The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-20
UNION. 0NLfGAh AID THEM
Silver Knight Printers Must
Organize to Get Help.
THIS DECISION REACHED
Columbia TypographicalU MON PASSES
on the Case of the Alexandrians-
A Printer Writes Plainly of the
Effect the Way Those Men Are
Treated Will Have on Others.

luz pds Vi CoillpOSltOIS IN AieAduuIiu oh
the Silver Knight aud other papers will
probably remain as 1t is until those in inter
est form local Organization.
President Tracy OF Columbia TypoSraph-
ical Union No. 101 said yesterday after
noon that the case OF the printers on the
Silver Knight was beyond the Jurisdiction
OF this union, which could not act or
interfere IN the contention between tile
Silver Knight and it's employees. For this
reason the union did n OF consider the ques-
ton atits meeting held yesterday afternoon.
The question Of tile Inadequate pay of
the printers at Alexandria has, however,
been before the union as matter of infOr
nation; and from what could be learned
yesterday it was the sense of tile members
OF the union then that the only way by
which the compositors could help them
selves was by the formation of euion.
This las not been done, and the compost
tors who now receive the 50 a week are
without power to help themselves.
The Columbia Typographical Union con-
sidered the Metropolitan Street Railway
trouble, and passed the following resOlu-
tons:
Resolved, That we hereby condemn
the action OF the Metropolitan Railway
Company as being inhuman, tyrannical, and
un-American.
Resolved further, That we pledge our
selves TO aid the locked-out employees in
every lawful manner to the end that they
may be reinstated.
Resolved. That typographical Union
No. 1O1 place the Metropolitan Street
Railway on the unfair list until such time
as the said company witbdraws its Oppo-
sition to organized lator.''
A penalty OF Sc is attached to any men,
Der who transgresses the boycott.
The following letter las been received
at this office:
A PROTEST.
Editor Times: Permit NE 10 say q few
words in the controversy now going On
between the poorly paid conpositors Of
the Silver KING lit and its management.
1t strikes me that Senator Stewart, Seu-
ator Jones aud all others in Interest have
a queer way Of demonstrating to the labor
ing element the possibility and blessings
of free silver coinage at 10 to1.
The Silver Knight is the organ OF the
silver king aud was established in the
ancient city Of alexandria for tie sole
purpose Of avoiding au issue between the
Silver Knight aud Typographical Union,
No. 1Ol of Washing ton, d. c. There being
no union IN Alexandria 1t was an easy
matter to use the subterfuge OF employing
union men, as the laws Of tile union allow
Their members to work where there is no
union for the. salary paid by employers.
The silver kings give it out that they
employ only union men, but at q COM
pensation of 80 week. If that Ia a fair
specimen or the benefits to be derived
by the workingmep from the free coinage
of silver God help them, for it will be
far better for them to continue under the
banner of the gold bugs than to transfer
10 l-;o 10
case OF the printers Isl any criterion to
Judge from, the silver peoples dealings
with other labostng ciasses VIII cores
pond.
Messrs. Stewart, Jones ct al. apologize
by stating that there arc 20 EpanyIdie
printers that the supply is greater than
the demand, at 50 PET week, and If that
holds good in their case. what is to hinder
them from employing the idle labor in
the West at the saIne[fatio TO run their
mines? 1t would cheaper the cost OF
the benefit, nor would the miner. but the
profits would go into the pockets of the
silver kings.
HOW IT WILL WORK.
For men like Stewart a nd Jones to preach
the benefits OF free silver, the increased
circulation OF money. and the benefits to
publish their sheet, the Silver knight,
outside Of the jurisdiction Of our union,
is trying to pull the wool too far over our
eyes.
Senator Jones, the chairman of the
national committee. is looking up national
Com mittee quarters in Washington. Let
US hope rs tisstated his purpose OF locating
here is on account Of the hostility of the
in New York and Chicago
that the Campaign printing will not be
done in Alexandria at SO week. It is
possible that Senators Stewart, Jones,
ct al, may be shown by our union that
the policy they are now pursuing by
employing labor In Alexandria at half
price, and taking advantage of the idleness
of skilled labor, will be used against the
party, and that our union may succeed
In having the ''Silver Knight" printed here,
likewise the campaign printing. thereby
giving employment to our idle printers at
q fair days wages.
FRANK I. STEWART.