The sun., 1900-11-23
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trs"d thst tssd~ Z s'o~s Ne swc"'p,rst'~'s
Mshr IN m n.,pnnNhlr fof th,It Ntiiors.

fn4'N w. ~ n TIg iufIr frusf Of iT No 1Iy "' n
boz unircpfp'rai"d ~" puns ii' aud aud1-
e "u' II 'ubfno"- - tr,"- to embrace. every
'uhrtntv trad" l. is ~ ofginI2ft,n ullch
,ln,rns i'a ur or ~ kI tho businr -
Of arv PRINTING housc nat oruos,.u N,hpd,
vii di.r Ne tui. co1d ton of arair, NnW wiat
ntc ~" going TO- a. about ~ f"fcn b souata'"
once. uraid"d. ~ (, = few unorrauII'd IN -
10 war with hi monop, " l. n. unNi~c n sHcti-
fee Of erprt n T. would b. fur one man uu-
armed to fehi a h I'd of Wild beast, car only
safety against ptcS ~ and fntNt" aggression Il
! IN concerted nciIon. "" hIv" n deal 20 learn
I from oSsrntl" Sci ~ hy rcunuus
Al the unions ~ ihi, country have attained
| their rr" ont FACTION bv tower + orrari21t On
Jourrr men primers every Aha'' had 'o de
deai nf hard work and self-~1c 90 10 establish
u unlo1 They h ii to tlk" risks Miuv 81 them
lost sitnnt,ont All e them have had to sub
! init iu serious taNc-. self imposed According
| TO info' mniion rscantlv received from a union
man II costs him during n season Of peace and
| quietpess about tis a year to pay hls assess
mentf and regular dues During the period OF
a strike II may be twics a. much. or more
These assessments amount IN the aggregate TO
hundred OF thousands OF dollars II rccoleo'
rightly, wv York Typographical Union h =
received Tor It's strike fund during the last year
Sl02 600. all OF which has boen spent; AID you
inform me that the International Union pro-
pose. TO raise a similar sim for some purpose
yet to be developed We are. then. confronting
an opposition which has raised and can rai-e
a larger amount Of money for strike purposes
than W" hav' oyer attempted for d fenc' II
should be hunlliatng to Us as employers that
Tie unions have roi.cd 80 much money 10 carry
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out their plans.
Befpr" We can expect to sue 'eed in any oppn-
,,.u1s. -, git ilnr
wv" '...
policy. II We ar" unwilling 10 pay s"li-lmposed
trxe.. To take risks, t. lose business, T. Lave
orr oc,c.s .,,,d i,,io ., ,,,ko e,c, Goo u j. .,
oT oHc'S s'anu ''h'' " h'aN' Sl'' n'e " J. =
waN'" oI 'ln" ava temper !" lhdnls'ln IN d"hnhci-
ations against the Typographical uuions How
our onnos,,i,n .b,rld h., ,rada is M. for ,n, IN
decIte. II shonli negnided 10y our xecu,iVe
Committee or hy a committee OF ox-Presdents
~ va y,"r W ~ 80 w.
the tnited IypOthctP may Determine. lave
proposed before AID | repeat il now. that H
a., ~ ,or oo,,, ~, r,a ra,,or or ,,orv
'aA o' i'' ''"' ol ''" pH''"'' VI '''''
| printing house would h" nm equitable measure
| for the collection Of this defensive fund II
our workmau can my occasionally IS they
! have done. z rer cent taNcs ON their earningS
We must AFFORD 10 pay ; Ter cent. tax on our
| neyrolls / O be -IcceS .iui ,hs tax or ASSESS
,n.nt must be info Nibls nd universal II would
pe ato.sly Unfair 10 cxrect rhnt n small portion
norton nav nothing
| Nemhars of tLe union are by no means
| abroad n apprpynI ~ poc.. Of their lead
| ers 4 iarga m n0rity. possibly majority dis
| like that policy quite a. much as We DO They
| submit TO IT, " agent TO il heCnuse it does no
| immadi ate damage 10 their interests 1t il 10
| them Of small co snuuence whcthpr the fore
men o. the Offices n which they work are or sre
not union men They do no, c6J"ct 10 lin.tyre
! mem hars of the union. Their sympatfi-s arc
| entirely with employers no ar tryire to get
| ,hat ,bcir own work - tnnde lighter nd more
| pleasant under the direciiDl of competent an
Working With educa, ed and intelligent compns-
| itcrs or arprentices than with incomp.ter,
| ma'enrs or graduates OF petty shop, who
| M derstand the rudineniso o prirtIng. mud who
| have to be instr,I ted in The simplest duties
~ ne stinha.hes I'M nv . q. ,n'sf me IT. Wr Nun Nun AZ u
a1, royn inrvelv in the s,iri, of GOOD ,allnwship
and not So much RON deiiherat, On, ic'. Few
! Of III !, wish the union q te-troypd hut many
/ wound ba xlad to hnv. the power Of ,hairmen
| and business ngent, seriously curtailed They
| DO NOT OBJ ect 10 that cgraitv Of representation
| In a ri, mel neoiimp vhirh enables n band OF
| ignorani and tenn orarilv employed piece COM
! po.itor> 10 overru,o skill men who are at
iached 10 the hous in which they have work ed
| Tor year. and Whn do rndarotand their busI :
ness mes They Enov thai /, i tie temporarily EN-
| uIoy cd niece Comrositors the traunin no feaders
| aud pre- sinau, Who originate nearly m The
! sfrIkes They krCw that tho wnges Of expart
NorkH,sn are ken, dowG and , wil for"yHr b. b,
! .nirioy,r 20 unv incornce,ent mon wages which
! they hnv. no, earned and carnot earn. II is had
| tfsf a = a. A. "
! ,hcs. good wrrkm.n and lair men II Is good
| nnlicy 10 draw them 10 orr sd. and This ~ an
| ,niir.ly NJ o,t,cahlo rolicv
| The f'i,h I NJ rnc,' ad in arbitration ia
nearly uonr do believe. howDver in arh,,rn-
| tion before and MOI after a strika II is our
! ryht IN iusist ON "A conference with our wurk-
| nan ar viii the vn1ion hesora now rrtes aud
! rrles ore made III. poiiity of IL * nnnpranf
| 10 every ransonnbe MAJ, Tho Intornaii n /
! Inion n, II. IN, ,nea,iIr has an4Giy glvnn
! IN Ire sdh ,sinu - .hnt porCv i'm nnrositicn 10
| which C,1ins the ii-ht 10 do "a il nj ,ases
| rhonf rafes md r,,le Nitbnnt cSnrererces
| ,linIr our rvro,Lstn shorid ,oke action, on ,ho,
! Ii hon a i,isist ;bat eyery So 10 ~ nric,.. nnw
| IT, forc, nv hsrcort Ia be tut in forca sbni la
| a., ioJ a. ork NJ runlovs-s md cu,n oyod and
| .hoHId baye tho .iunnt,,,s Of e,,nr ga, IN .
| ,r,s,.d Tho on,c. nm will NJ, siyn n, II, M
| b,eaLs IL. ,,rnnisn shouId NO, Ia va Inc sUnnm,t
| ~ the Tvnn,hain " '''
In case nf dissrrespen, az 70 tho cons,r,c-
| ,i,n nv ami catinn Of nnv rot, or ruia n ilInt
| comWi,'nc Of enniovers nd emnovcJ sLonid
| d."ia. tho onos,ion ''' NV '"0'''
| o,r ,-ievs m tito f,llovirp ouesti,rs should
| ho ,,. s',,ned " ,r;, cmnb"s,s, '"'"'
| Er', The rio : ~ an eunov,r IN choos. his
! o,,, ra,r ,son,a,iy" In ,hc shoyo 80 n f,ror,a,
! wT,tbar "a snro,n IN * or H. No, n ,,an,h.r ~
| 10 unjo " - - " "
| "SS "SS.nond Tba ri,b, NJ N, o,,, Ioror ., Iiro n
! ,ra'binio, ,rbn t"iopgs ~ the / inn,yne Nocbin
i!rior nr is Trnc ~ nil unions SsL m
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