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head OF the wire company replied with
characteristic hypocritical reference to
the company's obligation to protect the
public while It was systematically de-
fraudinE the said public by accepting
daily In various cities In the country
large numbers Of night letters at tele-
graphic rates which II transmitted In
niitcases by messengers travelling on
railroad passes"
Confidence in Wilson.
The concluding portion OF the resolu-
ton recites: Whereas we have COM
piete confidence in the wisdom and fair
ness of President Wilson and q stead
fast desire to cooperate with him In re-
juvenating the broken down telegraph
service OF tho major telegraph company
and bringing It up to a point of efficiency
that will make II an agency in the win
ming Of the war II erefore. be It
"Resolped, by the New York District.
Commercial Telegraphers Union OF
America, That in order to demonstrate
our patriotism, patience and regard for
tho public interest the deputy interna.
tional president OF this organisation for
the Eastern district be and Is hereby
directed to wire to our international
president the following a. the sense OF
the meeting:
"l. That the United States Senate be
petitioned to follow the course of the
House OF Representatives in granting
the President Of the United States the
power to assume control Of the lines OF
tie Western Union telegraph Company
| "2. That the President of the United
States be urged to accept such power II
thus granted:
| hoN Ne ~ thA afrtEs
against the Western Union Telegraph
Company be deferred pending the actions
OF TIE Senate and the President OF the
United States"
Adoption OF the resolution was bit
terly opposed by Jack Rutter: a member
Of the Eastern brokerage division of II q
union, who offered a substitute not only
calling for the prosecution OF the strike
order but demanding also that the
telegraphers in all the brokerage offices
in Wall Street be called out to make the
strike more effective. TIE strike Of 1907
had failed, he declared. by reason of the
fact that Wall Street was not included
In the wallscut.
Drastic Resolution withdrawn.
Mr.. Rutter was told that his motion
was out Of order, and he was finally pre-
vailed upon TO submit his proposition al
an amendment. The amendment aroused
the ire Of Deputy International Presi-
dent TT omas, who presided, and who
declared that he would not think OF
Identifying himself with an action al.
rected at the Wall Street employers
| against whom the union had no griev-
ance- At his suggestion the resolution
was witt drawn.
Confidence felt by the union men that
the wire control bill would soon BE-
passed by the Senate was reflected In
the adoption OF a second resolution which
recommended that Secretary Meade.
rather than Postmaster-General Burle.
son be made supervisor OF the tele.
graph &c system OF the country. Wesley
Russell, the secretary treasurer OF the
union, introduced the resolution
HIS objection to Postmaster Genera
Burleson was that the latter had placed
himself on record as opposed to men ir
the Government employ belonging &c
outside unions. In this respect, Russell
declared. the Postmaster-Generarsv views
conceded with II ose OF Newcomb Carl
ton. president OF the Western Union.
The resolution as finally adopted pro
vided for the placing Of the wire system
OF the country and railroads in the sam,
category. During the discussion started
by its introduction the union men men
toned other possible candidates for tn,
director-generalship, among them Davit
J. Lewis. father OF the parcel post sys
tenn; Representative William J. Car,
and w. p. Phillips.
Frequent and caustic illusions wer,
made by various speakers to the recen
| statement made by President Carlton O
| the Western Union in which he is saiC
| to have likened the strike situation L
poker game, with the Commercial