The Glenwood post., 1907-08-17

New fOrk.-futlle attempts here
have been made to settle the
strike of the telegraph operators in
this city by means of arbitration. Rep
resentatives of the big telegraph com
panies rejected the proposition with
scorn, declaring that they had nothing
to arbitrate. Spokesman for the strik-
ers declared that arbitration would be
a perfectly satisfactory means to them
of adjusting the trouble, providing the
telegraph officials were sincere in
whatever action might be taken.
The proposition was first put before
Joseph F. Ahearn, president of the To-
cal union, by Michael j. Rogers, in
dustrial mediator of the State Depart
ment of Labor. After an interview
with the state o+cials, Mr.. Ahearn
said:
1--WE are perfectly willing to submit
our grievances to any sincere arbitra-
tor, and I emphasize the word sincere.
We told Mr.. Regan that we were will
ing to appoint man to represent our
case before him. provided the Western
Union and the Postal also represent
their side of the controversy before
him. We are also willing to submit to
any decision he would render, because
we nave lull Ill lIb Justice
OF our cause"
Regan and his assistant. John H.
Bealn then called at the office of the
Postal company and had a talk with
Vice President Adams. Later Mr..
Adams said:
I'VE do not oppose or object to ar
bitration, but there is nothing to ar
bitrate with. | think that arbitration
is not a proper name for a conference
between this company and the men
who quit work"
Belvidere Brooks, superintendent of
the Eastern division of the Western
Union. talked in similar vein.
Railway TeIesraphers Refuse.
he first attempt on the part of the
telegraph companies to employ rail
way telegraphers to transmit CONNER
cial messages was made during the af
ternoon at the Grand Central station.
Swamped by the absence of seven
teen operators, Manager Ackerly, in
charge of che Western Union office
here, sent a batch of messages to the
railway telegraph for transmission to
points along the New York Central
line. The operators refused to send
tieui, luledteuilS W Stllhe dl once IL
the order was not withdrawn.
Both sides in New York are claiming
victory during the day. The strikers
declare that the service is so tied up
that an adjustment of the trouble in
their favor is only a question of time.
In regard to the recruits hired to take
their places at the key, they say 1t was
claimed that these men We're only
dummies" and that the working
forces were more depleted than the
telegraph companies wished to be
known.
This was denied by the officials of
the telegraph companies.
Wall street is seriously affected by
the strike. There has been much in
reference with the wire service at the
Produce Exchange and it was only at
intervals that quotations were re-
ceived from the Chicago wheat pit.
The telegraph service at the Cotton
Exchange was so hampered that busi-
ness was stagnated and at times vir-
tually at a standstill.
While the striking telegraphers
claim their strike will be successful.
the officials of the Western Union and
Postal companies state that they are
handling their business rapidly and
that numbers of men are returning 20
work. No disorder has been reported