New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-08
THE TRIBUNE AND THE UNION.
no. RNTIFINS THE SETTLEMENT, DE-
SPITE DEN1CRA1IC INFLUENCES.
THE ryFcI-rIyr COMMITTEE INSTRUCTED TO
Is-rR AIIRCULAR INFORMING ALL KINDRED
UNIONS AND LABOR ORGANIZATIONS
THAT the BOYCOTT AGAINST THIS
PAPER - oFF AND ALL oPPo


srTICN l. At AZ Esd.
There was an unusually large attendance Yesterday
at the regular monthly meeting Of Typographical Union
No g. I'm Clarendon Hall. This vas DUE. in measure.
o the efforts Of Il certain noisy. but unmporhnt' con
tingrni Of the organization Tint Is more d'-T"'' o.
serving the Democrnuc party than Of furih"rhs the
interests Of the union. These individuals have Tor
wears done NIL IN their power TO prevent sem"
m.nt OF the dincultles between The Tribune and the
unlon snd when at last despite their opposition, the
matter WIS adjusted they have been In despair. Al
Yesterdays meeting they inside final desperate rally
hoping 10 prevent the ratification Of IN" lHbuh"
.ttl.u,.nt Their efforts however proved futile.
They were completely routed the vote against hcui
being ~ Overwhelming as 10 SEEM almost unanimous
The test question came up On tile motion OF MI.
O'Donneu ths well known eI pIesioet of the unjon'
who offered resolution declaring IN all bo,cotts
against This paper and announcing That all Ih'ag0hNh'
between II and the union wcr, al an END HIS resolution
provided that Official circular to ms rhec shjud
lie sent 10 all kindred organizations ana 10 All hDW
unions a, soon the Executive Committee s"onu
tslss upon tho Applications Of a. few men cinp"'"u IL
The Tribune competing room who wished 10 JON ".c
union. two votes taken On TINS resolution. IL
Was carried BY all overwhelming majority the first time
lut scm, Of the Democratic oUissarlrs called Tor
division. President kenDey, who presided, put Tue
motion again. and tM. time there did not 'pprHf ~
Le half dozen voices 10 the negative oul OF be
tween 900 aud 700 vUcs cast
long time WAS spent In discussing the applica
tions for admission 10 the union Of some OF the non
union conposltOrs who have been employed on The
Tribune IL finally decided 10 refer all thosr
who have never belonged to any union ~ the E1ecu
tive Committee with full power; The rest were dis
posed OF by ballot in the meeting. As soon os the
Executive Committee finishes It's work tomorrow even
ing the circular provided for Ia Mr. ODOnnelis reso
luton will he issued. The debate WAS participated III
nv Mr. McCabe who made one or the strongest
sperches OF the day: Mr.. ODOhn-ll. Mr.. Burke Mr.
Hawkins. and Mr.. Brennan, who ns foreman VI Inc
Trjl,uus COMPOSING room made report ~ to tie
to,,,.tton q, a chapel and the general unOniIlng %
IA. office Mr. brennan said among other things that
Mr. Reid h.d really done more than required by
th- terms Of settlement. The rule for Instance, pro
yidinr for the payment OF hand composition Mt piece
rites had been adopted after the naion scale lind
,.e. submitted ~ Mr. Reid In Paris, and ne WAS
really not bound IN any way 10 respect it, Yet be-
hid agreed 70 do 50 voluntarily In order that the
settlement might be entirely compete Anu ssusisco,
Resolutions were adopted in reference TO tho death
of Jo.-ph D. Wrldich, former treasurer OF the union
reicf M h. ilOmee tead strikers. The committee ap
,oiutcd TO confer with the Democratic National Com
mites made a preliminary report but II Was mol
especially encouraging IN It's oSTsc,sr. Mr: NJ apr'
thai The libIne settlement Was the key 10 the whole
sitIntiou and that # the union did not act In Rooi
faith townrd this paper Wou:d MOI onN lose presu.
would earn the contempt u all reputable labor or
qanIyations and. Furthermore. several Offices when
WrI likely 10 bVOme uniOnlzcd. In case Of had faith
Cabs remarks this point We're received with every
demonstration OF hearty approval