Show SEN SENSATIONAL S L TURN TAKEN IN THE THEt t f y I GREAT T TELEGRAPHERS TELEGRAPHERS' STRIKE J President Small of the National Un Union on Directs All Locals to tor f r x Vote on Proposition of Returning to Their 1 k c Abandoned Keys J t 1 1 I l IT IS 18 DECLARED HE ACTED WITHOUT AUTHORITY I t- t 1 Whatever Result of Leaders Leader's Order This Will Go Down to I I History as the Gr Greatest at st Strike the World i I r- r fEver f c Ever Knew I i t I t Now New cw York Fork Oct ON The ThC The strike o of or c commercial telegrapher which ha has I f J boon n In plo progress r throughout hout the country country coun coun- f try tn since th the first brat part of oC Au August u t toot tool ti an un f extraordinary turn tonight National Na National n- n President Small of the telegraphers telegraphers' telegraphers telegraphers' raphers' raphers union sent a u me message ase to all nIl the cities of or th the tho country try a asking tho the t locals to ote vote at once upon the thc i i t lIOon of calling oil off the strike When hen N this became known to th the local leati lead lead- r i I ers In Now New ew York Fork the they ral raised ed a storm stormi i of protest protect t. t declaring that th they would to In tight light n ht to the th end nel In tn spite t fir of or the national president Mr I r Smalls Small's telegram went out on tho tito wires Mires s at ot th the end fOnd of a series of oC oft t coner conferences J c with United States Com Cont- Commissioner missioner of or Labor Neill The commissioner com com- nl missioner carte came on Washington t to make a n effort fOIt to In Induce uce the Western Union and ancl Postal companies to arbitrate n nt at t least It-ast l f seine omo o of the r. r 1 strikers strikers' dema demands n fl When hen th the mission slon failed Comm a assured w R President Small that the tho position oft of or orth t th the companies remained 1 absolutely unchanged and that thai there was no hope in III th that t direction The Es E's ng from Mr Jr Small r read ad fh flu Tho Pre Ire o Order Prominent Nea N i Yorkers han bare up- up el to JUt inn to in mil call the strike o ofT all IT All I I error effort nt ni n negotiation HJ arc atee e liau 4 f- f cil d and he the companies ray a a they ther will ill lI light fight ht to lo the I h. h Tho Tle irea lIr my f. f Is I. tie tie- c anti and there hele are arc no more mono funds fund available tI ts for relief relict front rn Rt i 1 all 11 Iris i-hIr On me y and mcl nn l Ili urgent The Iho 1 having ordered without tho rho I unction I t that hat hattin i r J u tin flu locals oca talc oo upon the tho Juopo proposition cJ AJ Apparently this telegram wan II po without r the knon Jno 1 o OR i of or If heal lent lend r 11 or hr n ut itc c b rAdII rte F r n If t l t. t i J Jf i. i r V V r TIC t I c eo O t I h he he New e York lieu h head lI of or strikers l' s said 0 i CHt hu t n Fri f l 1 oh ht a It jU t it Small tod or n p t hold holl an nn por an r t w ng a ou tS oT on ho 1 has t lw A V G l W t t. t I ny uk If K S lH coq co con w of w te no h have time lime until unU w Wf we win ln an any v no ow or filler 1 ihl ll statement j 1 nl purporting p to lo bah ed by holh null nal and und local strike p leaders leader cad rl va wat I 1 fl fl- from 0 Vw house hout AMor tor t tA The containing our demands e In A letter k modified form A wi b bi 1 spat sem nt to the tho a n Western I of or the board of fir dh com cent t ro Telegraph graph and Postal Union o owe this s Ve p ure oln l doing panics CS th the head ut at gentlemen gent the we we- believe tr trying ln companies e 01 are o of the tho telegraph business and anel not a x telegraph raph to do O a 0 tel 0 business lne strike breaking hu Tits Tho No t l mul I. Our new demands will Ill be that we c work under r the hour eight to w return other demands l to ar ar- 01 i day da leaving all aU arbitrate Ha Hating decided to lo i u t tit n th c end of the th beliefs l inui vo tto 0 which The fhe demands Is now nO In sight are arc the tho arbitrate have hll agreed to w we cent Increase asO 15 per lOd for tor a a s S cla classification ln atlon oT of wires and at lit wages typewriters decided 1 to make a a. cone concession con- con have Vo e the that w e re be believe lIc e I bec because cession slon l Bet Be Be- ti companies will meet us half wn way copies of oC tho the arbitration sending t sI sides es of or directors of or the tho f tho the board offer to lo wo VC will send sentI a companies i telegraph the of members tho the inch each o of COI copy to offer will be bo ber it hoard board The arbitration board of directors of or the r submitted to next company compan Union the Western Wednesday n da Ilo Allowances Allowances- Withheld It became known Simultaneously distribution of oC usual t the that take tilt dill not strikers the f funds to The rite men n who applied place toda today that In view of or told relief lIe were WelO r for r meeting to he hc held In the Important tomorrow It II had beenk b been cn Clinton hall the tho weekly al allowance nl- nl withhold k decided to until the results of that lowance lo should b be known In It Inthis been fixed have o yet et No o o dates elsewhere to tot for the vote oto of or this city or proposition to Sir Mt Smalls Small's locals upon strike a still call off the been In inOn r have han It it will On Monday Jonda In New ew York city weeks p pro r o res re's re s ten to fifteen lol weeks s In and amI 1 from twelve of the country cities th the tho other bl big nineteen thousand During that time rime continuously Idle hUe been operators op rotors have ha before ever t telegraphers No 0 0 strike of or involved half haU as asI las lasted ed half haIr aw at long Ions or whatever er and t and wom women n. n many malty men mur down In history as QS 1 result U tl tt will go o th 11 strikes telegraph tit I t J UL t-UL dL all nit tel I Ihl ct I hl 4 have been heen men Fron l J start the while the arbitration leading f for or r n pl pleading steadfastly r refused r c nc cori companies ha have ha e a as unions union's demands dl discuss cUI the nil all even cn c n to lo leaders leader During with the union the or entire en o- wire business of that time Urn tho the much of or Canada Conada has ha and fir tire co country crippled r I get get- cL- cL boon been on succeeded In g 1 th the strikers If IC t tr Had tInd lOll wire Ire men or of i out t the the he private nto tins o th the railroad Induced 1 r t r could d have ha them the tho paralysis I ers rC to join I j lei telegrapher raPh commerce would ho have f of or litters Interstate ate r ft cen p n unprecedented cc l r t Ir tr t IT I it TO ut It U of I I U ui t r u ur u 1 4 r to come Como I o that l purports n meK a e was IB is t l the Small a false or President t head of or the lime hc from Pr- Pr the tho limea it u r really S sent s.-nt CHI t ou out t l b u 8 union union is 19 a Commercial union unton teen men ar are arc the th 1 w tl el question They say ho however e r. r answer maybe may to 10 try Ing the t n matter matT what the th nO con conr continUO limo tint to vote ote wits will hn have be the hey they claim to Moreover 1 strike r the thC assurance or of operators from Kansas Ian Kan sas CIt City NOW New W York Omaha Chicago St. St Louis Louie Louisville Denver and ond other othe cities I ties to the effect that lint the operators there therl have decided d on similar action A. A 1 I. I F. F Palm president of or th the local telegraphers telegraphers' union received a message Hl I quoted In ht th the telegraphic advices nd front from r om I New lets cw YorK 1011 early Saturday f evening Inthe in inthe the the cod carr used regularly h by Pre President Small Smal He lie states however er that about one month ago ngo h h received I cd word sort from Pr dent nt Small to dl disregard regard an any messages mes mes- messages sages lases purporting to come orne from Crom him un unless un- un loss los they came b by mall on th the un unions union's lons lon's I letterheads and with Smalls Small's I whet l signature t url H. H It II forger or Of ours course salt said Mr Ir Palm wJ w do donot donot not know that this is a forgery but wo we certainly shall not act net until w we have r received lI a letter as ns given l en above p from th he president w Ve C are sure of ot one thing er how rod arid that lint Is that the re result of or the vote otc of or rf the th Salt Snit Lake fake men will ho not pot to gJ gl rack back to lO wort under th the old t on Ions I We f will willou vote tote to continue th the strike until sumo sonio Improvement ement Is IR allowed us In 1 the conditions under lindt which w we wort Ve We 0 have hate now been on strike In Salt Snit Lake about nl nine weeks week and th the local Inca J Continued on mt Pa Two Tuo SENSATIONAL TURN IN TELEGRAPHERS TELEGRAPHERS' STRIKE KE r v L O One Unc situ iT k- k 1 h this r I f 53 op operators struck In Salt Luke Lake and of oC these there arc are only nine now no In the j I city and only two that have no work orl The others al' al are aro scattered throughout hout the country anti and ar are working Many of them are operating on omi the tho railroads 19 which are arc con constantly crying for men to lo meet the hour eight-hour law whirl the they have hav J placed laced In effect eHret and ond for other other other oth oth- er reasons I l ha have received recel advices alfices vices from various cities tonight that lint the tIme same iame hold in other cities where a strike has I bc boon been n declared The Tho men are lre working j i an and they hey refuse to go o back to work for the tIme commercial companies under I Ithe the lie old conditions Th They oy will vIll vote ole t 16 i I continue the strike J Got GC Check for OO j Moreover er as to the thc reported depletion lion tion of oC tIme the treasury there J Is one thing thing- 1 that does oe not look like it ft Today Toda W we received nn on order for COr from froni headquarters head head- head nt I quarters which Is enough to pay ill tIl time tile debts contracted b by the union since the strike began beg and to leave Jean us U-c I enough h to run on omu under present condi- condi I i Ions for Cor weeks Ve We shall not go back Lack declared another another an an- other member of oC tho ho union under the conditions conditions- that hint have prevailed As lV z the purported message we shall wait ull to I learn whether i it Ic is really from him or em I Inot not hot lIot an and II j If It I Is I he may be he voted out of or II th the ii union I hoso telegraphers that are aro in Salt Snit I Lako there here there being enough to nUll make nUlla a quorum quorum win will meet In Iii th the lie F Federation ion of ur Labor hall bali Sunday morning at lo It o'clock to talk over the situation nut ana to decide for th themselves eS PR r ro 10 maintain the tIme sl strike or not |