The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-22
NEWSBOYS ON A STRIKE
They Organize a Union and I'M
mediately Do Business
IN DYNAMITER FASHION
Make It Hot for the Boys Who Do Not
Comply With Their Rules-De-
mand Three Inter-Moun-
tains for Five Cents.

The latest labor union to be organ
lied in Butte is newsboys' union. The
new organization has only just come
into existence, vet it is entitled to he
dignified as an aggressive labor union,
for it has already had its first strike.
or, rather. it's first strike is now in
progress, and as usual when strike is
on, there were lively times last evening
in consequence Of it.
The union no sooner got its organi-
cation than the trouble, which had
been fermenting since a union was
first talked of, was started, and now
it is to be expected that the newspa-
pers will have to reorganiZe on en-
tirely new lines as it is quite evident
the newsboys intend to run the papers.
The initial strike of the order was
inauguratel when the Inter Mountain
made its appearance on the street last
evening. When the paper came out
the president of the union informed
the circulator that the union had de-
mand to make which would have to be
complied with before the paper could
be sold on the street.
Newsboys have always been charg-
ed 2k cents for their papers. The
unions demand was that they should
have three papers for cents. The de-
mand was not complied with and the
strike was on. The members of the
union refused to sell Inter Mountains
and sought to enforce their demand
in true dynamiter fashion. Quite a
number Of boys who did not belong
to the union bought papers and under
took to sell. and crusade
of taI inst hoy
The union boys would gather in num-
hers and catch the boys who were try
ing to sell and tear up their papers,
and they made things so hot that very
few evening papers were sold on the
street last evening.
Two enterprising boys who have a
candy wagon at the corner of Broad
way and Main street. thinking to
make stake out of the strike. procur-
ed lot of Inter Mountains and were
doing quite a business, when the strik-
ers put in an appearance. The keep
ers of the candy cart had fortified
themselves with clubs and proposed
to stand off the strikers. They did so
for time. but the strikers rallied all
their forces and were about to tip over
the candy cart and destroy the bust
ness of the young merchants when the
police called a halt. 1t kept two Off
GERS pretty busy to prevent the strik-
ers from carrying out their intentions
and one boy was finally arrested. This
ended the trouble and the boy was re-
leased upon promising to behave him
self.
A member of the union stated thai
the union was organized for the rea'
son that there are a great many boys
selling papers who have parents tc
support them, and by reason of theil
selling the business of the poorer boys
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admit no boys TO membership in the
union who are not obliged to sell pa
pers for their support and not to al
low any boys to sell who are not mem
bers of the union. The boys declare
their intention to make the papers
come to their terms, recognize the
union and refuse to sell to boys moi
members of the union or close up.
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