The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-08-12

Chicago Auz. 1.-THE strike of the
union commercial telegraph operators will
be universal throughout the United
States and Canada within twenty-four
hours, according to National Secretary
Russell of the photographers union This
sta tement was made BY Mr. Russell AFTER
he had been informed of the action taken
by the men il New York Tho, at meet
ing there today. decided to hold walk
out in allegiance until the latter part OF
the week
The strike movement said Mr.. Rus
sell, has come to the point there where
there can be TO hScldng down. The
telegraphe.s have been tTOdden on long
enough by the companies. and now that
we have an opportunity we are going to
use all our strength TO enforce our de
mands. For several weeks President
Small and myself have been holding the
telegraphers back and have been advis-
fng Cancellation, but they have taken mat
tiers III their own hands and we are going
TO stand by them.
Union or Non-Union.
NO miOn man will be allowed to work
with any one not belonging TO our organ
ization and this means that tomorrow
morning, when the business of the week
begins, the strike will become universal.
We cannot 60 half way in this matter
now The strike has been preclDitated
bv the men themselves without the sane
ton OF the national officers, but We are
now all work ne in unison and anything
that the officials of the various unions
throughout the country have done in call
fug strikes meets with our hearty coop
Grafton
This announcement was made by Mr..
Russell at a mass meeting Of the strik-
ing teIegraphers held in Brands hall this
afternoon The hall will seat 1.500 per-
sons and so great was the demand FOR
accommodations that several hundred or
the striking operators were unable to gam
admittance TO the building and remained
no ST in he
of the early arrivals had left the hall
o. r. 7. Pledges Support.
The Order of Railway photographers was
represented at the meeting by National
Secretary Quick. Mr. Quick Informed the
strikers that mis- organization was at their
disposal. both morally and financially
we have 100000 in our treasury, said
he. and it is at YOUR disposal Your
fight is ours and we will stand with you
until the end
Before the mass meeting a meeting of
the $40 union telegra pliers employed by
companies using leased wires was held.
At this gathering brokers, news agencies
and commercial organizations, including
the big packing houses, were represented
= resolution was adopted declaring that
this class of labor was underpaid and that
the various firms would be asked TO sign
a wage schedule and also 10 employ
none but union telegraphers.
1t was decided to let the private wire
schedule to their employers. The broker
men will present their schedule at 10
o'clock tomorrow The broker men will
ask for minimum of $50 a week.
Demands of Press Operators.
The men employed by the press asso-
Citations presented their request at 100
o clock tonight. and the employers will 0e
given twenty-four hours 10 comply with
il The schedule presented calls for $50
a week fer six nights and 20 cents an
hour overtime. eight hours to constitute
4 days work. with half an hour for
lunch The operators employed by the
news companies and newspapers in the day
time will ask for $50 a week 5nd 90 cents
an hour overtime. eight hours to cOnsJi-
tute a day : work. and the regular lunch.
These requests were presented to every
S-gatheTing organization in the
United States and Canada tonight. and
twenty-four hours will be allowed for an
answer. II at the end of the time the
demands have not met with a favorable
response, the men will report to the union
officials and they say a strike viii be or
dered
Notice to Publishers.
In regard to the newspaper end OF the
controversy Secretary Russell issued the
following statement tonight: