Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-13
Western Union Is Active.

Eeledere Brooks, superintendent of the
eastern division of the Western Union.
gave out statement today in which he
said that full force of men were at
work in the offices of the company at
195 Broadway and that business was be-
Ing carried on without much delay. All
messages to points other than those
where there are main offices are received
subject to delay" because the men in
the smaller offices are delaying the trans
mission of messages by either not an
swering their calls or refusing to receive
the messages when sent. Several cases
have come to notice of men purposely
tying up wires. but when the cause of
these breaks was learned new loops to
the points in question were Immediately
set up.
I'VE are the happest people in the city
here today" said Mr. Brooks. "Of course.
after the body blow received last night it
took a few hours to recover, but we
are now going along smoothly and business
is going without a hitch. or the Low to
1.J0O men whom we employ in the CITY,
900 or $50 have remained loyal. and by
doubling up these alone we could do our
business. even if We did not get men from
outside"
Mr. Brooks told of conditions in the other
cities. In Philadelphia. he said. only
twenty-five out of the POO employed at
night went out. In Baltimore fourteen out
of 1G0 went out, and word was received
from Buffalo this morning that seventy
seven men. or 10 per cent of the day force
was at work and that all trunk business
could be easily handled. In Pittsburg, he
said only seven out of the thirty-five of
the night force had gone out.
In this city Mr.. Brooks said there are
nominaIly 2S5 branch offices. All except
the most important of these have been
closed.
Brokers Were Inquiring.
Many brokers telephoned to the union
headquarters this morning to ask whether
the operators employed in the financial dis
trict were thinking of going out. Mr.. Nc
Inerney said that there were LOO operators
in and about Wall street. and that these
men had formulated a schedule of wages
which they had presented to the brokers'
If this schedule was adhered to the union
men said the brokers would be protected
against interference.
THE brokers are coming to time" con-
tinued Mr.. McInerney, and l do not an
ticipate any trouble in the financial district.
One thing l want to make clear, and that
is that the union will not tolerate any
violence. We have been very careful in
the instructions we have issued regarding
picket duty. and in the strike moral sua-
sion will be used entirely. There is no oc-
casion and will be no occasion for any dis
turbance.
1t is not yet five days since the walkout
movement began in Chicago. Since then
the strike fever has infected fifty cities
and a majority of the 5000 operators in
the United States These are the cities in
which the strike has either tied up tenn
porarily crippled Geographic communica-
ton:
Chicago. St. Louis. New Orleans, Kansas
City, 81. Paul, milwaukee,. Minneapolis.
Omaha. Pueblo. Memphis, Nashville. Co
lumbus Sioux City. Knoxville, Topeka,
Houston. Dallas. Sadalia. Meridian, Jack
son. Oklahoma City, Augusta, Denver. Salt
Lake City. Helena. Colorado Springs Fort
Worth. FL Paso Los Angeles, Fargo, Bir-
mingham. Council Bluffs. Charleston, S. c.,
Washington. Buffalo. Philadelphia. Pitts
burg. Cleveland. Baltimore. Trenton. Jack
sonvilie. CHATTANOOGA Montgomery, Cairo,
H.. Des Moines. Charlotte. n. c., Toledo,
Columbia. s. c.. Atlanta. Texarkana. Ark,
Albany. Boston and New York.
New cities are being added to this list
every few hours.