Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-12-24
THE RuTLAND WEEKLY Herald: THURSDAY DE

ditions are suddenly imposed upon the
proprietors, similar to those mentioned
above, which Of course no business man
can submit to- thereby without previous
notice the old office is deprived of all its
help; Its newspaper is stopped, its business
broken up as far as possible, and the con-
ditions appear SO much better for the es-
adjustment of the new concern; false cir.
culars are sent to printers through the
neighboring country, warning them against
coming here, members of this bogus
"union" are Mt the depot every day, on
the arrival OF the uaius, o.. l.,.y morn
till dewy eve" and considerably later, to
pounce upon any printer who dares TO pre-
sent himself for employment. The printers
who escape and get TO the establishment in
question are threatened with personal vio-
lence if they persist in their right to labor
where they please; and things are carried
on in an amusngly imperlous manner gen.
orally. While we were considering certain
propositions made to us by certain printers
last week Tuesday, we were informed Of
such u case as this. 1t threw great deal OF
light upon the origin and objects of GER
tain so-called printers union and the propo-
sition we were considering.
How far 1t will succeed, will depend upon
the public appreciation of business enter
prises started and conducted in slch manner.
Now we dislike very much to occupy
our columns with such a ridiculous little
muss as this. We dislike under any cir
cumstances 10 trouble our readers with
what might perhaps be considered private
business matters. But newspapers are pub
lie property, in one sense at least, and it is
our unpleasant duty to our patrons who
have failed to receive the HERALD for few
DAYS past, to explain TO them the occurren-
ces which led to its sudden but temporary
suspension What these occurrences were
NAV be inferred from the foregoing. We
assume that they, in common with all who
have an interest in the principle involved
| will Justify the few days iutermission, the
| first and we trust the last, in the publication
of this paper. Those who fully understand
| the circumstances, we know will say no
other course was left US TO pursue.-We
! wish it distinctly understood that no merely
pecuniary consideration would have led to
its suspension for a single day. In fact we
considered that we should be the losers, pc
cuniarily by its suspension under any crcum'
stances. And while on this subject. we may
AS well state, in addition to what we have
have said thereon; LIST, that those of our
journeymen printers whom we paid fol
eight days work when they left us, received
for that time starvation wages ranging
from sl2,33, the lowest to $3.50 (includng
some extra hours work) the highest: ID
that an increase of these wages, asked fol
in a reasonable manner and without unrea.
sonable conditions, would have been paid
for we claim that we have always paid tht
highest price to all whom we chose to EN-
ploy.
With our compliments to the socallet
union of Rutland, we close this already
too long article. We protest. however, fol
the good name of the craft generally, agains
the National Printers Union recognizing
any such practices as outlined above, by
giving this Union a charter, for which W,
understand ii has applied or intends to ap
ply, and we recommend to the other prin
tiers of Rutland, in good standing, to form ,
genuine Union for the objects and in aceor
dance with the rules and principles estab
lished by the National Union; to conin
themselves thereto and we will supper
them therein.