New-York tribune., 1907-06-24

Samuel ]. Small president Of the Commercial
photographers Union. said to-day:
The real hght viii begin on Monday. when the
early week rush of business IL on. The out-of-
town managers and chief operators who can be
induced to take the places OF the strikers VIII nave
arrived in the city by Monday or Tuesday. but,
additional force will be In a worse predicament
than they were on Friday and Saturday, days
which telegraph business is light Our reports
from various points show that the tie-Up is COM
plete Los Angeles 1.500 messages behind at
midnight Saturday. From Portland comes the
report that there is blockade Of business on the
northern route
BY Wednesday OF this week the congestion Of
telegraph business between the Pacific and Atlantic
and fire. Reports coming TO that telegraph
dispatches are being mailed in bundles TO Eastern
points On receipt at Denver. Los Angeles or
Portland the messages are put on the wires if
there is room for them.
We estimate that every one take OF
himself financially until July / After that win
pay weekly strike benefits. Before leaving the
East l arranged with Treasurer Russell TO send
certified check for $1,000 each week. We have
the best OF the bargain so far. There were two
desertions from the Western Union to-day at West
Oakland and others Will follow.
The teegraphers of this country have II within
their power TO bring the telegraph companies 20
terms or to force governmental ownership of the
teegraphs. None is familiar with the inside
workings of the telegraph system of this country
as the operator and Is loyal to the interests
of his employer. For many years we have borne
with patience the many abuses existing in the
service. Things have changed since the CONNER
trade union movement
We have decided to procure Justce-frst through
conferences between employees and emplOyers and
If that fails will then start movement in
favor of government ownership and at the same
time bills introduced in Congress and in state
legislatures having in view the Improvement of the
telegraph service. Two of the most important
measures expect to father and work 10 have
passed are bills giving to the Interstate Commerce
Commission the power to regulate telegraph lines
and requiring that both the filing and the receiving
time be shown on all teleGramS.
L. w, StOrer. general superintendent of the
Postal Telegraph Company. said:
The Postal Telegraph Company has made no
effort yet to employ non-union telegraphers and it
believes that the strike OF the union operators will
itself Strikes of telegraphers generally do
Things will probably remain chaotic for a few DAYS
to come. Then teleSraphers will begin to drift i'm
from different outside points, and no trouble will
be experienced in filling the places vacated. II
will take the union operators long to realize
the mistake they have made by striking and they
will come back to
A H. May, district superintendent of the
Western Union, said
We have about one-third of our entire force Of
operators at work and able TO handle the busi-
ness we are receiving with comparative expeditioD
OF course all business is assumed subject to in
definite delay, but thus far have been ahle to
piece things out remarkably WELL The Western
Union company does not intend TO treat with the
telegraphers' union in this matter. / believe that
the strike will be soon. IL lacks the haste
principles essential TO the success OF such move
ments
In accordance with request from President
Small of the Commercial Telegraphers' Union OF
America. Local No. 16 of New York held special
meeting yesterday at Pilgrim Hall. No. 2sS Court
street. Brooklyn. to take up the question OF what
the executive committee had done. At the tIr,a
the request made President Small had not
zone to San Francisco and the letter from Colonel