The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-04-23
THE TIMES" STRIKE.
Union Printers Maintain Their
First Position.
THEY INSIST UPON A CONTRACT.


The 1sms etxiks 10 9TH on and the situa-
con u practically unchanged The paper
wss issued In ths evening. although not in
10 usual form. the editorial. repoTsonal and
ounnsss stans having set several columns
o. type. With the assistance Of . few non-
union prtntsrs and IN apprentice Al
carter. non-union pressman, assisted BY
non-anion composition, run the press In
the evening. During the afternoon Mana
ger Dempsey sent the following communi-
cation to the executive committee OF the
typographical Union:
0eHdeMa: The Times PuhlisAins Company
are SsAdy. - they have been bcfees. 70 pay the
scals pa havs requested. even though II - con-
udefed unjust By svofy publisher in eeetfle and
are ready 70 eDplsy Jon upon that basis pro-
uded yoaS oen Return 10 wosk immedfasely. The
manager OF this paper shall not, however. dgu
any written contract for the rssson thss such Q
tniog - without pfecedence. that no similar
demand has hosa made upon the other publish
en. end lastly without coosalttng Colonel
Lsouss half owner In the Tsmes. who viii ass
fivs In day or two.
II yosr men do not 80 d 70 resaru 70 work
spon this scale. Gxsd by yourselves, We shah
feel compelled 70 hire other printers We shall
reces exceedingly having 10 take this step
Whseeves q the result. the r0cord win show
pls My that the Times Publishing Company
we're forced to hire nOn-union men You yet
nave tine to rscsify your error. BY this svtn-
Ina. II our former pYinten have not sjgnined
sheif Willingness 70 80 to work 1t their own
rates. arrangements VIII Be made with Others.
Yours, T. b. DEMPSEY.
The union made no reply to this COM
munication. Last night the executive COM
mittee OF typographical Union No. zoe pre-
pared and signed the following statement:
sxArYLE. April a 1890
To Tn Euafos: ne Timss Management hav-
Ing published On open letter 10 the Typegraph-
sce Onion a this city In todays issue Of IL pa
PEI, We rsqsoos the uss OF Jour columns in
which y reply. tnasmuch - We have no other
means Of placing oar csuse before the public.
From our standpoiat we can ses no change In
III. Dempsey's proposition from that offered on
previous occasiono He 10 willing to pay the
scale OF the typographical Union. but declines
70 sign simple agreement to that effect The
union dos nos ssk Mr. Dempsey 70 sign iii
month"; contract, - he has stated In the pubic
press. but on the contrary. leaves him free 10
protest against any change in the scale Of
prices which may Be aade IN the future, - the
agreement shows for ttseli
Il, Thomas II. Dempsey. manager OF the Seat
De TINA, do hereby agree to pay the present
scale OF prices Of the Seattle Typogrs phical
Union This agreement being understood not
IN the scale which may In the future b made
By said unlon-"
Furthermore. while his open letter was under
consideration, Mr. Dempsey. Who says that be
would Be signing away his rights II he afixed
his signature % the agreement, approached
James b. Oakley, . member of or union, and
rendered him the tofsznsnship OF his paper 1t
IN tneennits contract with him II be would
foesake the uniou and take charge Of his of1ca
He also stated to Mr. Oakley that no would give
. ak month"; contract 70 non- union printers
who should enter his employ.
The inconsiseency Of Nj. Dempsey 10 appar-
emit He viii not sign simple sgrsemsnt with
union men but 10 willing to sign contract
the union feels justified In standing by it
original proposition. Respectfully,
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
Seattle typographical Union, No. 2o2
Manager 7. H. Dempsey Of the Times
last evening denied emphatically that ID
average daily pay Of oonpositors on that
paper was anywhere near - low - 500
per day - stated by the members Of the
executive committee. To prove his asssr-
ton he furnished . Posr-ISrELIIaxxcIa
reportar with the following abstract from
last weeks pay roll In the Times composing
room:
Mrs. Birdssll, worked nvs days, received
selss. average Per day. - 40: ". c. Prcsch,
worked four days. received SASS. average per
day. Sa6S7<; Mia A. Penketh. worked six days,
received t20. evefags per day $Sss3f;
Miss A. l. seymour. worked i've days,
received SiSte, average per day. sSS2; J. Bal
lard. worried six days. received as Is average
per day. tSs7i<: compositoe McNeelsy. worked
three days. received SASS, average per day.
i Plaza Worked Ave days rrrs,ved
slAsp, average per day, sass: j. r. Ferry,
worked three days. received $50, average per
dsy. t2s6ss: T. copeland, worked four days. re-
ceived 81. IS, average. A3ss4; Competitor Fred
ericks. worked ave days, received 80. aver
age. taas; Z. Forsythe worried three DAYS. re-
cslved 3i6 20. average, $50: Compositof Clarke.
worked ore days. received SIC Is. average. g. IS;