The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-17
ROOSEVELT NOT
TO CONSIDER APPEAL
Refers the Telegraph Operators
Grievance to Commissioner
Neill.
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GOES WITHOUT COMMENT
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GOES WITHOUT COMMENT
Demands Not Met and Unions
Raise Strike Funds for
Emergency.

OYSTER BAY. June l6.--President
Eell. Commissioner of Labor. without
comment, the various appeals which
have been made to him BY wire and
mail to intervene to prevent the threat
rned telegraphers' strike.
The position is taken that no emer-
gency exists, such rs obtained at the
time the President interviewed in the
anthracite coal strike; but on the con
trary, the situation presented Is one
where action by the government, IL
taken at all. may properly be Initiated
and directed By the Bureau of Labor,
of which Mr.. Neill is the head.
Attention also is called to the fact
that Mr.. Neill has. on his own motion.
acted with more or less success in
several recent strikes, simply by max
ing an Investigation and bringing TO
light the salient facts in the contro-
versies, his reports being the basis on
which a settlement was later reached.
The Roosevelt pew at Christ Episco-
pal Church was occupied to-day by the
President, Mrs. Roosevelt, Ethel, Archie
and Quentin.
No Answer to Operators.
NEW YORK. June 16.-The Com
mercial Photographers Union has not
yet received an answer to the de-
mands on the Western Union Telegraph
Company according to President 5. j.
Small. of the union. After u meeting
of the executive committee tonight
both President Small and Secretary
Treasurer Wesley Russell left the city,
Mr.. Russell returning to Chicago.
President Small notified all the
unions to-day that the statement that
the adjustment of grievances had been
prepared was untrue, and directed them
to hold themselves in readiness for I'M
portant information.
President Small also issued state
ment, in which he said that local
unions all over the country Were clam
: orng for strike, but that they had
been notified that they must take no
action without permission from the ma
tional officers. He added that, in view
OF the fact that a strike would be
costly to business men throughout the
country, the national board OF the union
was anxious to avert it If possible.
Men Raise Strike Fund.
CHICAGO. June 16.-Chcaso members of
the Commercial Taiegraphers' Union tosday
voted TO support the president and the
ocutive committee OF their organization in
any measures they deem necessary TO bring
about an adjustment of the operators com
plants against the telegraph completes
Employees of the Postal Telegraph Company
advocated drastic measures" TO enforce
their demands while the Western Union
operators served ten days notice the
company that they must meet tho en-
ployes committee represented by the
Commercial Photographers Union of America
FOR discussion and adjustment OF grievances
or bear the responsibility for interference
with public business. which would follow
ao,ion that will be incumbent" on the
Chicago local union. a $4,000 strike fund
was voted
Representatives of the Order os Re<yay
Photographers assured tho commercial opera
tors of the support and G.'mpathy OF indi.
viduai members OF the railway union, but
took no official action.