The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-17
me rREssMEy'S >TE:KE INsE. L0rIS.
A Statement From, the Four Newspaper,
Affected.
From at 81. Loui, Repusi.c.

FROM At 81. Lou,I Repubi.c
The publishers OF the Republc. Globe Dem.
o'Tn' Post. Dispatch and star, in explanation
Of the failure Of the Post D,syGtrh and Star
To arpear until x o'cOCk last evening. submit
III" su'lotnel statement q facts. The i'm
portant pr,nciI,r OF arbitration between en-
rioycr and employee was Involved. ana IN SUP
mort &. that rr'ac.plc thu publishers feel that
no sacrifice wa too great.
strike 81 the pressncn employed in tho
rrcssrooIns .! III" Nrgd1ltc. G'oJs. Democrat.
IoS'' DSp'rh md S,rr iraugGratr! n; neon
yesterday. terminated last evening at x o'clock.
when tho evening Papers affected ISSUE
The failure O! tHc two afternoon papers To
appear was the result " an agreement tetweep
the four newspapers named to indefinitely
cease publication rather than HcceGe 10 a
refemptory demand Of tho Tree slucn. who had
Just rerudiatcd an agreement arrived at by
arbitrat on. according 10 the terms OF which
thr dcc 1ion oftht arbitrHtprs was 10 have boon
hnu! and blntinS upun all parties.
Th" arbitration hal boon conducted by Mr..
Charles H. Hut'iC. prosicG; - tue Third
National Bank on behalf Of tho publishers. and
Nj VI J. Gin Of the GlassbIowrr,' Union. nc
present a delegate 10 thr American Federation
OF Labor. in session ut Detroit, on behalf Of the
rrrssnien.
The pressmen OF ST. Louis organized early
In 1888. and presented certain demands 20 tho
publishers OF ~. Louis. These were not
agreed to. and tho matter was referred to
arbitration. the President OF tho International
Prcssmen's Union and Mr. George d. Barnard
OF st. Louis acting "a arbitraturs at that time
contract. embodyng the decision OF those
arbtrators. was duly signed and became ef-
fective In April. 1888.
Eight months thereafter tho Pressmens
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changes In th" existiny con tract wsro desire
according TO the provisions OF that contract,
o wHeS '
the questions under further provision Of the
contrac. TO the arbitrator first nameI.
, IN ADDITION TO the contract agreement that
the hiding Of the arbitrntors should ho final
anu binding unon both. special agreement.
signed Juno y. 1870 Under these conditions
thr matters went to arbitration.
%sI ,br siyTnng ,he arhEaors an
clauses ana provisions o. n new contracr, opar-
atiys for three years This decision was com com
tons OF both parties.
On las, Monday ,hs Pressmens Union served
the decision az the arbitrator
aecompanyIng this renudiatlon OF tho arbi-
% shon :" Yh bT the
yesterday, under threat II walk-out
4 meeting OF the nubIisher. Of the above
entered into to ndefnitey cease pa HbbtGSGnt
rather than accede To his demand
- This action invol we'd the interests OF tho Iocnl
Typographical and all other allied unions en-
ghGel IN newspaper production and brought
the, question 70 the attention OF President Con-
molly and Scale Chairman Jackson of the local
Typographical Union. After obtaining a
statement o. the Ease from the publishers' Ib,v
n ,b LED to the lressmep's Union and reported
national Typographical Union, asking him TO
consult with the President OF the International
FRESHMEN Union, with u view 10 the proter-
tlnn 81 the local typographical interests
Ihls conference was he'd in Detroit rasult-
ing IN Geographic instructions from the nrcsi-
usnt OF the Typographical Union to the local
oHces, TO withhold all support or encourage
ment IRON the striking praasmcn and urging
tne local typngranhers TO assist In SECURING
9Ondlehce to the orders Of tho President OF the
inncrnhtonal PresSmen's Union.
Inc matter was subsequently settled nv per-
emptory orders from President Bowman 10 the
striking nrosSmen 20 return to work in the
various onlces, without conditions other finn
those prevailing prior to their most recent ia.
OF their conduct. 0'''s"'''"
=, The whole question hinges on the rlubt OF
the preSsmen 70 rcpudiate the decision OF an
nrbitratlon which they, with the publishers
had previously agreed to accept as flnni and
blndlng, No other question than that is now
In issue. The REPUBLIC
The GLOBE DEMOCRAT
The POST DISPATCH
The STAR