Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-08-30
KEY MEN CLAIM
VICTORY IN
SIGHT
PROFESS TO EXPECT
STAMPEDE TO UNION
Brokers Appeal to
President Roosevelt ASSoCi-
ated Press Manager Declares
Wires Are Working SatiSfac-
toriIy to Him,


Chicago, Aug. 29.-Declaring that
the telegraph service throughout the
entire country was paralyzed and that
they were unable to obtain satisfactory
service from the telegraph companies.
the brokers' on the Chicago board of
trade are signing petition today ask
ing that the president intervene az
once and secure a settlement. the
petition says:
photographic service of the country
is paralyzed and it is imperative that
there be a settlement at once"
Texans Appeal TO Governor.
Dallas, Tex, Aug. 9.-Referring to
the letter of President Chapp of the
Dallas local of the telegraphers' union,
to Governor Campbell, asking the chief
executive to take a hand in the strike
and compel the telegraph companies
to carry on business as common car
riers by wire or forfeit their rights to
do business in Texas, the governor
says he has referred the matter to the
attorney general m
Attorney General Davidson is still
| in Mexico and nothing will be done
until he returns. He is expected to
reach Austin during the current week
Expect Stampede in New York.
! New York, Aug. 29.-Ofhcials oi
! the telegraphers' union expect STAN
| pede of nonunion operators to theiI
ranks today. Officers of the union re-
ported that it gained six operators
, from the Western Union and lost none
land gained four from the Postal.
n Melville r. Stone. general manager
of the Associated Press has given ou1
1.-THE following statement to the newspa'
pers
/ "The telegraph conditions of the AS
sociated Press are excellent l doub
if there are four points in our vas
system that are experiencing any dtfh
Guilty. and they are troubled by loca
conditions only.
at Is true that we were somewha
badly Handicapped the first day or 50
| when the men walked out wtthout an
Notwithstanding hut we very quiciet
got the situation in hand. To-day
can say our service is very good, il
fact. better than it ever was, for tn
treason that we have been enabled t
secure the best of telegraphers to MI
1.-The places of the men who struck
"The applications we are receivln
Iare many more than we could eve
use, and though we are not going L
discriminate against the strikers, W
iare going To select from the applicant
only the very best men.
"The report that a directors meet
ing was to be held Wednesday was ab
lsolutely without foundation. Ther
was never time that 1t was eve
thought necessary to call one, ana q
we were able to cope with the matte
right at the beginning, It can be see
NtFott1d haUp hgnn tn ca
the directors meeting together fror
1.-The four points of the compass.
This Is not said to discourage tn
! telegraphers. / believe the Associate
; Press has ever been fair in its treat
! ment of it's employees, and II the me
have grievances we will be only to
ipleased and ready to look into then
3 but II cannot and will not be done be
/ fore the next regular meeting OF tn
l directors, which is to BIO held Septem
: Der IT,"
r stories are told of operators VIII
= went out against their will at the ol
t der of the union and returned to the
: keys in spite of pressure brought
! bear on them. 81,
: The transmission of special dll
t patches over the Western Union an
1 Postal wires Is still delayed. Repol
II tiers use IlG lOnk ulaldhNU NNAVHAioih
freely, but as the wires are busy wit
d commercial messages, It Is hard
o transmit news reports promptly.
g There are many rumors OF attemp
It to end the strike and every one
= them s denied as soon as 1t Is mad
THE telegraph companies say Uni
8 many of the men who went out a.
s returning to work. The strikers en-
q phatically contradict this statement
Associated Press papers on the kal
sas City-Denvcr circuit have suiter'
1 severely from the strike OF the tel
j graph operators Of that company.
j number OF the operators, who (
years had no direct connection Wi
telegraphers' union, did not quit the
KEYS. Others who were closely
touch with the union did go out al
are stlll away Their absence has be-
great hardship 10 the newspaper
Telegraph editors have been at the
wits ends more than ever before
get stuff and especially to get II |
n the early mail editions.
" The Associated Press IN the west
!, inclined to deal justly with the stri
L ers. Six old men who had been out
Chicago were put TO work again "a
week. one or two at Salt Lake Ci
returned to their places.
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II japan HOnOrs Falllercs.
N Paris, France, Aug. 29.-rhe Jap
IS nese ambassador, M. Kurlno, today
h half Of the japanese emperor, 10