Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1907-08-13
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the strike of the union telegraph op-
erators in New York and other cities
offices to communicate with New
York.
Miss Marie A. Crawley, the local
manager of the Western Union Tele-
graph Company, said this morning
that the. effects of the strike are al
ready felt in this city. The local Of
fee is almost completely isolated
from the main offices in New York
and for that reason it is almost i'm
possible to communicate with cities
in this state, as nearly all messages
must go first to New York.
Charles White, the local represen-
tative of the Postal Telegraph Com
pany, said this morning that his
business is similarly tied up. He has
received only two Communications to-
day and can send none. The business
of the railroad is transacted as usual
but the commercial business is al
most at a standstill.
NEW YORK, Aug. 13.-All the union
telegraph operators in the main anc
branch Offices of the Western Union
and Postal companies in this city are
on strike, and New York is practically
cut off from telegraph communication
with the west and south. The strike is
expected to extend to Boston and all OF
New England.
When the Western Union Office strike
was declared the strikers say more
than three-fourths Of the force on duty
walked out. The officials of the com.
pany declare that of 400 men and wO
men ON duty POI remained at work.
but they will not allow an inspection
of their operating rooms.
The signal to the Postal operators
was given by E. f. Martin, one of the
leaders of the union, who stood up at
his table in the big operating room on
the twelfth floor and blew a whistle
There were 800 operators working at
the time, fifty of them women.
The exodus was almost unanimous
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at work. The strikers marched out of
the building and across to City Hall
park, where they held an impromptu
mass meeting. There was no disorder
at either place.
Thus the strike of the telegraphers
which, originating last Friday in Los
Angeles and directed against the West
ern Union company, has gradually
spread eastward, reached New York
city, where three spontaneous walk
outs followed in rapid succession
These were directed against the West
ern Union, the Postal Telegraph coin
pany and the Associated Press. In the
latter instance the strike was the first
against the news organization and was
fairly general throughout the country
west Of New England. With the stop
ping of work by majority of union
operators here situation unparalleled
has followed. The telegraph business,
though by no means tied up, is seri-
ously handicapped.
Unexpectedly and when it had been
generally supposed that no action
would be taken locally pending con
ference of Labor Commissioner Neill
with influential labor representatives
Of Chicago on Thursday next the un-
ion operators decided to strike in the
Office of the Western Union. In expla-
nation it was said by the strikers that
three discharged employees had called
at the Office for wages due and had been
treated with scant courtesy.
The strike against the Associated
: Press began last night. 1t is distinct
from the other strikes, as the Associ-
4. .ated Press controls it's own leased
rect employ Of the news organization.
Though no demands had been made
recently by the men, the strike had
been foreshadOwed
A Philadelphia report says that the
Postal Telegraph company operators
went ON strike following the operators
in New York.
At Montreal between twenty-five and
thirty operators in the Great North.
western Telegraph company's Office
struck in sympathy with the operator 4
In the United States.
At Pittsburg one hour after the night
( force had reported for duty whistle
was blown in the Western Union Office,
iVand all members OF, the union left their
keys. Fifteen men had been discharg-