The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-12
OPERATORS
GO OUT IN
NEW YORK

Augusta, Ca: Sioux CITY. Iowa;
Omaha. Knoxville, Tenn; Council
Bluffs, Iowa; Charleston. S. c.; Gal
weston. Texas, Atlanta, Texarkana,
Ark; Fargo, N. D.; Los Angeles, Beau
mont, Tex; Colorado Springs. Jack
son. Tenn; Atlanta and Savannah, Ga;
Des Moines, Omaha, Toledo. Ohio, and
Chattanooga, Tenn.
In all other cities the union operators
have adopted resolutions to go out
when called upon.
The companies and the men express
equal confidence Of winning.
The men who are now out in New
York number 5000.
observation-disclosures McInery, of the
local t~elegraphers' union. said that the
local men had walked out without any
order from the union officers and that
they took the matter in their own
hands in going out. He said the Of
ficers of the union, though, would stand
by the strikers in their action.
A few minutes after the strike, while
the police were clearing the sidewalks
around the Western Union building one
man disputed the right of the police to
compel him TO move on and he was
arrested.
CHICAGO, Aug. 12.-Secretary Wes-
ley Russell said today:
ut makes no difference what the men
East vote to do. When the time comes
they will be ordered out, and that will
be all there. is to 1t. They will come
out Ter we want them
superintendent Cook, of the Western
Union in this city, today issued a state
ment saying that there will not be any
arbitration of the strike.
81 will receive no Populations of the
strikers said Mr.. Cook, "and will hold
no communication with them excepting
in a circular letter which I will send
out today. This will be brief and will
read: Having left the employ of the
company. you will apply at once fol-
your pay We have now 225 men al
work, and we are commencing to
choose our men. Today we have turned
away a number of applicants because
we did not consider them competent
men,"
President Samuel Gompers. of the
American Federation of Labor, arrived
in the city today to aid the strikers
in an advisory capacity.
President Gompers, of the American
Federation of Labor, said today:
"As to the merits of the photographers
strike 1 know nothing. The action has
had the sanction of their executive
committee and national officers and
that remov from the scope Of the in
quiry any investigation as to its merits
We assume that an affiliated organiza-
ton which has legalized a strike has q
just grievance, and adhering 10 unior
principles, we are determined to give
the operators our best support.
Before any plan OF action can be-
adopted the local heads of unions ant
the national officers must confer. W.
will do that some time today"
BALTIMORE, Aug 12.-Just how
the Baltimore telegraphers regard thu
movement of the unions of other cite!
to force the telegraph companies Il
meet the demands made upon then
was reflected to a large extent at
meeting of the local union, No. 20, o
the c. T. u. A., held yesterday after
noon. At this meeting, which was hell
in secret, the strike sentiment pre-
vailed, many being in favor of walk
ing out Immediately, but at the las
moment 1t was decided to await fur
Their developments. This means, 1t wa
explained, that nothing VIII be don
until instructions are received r
national headquarters.
Statements made last night TENDED
to show that the local telegraphers ar
heartily in sympathy with their brothe
telegraphers In cities where strikes ar
now in force, and are ready general,
to walk out If they are so instructe'
from the national headquarters. Their
were 100 telegraph operators present a
the meeting.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, Aug. 18th
operators of the Western Union here
seven men and one woman, walked GU
at Z a. m. today. The manager, chic
operator and two men remained a
work. The operators who went OF
strike refused to work the signal wire
upon which the government reports ar
received, nor to handle business wit
non-union men in other Offices.