Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-07-11
Tne Prlnters, strike.

The Cleveland Typographical Union'
an association composed of the journey
men printers of Cleveland, passed a res
olution a few days since demanding that
the wages of printers should be advanced
from 80 to As cents per 1000 ems, an ad-
vance of % per cent on previously exist
ing prices and of so per cent on prices es-
listing t,Oenty months ago. To this demand
they insisted on a reply, on Saturday
morning last, having given only five days
notice to the LEADER and Plain Dealer
and no notice at all to the Herald. The
proprietorS of those papers offered, as a
compromise, to pay 40 cents per thousand
an advance of GO per cent on old prices,
and the highest proportional advance
yet made in any city in the country
This offer was declined. Upon this the
proprietors, feeling that an unjustifable
effort was being made by the Topographic
cal Union to force prices up simply because
it thought it had the power to do so,
refused to comply with its demand. On
Saturday evening called meeting of the
Typographical Union passed resolution
by a vote Of 80 to 8, instructing the printers
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on the LEADER, Herald, Plaindealer and
Farmer quilted workon Saturday evening.
This viii not however interfere with the
publication of any of these papers which
having obtained new hands and being as
sisted by the kind efforts of volunteers,
will continue to appear as usual. The
LEADER will contain its ususal amount of
telegraphic, local and miscellaneous news
in spite of the strike and Of the efforts Of
the strikers to purchase or intimidate our
new workmen.
1t is after all for the interest and in the
behalf of our readers that we have refused
compliance with this unreasonable demand.
Under the present order of prices, the
LEADER is presented to its subscribers at
reasonable rate and the pay ofour compost
tors ranges from SIS to s33 each per week.
Under the scale Of prices which they de-
mand, their wages would amount to from
Sl9 to SAL. For the purpose of paying
these enormous wages these compositors
have the assurance to advise the publishers
of the LEADER to tax its subscribers by
raising the price of our daily to % cents a
week, an advance of 7cents. This modest
request was respectfully declined, as we
do not intend, unless compelled by circunn-
stances, to increase the price of the LEADER.
A further demonstration of the unreas-
onableness ofthis demand may be foundinf
a brief review of the advance Ofwages for
the last 20 months. Previous to that time
wages were % cents per thousand AT
that time the Union requested an increase
to 2s cents which was pbeerfully granted.
Last November they asked for an advance
to 80 cents, which was also granted. In
March further advance, to 50 cents, was
made by the proprietors, at the request of
the Union, with the understanding in one
or two of the offices that this advance
should bethe last These advances have
been gradual and in equal ratio with the
increase in the price of living. This last
demand is for a sudden and violent adj
vance, which finds no parallel in the ad-
vance either of expenses or of wages in
other trades.
Another demonstration of the exOrbi-
tance of this demand may be found in the
following table exhibiting the prices paid
in other cities two years ago, and now,
and their increase.