The Critic and record., 1891-04-01
WILL NOT PAYTHE SCALE
THE JOB PRINTERS SEND AN ULTI.
MATUM TO THE UNION.

WIN Not Grant an Increase Of Wages for
Time or Piece Work Nor submit to
u Reduction of HourS-The Core.
spondencc.
There is now hardly doubt but what
the book and job printers will go ont on
Saturday.
But not from all the shops in the city,
as several Of the employing printers have
expressed a readiness to accede to the de-
mands of Typographical Union, No l0i.
Many of them, however-a majority, in
fact-have declared that they would not
and this morning they put their determi-
nation in writing and sent a copy Of rcso-
lutions adopted TO Secretary padgett Of the
union. Here is an official copy
WAsuiNGroN u. G., March 30, tSli
We, the undersigned employing book aud
Job printers of the District of Columbia,
hereby give notice that VIC will not grant an
inCrcgse Of wages for time and piece work, or
reduction Of hours per dav, n demanded by
new scale Of prices issued by Columbia Typo
graphical Union, No lOi, The appended COS
rcspUndcnCc explains Itself.
IuDD n DErwEmER.
RUFUs II. DARBY.
GEDNEY ~ ROBERTS,
MCGILL u WALLACE.
~ l.. Mcqueen.
byron $. ADAMS.
X. DEREsTORp.
r. q. pOLktNHORN.
The officers of the union say that they
are prepared for a strike, and have a large
fund on hand to support the printers IL It
is decided at the meeting Of the union
called for Friday night to go out. But
many of the more conservative printers
want to do everything in their power to
prevent any trouble with the bosses, IL it
can possibly be averted.
The correspondence passing between the
union and the employing printers was to-
day made public and Is below printed in
full:
wAsniNGToN, d. c.. March 90, tSli
| r. H. Pddqen. Esq., SccIet0iH columbia TBDO-
gfophicW Union, No 1Ol. Washington. n. q.
SIN: In answer to your letter, with enclosure
" the 3d instant. addressed to fc several om-
| poying printers Of the city, and considered at
| nmecting OF employing book and Job printers
| held on the evening OF March 10, 1891, | am in
| structcd TO notify YOU Of tho unanimous adop-
| ton OF the following preamble and rcsOuti on:
| Whereas, Columbia Typographical Union,
| No 10l. has issued new scale OF prices to 90
IN erect April /. 1871 calling for nn increase of
| pay for competition and time work and re-
| duction Of hours per day;
And whereas compliance with said demand
| would work great Injury TO the printing and
| publishing interests Of the District;
| And whereas the said change OF prices s
| issued without sufficient notice and without
!
BE u ResOired That Columbia Typographical
| Union, No. lOl, be notified that the employing
| printers Of Washington decline to grant the
| increase of wages or reduction Of hours de-
manded in the proposed new scale Of prices for
| the following reasons:
!. I he scale is uncertain In its operation. II
being impossible TO interpret its exact de-
mauds.
,. II prevents employers from contracting
| for the completion Of work at given time, he
cause the various demands for extra pay arc
nd IN
| az well rs the employer; and
| .. The employers earnestly protest against
hciDg used as instruments OF experiment for
| the purpose Of sust lining the claims OF the
| Union before Congress In dc'crmining tho rates
To he paid at the Government Printing Onlcc
he favor Of an carly acknowledgement is re.
| qucstcd.
(Signedi w. Z. ROBERTS,
Secretary Meeting or Employing
Book and Job Prlnters.
WAsuiNGroN, March a.
". y. Rc6e,ts, esq.:
| SlM Your communication of the Goth instant
received and laid before the union nt meeting
held March 23 and, after being duly consderc l.
] was directed 10 notify YOU OF tho unanlmou.
adoption OF n resolution to the effect that the
union intends 10 adhere TO the scale OF price.
submitted TO the employers, to 80 into ofect
April I, 1891.
In regard To that portion Of the communica
tion which says that "thc scale i uncertain In
It's operation, IL being impossible TO interpret
thv cAuVl uenulus,t permit INC 10 STATE tns
price per 1000 ems Is increased from 4,
cents per 1000 ems to l2}9 cents per 900 en-,
for day work, and 10 cents per 1000 ems fol
night work, nine hours TO constitute q day,
work; time work to he paid AZ the rate o
S1S per week; overtime up TO midnight II
cents per 1000 ems or 10 cents per hour ad
vance; after midnight, 20 cents per 900 em'
advance. Very respectfully,
II. II. PADGETT, Secretary.
Mr.. Rufus II. Darby, who has taken q
leading part in the trouble between the
men and bosses, said to CRITIC reporter
to-day that under no circumstances
would the bosses accede to the demands oi
the printers.
at is business natter said Mr.
Darby, "and has to be treated as such
We cannot possibly agree to an advance
at this time. The rates paid now are a'
liberal as those of any offices in the coun
try and the printers should be satisfied
| V.itl, thig