New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-31
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case" those found inapt NJ learning.
IN srN.s sTATEMENT


THE SUNS STATEMENT:
There were employed on The sun" .ne widow
paid s q week each The mon looked with covet-
ors eyes On tho places held by these unfortunates
places and put these women on tho streets and a.
AS, ineL DIR upon plan thaf the} thought Wou.d
WorK Ihey held meeting and s7lemnly resoyea
~ eiy9it receive less llah 81 "a "e-A ~
lac sun uckIes Itself ana says MAJ sooner man
discharFa these women. n raised their wages 10
81 week TO the lasting disgust OF tho Union men
THE TRUTH
An attempt was made by The Sun" MANAGEMENT
% introduce cheap iahor on the evening edition NJ
It's paper Three situations were made as copy
holders and given TO- female relatives ~ deceased
printers. Their salaries we're fixed ~ 3 per week
which IS one--hird ~ the wages paid ~ men for
similar work every evening newspaper In New
York CITY The Union adopted rule requiring AT
persons holding tsese situations 20 receive full pay
-f-i per week In order that no injustice be- done
The women filing these places the Executive COM
mltee granted cards = membership 20 two che
other resignnF her situation on account ~ her
approaching marriage 10 printer. and Increased
their pay from 20 S2i per week. They retained
ths.r places but a short while when they were dis
charged by the superintendent ~ The Evening
sun solely because they were women. who. the
Union insists. shall at all times receive equal pay
with men
THE SUNS" STATEMENT.
.Eesard,ng he Incidents immeceiatey nreoe.ding
NE sirike. The sun says "A committee from
oih'er % tho association lSun corporation owning
lt ip'r was out % reach. came 20 the ONCE win
seI.t.s aereements 20 Doe -igned They 7erc ~
~ t @ ~ 's. (ng' 1e' ,b,9 tHo-e 1a
no person " fl authority to sign any paper thar
II made no difference Tbev demanded that the
paper Boz signed or the mon wouldn't work
THE TRUTH
No member ~ The Union. no committee 81 the
Union. no officers o, he Union. asked The sun"
20 sign any paper any agreement The sole
question Iut 20 The sun" for answer preceding
the lockout was as 20 whether or nor tho manage
men' had hired boatioad ~ "=cabs" in Phuadei-
phia 10 be hr1ush, 20 this city 20 take the places
~ rs thon employee To This question no answer
could boz obtained That We were Justified l1
taking thA steps d'd amply proved by the
arrival In New-York on the morning % August
of fhe steamboat E1deav0r with IT printers
board consigned 20 The New-York sun" %
whom. be F., said 70 their credit only five went 20
work IN that office when hey learned the true
state Of AFFAIRS
The statement that the Union was taking an
unfair advantage q The sun" mauaeemcnt falls
~ its own weigh. II further cumulative evidence
is needed D. can he found IN the fact that ten
minutes after the men stopped work an officer o,
tho association appeared Notwithstanding The
suns assertion that every officer OF the assoc.a-
ton was OUT % reach"
CONFUSION.
Those WAC read the foregoing Will have clear
idea % the character OF The Network sun" It's
course had. W 20 August E. been one long and urr-
terrlQted career ~ abuse misrepresentation and
SANDER o, any. every and all trade and labor or
Plantations and every ono who made any effort %
promote tho welfare ~ those WHO toll. T. now pro-
poses tse.s 20 experiment with the "sca6" labor Il
eN'0.- rs statement of its troubles with so. 3
IS false So general and ,e r. every important par