Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-20
ASSOCIATED PRESS
DECIDE COURSE TODAY
Small Wants 100000 zoo
National Fund to be Used
in Carrying on Strikes
Ice Wagon Drivers
Give $4,000
The Strike at a Glance.

Chicago operators establish
camp and prepare for ninety-day
siege, with $2,OOO,000 fund
Companies remain obdurate and
no signs of weakening are dis
PLAYED by either side.
New York telegraphers TO pre-
sent evidence to Attorney Gener-
al in effort to have companies
charters annulled.
Brokers who have not signed
h scale will be served with final mo-
tice at 1 o'clock today.
Commissioner Neill remains in
Washington for Federation Of La
Dor meeting. and is believed to
have plan to take representatives
to Oyster Bay for peace negotia-
tions.
Government action probable IL
cable tie-up comes.
Chicago, Aug. 19.-Peace in the tel
egraphers' strike appears further on
than at any time since the trouble
began
Leaders on both sides said last
night that not single move had
been made toward mediation SO far as
the Western Union and Postal com
panies are concerned.
The meeting of the board OF direc
tors of the Associated Press in New
York is expected to show the attitude
Of its officials toward the strike. The
strikers do not know whether the Off
cials of the Associated Press are will
ing to attempt settlement or are tc
hold the meeting to outline plans fol
lighting them.
Expect No Move by cornpsuis
The strikers seem united, however
on the proposition that neither the
Western Union nor Postal will make
any overtures for peace for some time
to come The company officials say
there can be only one end to the
strike-unconditiona surrender by the
union men.
I'VE have already won the str1ke,
Small in an address at the Chicago
Federation Of Labor, but 1t may be
necessary to fight sixty or utuety dayI
longer"
international Secretary Wesley Rus
sell told the federation that in 6
week or ten days the strike would be
ended. as 81 per cent Of the CONNER
cial telegraphers Of the entire country
and Canada are out.
While the strike oncials wore san
guine of the outcome of the strike
a few Of the strikers talked about I
conversation between President Glow
ry and Commissioner Of Labor Neil
shortly after the strike was called.
Clowry to Spend Millions.
1--WE had peace for twenty years,
President Clowrey was reported tt
have said we could hire and dis
charge whoever we saw fit We rar
our business to suit ourselves The1
The union came along. A demand wa!
made for more wages and change IL
conditions. We gave an increase IL
wages and changed conditions Tha
did not seem to suit some of the EN-
ployes and they brought about STAN
pede strike. 1t may cost us from ST.
100000 to $4,000, 900 to fight the strike
but after 1t is ended, we will have an
other twenty years of peace We coult
not afford again to temporize with tn,
union"
This was pointed out as shown.
the determination OF the company off
cials to fight until the strikers ar,
tired out, and that when the strike il
declared off they will take back onl,
such operators as they see At.
Notice Served on Brokers.
Several brokerage firms have no
yet signed the union scale. but the,
have been given until l O'Clock toda,
to do SO. statement was given ou
by the strike officials that there ha,
been little difficulty in obtaining tn
signatures of broker firms to th
Union contract.
Board of Trade and Stock Ey
.hange firms make little complain
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