The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-09-28
A CONFERENCE HELD
BY PRINTERS AND PUBLISHERS.
The Striking ComposltoTs and their Late
Employers Come Together, but Fall 10
Reach my settlsmSnt-The Printers
Reject Proposal to ArbitratO.


man Of this city intimGted to Mr.. A. W.
Campbell that he thought 1t possible that
a compromise Of the existing ditiicu'-
ty between the striking printers and the
morning newspapers might be reached il
they could be brought together in q con-
ference, Mr.. Campbell at once expressed
his own individual qualification at the pos
slbility oil such m adjustment, and acting
on the suggestion reported it to the news
paper proprietors, who in their turn ex-
pressed their readiness to confer with the
printers at such time aud place IA they
might deAiguate.
The executive committee Of the Typo
graphical Union was communicated with
by tho business men aforesaid, and they
on their part expressed willingness for
the conference, and suggested the Knights
Of Labor Hall, in Beck's Block, % the
place, and yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock
US the time. Accordingly, the publishers,
represented by Mtssrs. fancy and John.
son, Of tho RsgiSler, and MesSTs' tFew and
Campbell, Of The lNTELLIGRNCER, met the
executive committee Of the Typographical
Union at the time and place designated,
After an interchange Of the coGrtesies
OF the day between the ConteEees, thu
chairman OF the COMMITTEES announced
that they were ready 10 hear what the
publlahers had TO say.
TaeTeupon Mr.. Campbell, who had
been designated Us spokesman on behalf
of the publishera, said he desired to ask
at the outset OF the conference whether in
the Judgment OF the Committee there was
any iusuperable difficulty presented to an
adIuatment OF the existing difficulties by
reason OF the status oil the force now EN-
plOyed at the cases OF the two paperh
represented, twas agreed by the chair
man that rs regards some oil The force there
waA no inhuperahlG difficulty, Ga being
further asked whit portion OF tho force
Iii any pyeEented such a difficulty, the
chairman replied that the members OF the
Protective Union employed in tho oticee
were regarded as obnoxious by the Typo
graphical Union and could not be TeCoG'
niSed by them.
Nh. Campbell explained that the reason
for asking this question was because the
publishers had desired 1T the outset to GG'
certain whether II was worth while TO ut.
tempt conference with all insuper4ble
difficulty OF this sort staring them in the
face, He explained that the publishers
recognized their obligations to the men in
their employ, and also recognized that the
community would hold them to q strict
account as 10 the treatment these men
should receive at their hands,
He diSClaimed on the part oil the pub
fishers any hostility towards the Typo,
graphical Union In the employment Of
these gentlemen. Tho publishers were
not making war In any sense on the
Union, That was no part oil their pro-
gramme. They werO simply defending
themselves from attack, aud TO this end, Ne
10 customary in sll such dltliCulueu, had
employed such aid Us was available Ia
theIn. The men in their employ were
there Himply Rs printers and IN no other
relation and had not been summoned OF
thought OF 10 any other relation.
Mr.. Frew here remarked that the tele'
grams would show this fact. In response
to question, the speaker said that to-
day, Il this difficulty was accommodated
the publishers would make no dischmlns.
ton between members Of tho Typograph-
iCal Union and any other Class Of employ
es, but would give work to any compe'
tent men. AS for turning out any men
to make room for any now out, The pub
fishers felt that this was condition they
could not accede 70, II indeed 1t was TO be
made condition, q circumstance which
they would deplOre, for they were really
anxious 10 accommodate this I-dll.
hculty, and would 70 az far 40 their obi.
cations would permit to achieve tho end.
they had had brought 10 their minds tho
fact that sone OF tho men now In the
office, who had not come to Wheeling to
remain permanently, might OF their own
yoition choose to remain, and the pub
lishers felt that 10 deny them this priv
legc, in case they chose to ask it,
even In the absence OF any contract or
promise to this end, would not be 9 dis
charge OF honorable obligation.
But, said the speaker, since there
is this difficulty presented,
the publishers, in order to
show they are not straining point in
any direction, have agreed, Il there is no
other way open to au adjustment, 10 pro-
pose an arbitration, species Of settle.
ment that s everywhere regarded rs hon
orabls and fair AMONG those who arc call
cd to deal with this sort OF difficulties
He was therefore authorized 10 say to
those present that the publishers were
willing to submit their whole case
to three arbitrntors, mutually chosen
from among our disinterested citizens.
This they did to show that they
we're not governed by an arbitrary spirit
in this matter, and because the publishers
were DESTROYS II possible Of reaching an
adjustment.
10 this overture on behalf OF the pub.
lishers 1t was replied on the part Of the
committee, that the rules and regulations
OF the Typographical Union would not
permit such an arbitration, and that while
the question OF wages might thus be sub.
mitted the question OF the EN-
plOyment OF members OF the
Protective Fraternity would not be.
In response to this statement Mr.. Camp.
bell said that he could only express re-
gret on behalf OF the publishers that there
was such difficulty In the way Of adjust
ment. He took occasion to observe that
the publlsherB did not ask the printerg to
disregard what they might regard az their
honorable obligations. That was ques.
ton which they must determine for them.
selves. But neither could the publishers
do anything in this matter which they
could not defend before the COM
munity. They had hoped that q disin-
terested reference Of the question might
open up q way out OF the difficulty, and
all that remained was to leave tho propo-
sltlon with the committee for future con-
sideratiOn.
A Specimen Committee.