The Washington times., 1901-08-31
PRESS FEEDERS In Line.
The N0n- Union Workers Admitted
Into the Organization.
Only Two of the Employees mt the
Government Printing ONCE Re-
main Obstinate - The Effort to
Bring All to One Way of Thinking.


Government Printing Omce Re-
mnin Obstinate - The Effort to
Bring All to One Way of Thinking.
| The members of Press Feeders Union
No i2 have practically won their fight
against the non-union press feeders en-
| plOyed at the Government Printing Of
| flee and other governmental departments
| in the city. After the meeting of the
| union held last night at Typographical
Temple Edward A. Balser. Vice President
of the International Printing Pressmen
and Assistants Union, stated that when
The members OF Union No. AZ returned to
work at the Government Printing Office
on Tuesday morning next all but two of
| the press feeders employed there will have
been enrolled as members of the organiz-
alton.
This statement. he said. was made or:
the strength of the fact that when the
press feeders met last night every press
feeder employed at the different branches
Of the Government Printing Office, except
two, had applied for membership in
Union No. ~. Mr.. Balser stated also that
he has no doubt whatever that the two
! press feeders who have not already ap-
piled for membership will do so before
Tuesday morning next
During the last few months Mr.. Balser
said the members of Union No. 42 have
done much hard work in their efforts to
unionize all the press feeders employed
in the different branches of the Govern
ment Printing Office. This work. he said.
was pressed with greater zeal after the
annual convention of the international
body held in this city in June last. At
that convention, 1t will be remembered,
resolution was unanimously adopted
prohibiting any member of the affiliated
unions from working along with nom
union press feeders after September /.
At that time, it is said, there were about
100 non-union1 press feeders employed in
the different branches of the Government
Printing Ofica. Influence has been
brought to: bear upon majority of them
during the past three months, and, as
stated above, all but two have made ap-
plication for membership in Union No. ~
For over a month. it was stated, nearly
forty of the non-uaion press feeders made
a determined fight against being coerced
as they alleged, into joining the union. As
time passed, however. they thought bet
ter of the matter. and when it was shown
that it was really to their advantage to
join the union they decided to do so.
Last night was the last time the union
will meet before the order of the interna-
tional body will go into effect. Thirty
six of the non-union press feeders. who
still held out gainst joining the union
previous to last night, made application
for membership, and when the meeting
was called 10 order were on hand to
take the union obligation. AS soon as
their applications were acted upon favor
ably. the applicants We're admitted to the
hall and pledged their support to the
ganiZation.
While the members of the union feel
confident that the two press feeders who
have not as yet made application for
membership. will do so before Tuesday
next. even IL they do not. a strike is not
anticipated. 1t was said that on Tuesday
when all hands go to work at the differ
ent branches of the Government Printing
Office the printing pressmen will demand
that every feeder who attempts to work
be called upon TO show his or h,r
card. In the event that some feeder Is
not able to produce the required card,
the pressmen will probably call a halt,
and refuse TO work with feeder who has
not card. Under the circumstances. it
was stated that ii is not expected that
the Public Printer will have the work
retarded by one or two persons who re-
fuse to accede to the nearly unanimous
demands Of their fellow-workmen.