The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-11-22
TAcoxA rr1xAr or THE PosT-IsrxzLE-
oKscER, iils PACIFIC AyEsrK
Tsoxss gAmMoss, MAxAsKn
THETACOMALOCKOU
Union Printers Begin Publish
ing a Daily Paper.
LEDGER" MISSES AN ISSUE.
Noe . Qasstios Of Wages, But OF the
patby with the Discharged Men.

TACOMA. Nov. n.-rspecial I-Tomorrow
morning the Tacoma Daily Enton viii ap-
pear, and will be backed by the Tacoma
Typographical Union and all who are in ter
ested in rebuking the importation of nom
union machine typesetters 10 work on the
Ledger.
David A. Maulsby. formerly foreman.
and G. G.. Stewart, for several years tele-
graph editor OF the Ledger, have been Sc
lected by the executive committee of the
local typographical union to manage the
new newspaper. which, TO the delight Of
unbiased citizens, il Is announced will be
newspaper in every sense Of the word.
and will not suppress matters that are OF
interest 70 the public generally but repug-
naDt 20 local newspaper owners.
Another feature of the Union will be
that il will be in charge of the Tacoma
Union printers. 1t is the purpose of those
interested not to allow the control OF the
paper 70 pass beyond the typographical
union. IL Is to be q six-column folio to
start with, and will be gotten out at the
office OF the Ners for the present 1t Is
proposed that the labor of those who as
sist in making the paper viii be consid-
cred a portion of their interest in it in q
financial sense. The type used in print
ing the Worlds fair book on the state Of
Washington will probably be utilized.
Before reaching these conclusions the
executive committee of the union printers
held y four hours session today. The sit
uation was carefully gone over. Much un-
expected expression of sympathy and
assistance was received, in addition to
T. r 2,Ls
tons by the hundred were received before
the new paper was fairly born.
This morning the Ledger experienced
great difficulty in making an appearance.
Its management had not anticipated that
the pressmen would be called out by the
union printers. and had not prepared for
that emergency. The pressmen went out.
as reported by the Posr-IsrELLIGEscER to-
day. and the press, an old and difficult
machine TO manage, could not be made to
work by inexperienced hands. The best
that could be done under the circum.
stances was to get out afour-column hand
bill on q hand-press, copies of which were
circulated on the street, attracting consid-
cradle attention on account of its size. 1t
was printed on one side only, and the first
column was taken up In an explanation OF
the motives of the management in taking
on the non-union men. This was in sub
stance as reported in today's Posr-IsrEL-
LieExcER In an interview with Managing
Editor Snowden. While the paper was
smaller than usual, il contained several
| stieksful of news. about as much as it has
printed any day this month.
The union printers. on the other hand
made very good showing. They got on,
| q six-page, three-column paper, and took
great pains to have it distributed in all
parts of the city. Many citizeas were sur.
| prised on receiving the Printers Union
| especially. in many instances, as no copy
| of the Ledger handful was 10 be had. Blu,
| the printers in their newspaper told the
| story OF the strike, or the lockout. Their
reasons were given in detail. being briefly
| as published in the PosT-ISrELLIGENcET
| today. They arraign the management OF
| the Ledger as being hostile to labor and
labor organizations, and single out the
| managing editor as q particular target fol-
/ denunciation.
| This morning an effort was made to ge
| the Ledger out on the Ne,Ps press, but ths
! Netrs pressman refused to act. The Netc
! today did not make much Roadway in ths
| use of the LedgeF's machine typesettcrs
| because they were not In charge of
| trained machinist necessary TO keep then
| Ia order. Only one machine was in us,
| up to IL o'clock, when another was got IL
| order. Should the machines fail tn.
Ledger il will be unable TO get out pape
| without the assistance of several compos
itors, which II is said 1t cannot secure
may be week before the Ledger appear
| regularly. What makes the union mer
ali the more bitter is Mr. Snowden's recorS
for many years of hatred OF ORGANIZED
labor. The saving in wages TO be effec,es
by the recent importation is a small mat
ter: but Mr.. Snowden is fighting for wha
10 him is glorious principle. Ever sine,
he took charge Of the Ledger it has beer
intensely hostile to organized labor.
Charles T.. Hawkes., of Seattle, organ
ixer OF the Fifteenth district OF the Inter
national Typographical Union, inoludin.
Tacoma, says he expects the fight will
the Ledger to be long one. At the sam
time. he says, evidences Of sympathy anC
cooperation on part of citizens are NOR
marked here than is usually the case. |
there Is no compromise, Hawkes. says. III
printers will get out daily regularly.
| The Daily Uaioa will issue 5000 copie
| totuRsERHs NpNf1kAAHS ACbCEa4 news AM
maintaining position defending il
action as outlined in ioday's Posr.INxEl
| Lt0ESCER
Tonight Dave Mauisby, ex-ioreraan G
the LeiasT. and ali the prominent locked
cat members Of the printer union wer
sticking type in the Netrs composing room
ali seeming confident and happy.
\ strong point made By the locked-os
| printers Is that there being so many III
employed printers as the result OF .h
introduction Of machines, those hayin
| positions were compelled 10 la
eft several nights in a week 10 allow subs
chance 10 work thus further cutting des1
the wages received by each.
During toe STRIKE single men will r,
cesve - per week ana married men s
from the International Tyrographlcs
Union.
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