The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-08-15
PRESIDENT ALLOWS
THEM TO FIGHT
It OUT
A Threatis Made to Call Out
Railroad Men
APPEALS FLOOD OYSTER BAY
Commissioners NELL Trying Hard to
Reach Settlement Of Teleeraphors'
Strike.

NEW YORK, Aug IS. - President
Roosevelt Will not concern himself
personally with the telOgraphers' strike
according 10 the best Information oh
tainable at oyster Bay.
Appeals 10 the president 10 take
sone action looking ~ a settlement OF
the strike were received at the execu
tive sncs from boards Of trade and
commercial bodies Of a large number
% cities The applications were slml.
lar In character 10 those formulated 10y
the Chicago beard OF trade. Each en-
phasiEod the Importance OF direct nc.
ton BY the president
Tho communications have been re-
fsrrod 20 Commissioner OF Labor
Charles r. Nell. II 10 understood that
no instructions or Recommendation
bavs bees forwarded 10 Mr. Nell.
From the hrtt Mr.. Nell has been &C.
tive In an sndsavor 10 effect a settle
ment Of the trouble. II II stated bere
that he has ~ yet made no report 10
the president nor has he received any
messages from Mr Roosevelt touching
upon ths matter In hand
Mr.. ksiH's moveusnts. however.
have been closely followed. aud, while
the direct statement u not made. the
impression 10 given that In Mr. Nelr's
efforts the administrat ton considers
that the limit Of its fuactious and au.
thority IN the matter is being sxer.
clsed.
AZ a meeting OF strikers held here
u pas decided 10 Invoke the aid Of
Attorney General Jackson against the
Western Union and Postal companies.
A commlttse Of three Was appointed
TO - 10 Albany and SEEK 10 have the
attorney general begin an investiga
ZION Into the controversy between the
companies and operators.
Just what authority the attorney
general can exert In the matter ala
not appear 70 be plain even 20 the
propossrs Of the resolution calling for
the appointment OF the committee. II
-sems ~ b. the hope OF the strikers
that any sort Of an Investigation would
cad 10 q disclosure Of the causes that
brought on the strike and result event. |
ualiy In compelling the telegraph com.
paniss 10 arbltrais.
Arthur Douglas. legal adviser 10 Tn
Ion No. 10. aud Percy Thomas and
Daniel l.. Russell ofhcsrs OF the IN
lon. VIII comprise the committee. Tbsy
VIII 30 10 Albany today.
III the attorney general cannot act"
aid Mr. Russell. I'VE viii call out the
-ailrosd islsgrupbers aud the men on
private wires"
Chicago dispatches say the following
declaration has besn Issued az the ma.
ional headquarters o. the union 10 the
presidents Of boards Of trade. en-.
ihanecs and commercial bodies OF the
United States aud Canada.
Within twenty four hours the teleg
aphsrs' strike. which IL now general
Eui b extended 10 every branch Of
he commercial telegraph service aud
III cover every t.isgrapher not obll
'Atsd by union contract. This strike
'aa not o. our seeking. hut was forced
pon us by repeated acts ~ bad faith
n the part Of both telegraph eompa.
lee after agreements had been con.
ludod
The consistently conservative atti.
ads Of the general oficot OF this un 8
N from the time negotiations com.
'eneed several months ago has been J
bussd and taken advantage of By tho
ianasements of the telegraph compa
les"
A Kansas city dispatch says that I
. Y. hyle. chairman Of the grievance :
ommittec o. the local union Of the
ommerciai telegraphsrs. declares that
no Order Of Railway TclegrApheru
ne rendered 70 the commercial union
lon now on strike their 100000 ~. A
rive fuHd. p