Show UNFAIR METHODS I IJO ITO 11 TO BREAK STRiKE I Telegraph Companies Accused of Resorting to Their Old Tactics I STRIKERS STANDING FIRM I Toledo Newspaper Editors File I I Complaint Against Character Character Character Char Char- t acter of Copy I Chicago Sept Sent 3 Efforts Efforts of or Iho tho I W V stern Astern tern Union and Postal Tel Telegraph i companies to break the strike of or t telegraphers I raphers was discovered ercel today b by leaders lend lead ers rs of th the strikers Reports were elI leod-I leod circulated circulated cir clr- cir cir- among the strikers rs that th there re I had been a stampede hack back to work of ot I Il l' l very every rr striker r In Louisville L Denver and Kansas Kamas City CIl It TI was waR also reported that 40 men had returned to work to-work work in Chicago Chi ca cago o and that there was not a city In Inthe inthe the country that had not been heen affected affectedly tl by ly the thi stampede When International Secretary Wesley Wes Wes- sIe s 's Ie icy ley Russell learned of or the rumors ho prepared a n letter Itter to be sent to all strikers in the Unie States C and Can Can- ado In which ho hI di denied nii d that thero had been an any stampede or that the ranks of or the he striker were In any Va way broken n. n Tactics Aro tre Old Ones These tactics are tho the same ame that were used to break the 1883 strike he said Sall There Ther Is no truth in the tho r reports por and we have educated our people to pa pay no attention to them But 1 will ihl send end out circular nut and aUlI as aR asfar far as possibly notify all unions of tel telegraphers by hy the under underground round wires that the strikers are standing firm Another sensational discovery I by bythe bythe the strikers was that the companies w elC ro using eer every means to compel railroad telegraphers to send end commercial commercial com corn mercial telegrams The rho Chicago o strikers were given strike benefits today It wa was said oal 1 that was distributed amon among tho the married men and such of the unmarried ned ried strikers as aR a asked for relief rh The rue payment was made at Brands Brand's hall hail Officials of the union have haye received a copy of a tel telegram gram sent ent out to all allman man managers maners ers of or tele telegraph raph on the ChIcago Milwaukee and and- and SL SL Paul road oad by hy Superintendent Superintendent Su Su- Su- Su o of Iele Telegraph mph U. U J. J Fr Fry It is Js as follows follo To all mana managers Send managers er Send all aU government gov gov- telegrams telegram by hy wire In cases where this cannot be done notify sender Do not mall mail them Unskilled Opera Operators tors Cause Trouble The union officials also gave e out a note from the Associated ted Press operator operator op op- op- op crater working at Tol Toledo do Ohio to the newspaper r editors of that city It was sas in itt answer to complaints that the copy COP furnished by the operator could not nol be he read The Thc note noto to the editors was sas signed G. G 8 S. S Curll Curtis and is is with the operators operator's spelling as follows g Editors Under r the dl diAl diAl- I have tried to gh i you blo ble copy tonight These mills have all been hoodooed In m a n. wa way or 01 another another another an an- anI I other and 1 am at lo loss s to rectify the affects 0 0 t S t machinists or orsome orsome some one ono who knows how to remedy 1 the defects The rho stars represent a blurred line that could not be translated This note nole was pointed out by the union officials as a sample of the copy being turned out by tho the Associated d Press Pres and anti telegraph companies Inmany in inmany many cities The Thc operators at work at the West est em Union were palo pale oft off today It was waR th the first pay day 1 a hey they have had hail although advances ances have been made by bythe bythe bythe the companies companie when companies when called upon The rhe mpg messenger bo boys s 's are also paid a bonus to remain at al work Some Somo of or the tho boys that were paid toda today sa say the they made matte as much a as GO co for two Icks I |