New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-01-30
THE STRIKES.
THE PRINTERS.

The following advertisements appeared in
THE TRIBUNE yesterday and this morning and "a they
reveal unexpected resource to the employer as well
as new phase OF the strike, and lastly advance
movement in the cause Of workingwomen we insert
them for the benefit of tho reader.
| NOTICE.-All female cOmpOsitors coming TO this
city, Wi please call on Miss Guse Less President OF Female Typo
| To FEMALE COMPOsuORs.-Hereafter we shall
Jacobs.
| COMPOSITIONS WANTED-Male or Female-to whom
constant employment and prompt pay VIII be given a. present prices q
and cents thousand Competent Sokmen N hnd this IA
steady wages all the round than ney @ by demanding Union
ssolsto2 has required Few 1cspee Sots and & viii now r.
' New {y P SoS rSasr Tel OA ~ anu 10
Miss Lewis during yesterday received upward OF
dozen calls from women, the majority OF whom worked
upon one OF inc morning papers OF tns cry turing pre-
yo9s strike some nsglyings were expressed by the
an emergency they had gwen up situations then where
the pay less romuneratve In the hope OF the better
EMERGENCY which called forth their labor was over the
returned 10 the casethc women were turned away
ard editorial notice appeared III the very paper they
had worked hard to sustain in an hour OF trouble re
hecting severely upon them Fearing repetition Of past
experience the women 10th respond tn the notice
With Messrs. John A. Gray Green the employment Oh
female cOmpositOrs is no new thing Ladies have set
type in their Office for years as in Ohers at slight re-
ducuOn from the regular wages Of ourneynen and they
that they will give the same wages TO ie-
They reporter they in earnest In this
school Of instruction for females in the of typesetng
They have already made the necessary arTangem9hs,
and applications have been received for places imam
he accepted Mossrs Gray Green will pay accord
the female compositors who have answered st may
their advertisement will not be disturbed by the
Monday
This is believed the first practical instance in their
The employers Go entertain no doubt OF continued
entire In their resistance TO the demands OF the
between the prices paid In other Northern cities anu
in New York, and that the attempt to enforce any InT
aIx mid M
more city composition and stereotyping Large New
York houses already have nearly all theE n1oKs s'eHU
typed in Boston and other cities where tue lower rates
paid for typesettng enable tho employing printer 10 u
delDlu '.e Ne"n orAer ~ W ~ hauM be suceess-
full would he fatal TO the Interests I" VIZ
SaaSess e Se by similar demands on the part
Of sieroOtypes and bookbindcrs the eiiect OF WHEN
would be III successfully drive from this city an iup9r
tant manufacture. and leave TO city printers only Work
which cannot be done out OF town. . -, - -
The meetings at Botanic Hall OF the strikers was o.
we'll attended to-day as on the preceding days no new
matters came before the session letters were Ievoee
from Unions throughout tho state pedging asSst
auce aud rendering sympathy with inc movement , ~
Vet there seems be signs OF weakness on the part OF
those interested.
NETTING or EMPLOYING PRINTERS YESTERDAY.
A large meeting Of employing printers was
held yeteray at the Aston House. TO take some action IN
regard 10 tho strike by the jouincymen job printers
Mr.. W c. Martin presided at the meeting aud Mr'
Deyinnoy acted secretary.
A communication was received and read, from Miss
Susan b. Anthony, in which she appeaeu 10 'o c"P'o'
ing priutera In behalf OF WoTkingwomans Assoca-
zion She wanted help in the establishment OF training
school for Young women who DESTROYS Of learning
tbe art of type setting Moro than fifty young women
had appealed 10 her for opportunity OF learning tho
trade II money could be obtained 70 help support these
young women, school would be started az once aua
very soon there would be plenty Of female cohposi
tors In the field for employment -,
After the letter was Miss Anthony was introduced
and made a short speech setting forth her plan lhe
reason why women not good competitors rs men
At
been imperfect. Miss Anthonys proposition was very
favOrably received and the matter was IeIeIred 10
| special committee consisting Of Messrs MeCtca, Bald.
WIN hoe1SeoE hnS n% orrsion io the course pur.
sued by the journeymen printers, - ,,, ,n .,-,,,o
could broken for the employing printers TO adN1r
tse for compOsitors to come 10 NcW 10TH anu ,ahS we
few years during the war when nll prices TnieI
high scale was adopted anu uo16n VIC ga ~ oae5
r ~sSo, 70 tGe opportunities Of compositors.
| until Now-YOrk was now paying lourneymen printersB
per cent moro than they received m other places BIT
akeT said this strike had sprung upon the employ
money or vour life" We had often heard complaints Of
itnIed such an act Of tyranny as This The periods
between such act. on the part OF employees were bcco
ing shorter. Mr.. Baker referred to the st OF names IN
tbe morning papers published by the strikers ~ having
scceded 10 the scale This list was very deceptive hore
half Of the firms named had never aGceded 70 he
demand and many Of the Others were already paying mo
scale before the demand was made NJ Baker gsTe sae
following names OF employers VINO nad never hIeueio
! the terms: G. vogt j. s. jenkins Michael iallcnbeeK'
] L II G. c.
Francis and IoutTel $ Bradford, foi9 Co. lieilS.t
Green W c. Martin, g. A. AyoId J. r. Ir9"; q ;. Wet,
II. Medil, John v Baldwin, j. N Balchecr' Phalf Co,
and r. b. Jacks $500, ,.,.,..
No disposition was manifested toward yeldng; IN fact
il was resolved not to accede to the demands
per 1000 ems, for common matter Whieh cu,
ployers are Wiling 10 TO-, pay ,.d hdEs'" MANN %ml
script, Soc solid. 47c loaded Latin common matterJ
reprint solid 47c loaded; manuscript 6oc SOLID Doc
/ To-.
solid 400. loaded manuscript COG sod; rs loaded
All matter loaded with thinner lead than eighttQpca
matter they shall DO entitled to three cents additional on
the above prices and shall unload and clear away their
released from unloading and clearing away OF dead
matter, and OF the advance IN the price
claim and count all blanks composed by the makerup.
The eompOsitOr shall make his work correct 10 copy All
alterations from copy IN proof shall DO PAID on time Type
larger than plea, 10 DO measured rs fira rear nnn
diamond five cents per 1000 ems eNta Zen hours shal
tho week viii be paid according 20 their capacity, by
special agreement $40 per week being considered as ar
price for an expert workman Competitors employed BY
the hour IN alterations, or Other unv MoIh WIZ DC pau
ut the rate Of 81 cents per hour III Or ~ consecutive
TeGufed 10 do work out regular hours they shall DO
paid at an advance Of onethrd upon the price OF day
work from 20 o'clock m, including hnlthOu al
lowed for supper and advance of onchah on the
price of day work for all work after 10 o'clock Dslr-
per 1000 ems Oyerrunung OF matter and reiuslifyng,
without corrections, at p cents per 600 Guns.
The following Executive Committee was appointed TO
obtain printers from other parts OF the country Messrs
McCrea, Hallenbeck, BALDWIN Elng ana smelly; rms
who were willing to work at the prices offered, and to ad
vertiso for others from abroad. .,. In.
one of the speakers remarked that II the present strike
succeeded the newspapers might lookout similar de
mand would DO made upon them for an increase TO 90
cents per 1000 ems.
THE SAILORS.
Many of the sailors, glad to get rid of the
land sharks" have taken the fret opportunity aud