Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-17
BOTH SIDES SATISFIED
Pleasing Situation in Strike of
Local Photographers
IF STATEMENTS ARE TRUE
very Happy" Say Operators; so
Are We" Reply officials.
STRIKERS SUGGEST A TEST
Assert Companies Claims Are Not
Founded on Facts-First Draft
on Defense Fund.
IF STATEMENTS ARE TRUE
SUGGEST A TEST

"Ninetyfve per cent of the Western
Union and Postal operators are out all
over the United States. Victory is ours
Wesley RUSSELL general secretary-treas-
urer, Commercial Telegraph piers Union of
America.
The receipt of the foregoing telegram to-
day by Mr.. w. w. Beattie national vice
president of the union operators, caused
jubilation at the local strike headquarters
In the Columbia Hotel. The Washington
union telegraphers were as happy as
clans at high tide" today, as one of their
officers expressed it, when the mail had
assuring information 1t contained had been
disseminated among the strikers.
Il have received official communicate
from local unions in forty-five important
complete 1t can be, and that every body 8
happy
Referring to the statement Of the man
ayers of the Washington offices Of the two
ficient number of operators at work and
business is being sent off expeditiously, Mr..
Beattie said.
ALLOW me to suggest a test of this state
through, especially to the west, and you
will learn the truth of the matter"
Another Center of Happiness.
Manager Prosser of the Postal company's
local office said he had Information tina,
conditions were improving hourly at New
York, Boston, Philadelphia and other east
ern centers.
1--WE are happy here he added and Il
conditions were as good in other cities a.
they are in Washington the general public
would scarcely know a strike was on. In
stead of losing any men when the genera
strike order went into effect here yester.
day afternoon we have gained two men
since. The local situation is satisfactory
to US, and the general strike order has not
affected US in any manner whatever. II
seems to have been very much of fizze
All the men who wanted to go on strike
We're out before the order issued by
President Small, it seems.
Assistant Manager James T. Bresnahan
of the Western Union company when seen
today made the declaration:
I'VE only know the general strike order
was issued by having seen it in the news
papers. 1t has not affected US at all. Since
its issuance We have gained in two direc-
tons instead of losing any men-the oper-
ators on leave are returning and going to
work and we have added new men to our
force. The general condition seems to be
improving. l don't know much about the
conditions in the far west, but as far as
our circuits extend business is being car
ried satisfa ctorily."
Mr.. Brasnahan said the Western Union
Office here has not called upon any telegra-
piers In government employ to assist his
force since the strike began, although he
added, before the strike such operators
sometimes worked extra at night for the
company He said there had been no need
for them up to this time.
Pickets Still on Guard.
The union pickets are keeping up vigil
liant watch at the depots and about the local
telegraph offices for imported strikebreak-
ers. Up to this time it is reported that but
few non-unionists have come to Washing
ton.
President Groves of the telegraphers' local
union has called a meeting of the executive
committee for . clock this afternoon at
the Columbia Hotel. 1t is proposed to go
over the strike situation, he explained; also
to issue strike cards to the telegraphers
who are out in order that they may be
paid strike benefits from the defense fund
Two leased wire men joined the striking
telegraphers here yesterday as a result of
the general strike order issued by President
Small of the International Union of Com
mercial Telegraphers.
The executive committee of the striking
telegraphers was called into secret session
at $50 o'clock this afternoon to give con-
sideration to a matter of Importance, the
nature of which was not stated.
Just as the door of the committee room
was closed to outsiders one of the execu-
tive committeeman exclaimed.
I'VE are sure of winning this fight All
we have to do is to stand pat and hang to-
gether and victory is ours. Everybody's
hapDy'