The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1907-08-15
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graphers employed in the scores of
broker offices in the financial district
where, according to the telegraphers'
union many big houses granted the de-
mands of their men as regards wages
and working hours. The news service
throughout the east was practically un-
impaired, except in the cases of two or
three smaller centers and the news Of
the world was moved to all points.
The hope of the strikers that the
Order of Railway Telegraphers would
make common cause with the COM
mercial operators had not been real
lied tonight. The Western Union and
Postal people insisted that the railroad
operators would stand by their con-
tracts with the various railroad COM
panies who in turn would fulfill their
obligations with the telegraph COM
panies, calling for the handling of
such commercial business as might be
turned over to them.
To what extent the strike has inter
fered with the ordinary conduct of
business by the two telegraph compan-
les remained in dispute tonight Both
companies maintained that they were
handling all business promptly, had
plenty of men and although inconven-
fenced at some less important points
were improving the service hourly.
Vice President and General Manag-
er Nally of the Postal tonight sum
married. the situation thus: THE strike
Is over so far as we are concerned.
General Superintendent Brooks Of
the Western Union said:
1--WE are moving business, rush and
otherwise, to all parts of the country
with normal dispatch"
Strike leaders declared tonight
that both companies were badly han
dicapped, and that assertions from the
service were continuous throughout
the country.
Following a meeting of the local
union to-day 1t was announced by
Daniel L. Russell that a resolution
had been adopted appointing a COM
mittee to wait on State Attorney-Ge
eral Jackson and demand that he pro-
coed against the Western Union and
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warranted delay in transacting public
business. At the meeting the matter
of raising funds to support the idle
men was also discussed. The strikers
admit that the financing of the strike
Is a serious consideration, and they
talk of arranging public entertain
ments to raise money The strikers
continue orderly, and in the vicinity
of the telegraph offices there is little
TO suggest that strike is on.
Chicago, Aug. 14,-Western Union Of
ficials announced tonight that begin
ming tomorrow morning their regular
service Ito the floor of the board of
trade will be resumed.
Los Angeles, Cal, Aug. 1.-THE strike
situation here. remains practically as
on yesterday. The Western Union and
Postal claim to have sufficient men to
handle all business with usual des-
patch.
The Associated Press is serving all of
its twenty-five papers in Southern Call
ifornia and Arizona with one exception.
San Francisco, Aug. 14.-Supt. Storrer
fee is running with about one-third of
the usual force. A fair amount of bus.
mess Is being handled.
The Western Union has number of
men at work at Oakland, and report
the situation better than during the
previous strike there.
Washington, Aug. 14.-There is little
change to-day in the telegraph situa-
H.. l. H. IL
that it has a sufficient number Of OPP
orators at work to handle all business
The manager of the Postal states that
conditions are improving daily and that
within a few days the company will BIT
doing It's usual business. President
Groves of the Western Union. says that
the Postal has only six men at work.
and that not more than twenty are on
duty at the Western Union.
The messenger boys employed by the
two companies who walked out yester-
day returned to work to -day