The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-07-11
NO COMPROMISE AS YET
The Striking Printers Make a Reply to
the Miner.
Hon. w. A. Clark and the Strikers
Have a Conference but Nothing
Results MIR. Clark's Ideas
Hunting for Printers.

Miner Is not yet adjusted. No paper was
issued this morning and hone will be is
sued tomorrow or probably for several
days. The situation is virtually as il was
last night, neither side showing n DISPOSE
ton to recede from its original position.
This afternoon a committee requested an
interview with w. A. Clark, proprietor of
the paper, which was cheerfully accorded.
The committee stated In full the grew
ance of the compositors, stating
in substance that their objections
to Messrs. Klonne, Hall and Gawley were
of n personal nature, and b objections
TO these men were rehearsed.
Mr.. Clark listened TO the statements,
made a few inquiries and the interview
closed without any concessions being
made on either side.
Later in the afternoon the committee
waited on Mr.. Clark again, handed him a
copy of the resolution passed by the
union, and also a telegram which had
been received in answ or TO the one sent
last night TO Mr.. Plank, president of the
international Typographical union The
telegram was to the effect hat Mr.. u is
in Washington and cannot possibly come
at present, but that the district organizer
in ST. Paul, Michael Cummings, would at
tend To the difficulty.
A meeting of the Typographical union
was held this evening at Miners union
hall, n the report re ceiyed of the COM
mittee which conferred with Mr.. Clark. A
committee vas appointed to prepare a
circular TO the public in answer to the M
distributed by the Miner to-day.
The strike is a quiet one. The COM
positors this evening were discussing
the situation in n group while the
'~'obnoxious trio" and other members of
thee editorial staff discussed the phases of
fIa in 10Th rrAaan UlA
man who is employed to reckon up the
inches of matter published in the Miner
daily, was figuring despairingly on the
circular which had been issued, while the
stall generally seemed TO find relief in
its n creed idleness. w. A.. Clark n
Manager {. l.. Haig were i'm consultation
in the business Office. Mr.. Clark readily
accorded'a conversation tothe STANDARD.
When a reporter of this paper called
he said In regard To the situation: "My
relations with labor unions have been
heretofore uniformly of n pleasant ma
ture, "a of course il has been my desire
that il should continue SO. i always have
been IN am now ready to treat organized
labor with the utmost airness and con-
sideration. But when labor interferes
with my business it is going altogether too
far, i'm my judgment. IL cannot run my
business myself and in my own way,
prefer to shut up shop altogether. ! have
never read the rules and regulations of the
Typographical union, but i understand
that the union itself does not seek TO in
terfere with the editorial staff in any
way. Two of the men whose discharge Is
demanded are on the editorial staff. This
afternoon n committed waited on me n
told me the grievance they had against
these men. What hat grievance is does
not matter.
1.-THE question has become one of prin-
ciple, and III the men were as black as
the devil himself, they could not be dis
charged under the circumstances. j con-
slider the demand for the discharge of
these men an unjustiied and unwar-
ranted interference.
IL shall probably telegraph tomorrow
for Mir. Cummings, the district organizer,
at st. Paul, although | nave not def
nitely decided yet that l shall do that. III
necessary, the matter will he carried 10
the international union.''
The following statement was prepared
tonight by n committee of the union:
at Is with deep regret ON our part, that the
!Minsr Publishing company for a second time
In It's existence locked its doors against the
MEMBERS of the Butte Typographical union, and
this time Tor the reason that a chapel. and then
the union itself, In special session had seen lit
To discipline three OF its members, Mr.. Thomas
SsSisy' Mr. iorf fnsni HMa fi , knsnns, ea rIr1S%i
by unanimous request for their retirement
from those positions. by way Of reply Ia some
Of the statements made In the Miner circular Of
The appointment Of Gawley as foreman was
formally approved by the chapel, but IL was
learned that he had secured this apr
poinlment in an undetermined manner. After
wards MIR. Hall was worked In AS telegraph edit
tor without our knowledge, and Gawley then
tions with Hall, who had already been
disciplined aud held no situation. MIR.
Gawiey then = edged himself that Hall should
only hold the place one week.
The management safely appointed Mr.. Barnes
as foreman Tor the reason that in flling the po-
could make IL unpleasant for Mr.. barnes Ia that
position, and there would be continued ~ill-feel.
ing, and well Knowing, As he was SO told by the
committee. that under the circumstance Barnes
would not accept the situation.
The union elnphatlcally denies the assertion
that they demanded that Gawley, klonnc, or
Hall should I'LL IN positions on the paI~r. No
one prevented them from working IN the posi-
lions they were making SO undesirable and oir
pressiye To their fellow craftsmen.
As Ia the assertion that our union was cndeay-
oring Ia run the office, di.charging editors, man
ayers, owners and the like, We enter a specific
doubtedly have the right 10 discipline a man
filling the position Of telegraph e,i-
tor, proof-reader, foreman or compassion while
such individual is an active member of our union.
In finishing "A reply to The circular We cannot
init mention Of the card over the signature of
our president. The same was without the a%uthor.
ity or sanction of the union and will he made a
matter for future union consideration.
Mr.. Haig has seen nj Ia economic. When for,
merry our men In that Office, under Oiir scale of
day, the same workmen ARE unable Ia better the
figures Of :, 10 $40 "A day. II Mr.. Haig. as busi.
that he would, by making the paper solid" re
moving the leads. puadlines and heads make the
Mbcr a ~ Ia $3.50 paper, we would have taken
a different action. But no. lie insists upon this
end but did not care Ia make the fight openly. ~
he attempts Ia accomplish his purpose by means
of foreman tiawley and his co-conspiraiOr proof
reader klonne, who are under a union Ohliga-
tion not Ia wrong = brother craftsman noI
See one wrungcd. of course this ctonnln.
zeal attack met with decided opposition and
instead Of taking part with their fellow ciafts
mel as they had sworn they would. they coun
selled. aided and abetted the Miner Publishinu
company by all means IN their power Ia defeat
the aims and demands Of the union.
tSigned.l THE COMMITTEE.
City Editor Moore. Thomas Gawley ant