New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-14
A STRIKE NOW PROBABLE.
voRrY.E1GHr HOURS NOTICE GIVEN rc
nook AND JOB PRINTING FIRMS.
~ THEY DO NOT GRANT THE DEMAND OF BIG
cry. FOR A NINE-HoUR DAY THE MEN AkS
10 BE ORDERED TO QUIT WORK
srxrY-FIvE FIRMS SAID TO
HAVE GIVEN IN


.,u.. ,orrs. notice has been given 10 the
-, ga ,oh printing firms OF this city by Typo
ranb,cal Union No. G. threatening that unless 'i.e
Dire-hour day is conceded. strike Will DO o'ue'e'
rhere Il little doubt that the employers % -
esneciallv those who are ORGANIZED unoel '"e 80" I
OF the Typothete, Will resist 'ne ueN.%". ,.rn,
won and as a consequence, 1t is lKel! 'hat 'a4s
,,har NJ the three thousand men now employed
n the one hundred and seventy JOB ana doom priH.
ing offices OF this city will cease WORK TINS "eeA
The action Of big Six" Is In accordance with Inv
declaration OF the International Typographical
Union expressed by a two-thirds vote OF the mem
.Ar.h,, IN the United States and CANADA Inc
Fxsout,ve Committee OF that body. however mas
heen allow 10 enforce the decree or It's members
but II tho printers in this city ooige the employ
ers 10 grant their demand, the unions IN othef
cities will certainly take up the fight II Is SAID
II has been left for the members 'ot the New
York union to open the issue and their leaders de-
clared Yesterday that the prospects were orlgh'
for the ultimate victory OF the men, Ihey oecla'e
that II Necessary. they can raise strike iuno
Of 100000 In order TO be IN readiness TO assist the
strikers while Idle campaign tax OF per cent
will be at once levied on the FIVE thousand members
OF the union.
But while the men are sanguine Of success, the
employers also determined. and assert that they
will not agree to the reduction from ten-hour TO
nine-hour day About a fortnight ago. when the
union first called upon the employers to arrange
their offices upon the nine-hour basis. the Typoth-
eta held a meeting and. after discussing the
mems proposals in all their bearings. decided that
It would be disastrous to reduce the hours Of labor
The members of the Typotheta, recognizing that
the outcome Of their refusal Of the demand made
upon them would be a strike, subscribed sCO.0oo as
a defence fund
Several large employers were seen yesterday.
but In each instance they refused TO comment upon
the situation for publication Sufficient was learned
from Them however, to understand that the ma
jority OF the employers opposed 10 any lessen
ing Of present hours OF labor They assert that
the condition Of the book and Job printing trade
In this city is such that II Is absolutely impossl-
BILE for them concede the reduction and yet ad-
here TO the SIS standard Of wages, aud that d
only TO themselves, but to the employees also More
over the employers hold the opinion that the oook
and Job printing trade would almost entirely IeaVe
New-YorK for the reason mat the nrms would be
unable compete with those Of other cities where
The secretary Of the Typotheta said yesterday
~ do not think any Of the men win strike on
do so. / do not think any men VIII be called out
before January l.. the date which the Union orig.
inally fixed for the enforcement OF the nine hour
demand" Mr.. Pasko refused to discuss the feeling
among the employers or 10 say what iheir posi-
that, with one or two exceptions. the members OF
the Typothete were resolved upon hghting The
Samuel B. Donney. president Of Typographical
Union No; 6. said last night that the employers
II any strike took place 1t would not be Of large d
mensons nor would It last long; strike. he said
which refused the reduction
A meeting OF the Executive Committee OF Typo
biographical Union No. 6 held last night at th'
headquarters. No. IS Chambers-st II was reported
ihs there M Of OfqS ana were eSss
fected by the nine hour demand. because the worl
rn thes Of Re 62 Shops ed xIeP
was reported. had agreed TO the nine-hour system
concession and have signed a contract amonj
themselves to fight the Union