Show I ULTIMATUM UL TIMA III GIVEN VEN YEN r BY TELEGRAPHERS Monster Mass Meeting Held in Chicago Resents Action Employers AN ANNOUNCES JOUNCES AFFILIATION 1 Claim Is Matte That Pair Fair Ha hit Denied for T o Yearn lUI us Chicago i Feb 10 The Thc O.-Thc The dl discharge o of or tour our telegraph h operators em employed IJ hi ho tho Western Union Telegraph Telos-raph com coni company patty pan and the tho Ignoring Ignot of I a n petition fut fot wage vage signed II by 13 em ent- were re resented at a miss meol- meol log Ing ng h held ld under tinder tho the auspices of or the tho Telegraphers union this thill Resolutions were adopted giving ln the necessary authority to tu the lie executive board to handle the tho matterand matter and amid If necessary to call a n special meeting meet ing lag of or Commercial Telegraphers union No 1 I t This Is the first step stell it Is announced under the time constitution o of th the he union toward legalizing tho the calling call call- lag ing of a n strike If re further discharges OC occur the lie t board of the lie In International In- In union lotion will be called upon to o hall handle tho lie case The Tho action it Is ahl will 11 a n Nearly 1000 t telegraphers employed employ ed ell d by the lie Wo tent Union wet were present ont at it meeting Speeches welo vero mad nad by International President S. S J. J Small S Sect Treasurer Russell viii C Cf Long editor Fh First t t VIco Prel l. John C C C. Newman of uC the tho Order Ordel u oC if i I I 1081 Telegraphers Congressman Congressman- heel lames James T. T F McDermott l and Alter Alter- Attorney ney H D D. G G. G Ramsay II Ignored Id I'd Petition Several speakers cel time the situ situ- I I They all stated that agitation I now going on oil among the telegraphers was JIH as cau d by tho ho company compan ignoring tho the petition of Ie its for COI a 10 per lieu cent In wages awl and a n betI betterment bet bet- I of or existing conditions I Co the time t nt- nt tin t were IC presented teul These declared de tle- IC- IC e red nil mill the Ibo officials o of or tho Western on company from riom pi c down n u t lu Jo ii 11 l f J c h m l Y Q tt oi kl iIi iIi- H fit tI to IP ow Ti u Jno Ignored cl tho hO prayer pray T er of or TOO Q Chicago telegraphers fur for an 11 anI I increase iu hi wn tI i I That lJ because C CU U C Che the he aw v l I it to exercise their heIr con constitutional i right to petition several P of or the leaders were 1 dismissed That riat four OUt o oC of the 11 who ho for the lie company t n yeni's 01 or more mor ago have hav been beon di discharged because be be- f cause they thy joined the tho union That the thc lie of the lie company In iii all parts harts of UI tho con country ha have hac c foi fOl th the past a l twelve years or more Iy ly habitually mid and shamefully abused the lH principle of or honest homiest l awl ami fall fair dealing deal deal- ing lug therefore be bo it Hc cut Action of Company Resolved that we the lie o of the Western Union Telegraph com coin PUll putty pany In muss mass meeting assembled ut do du openly and publicly t recent the treatment treat treat- meat ment accorded by President Ii dowry and express the belief that his hit I no ing lug of ot out our petition Co for I an nn increase in wages was waH the act of an individual I and und does docs not represent the time sentiment of or the directors and amid stockholders of the he company une Resolved further that v we publicly announce our OUI membership In th the Commercial Commercial Com Coin mercial Telegraphers Union of or A 1 ca co and hereby serve e notice on ott the thc company corn com puny pany that a continuation of Its unfair unah and discriminating aU attitude will be re- re re d. Th These resolutions were unanimously n adopted According to those IH present the he lel resolutions 10 do not mean that a astrike astrike strike will be bo called to compel the tho re reinstatement reInstatement re- re tn instatement of the four foul discharged telegraphers but that further r discharges discharges discharges dis dis- charges will be followed by giving the tIme entire matter mallel Into the hands of the International executive board bourd of or the thc union If this board can not adjust the grievances it will have authority to take tako such uch action as QS It may determine determine deter deter- mine best for fol the thc Interests of tho telegraphers h li |