Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1883-08-21
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EpIreR HERALD-Sir. Feeling conf
dent that the column you devote to the
correspondence OF the people Is at the
disposal Of the printers of Los Angeles
for statement OF their trouble with the
Times, the following is respectfully sub
mitted for the consideration of the pub
lie. The printers of the Union appear
to have the good will Of the HERALD.
Cypress and Free Lance, and, that being
the case, the attitude Of the Times must
surely strike the public as being excep-
tional, to say the least. Now, why
should the attitude Of the Times be ex-
ceptional, Why should the Times be
granted concessions from Union printers
which other papers do not ask fors Why
should the Times be given any induce
ment to wage an unfair competition with
the respectable journals Of Los Angeles
Col. Otis wants better terms from the
printers he employs than do the man
ayers of the other papers, and en-
ploys his system Of bulldozing to that
end, supplemented by inducements on
his part to members Of our Union to vio-
late their pledges to their organi
cation. Colonel Otis may CON
slider his action manly ole, even a
gentlemanly one. He advertises it as a
military action. The Colonel ought to
foig get that he has ever been a military
man. The remembrance OF any military
experience he may have had is really in
furious to him, aud any allusion Of such
nature as he has lately made in that con-
nection is not fair to other military men.
The Colonel is very evidently i'm
pressed with the idea that he is
"Colonel of the Printers Union" that
his three partners are bis officers, sub
ject to his imperative orders, and that
Ibis men" have mutinied, or deserted,
or something OF that sort. 'Insubordi.
nation" was the mild way in which he
at first put it. He may also have the
idea that another portion Of ''his army"
is quartered at the station Of police, and
that Captain Cnddy is subject to his
orders. That is very mild form, aud
is often successfully treated by humor-
ing, which Captain Gu Idly and his Off
GERS have not failed to do, by promptly
obeying his summons when issued, and
endeavoring to assure him that the
printers Of Los Angeles are peaceable
set of men. But the members of the
Union do not choose to humor him, rs
they have principles at stake. But that
is a very mild form.
Ever since the Call and Bulletin affair
in San Francisco the Colonel has
seemed to be suffering from an attack OF
indignation. The printers Of San Fran
cisco were presented with set Of reso-
buttons Of sympathy at the time from the
Los Angeles Typographical Union,
which the other Los Angeles papers
printed, but which Col Otis refused to
print 'for love or money" bat would
probably say something the printers
wouldn't like" He has since made
selections condemnatory of the action
Of the printers Of San Francisco,
from some small papers here and there,
and the selections have been quoted in
the columns Of the Times. A great deal
that the Colonel has recently said
and done has led the Union printers to
suppose that the Colonel was inviting
just such state OF affairs. His invita-
ton has been accepted, and he now re-
minds us Of the stubborn boy cry baby
and not Of the military -dignitary indl-
vidual he would like to be considered.
After having positively refused to al
low printers to work in his office and
entertain and practice tho Union princi-
pies to which they were pledged and
attached, he had no alternative other
than to retract his refusal or supply
their places with such help rs he could
get. He chose the latter course. By
putting premium on perjury he might
win those men in whom the Union had
very little confidence, in whose pledge
they had little faith. We give
the Colonel credit for little
judgment He recognized something
of the above poor-pIedge-principle in
his foreman, and tried some form Of
premium on perjury on the subject. The
foreman was susceptible, and Col. Otis
scored triumph (s). He tried it on two
Others, and won twice more. The Times
managers were emboldened by their sue
cess and gave the seive Of Union princi.
ciples violent shaking. Bnt the seive
was perfect, the wires Of principle were
sound, and only one very small nature.
went through. Several who were not
members Of the Union also refused to
consider the proposals Of the Times man
agement, and at a meeting of the Union
held yesterday they were taken into our
organizat on as brothers in a good cause.
Complaint had been made that the
Times job room had facilities for conn.,
peting with respectable printing houses
in this city that the Union ought to act
upon in some manner that would operate
justly to all concerned. but before the
Union could consider the subject the
rupture had taken place. However,
those who employ Union printers in Los
Angeles need have no fear that in the
future the Printers Union will in any
way contribute any form of facility to
the Times concern to take job printing
or advertising at any lower terms than
can be offered by other establishments
with on assurance Of fair profit.
Respectfully, UNION.