Kansas City daily journal., 1896-11-17
DOGGETTD DC. co.
A STRIKE ALMOST CERTAIN.
PRINTERS AND EMPLOYERS UNABLE
TO ADJUST THEIR DIFFERENCES.
The Typographical Union Sends an
UItimatum to the TypOthetae-
Reasons Given for Contin-
uIng Hudson Boycott.

The trouble between Typographical
Union, No. So and the Typothetae remains
practically the same as it stood after the
meeting of the union men last Sunday,
but the indications are now stronger than
ever that a strike will be declared next
Sunday. Both the employing printers and
the union men are preparing for this state
of affairs and unless one side or the other
changes its attitude a bitter strife will re-
suit All the big job printers are rushing
their work this week SO that in the event
a strike is declared, they will have their
orders filled and be prepared to stand
lockout.
The executive board of the Typographical
Union visited the big printing firms yes
terday and carefully canvassed the situa-
ton with the members of the Typothetae,
but no basis for a settlement could be
agreed upon, as neither side would back
down from its previous position. The
union men refused to declare the boycott
against the Hudson-Kimberly Publishing
Company off until that firm unionized its
house, and the members of the Typothetae
declared that unless this was done they
would carry out the declaration in the
letter sent by the Typothetae to the union
last Sunday, and throw all the union
ers. Each side declared that it would do
all il could to prevent a strike such as
would result from the Opening" of the
houses, but if nothing can be agreed upon
before next Sunday strike Will be the
result. The position of the Typographical
| Union was indorsed by all the allied print
| ing unions last Sunday, and the members
| claim that the Industrial Council will also
| indorse them, which will mean fight
| against the Typothetae by all the organ
| ized labor of Kansas City.
I'VE will not only boycott every job
| house that throws open its doors to non
union printers, but will also boycott every
| business firm in the city that has its
printing done there
After visiting the employing printers
| yesterday, Dave L. Guyette, president, and
| o. P. Weakley, chairman of the executive
| board of the Typographical Union. sent a
| letter to the TypOthetae, in answer to one
received last night in which they said;
In the matter of open offices No. 50 de-
| plores the position taken by the Typothe-
| tae and would most earnestly petition you
| not to sever the heretofore pleasant and
| amicable relations existing between US as
union printers and you as employing print
| ers and offer the following as our side OF
| the question:
| 'Ffrst-Kansas City Typothetae has nc
| complaint against our members as work
| men.
"Second-There can be no Just complaint
against No. 50 as a legitimate labor organ
| izatiOn-
''Third-No. 50 has not asked for Cnor
| contemplated) any raise or change in the
scale of prices or rules governing union
| offices.
"Fourth-T7he boycott is private mat
| ter between No. so and the Hudson-Kim-
| berly publishing house, not as member OF
| the Typothetae, but as publishing firm
| and employer of non-union labor.
| "FIfth-The opening Of union houses
would be the practical declaration of q
| sympathetic strike on the part of the Ty-
| pothetae, a proceeding deplored by No. so
| as an organization, as fully as it is con.
demned by the general public.
''SiNth-NO. so asks reasonable time tc
! prove to the public that the boycott is be
| ing honorably conducted, and no step TAX
| en- which Is a violation OF the laws of the
state and nation, and no practices INDUCED
in to the detriment of the established rule!
| of society.
"Seventh-No 50 IS always willing tt
meet with the Typothetae and discuss al
matters in an unbiased and impartial man
ner. and has never yet refused to arbitratt
| differences.
with this statement we rest our case
and feel confident that we can in the future
as in the past rely upon your generosity a!
employers and honesty and integrity a!
gentlemen. Fraternally submitted"