Show HAD NO AUTHORITY I ITO TO OFFER TERMS NEW YORK Sept 21 21 Thomas L. L Mahan and Arthur G. G Douglass s officials of the tho local telegraphers telegraphers' phon union union had no authority to go o to Washington ton and request Labor Commissioner Neill Nem to take steps looking to arbitration of the present strike according to a 3 statement statement state state- ment made at the tho headquarters of tho the strikers strikers' union in this cit city toda today It Itaas was aas stated that they had no oth other r authority authority au au- thor thor-it than to announce the tho terms upon which the men mea would insist It was declared declared ed also on behalf of tho the union that the tho New York local had not adopted ted a resolution calling for arbi President Small said sald today that the tho situation has bas been more hopeful within the tho last three days than at nn any time inco sinco the strike begin I do o not look for a speedy speed termination termination tion of tho the strike and ln negotiations that are now pending may last a wed week eek or ten days he added II The The tel telegraph ph gor companies com corn panics an and the tho strikers striker cannot cannot got ot to gether Arbitration must come if it it comes at nt all from irom third and outside sources I Mr Ir Small expects to leave for Chicago Chicago Chi Chi- cago O toda today I General Superintendent Brooks of the I Western Union Telegraph raph company compan said that his company compau had nothing to arbi Wo We Vo have all the tho men mea wo we desire said Mr r. r Brooks Drooks H and there thero is no need for us' us to seek to secure the services of tho the men who left the employ of the company compau Furthermore we will never again nain tolerate tho the that conditions-that existed before bc ro re the strike The action of the union operators before the strike in in Deliberately interfering with the business of tho company and in in ing who failed tiled to join their organization orI organization or or- I will never noer occur again inthe in inthe the o operating rooms of tho Western Western Union Thero There are aro 15 operators who I wore employed in this city eity by this company prior to tho the strike who will never 3 again secure work with ith the tho compans' compans com I pans pam They lh v were all troublemakers trouble Edward EdwardJ J r Nally pally president vice and I general mana manager cr of tho the Postal Telegraph Telegraph Tele Tolt graph i ih h Cable company has hal 8 sent ot tho the f fol jl- jl I lowing owing telegram to all nIl l Postal s perin I There is not the slightest ground for forthe forthe the report that wo we are to arbitrate with the strikers Notify all offices and assure assure as sure all that there thero will be no compromise com corn promise and to ra pay no heed to reports to o tho the contrary |