Show i t COMMERCIAL TELEGRAPHERS Effective Organization Commenced May Have Bave I Local Effect Chicago June IS The commercial telegraphers of or Chicago who for sev several eral ra years y have baye bore been He without a union were organized organised today by Y the Ameri Amen American can caD Federation ot of Labor The new or organisation will be known as s the In International Union of Commercial Telegraphers Between S and aDd 49 4 en enrolled rotted rolled their names Dames on the tile hooks books of the then new n w organisation The officials 0 of the Order of Railway Tee Telegraphers attend attended at nd ed the meeting and 04 promised premised both their moral and financial support to the new Dew union It Is 18 understood that the Western Unions Salt Lake Lad and Ofden Oden operators numbering more than dish thirty have known for some Ome time that a movement is 18 on foot toot to organ all 11 of the corn com commercial mercial telegraphers to affiliate a with the American Federation a of Labor It Itis Itis I is 18 expected that a local branch e of the e t union will m be o sed m In this state within a short time I In discussing the last hurt night an old telegrapher stated slated that numer numerous one ous unsuccessful attempts had been beef made to organize the commercial operators ever eer since the great strike I of ot but now he believes the organ organization organIzation la has bas been put on a sound t and winning basis Heretofore the West Western ern cnn Union has made It uncomfortable n le whenever any of It Its employees joined any labor union but with the Amer American AmerIcan American ican Federation of Labor to contend I with it appeared apPE red to him that the op OJ opposition opposition position po could rould not Dot wreak its vengeance I so swiftly t Since the railway raily telegraphers tele be became became beI I I came a strong organization organisation five or six sL sLI years ago they have secured every I concession Ion nearly which hl h they have demanded The commercial telegraph telegraphers h he ers era e nI are probably as U numerous as are the railway telegraphers ben and for the first time with the support of all labor moor unions It seems ms that Ute former class clans will m soon be in a position po to win In any strike whenever the occasion demands It is claimed by telegraphers that they are art paid less Jess for their services sen ices relatively than are any like IUt lass class of wage earners am and It lie Itt believed belte they I are arf preparing to demand higher b her pay payi 1 It is pointed out that very ery f ff few w young men mn are learning earning the profession of telegraphy telegraph and aDel the number of opera operators tore tOn is growing less lass every eer year ear |