Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-09-28
A CONFERENCE
HELD BY THE NEWSPAPER PR0PRIBTORS
AND PRINTERS
At K. Of L. Hall, Yesterday Acknowledging
Accomplished at the Meeting.

hSOVAPhoaVA ~ NV ASNN-O'
One day last week one of W~heeling's
prominent business men suggested to Mr..
A. W. Campbell, that he thought there
could be brought about at an early date a
meeting OF the two parties to the present
printers strike through the aid ola master
workman of the Knights Of Labor, if the
newspaper publishers looked upon it
fayorably, the object being an adjustment
of the present differences between them.
Providing this suggestion be construed in
the friendly spirit in which it was intended,
he would undertake to bring about a meet
ing. This expression of friendly interest
on the part of the aforesaid disinterested
third party wa
LooKED UPON FAyoRABLY
by the newspaper prOprietOrs. They de-
plored the complicated situation the strike
had assumed and did not, nor do they, care
to proIong it any farther than is absolutely
necessary to maintain their rights and pro-
tect the men who, in response to calls for
assistance, to keep their property from be-
ing wrecked, fastened to their aid. The
prOprietors had no spite to crafty, or no
vengeance to wreak upon the gone out"
printers, but, on the contrary, deplored the
situation, and hoped for some favorable and
honorable way in which to reach an adjust
ment.
Accordingly, it was agreed to consent to
q meeting with the printers who walked
out of the offices, whereupOn Mr.. Camp
bell so notified the gentlemen who preferred
his services to bring it about.
On yesterday morning n communication
was received from the Typographical Union,
EXPRESSING A WILLINGNESS
to hold a conference with the newspaper
publishers, for the purpose of adjusting
the present differences, and designating
the hall of the Knights of Labor rs the
place and 3 p. NJ. the same afternoon as the
time.
Promptly at the hour designated,
Messrs. John Frew and A. W. Campbell,
for the MteHigeacer, and w. j. Johnson
and J. b. fancy, for the REGISTER, met
THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
of the Typographical Union, composed of
Messrs. L. o. Ludwig, j. II. Harvey, l..
II. Patterson, j. E. DelOe, Henry Shive-
ley and Thomas Nichols. After passing
the compliments of the day, and being
seated, MI. Campbell, on the part of the
newspapers, detailed how the meeting
was brought about, and the relations with
which the publishers met them, eX-
pressing a sincere wish that an amicable
settlement might be reached; and on be-
half of all the proprietors present emphat-
ically denied that there was any
HOSTILITY To I'll PRINTERS UNION,
or any branch of organized labor. The pa
pers here had been compelled for self pres
e~rvation to take the course they did, and
in employing the help they did in the
hours of emergency they assumed certain
obligations which were %inviolable, and
which if broken would loose them the res
pect of this community. Therefore rs Il
prerequisite to proceeding further
it was necessary to know how far the In
ion was prepared to recognize these obi
cations of honor.
Mr.. Ludwig on behalf of the Union said
in substance they were willing TO respect
them, so far rs the %non-union printers
were concerned, but the printers who belong
to the Protective Fraternity would have
to vacate their positions. In other words,
they were willing to work with the one
class, but could not work with the other.
THIS DISTINCTION
they claimed, arose from certain laws in
their Union, which. to disregard, might
forfeit their charter.
This phase of the question was discussed
at considerable length, the proprietors en-
phasising the statementthat they did not
and could not discriminate be-
tween their help, in the matter of violat-
ing their obligations to give them employ
ment, so long rs they were competent and
behaved themselves. Right here it was
disclaimed in toto OH the part of the pro-
prietors that they knew anything about
the relations of Il portion of their new EN-
ployeS to the protective Fraternity"
They simply telegraphed for printers from
all quarters, to come ut once, holding out
the assurance that steady work was in
store for them. if competent.
But the Printers Committee remained
firm and would not tolerate any concession
on this point. As there was no possibility,
apparently, of an adjustment by II confer
ence, rs Il last resort, and in hopes of
bringing about an amicable settlement,
the proprietors proposed that the entire
matter be relegated to
AN ARBITRATION COMMITTEE
of three dlsinterested persons, the print
ers to select one, the newspaper publishers
another and these two q third, and that
these three men shOnld constitute a court
whose decision should he final.
The executive committee declined to
consent to this proposition, their declin-
alton resting upon the possibility that the
decision of the arbitrators might trench
upon SOM law OF the local or Intcrna-
tiOnal Union that would compel them TO
surrender their charter.
1t was dwelt upon at length by the
publishers that what seemed insurmOunt-
bic difficulties between workmen and en-
plOyerS In conference between themselves,
would be, when left to an arbitration court
to settle. readily and satisfactorily adjusted
to all parties, and that this method was be-
coming quite popular in settlements of
great difficulties between employers and
employees.
The representatives of the Printers