Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-11-18

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sTEkE OF THE PRINTxRs-Ths Msstisg a, the |
CIy Hall On Saturday Night there was a meet |
ing Of printers Of this city pursuant to the fellow
ing announcement.
"NoTIcE "A mass meeting Of the Printers Of |
washington e 70 be held tonight at TX O'Clock,
IN the Counoil Chamber Of the City Hall. EN-
piovers are respectfully requested TO attend %
NJ. George Cochrane was called 30 the chair,
and 6eo. Il. Cunningham, Esq, made secretary.
IL answer to an inquiry the explanafieH was
made that the purpose Of the meeting was that the
printers OF the city body mig bit take into con-
sderatton the propfiety Of sustaining the Lane ac-
ton Of the Columbia Typographical Socity ,reduc-
ing the daily working time from ten hours to
eight during the winter season.
Mr.. w y Miles addressed the meeting In favor
If the msaSsrc Its adoption would only interfere
with eleven men, while on the other side some
900 people world have two hours more per day,
enabling them TO attend the Smithsonian lectures,
concerts, prayer meetings glasghterl or employ
their time FOR instruction or relaxation In any
manner taey desired.
Administering upsn the opposition made to
The MEASURE by ssms Of the employers, Mr.. Miles
slid that II Mr.. w allach, who is the proprietor
Of the princpal paper In the city, will not accede
70 IL aaesher can be started to AXE the place
OF ths Star and IL Mr.. Polkinhorn, who does
the principal printing for theaters and other
places OF amusement, also refuses, there are
plenty Of good printers In Washington to start
another jeb Office TO supplant his. The influence
OF the Typographical societv great, and IL
systematically and rightly used Il would enable
them 20 carry out their ends founded as those
ends were on the principles Of right and justice.
This measure had not been passed hastily. A
committee had been appointed previously to con-
FER with the employers. IL the employers object
why don't they come up here and defead their
position!
Duff Green was ruined for Directing to the
rights Of printers. Let offer up more burnt
Offering and the thing will be righted. zap
We must new abide by the action Of the socie-
~, and II the employers oppose the Society they
oppose n.
failed TO accomplish anything 1t undertook, and
1t will not now. He did not know what the en-
ployers aimed TO do, but thought the result would
wish this, bat though bit such would be the result
de had opposed the measure at the last meeting,
but was now Sin for the war;" applause He
would move that committee be appointed to
FePare resolutions expressive Of the sense OF the
meeting.
MessTs. Daniel Smith, John Mcleod and F. ].
Waters were appointed en- said committee
Mr. Douglas said that, in consequence Of the
action Of tue Society be was out of work to-day
There seemed to be misapprehenslon between
the employers and The committee regarding the
declarations made by the former to the commit
tee as to the acton they designed take In refer
ence to this matter and he would like to hear
what the committee had to say.
Mr.. Frank Henry stated a conversation held by
hin with one OF the employers, who said he
would not submit-that he would close his once
nrst, and that plenty Of printers offered to work
twelve hours per day for so per week.
4 yoice-"Those must be Philadelphia rats ~
Another voice-''No, that can't be, for there is
but one rat Office In that city-the Ersniag Bull
EstiH.n
Mr.. Henry (resuming) said that he had beard
an employer offer TO furnish another employer
with hands for his ofnce to work for IS cents
per thousand.
Mr.. Knott, (of the Committee that waited upon
the smPioyers,) said that the Committee did not
report that all Of the employers without excep-
tIOn, had agreed 90 accept the Proposition The
COMMITTEES bad distinctly stated that certain EN-
Ploysrs had demurred, but they all signi-
led that they should not hold out IL the Society
voted the measure. Mr.. Rives not only did not
oppose il but said he would cheerfully lsadoff In
sustain ming it only that 1t might be thought he
started t.
Mr. Seszford-"Did not Mr. Gideon say he
would close his office IL the thing passed!n
MT. Knott did not remember that Mr. Gideon
made such statement He remembers that Mr.
Gideon said be knew that he would have to do
tt-ihat he couldn't successfully oppose the Socie-
". Mr.. Vallach said the arrangement would
not effect him to any material extent.
There were lMr. Knott went on to say) only
eleven men affected by this arrangement-six a,
6ideon's and five at POlkinhorn's.I
Mr.. uglas-'The.e are more than six hands
affected at Gideon's."
Mr. Knott said the inquiries Of the Committee
with the employers were confined expressly tc
week hands
SIR Douglas The arrangement doesn't s8ec
US piece hands at Gideon's quarter Of an hour
per day; but Of course we sustain the week hands
Mr. Miles stated that he had heard that Mr.
Gideon had said he would not oppose the society
he would close his Office, but he would not EN-
ploY rats.
The Chairman-(Mr Cochrane) MIR. Gideor
told me yesterday morning that he had just re
turned from Philadelphia, and had not cOnsid
cred the question at all. daughter
Mr.. Sessford-I hear that Mr. Riyes told Mr.
Gideon in Philad.lPhia that he was opposed Il
Mr. Chls t. Allen (of the Committed testi aet
to SIR Rlves having acceded to the request wher
waited upon.
The Committee on Resolutions reported thu
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RssOIged By the Printers of WasAisgton city, 4,
Mass Meeting assembled, ThSt the action OF tn
Columbia Typographical Society, Of the 9th inst
reducing the number of hours of daily labor dur
ing the winter season, from the LIST OF October u
the Goth Of March, is fully sustained; and tina
this meeting do cordially approve and will en-
deavor to carry out said proceedings by all Lawful
and honorable means.
ResOIrsd, That In the views Of employers dis
senting to the action Of the society nothing
20 deter US from our just purpose. One Of thl
EMPLOYERS (Mr. Wallach) has issued his pap
the present week within the reduced time, with
out cents worth additional expense to him, anC
His employees prefer TO continue TO do so; tw
other employers cannot be affected by 1t, they no
EMPLOYING scarcely more than one journeyman b
the week in twsfSe months MI Gideon EN-
ploys but seven hands by the week, Mr. Polkin
horn but ak Tins IL will be seen that but tw
fectsd by the reduction, while the Just action O
the society will add to the social comfort Of frou
three 70 four hundred men, women, girls, an
boys employed in the different branches Of print
ing and binding in this city during the sessiO
Of Congress, and with but little additional Ell
pense 20 the Government or private employer
when the incidental expenses attending nigh
work are considered.
RssoErsd, That the Secretary have the forego
Ing resolutions published In the city papers o
Monday morning.
Mr.. Henry moved that the Star be exclude
from the pa ers designated to publish the Test
lutions.
Mr. Mclean objested to making war again
sny paper. IL they commence the war, let Z
dyht them 10 the death.
Mr. les thong ht the resolutions should
Published In the Star, to let the public kno'
what the printers were doing, and this ould /
followed by the Sta< subscribers stopping Ii
ar B. wilkins suggested that as 1t was impo
tant that this matter should be understood pr
perly an address shsuld be published In col
nection with their resolutions
The Chairman thought this would be givin
too much notice TO tbs epheHeral opposition