New-York tribune., 1890-08-28
PRESS FEEDERS QUIT WORK.
THEY ALSO TRY TO NTIMIDATE FAITHFUL
EMPLOYEs-CoMMITTIN ASSAULTS.

EMPLOYES-COMMITTING ASSAULTS.
wabridge Co., proprietors OF the Mckenzie Press
and publishers Of The North American Review" al
No ~ Nandewaterst., have recently been brougns
under the ban OF Franklin typographical Union No 20
as result Of the firms refusal TO grant all the de-
mands Of those OF their employees who are members OK
the union. Fourteen pTeSS-feeders employed Dy Wal
bridge q Co. went strike one week ago, ana sihcc
then they and their "Sympathizcrs' have been DONG
every thing in their power 10 force the firm TO accede
TO their demands. The trouble brought to crisis
on Tuesday morning, when one Of the men, Thomas
McCaddcn who had been employed TO I'LL places va
Gated By the striking feeders brutaly assaulted
as he entering the building. According 10 'n'
story OF two who the assault ne was attacked
In the hallway by four men, who Knocked MN down
and stamped upon and beat him. since then the en.'
poyes have been escorted to and from Work by ponce
men from the Oak st. station.
Colin Il. Mackenzie, member Of the firm, tod the
story of the strike to Tribune reporter yesterday
Two or three years ego Franklin Union succeeded IN
"Orlslnzing' the press feeders employed III the Ne"
York Publishing houses ard settled upon this scale Oh
prices without consultation with any OF the publishers
themselves: Book and job offices. FLO week mas"
glnc and book Offices Si2 week: newspaper oMee''
sl4 week. Most Of the publishers, rather than
stand a strken said Mr. Mackenzie, submitted %
thess. terms Nothing, however, said to us untL
A week ago to-day, when a demand was made that VIC
also pay the magazine Office rate 10 our feeders fof
regular magazine Offices, where they get ont some
thousand or two thousand impressions every day IN
the week. this rate is not exorbltant, but II wouh
be nanllesy unfair place us. who only publish one
ma glZne and only require magazine .ecGers for TWO OF
three days at time in the same class with the larger
concerns However. have always tied
10 treat our men with entire fairness and rather
than have trouble jast at this Tine, we agreed
10 pay the Sl2 rate during the time OF print
ing The Review and the regular Job Office rate a
nli other times The day before the strike We maye
this proposition 10 the president OF inc uno WIN lhe
furtl'er condition that soon a. we telt able We
vouh further increase the feeders pay. Thls pNpo
s.tion was accepted. the president say ng tai as we
had always treated our men veil he coGld insure
us against a strike. ON Wednesday, however, "icn
We began printing The Review The fourteen !ecseTS
aid hey he'd been oNsrei out. and they went, AZ,
though several of them declared themselves l9roea
agraSt their wishes to do When the sttl"e.S
threatened To shoot new men We reported the AZ
fa 20 the police, bat this did rot prevent assault yn
two Of the men Monday anc Tuesday. ODe OF ul.in
was so severely injured he had % be taken TO ms nohi
After tie assault yesterday morning We place. tle eis
IN the hands Of our lawyer, Edwait l. Co.her: x NV
warrants we're sworn oGt thlS morning NJ the io'N''
Police tOUrs.' IL. ...
5lr Collier said the reporter that this strike was
a remarkable FOR unreaSOpaheness ana ofIltl!.
=" believe shall be able he said. " 10 Prov 10
union as well rs Of assault Inspector rs riles s S.s
CAPTAIN CARPENTER under his orders have piaced e'.
means al my hands 10 capture the men WhO ~ ~.
mtcd the assaults and who continually Eiun' y"
nelglborho0d Of the Office, inta!dang the rev .s. e..
Tho warrants are I'm the hands oi detectives. ana "
this reason we think IL best rot n give TIE name,
the strikers and those who are suspected OF ha'S
committed the brutal assaults