Show FIRST TO GO fiO O BACK I ITO TO WESTERN UNION James ames McLaughlin Leaves Ranks of Striking Telegraph Telegraph Telegraph Tele Tele- graph Operators The striking telegraphers oe hi what they thoy call coll their first bona hona tide fide desertion to the Western Vestern Union Litton to report James McLaughlin returned to Work V last nl night ht He Ho claims he be was threatened with tho the blacklist forever 1 ir If lie ho lid did not return v The Tine Western Union forge now consists consists con con- of or nearly 30 men but bur the strikers claim th that t tho company o will bring in 15 more moio If It necessary in order to try to dishearten the men there hero art are only three men without employment t at nt this time it is la claimed nail ami it is not expected expected ex ex- peete that anyone else c will return to work The limo strikers say that one ono proof of the thc effort to stampede glue men In this city Is that less than 1 1 men arc are now working In tn the Chicago caw office where there were formerly over 1100 To send nearly 30 0 mOil men to Salt alt Lake Lako where the normal force is 44 44 Is IH declared ridiculous ridic ridle- ulous to the men mn on I strike The rhe men who rt returned in Helena about a 0 week weel ago d Q on found round out the actual conditions with the tho result that I thy they again l aln wanted walked out Monday leaving leav leav- In ing only three operators In that office office- normal force 40 lle Beginning ay morning bulletins bul hul- I from all nil locals throughout hout the United States will be bo published in Tho Republican All 11 the news good and anel bad oad will bo he published giving th the public pub pub- lic lk and out of or town members the exact situation |