The San Francisco call., 1898-04-09
PRINTERS CLAIM
 AN ADVANTAGE
One More Office Reported to Have Acceded to Their
 Demands.
Other Unions Coming to the Front With Promises of Assist
 ance.

The striking printers claim to have made a slight gain, as it was stated yes- terday that one more office had conceded to the new scale of prices and had put on a small force of union men to work the nine houk at the same wages for merly paid for ten. The Typothetae con- tradicts this statement emphatically and claims that if there be any advantage it IS on it's side of the house. None of the offices are working with as large force as they carried last week, but that is eX- plained by the fact that the shops were pushed to their full capacity to clear out the old orders, and what orders have been received since that time will be held back as long as possible in the hope of a speedy settlement of the difficulties.
 MT. Crocker said yesterday that a man up north had wired him to the effect that he had fifty men ready to ship down at once, but he had informed him that all he wanted was three good pressmen, and these were immediately sent to him. They all proved to be competent men.
 A story was published in morning paper yesterday to the effect that the old hands had gone back in three offices at the old scale of wages. but this is most emphatically denied at the union head quarters and notice was posted on the bulletin board to the effect that the en- tire story was woven out of tissue~of lies and the outlook was very encourXg- ing. To further strengthen this the em- ployes of two of the offices in question appeared at headquarters and issued a statement that they were not working. have not been working and will not re- sume work for the firm in question or any other firm until the nine-hour work day is conceded, and most respectfully and strenuously protest against being placed in a false position by any one." The of fee where the men were reported to have gone back, that of Upton Brothers, em- ployed five printers previous to the strike, and but two of these, the foreman and his brother, are now working. mem Der of the Typothetae is authority for the statement that this foreman received $4 per week previous to the strike, but is now working for $15
 last night the strike was the chief topic and the paper which published the all legged misleading statement was de- gates were instructed to call the atten- tion of their respective unions to this story and have action taken on it of such a decisive nature that it will in future publish labor items in a fair and impar- tial manner.
 W. J. McArthur of the Sailors Union sion as organizer for the Western States for the A. F. of L., and as this would take him to Utah during May he would Western Western Miners ' Association @ t to be held tlId in Salt Lake City early in that month. He was granted credentials.
 The varnishers and polishers also met last evening and resolved to tender their unqualified support to the printers in their struggle and to do all in their power to aid the cause both as an association and as individuals.
 Union No. P, Carpenters and Joiners, met last night and indorsed the action of the printers in the heartieSt manner. This union has nearly 800 members, and when a resolution was offered rendering the full and unqualified support of the union to the printers it was carried unalimous-- ly. The recognition which the card issued by the Building Trades Council is meet ing was also considered a matter for con- Pratulation.