The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-16
PITTSBURG PRINTERS OUT.
STRIKE az THREE of THE FOUR
MORNING NEWSPAPERS.

PI1TsBUH0, IA, Dsc. lO.-Al tue VIIh'tiS
working on three OF the four English
morning papers went on n strike this evening !:
those employed on the four afternoon papers
will not go to work tomorrow unless
the questions at issue between the printers
Union and newspaper publishers are adjusted
che morning papers are the Times. Post and
Commercial gd,ette, and the afternoon papers
are the Leader. Neirs. Chronicle Telegraph and
press The strike was brought on by the nrm re-
fusal OF the newspaper rropretors TO discharge
the machlnists In their employ. Topographic
eal Union. No. z. having demanded that all
uachlnis ts who refused to Join the Typograpl-
raj Union be discharged from the rnpers en-
p;o,,ng them. The seven papers named COM
rose the Pittsburg Newspaper Publishers As
ISOLATION.
Tine contract or scale agreed upon 10y the
printers and publishers will expire on Dec. 23.
About two months ago tho printers
union notified the publishers that tho
,cae would be opened on that date.
and later the union presented new
,,a,c which provided for an increase in
N,.aa OF machine typesstters and re-
auction offs half hour in working hours. 1t
s,so contained clause requiring the news
,apar proprletors TO discharge all machinists
md Irroofrcadcrs who, ater Dec. %. had not
iolned the typographical Union.
The tnachinists having union OF their own.
tcti'ionei tho publishers not to disrupt their
nnion by ur ding to the Typographical
Unions d Unds. \ contract to last
Tor live yeas granting the machinists
wages ~ - a day was entered into
" tho rul l-hrrs and the nachinists'
union The pr mterS were angry When they
Lear OF this agreement and o. the rumors
$1,000 although they Themselves had for
tSnle months boon contributing II rcr cent.
now.the American Federation Of Labor hsIug in
session at Detroit. vas iaNnra'le fnnnent
70 riEe JHmss ktSr IT, Sa,iGns 2T nsn
ordered the men To striso. without notiee TO
tae newspaper publ,sh,ye Keller lSli.Vei
r've in. this bsinS the holiday advertising
4 J. Barr. President o, the Publishers As
Tine whole question L. one OF forcing the
naeHn-,s All EwS9ofEEeaders into tho typo
iracf with The marhnists. an. the International
.!uchinIst-' Union pet toned us not 10 disrupt
ine the, members e that union to Join the
printers union. Because the nubIishers
, won Nh fIoInsI the TSrSsrsphtes rnsn
the prutrt. struck. Thor union violated
every pelge Of the old scale. e1pr-
NV T% waiiei ont at . o'ciock " The
!,..l union was re ontet from taking vot.
ind was dersrvel ~ tho officers and ordered
listers Assocatior re resolved to stand or fall
The newspaper prorrirtors say the rapers
will come out IN the morning, No non-uliu
men have yet ben lmtort"d. and r. port r.
tul clerks from 'ha business once are Oparat-
iug the Dr-setting machines. 'ew union
printers are - wuIk. II .- Tsported that lon-
IN on men have been ordsred from Phila-
Tie newspapers ~ Prt'sburz have been sub
tet.nt TO w tyvof!apG ,iS union !Sr years.
~ union To- Dor city IN the country
Several moo ths ago The vp9sraphi'al union
sr Ss oSs to Il. or
Full shers' Association which includes
ell the III oruius and even ng papers In tbs city.
publishers 0lered no objections and the proof
READERS became union men. Then the IN on
,narhln st. employed IN taking care Of tho tyne
nss that they Ruft 50 olo the
bejps 10 ,hs MON and N sI th.r
pint. rs pointed out thai they hal succeeded
cites. and SnrsS,ensd that i the mschi%i.ts
t.d not obey not one, OF them would
be 'eFn, swsI,,a l2 "SF; on uSs. Pitts.
rule OF the Machinists Sat!1ual Union. which
Permits local unions to decd 70 wh-tnsr hose
members who are empOyed on typesetting
mscnar- TaA 53n .He BsnssJ, a1"n see
chlnIsts' union and publishers. agree lnK upon
wage rat" and hours Of work for Ave years.
baHt GGrs'4 s MN M, SeIy Gd,S.
een'y 1t hal bargHined for and which Il worth
The BOYCOTT is the weapon that ha. been
fe!i years over the heads o. thu nevspa-
r. i RpG g l.6ers ssr. re majority Of the
H~ T af Stnoas2 hey i are an'Ua
course to various national bodis; they
a Lax osae boon c5, rS Ss1d the .s,,ea
yiro's Even The .aies;nsn and ssic.sirse IN u
boycott uaJr such circumstanc "@s
TGCa or e., mean sa wa rsor HT d, TIE
re.n-" L buy the newspapers boycotiei; their
supp ri"rs would threaten 10 withdraw Their
pair mage from al advertisers who continued
tueit alv f'ls"mcns ~ the boycott-d sheets;
IN odv"r'I-ers would cee-e tn Iatronise the
neSsphpers and valuable properties would be
In tbs case. however the Typogrt phical
Union wa bringing on u hight With the ma
,n the meSnin,i, md refuse 70 d charge
th,m Tor not Joining the, printers union. the
Of toyc tt. 1t beng nafural to sup
pse thai M, n labor would have no sympathy
w waah niEn handed ofio,s to rive union
I,la!sI, Isrs aware. hal tnE"n this VIEW! lew
' c1 'sion win Il m Psr 'ns ss
ana became necessary. therefore, to
S nom. ia TIE situation TiIh wage en,angle.
labor IN general. which in Pm sburg always
IsVrs those who are striking for higher
wa2's. When the machinists were ordered
ihto the prlpters' union the publishers
were notified that the printers scale would be
1rrn"i. mo iut"n'ion being only TO demand
N i"raI'trnnt machtnsts be disch ,rged.
me newspaper proprletors were no ii cd that
on Dec, Is the primers union would demand
HrrHu ilun 4 lay = work TO seven and a
M hOur, q IN eIyht hCrir- on morning
papers aud an lncreaseof Ave cents an hour for
10 IN" s"ttluI. wItn u cOrrc-I,na,.ing re-
nur'lGI and increase on afternoon pnp~rs.
= " va hope'i. would heioR the rsai IS ue
ana lead thu labor unions In gene al to think
.:l"' d ".ht that might ccur would be on
W. question OF wages. There are eleven
EhHliSh and German daily no ers in Pitts burg.
W0 !ea's ago strong effort made by the
Woglh hc1 un on 10 OEganlzu Inc reporters
ihtph lhior' union was ,sieHtsd By tho morn
Ng newspaper reporters
Inc publishers association declares that
hoScJ cannot be successful, as the
unions. Some are e SAID to have asserted
tha' the typographical Union has TO lie
70 .h' some time or other and that II IL
u'tt"r % Eight Will" the right Is plainly on the
s,,r o. the newspapers rather than to
s,t-hg'hen The union by the accession OF the
MAC lhiS'~ and thus cinch Tho bonds Of tho
e'nhYrry ~ which the publishers are held.
me uhlshers Association tonight issued
tmt following formal statement regarding