New-York tribune., 1899-08-06
A STRIKE ON "THE SUN"
MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED COMPOST
TORS AND OTHERS GO OUT.
A CIRCULAR CALLING FOR NON-CNION
PRINTERS FROM PHILADELPHIA PRE-
CIPITATEs THE TROUBLE.

CIPITATEs THE TROUBLE.
One hundred and ten compositors. ten stereo-
typers and eight boys employed in the compos-
ing rooms OF The Sun" went on strike at 1O:45
o'clock last night. This number OF men and
boys constituted the whole force Of union repre-
sentatives OF the various allied printing trades
In the office. and crippled the work In those de-
partments Of The Sun" The pressmen en-
poyed in the Office are not members OF the
Allied Printing Trades Council, but most or
them belong to various unions. 1t is said that
the force at work on the presses at the time
the stereoypers and those in the composing
room went on strike decided to quit work as
soon as the paper rolls on TIE presses were run
of
According to j. p. Farrell. the president OF
Pig Six" the cat Sc OF the strike is an effort
OF The Sun" to break away from the rules
and scale Of wages Of the allied printing trades
and to employ union or non-union men, as II
suits the heads Of the paper This strike VIII
also affect the office Of The Evening SUM- In
which office more than seventy union compost
tors and others employed.
The story Of the men who went out on strike
TO the effect that /. vas learned some days
ago that THE Sun" was making efforts to re-
place the union men in the ONCE with nom
union men II was learned about the same
time that John William Edwards, who wanted to
be Government Printer some time ago. but failed
to get the place had caused 10 be scattered
broadcast in Philadelphia a circular calling Tor
non union men to come to this city to begin
work in THE Sun" Office. The circular was
signed: John William Edwards, superintendent
OF printing for The Sun"
The members Of tn" typographical union in
oft obt OF of the circular and
were unable 70 learn when Mr. Edwards be-
came an employe OF THE Sun" or why he was
Interested in the alleged effort Of the newspaper
10 make their office what is known as an open
Office" a close watch of Mr. Edwards and his
work among printers in Philadelphia was at
once begun with the result that it became
known yesterday morning that Mr.. Edwards.
with eighty-seven printers, most OF whom were
non union men. had left Philadelphia in the day
on board The excursion steamer Endeavor for
this city for the purpose Of accepting work in
THE Sun" office About thirty members OF
Typographical Union No. 6 reached Phadel-
pha before the boat sailed. and boarded the
boat as members Of Mr.. Edwards's band or
printers According to reports. II was the in
tention Of Mr.. Edwards TO have the boat touch
at Newcastle. where the printers on board were
TO go ashore and then proceed TO the city by
train This plan was evidently changed for the
boat did not stop at Newcastle at the time 1t
was expected to arrive there. and II Is thought
that II Is now bound directly for this city.
The action of Mr. Edwards and the reported
plans Of THE Sun" were discussed at length by
the officials II the Allied Printing Trades Coun-
ell yesterday. and about o'clock last night they
visited The Sun" office To aCquant the heads
Of the paper with what they had learned and
demand that 'an agreement be signed that no
non union men be employed in the office The
officials were told at the time they called that
there was person In the office with authority
To sign or 10 take into consideration such an
agreement.
Mr.. Lanan the publisher Of the paper, and
\. B. Paddock the business manager, were in
the country. They said they were informed that
Mr. Lanan was at Long Beach and Mr.. Paddock
at Chappaqua, " Y
In speaking Of the visit to THE Sun" office
President Farrell of Big Six said: About
fifteen minutes after we were told Mr.. Pad
dock was at Chappaqua. Mr.. Paddock walked
into the office We quickly explained to him
that we aware Of the fact that The sun
was dissatisfied with the rules and scale OF
prices OF No D. After listening 10 the statements
of the various representatives Of the Council. ne
said he was simply an cmpoye Of The sun,
ard had no power to enter into an agreement
with the representatives
: I'VE demanded that some authorized repre-
sentative of The .'un' deal with u.s. and that
only Allied Printing Trade Council men be
employed We then left. We learned that Mr..
Laffan could not possibly be informed OF What
happening for some hours.
The union men in the Office we're at once
told OF what had taken place at me meeting
with Mr. Paddock, and they held meeting
and voted 10 go on strike. Ihls action tic3
ratified later at meeting held at the mead
quarters OF Big Six " ~
Continuing President Farrell said: We
struck at most inopportune time, as far as the
interests of the union men were concerned Inc
Sunday edition was In press mostly IN press.
II we didn't act we did tonight our men
would have been ousted out Of their places
tomorrow night. We had positive evidence that
Sun office whereby men were to lose their
places AS soon as the strike VAS declared
meeting was held at our headquarters TO get
the striking men off the streets and 10 hold tnefn
for several hours, at least until o'clock so that
they could return 10 work in case The sun
agreed TO our terms.
The Evening sun has heretofore employed
only hand compositors. Recently 1t put INTO
the office a number OF Lauston machines. ana as
result the scale OF wages there was lowered
from $21 to $24 week for compostors In
order to comply with our scale OF wages the
men worked eight hours day on the machines,
instead Of at the case The action OF the paper
in the present matter is unwarranted
SECRET MARRIAGE or THE CARTONS.