The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-05
TELEGRAPHSTRIKE MEDIATION
NELL ARRIVES IN CHICAGO on
HIS PEACE MISSION.

The Operators Inclined 10 Insist On the
Union Figuring In Negotiations -west-
ern situation Only Under Consideration
Western Union Advertises for Men.
CHICAGO, July i.-Commissioner Of Labor
Charles =. Neill arrived in Chicago to-day
and At once began laying his plans TO bring
about peace between the telegraph oom-
panies and their operators.
Local Union No. I of Chicago will be asked
10 submit it's grievances to COMMISSIONS
Neill, who wbl in turn try to have the COM
panies consider the emands Of the men.
officials of the local union say that the conn
panies will have to do business with the
Commercial Telegraphers' Union Of Amer
lea " they hope TO accomplish peace through
the efforts Of a mediator.
T. =. Cook, Western manager Of the West
crn Union. called at the Auditorium Annex
this morning and conferred with Commits
sioner Neil. In the afternoon Secretary
Treasurer Russell of the union. together
with several Of the local officers Of the union,
held n conference with MIR. Neil.
II in understood that COMMISSIONS
Neill has authority under the Clowry-Neill
letter Of Jun 20. which letter has been re-
affirmed by Col. Clowry of the Weste IN
Union. to negotiate with the operators.
The mediation offered at this time is con-
cerning the local situation and is not in
tended TO apply 10 the entire question
or the settlement of Oakland and San
Francisco strikes. Il is intended to bring
about peace in the district under the o
troll Of r. r. Cook which embraces all OF the
Western States. and is meant TO stop any
spread Of the strike to other Western cities.
Treasurer Russell would not
say what course the union would take in
the present negotiations. Members OF the
national executive board OF the union will
arrive in Chicago tomorrow and hold
themselves in readiness TO meet the man
ayers of the companies, but they will take
no part in the negotiations between the
commissioned and the employees OF the
companies here.
An advertisement appeared early this
week asking telegraphers who wanted work
To apply at PIG Fulton street, Brooklyn,
railroad telegraphers preferred, free trans
p~ortstion ~ be given and the wages 10 be
81 a day.
Fifty telegraphers were detailed by the
union to apply for work AZ his agency
and he engaged, not with the idea Of going
TO work, but To find out all about IL. They
reported afterward that the men wanted
were for the Western Union company.
The Fulton street agency was in a house
in which n number Of unions meet and
the chairman of local No. 10 saw the officers
of these unions and the proprietor and
asked why they allowed a strike breaking
agency in a union building. Shortly after
ward the agency was moved to lower
Broadway, Manhattan, and more men,
bers of the union who were sent there re-
ported back that they were told that no
more men were needed
Those who are against an extension OF
the strike thought yesterday that this
ndicates that a settlement il expected
with the Western Union company. IL was
asserted last night that the visit OF Labor
Commissioner Neill To Chicago and his going
later to San Francisco resulted from the
conference he had with Deputy President
Konenkamp OF the union in Washington
recently. II was said that he went to
Chicago to head off n strike there IL possible,
and that his trip 10 San Francisco is to try
to settle the strike there.
II Is understood that NJ. j. Reidy and
j. NJ. Sullivan Of the national executive
committee of the union are in Chicago in
the interests of peace. while Konenkamp
remains in New York to be read in case a
peace conference with President Clowry
Of the Western Union company is called.
1t was said last night that in case the strike
is extended to Chicago or any other city.
the Western Union company has ten expert
telegraphers in its main office here who are
ready to take charge there and instruct
strike breakers.