The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-04
PRINTERS NOW INVOLVED
PRESIDENT PRESCOTT GOES To CHI
CAGO TO SETTLE LABOR TROUBLE.
indianapolis Papers Sold on the
Streets of ChicagO-A Conference
Held Here Yesterday.

The stereotypers' strike in the Chicago
newspaper offices is involving the Typo
graphical Union, if evidences around the
international headquarters in this city
counts for anything. Several times yester-
day President w. B. Prescott was in con-
sultation with George w. Day, represent
ing Typographical Union No. Is, of Chicago,
and Organizer George Harris, also of that
city, with regard to the merits of the pres
ent strike, and after exhausting the supply
of information boarded the 12:4O Monon
train for Chicago last night in company
with both representatives.
The true facts in the case indicate it to
be the policy to attend to what seems to be
the principle grievance of the international
body. This is not in behalf of the stereo-
typers, but rather for the benefit of the
Typographical Union proper, and the first
questions will be addressed to the Newspa-
pers Publishers Association looking to it's
duty to the union. There is, according to
documentary evidence, five years con-
tract existing between the Typographical
Union and the association by the terms of
which the association binds itself to furnish
work for the union men exclusively in re-
turn for the union providing all the men
necessary to handle the work Of the papers.
This contract has four years yet to run,
and the merits of the case from the printers
standpoint are that, through no act of their
own, they are locked out of employment,
losing thereby in the neighborhood of s., 500
day in wages. The union feels the pres
ent strike to be one between the papers
and the stereotypers solely, and their own
grievance will be the principal one dis
cussed. OF course, the stereotypers' case
will be discussed at the conference, but first
Of all The printers case is to be settled in
some manner. Without being fully posted
as to the details of the stereotypers' trouble
Mr.. Prescott seems inclined to treat their
matter as one of secondary Importance to
that of the Typographical Union. On arriv-
ing in Chicago Mr.. Prescott will confer with
Messrs. Seymour and Kohlsaat, the repre-
sentatives of the Publishers Association,
and as the characteristics of these two men
have led them in the past to meet the men
in their employ more than half way in all
their disputes, there is a prospect of an
early settlement being made From the tone
of President PrescottS remarks it is
thought probable the stereotypers will make
concessions on their side to meet those
offered by MeSsrs. Seymour and Kohlsaat.
The hardest obstacle to overcome is thought
to be Victor r. Lawson, of the Record and
News, who is quoted as being inclined to
fight the matter to the bitter end However,
with such pacific men to handle the affair
IOr the puD1Sn6TS as MeSSrS. seymour ana
Kohlsaat it is thought pressure enough will
be brought on him to cause him to recede
from his position and end the trouble. At
any rate, Mr.. Prescott started away last
night prepared to make any honorable con-
cession which will dispose of the difficulty.
Reports sent to the headquarters indicate
there would have been q settlement Satur-
day had not Mr.. Lawson stood in the way
in order to prevent the other papers from
getting out their Sunday edition, which in
that city is the only one extremely profit
"A Record not
printed on Sunday, that paper would not
suffer from this reason.