| Show n STRIKE WILL NILL BEGOr Such is Opinion of Ahern of the Telegraphers Union of New York New York Youk Aug 1 lA A strike of or telegraphers In l York In ln sympathy with nith Ith the Chicago strike Is to be he con eon considered at a I meeting being called for tor to tomorrow morrow President of the local loc union said Bald early ealy cal today It HIs is likely that Now New York will bo be Involved In the strike The union has done all al In Ia Its power to prevent a strike but the tho company has hos not acted acte fairly I think the tho ho strike will wi become general general throughout the country Officials of or the Western Union and Postal Telegraph companies who yes yesterday yesterday yesterday expressed the tho belief belef that tnt tho the strike Erle in Chicago would prove provo to be bo local In Its nature said today tody that tho the situation was such that preparations were being bing made mado mno to handle handlo tho the busi buel business business ness In the tho ease caso the men walked out Minor officials and clerks cerks of er both com coun companies panics who have hoo not net worked at nt tho the keys for Cor years yaT will ho he called upon to toman toman toman man the wires while nonunion men who remain at work worl will wi bo be b given Iven op opportunities of ot making double time When Ven a strike was threatened several weeks w ek ago ago tho the Western Union pur purchased pur chased scores of or cots to take care of ot the strike breakers In the tho main of ot tho the company If It necessary Tho The com corn company pany officials believe that they will Effectually break lt the strike should it bo be called within a short time They Thoy say nay cUe the tho union does doel not control over BO 00 lO per por cent of ot the telegraphers her home here and that the union treasury Is empty empt Pres Prea President ident blent Ahern Abern denied deniM today toda that tho the lo to local cal enl union was without funds and said that the te telegraphers could finance a along 0 along long strike FIRST VIOLENCE OE Chicago Aug 10 First violence In tho telegraph operators strike In Chi Chicago cago early today when a n clerk In the tho main offices of ot the tho Postal Telegraph company was knocked down downin cown in Clark street an nR he wee WA on hl hI hie Wr home tram from work Two Tso men who he de declared dared clarell had been beel following him him came camo out of an alley and attacked him hint The clerk refused to Ive me his name TUB TIlE TIE BREACH DREACH WIDENS Chicago Aug Alg 10 Tho breach be ho between tween tweel tho hu commercial telegraphers out alit outon Olt Olton aliton on strike and tho the telegraph companies widened and a 0 finish fight was prom promised promised today when tho the Western esler Union Telegraph company Imported Its ls first frt load ot at strike breakers 1 to man inca tho the si silent silent silent lent keys There Ther wore 30 of ot them picked up In Now New No York The Iho arrangements em mt for the housing husing and feeding of oC the tho th men have havo been kept a secret but bitt It Is believed that they the will be bo kept n o tho the plant of or tho tIlo corn com company wi COI pany palY to prevent the possibility of or their mooting meeting with tinY violence nt at the hands ot of strike sympathizers The Tho Th union men niort In II the tho streets when the strike breakers S cl said they would feel tel no harm that i the tho e operators snore not good ones oles and i that even cven If It thoy tho were ere Importing thorn them th Into Chicago Ch ICI go they tIle could not do the tho companies com panics much good when tho thin irien are striking over oer r tho the country LITTLE CHANGE CnA GE IN KANSAS l CITY 01 City Aug At 10 lOTher was wal but change chango chan liar hero her this morning In the estern calera Union strike situation George Gere Brownson local tn Wager slated stated that Ilc they had imad about 30 0 operators at work at nt tho thio main office omee an nn Increase of IB 15 Ii over yesterday Y and that with this 01 force toro they thoy were snore moving business s In fair shape On tho the other oIlier hand humid Ca Cal E B Hlo who has hM charge chargo of or the tho to for Cor or the operators declared that none hone of oC tho the strikers had gono bade back to work ork and that the tho West Wot 01 cia CIn n Unions force CorIo consisted of or wire 5 i v the tho tow font roul or 01 five Ilvo Ivo operators who failed raie to go r out yesterday and Ind a a a low fow rO of ot ilo Ico clerks who ho had hod been pressed Into service Tho branch offices wore or still sti closed el sed The Tha Hi liters agreed to let tho the board of or trade operators go 1 to work the board boar antI and ad Western W tr Union to pay 1 tho salaries salaried Pickets were snore or dered d placed at lt all al Western Union of oC All Al tho the Postal Operators here with wih tho tilo Deception Celton of ot a I few chiefs struck shortly shOt after 1 this afternoon DENVER DENVErt UNCHANGED Denver Aug 10 Conditions at the local bent loal office omco of the Western Union a Tele Telegraph graph company remain lIln about the santo samo samo today as I they the were W re yesterday after nr tho tim strike was Inaugurated Nono None of ot the tho 33 operators who went wet on have havo ro ra rol l turned to work but the tho Western Union officials claim to havo hase secured IE 10 hlo Ii op erat emt t re and to bo be o moving message message op wIth th Bore some delay The Tho Postal osta operators flux aro at still tl working Helena Mont Aug 10 There ro is no change e in the tho Western Wester Union strike situation So far tar as the com corn company pany has modo no II effort eror to 10 replace the thu strikers and no business Is in I being ac cc accepted for transmission lon there being no one ono to tl man mann tho the wires tho the attention of ot the chief operators being required at nt tho the switchboards end and repeaters The Tiiu strikers at a n meeting appointed a a picket committee and It was S the thc te senti renti sentiment meat ment melt that the men muon return when tint th trouble was settled sette at Chicago Chleo and Ild elsewhere there being no grievances except the tle demand domand for nn an day da WALKOUT IN NEW ORLEANS Now New Orleans Aug AuS 10 All of or the operators In n the employ of ot the tho West Western era ern r Union Telegraph company walked out hero here this morning nt at 10 In conformity with an order Issued after nier a vote yote had been taken at nt a a meeting ot of the local loca telegraphers union STRIKE AT HOUSTON Houston Aug 10 oAI AH the tho Western Wester Union operators operator hero here hare havo struck this morning MOST MOS MEN OUT Minneapolis Aug Au 10 With hut hit few rew ow exceptions every Western Union oper operator atom ator In Minneapolis left lett his Instrument mont ment melt and Ind walked out today TIU AT TOPEKA Topeka Aug the tho Western Wesler union and tho the Postal companies hero here were score partially tied up this morning The Tho Te managers of at the two companies today tOdar ore are handling the work AT LOS ANGELES Los Angeles Aug 10 I Stewart Siewart special agent of ot the bureau of ot labor representing Ie tho the department of I commerce ce and labor arrived in Los Angeles Angeles at 0 tl this morning to in investigate Invest vest I o the local Western Union tol tel telegraph strike He went at once noo to the tho UI Western Union office ciRca where ho held a a lengthy conference with At Supt I N Miller Mier of at the Western Union who Is In ln chargo charge of ot affairs of ot the company Mr Mm I Stewart stated that he was wn lucre here held forthe for the purpose of or Investigating an on al ul alleged alleged violation by the tho Western Union official agreement recently entered In Into Into into to between tho the company and the telo tele union His report will wi bo be made mado to Commissioner Nelll at nt Wash AVash Washinton Ington inton WILL GO OUT SUNDAY Oakland Aug 10 President Small of or tho the Telegraphers union said this morning that tat tho the telegraphers of ot Oak Oakland land and and San Francisco Frncisco wilt will 1 go so on strike strlla tomorrow Sunday |
