The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-12
WIRE STRIKERS
WILL ASK GIRLS
TO JOIN THEM
Operators to Ask MuItipleX
Employees 10 Go Out,

Telegraph operators on strike were
confident this morning that they viii
succeed by evening, in pulling out al
leas, three OF the thlrty-five or forty
multiplex operators. Officers OF the
Company we're more anxious this
morning over the possible results OF
the strikers efforts but still insisted
that the strike could not assume Sc
rious proportions.
The total number Of men out this
morning was thlt,y-three. Ot these
twcn,y-scy.n were from the Western
Union, four from the Mackay and
two from the Postal.
One of the girls working the au-
tomato machines is said 10 be sure
OF stopping work hi, afternoon and
two or three others are hanging on
the edge" according TO r. r. Ruhrup,
chairman oi the strikers in this city.
Rubrup's Statement.
Ruhrup SAID. this morning, that his
ren were still confident that the
strike would lie up the telegraphS in
the city lie said that the messenger
boys OF the Maokay company had al.
ready been instructed TO refuse mes,
sages Officers OF the company said
though, that as yet they had handled
all messages but had been forced TO
send everything subject to delay.
The strikers continued their meet
ings after the parade today in their
Culber,son building headquarters, a
committee was appointed to see the
girls working automatic machines this
morning and to urge them TO stop
work Some Of the girls will be vls-
tied at their homes.
Pickc,ing was going on this morn
Ing the strikers claimed. but ON ac-
count of the parade and reception ~
the l+2nd infantry it was not carried
on inteDsiyely.
Excent for the fact that in cases
where Postal and Western Union lire'
run to the same city and the Western
Uhion has a non-relly line. Postal
messages are being referred to thc
Western Union. The Postal company
is handling its business without di-
iicul'y. Howard Jolly and the as
sis,ant mauarer have been able with
the help OF office clerks to keep the
wires open.
Dobbins Confident.
Roy Dotbins. chief operator OF the
Western Onion company. says thai
the organization. Of the company has
made it possible ior the Weitcrn
Union to tide over the emeTgency
without difficulty. Twenty seven
OF the regular Morse operators are
out. he says, but the company has
sixty eight men capable OF operating
with the Morse code who can be used
II the situation grows sufficiently
acute
The strike will continue without
violence of any kind. but with both
factions in the city determined TO see
the thing TO finish and TO come out
on top Manager A. J. Pickle of the
Western Union. is in Guthrie today.
Both sides have been watching
anxiously the returns from other
cite, in the Mate and country and
both sides claim victories in other
cities Dobbins said thi, morning
tina, the strike in the southwest
seemed already to be fizrlinC out and
that only a few operators had gone
out in the majority Of the larger cities
Ruhrup said, this morning, that the
strikers had reports from large cities
in Texas indicating ,ha, virtually the
entire force Of operators was on
strike He said that the Postal si,u-
alton in Dallas was particularly Sc
riouS.