New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-25
AFTER THE SILVER KNIGHT"
WASHINGTON PRINTERS WANT TO KNOW WHAT
WAGES ARE PAID ON SENATOR
STEWARDS PAPER.


WASHINGTON. March "a (SpeciaD.-senator Stewart
and his partner in the publication Of 1.-The Silver
Knight" the redoubtab.e Carl Browne. are not In
good standing with the Columbia Typographical
Union. which at meeting held on Sunday unah-
mously adopted a resolution directing its district
organizer TO make an investigation concerning the
amount OF salaries which The Silver Knight" pays
TO its compostors THE Silver Knight" was started
not long ago as an organ OF the party whose CHIEF
business II indorse tho free and unlimited coin
age Of silver at a ratio OF l6 TO l. The idea, 1t Is
believed. originated in the brain OF Carl Browne.
who also the perpetrator OF the Illustrations which
adorn its pages The cash necessary 10 start II
originated with Senator Stewart. The paper has
circulation. now. 1t is said. OF 5000 Every man
joining the Silver Knights OF America is required
to pay initiation fee Of ST. half Of which is for
subscription the paper. The paper is published
weekly and bears a Washington date line. Its oi!ice
is in Alexandria. however. and It is printed and pub
lshed that city 1t is this fact which has aroused
the opposition OF the typographical union. as 1t Is
asserted that the work is done in Alexandria In
order to take advantage Of the low wages OF com
postors. owing to the fact that Alexandria Is out
side the Jurisdiction Of the union. For setting the
kind OF matter published In THE Silver Knight"
the standard wages In the District are SIS week.
while 1t is said that the compositors THE Silver
knight" receive from s. to 81 week.
Al Sundays meeting OF the union "A member made
a statement of these facts. and said that in view
in this city he would that the district organ
izer be directed TO make thorough investigation
or course Alexandria being outside of the Juris-
dciion Of the union compos!tors there who choose
work for the wages paid can do without in
curing any responsibility. All the union do Is
10 make an effort have the ONCE moved to this
city, II is believed that owing 10 tae fact that
Senator Sewart has always been regarded as
friend OF the workingman. he may be induced TO do
this. When the action OF the union brought
to Senator Stewards attention yesterday he said
Il don't know what grounds for complaint the
union have. We employ none but union men.
/ gave strict orders 10 that effect from the
start The office located In Alexandria because
the expenses much less. The men can live
there chcaply and rent Is only about one
fourth as much as in Washington. | don't know
just how many employed there. The fore
man is man named Symonds, who in the
Government Printing Office four five years ago.
i informed that he Is in good standing with
the union. We bought the plant Of 'Tle Watch
man. ard he in charge OF the composi ng room
when took II. II non-union men have been
poyed. 1t has been against my strict orders |
even declined purchasing typesetting machine on
account OF the men, as said ] would rather let
them set the paper. l have no idea how this thing
originated. We discharged a cornpositor named
Murphy recently because he could not do the work.
with It,"
When the resolution introduced Sunday
II stated by the president that the subject had
been nvestiga ted and the facts SUBJ
stantiay represented by the member introducing
the resolution. Murphy the discharged printer. II
Is said. had nothing whatever 10 do with the in
vestgatiOn