Of the strik
crS with the word "fnal" STAMPED
across the front.
John J. Whalrn. an assistant mo,o