Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-09-12
RESIGNED IN A BODY.

of the Palladium to make 1t
MON paper has finally resulted In the en- n
Ire composing force Of that paper resign =
M, said resignation to take effect Septem- q
,er "a. The following statement signed
" the competitors of the Palladium Office
,ives their side Of the case:
PLAIN STATEMENT OF THE CASE.
70 the Editor of the JOURNAL AND COURIER:
An article appeared in yesterdays Regis
tor commenting upon the difficulty exist
ing between the Palladium and Its en-
ployes. While true in tho main points
embodied, yet We wish to make
plain statement ourselves of the facts IN
the case and the trying and humiliating
position In which we have been placed, and
which has been the cause of the action we
have taken in giving the Palladium com
pany notice that two weeks from this date
We will sever onr connection with them.
In order to make the matter plain 1t will
be necessary for US to state the essential
difference in principles between the Typo
graphical Union and the Printers Protect
i've fraternity. The former organization
believes in enforcing it's demands by means
of strikes and boycotts. The fraternity |
takes issue with the union on these |
methods, and compose an organization |
which has for its root the following extract |
from the constitution of the order:
"We do not believe that the best interests Of |
the parties Ct OF 5e
been furthered, but rather tnterfered with, by
the methods resorted to by the labor organiza-
I'VE do not believe that the mutual interests
of capital and labor can be forwarded by their
of IA
other or that Engagements between them can
be properly settled by the force of strikes, lock-
outs and boycotts."
The organization whose principles have
in part Just been quoted has manned the
composing room Of the Daily Palladium
satisfaction of the proprietors and man
ayers of the paper during that time; aud
the present business manager, Colonel
James, has commended his force in the
highest terms for their faithfulness and
efficiency. Some time ago, to our aston
ishment, we learned that negotiations
were being carried on between the Palla-
dunn company and the Typographical
| union for the purpose of making it
union Office. This has been going on for
| two weeks.
During this time Colonel James has
talked with two of our men in reference
| to the matter, telling them that he was in
communication with the union for the pur-
| pose above stated; that the attitude of the
union was to rule or ruin the paper; that,
| owing to his taking the paper into Meri-
den by a special edition, coupled with the
fact that Meriden is strong trades union
town, unless he put the union in his Office
they would be able to do him damage and
"ruin his circulation in night" and end
ed by inviting them to Join the union and
remain with the Palladium, stating at the
same time that he had made a proposition
to the union which included taking his
present force into the union if it would go.
1t was represented to Colonel James in
reply that this was dishonorable con-
dition; that we had our organization and
eur principles; that we sold him the service
of our hands, and not our souls; asked
him to stand by us now as we had stood
by the paper; and if he was boycotted to
fight it on its own grounds; that he did
employ organized labor, and with better
principles and as competent mon as the
: Typographical union. His reply in effect
was that our talk of principle was mere
sentiment. That 1t is not a matter Of
principle with him, but matter of dollars
and cents, and that though he hated the
union and its revolutionary methods as
make terms with it he should put it in
So the matter resolved itself into just
this state: That while we were faithfully
filling our places in the composing room q
plan was in progress in the business office
between Colonel James and the executive
committee of the Typographical union to
rob us of our means of livelihood, or on
the other hand dishonor us by making us
| renounce our principles to retain our stu
atoms. Again, We we're being made the
lever by which means the Palladium com.
pany was trying to pry the union in or
, its own terms. Colonel James himself
| stating that owing to the demands of the
union that it should be paid for this
that and the other (such as plates, cuts,
etc., as is its usual custom, it would cost
the Palladium at least 81, 500 and perhaps
81 900 more to get out the paper than il
did with us.
So they were holding the union of
to make it come down to the papers
terms, and relying upon the fact that il
the union yielded. we'll and good, the
Palladium could then have the prestige e.
of being q union paper at very little extrs
cost; while if the Typographical union
: would not come to their terms, they could
, fall back on the fact that we would &c
right on in our positions and be glad of the
| chance, and hug ourselves in self-oongrat.
ulation that we had had such a narrow es
cape from losing our jobs. But it hap
pens that the force in the composing room
is composed of men, and at the regular
meeting of the Printers Protective Fra
ternity held Saturday night it was decided
that to remain silent longer, while nego
/ tiations for our disposal, in which we were
, not represented, were going on, was to for
felt orr self respect.
A man acting individually under the
humiliating circumstances we were placed
in would have been justified in con.
temptuously quitting an establishment that
, was so treating him and renouncs at once
any further responsibility for the welfare
: of the paper. We do not believe in strikes
And so a committee was appointed tc
wait on Colonel James, briefly recapitulete
the false position we occupy, and ask him
for assurances that our positions were al
secure in the future as in tho past; that We
were not willing to sell our honor to retain
, our positions. His reply was that he
would still continue his negotiations with
. the union and take its members in when
he had concluded terms with it. The com.
. mittee thereupon notified Colonel James
that under these circumstances the frater
nifty men could no longer submit to being
"cats paws" and resigned their positions
Ito take effect tive weeks from date.
What else, as honorable men, could We
do?
THE CoMPosIToRs OF THE PALLADIUM
NEW HAVEN, Sept 10.
EPWORTH LEAGUE & Y. P.S.C.E
Union Meeting of Methodist young
Il People.
A group meeting of the Epworth leagues
and Young Peoples Societies of Christian
Endeavor of the Methodist Episcopal
churches of this city and vicinity will bt
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