Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-03-06
Printers and Freshmen Agree to
Arbitration.
PRyENTS STRIKES AND LOCKOUTS
A. w. Lee Returns From New York
Attended Meeting of Newspaper
Men and Saw Prince Henry-Visits
Washington in Interest of Postoffice.

A. w Lee returned saturday nlSht
from New York City, where he went
TWO weeks ago to attend the annual
meeting of the American Newspaper
Publishers association, of which he is
a member. This association, whose
membership comprises many of the
most prominent newspaper publishers
in the country, holds three days
business meeting each year, at which
practical questions pertaining to the
newspaper and publishing business
are discussed at length and upon
which important action is frequently
taken The most important work ac-
complished by the meeting this year,
was the adoption of five years arbi-
tration agreement with the lnterna-
tional Typographical union and the
Printers Pressmen union, under
which all matters relating to these de.
partments of the publishing business
will be subject to arbitration in case
satisfactory adjustment cannot be
made by the parties directly interest
ed The adoption of the agreement
will absolutely prevent strikes, lock-
outs or serious labor difficulties in the
union newspaper offices in the coun-
try during the next five years. The
principle of arbitration, as thus mutu-
ally recognized by an association of
the most prominent publishers of the
country and International Topographic
| cal and Pressmens' unions is an event
of far reaching Importance. 1t means
q closer and more satisfactory rela-
tionship between employer and en-
ploye, and is a recognition of the mu-
| tual rights of each,as well as the great
wastefulness and uselessness of
strikes, lockouts or other forms of in
dustrial warfare. The publishers,
printers and pressmen, in the action
taken in this matter, are setting an ex-
ample to the industrial world that
cannot fail to have most beneficent
influence upon employers and EN-.
ployes in all forms of industry in this
country.
The publishers elected the following
omcers for the ensuing year:
President-Chas. H. Taylor, Jr., Bos-
ton Globe.
Vice president-A. A. Mccormick,
Chicago-Record Herald
Secretary, w. G. Bryant, Brooklyn
times.
Treasurer-Edward P. Call. New
ork Evening Post.
Directors-Chas. w. Knapp, st
Louis Republic; Frederick E. Whiting
Boston Herald; Joseph T. Newin
Pittsburg Leader; C. w Hornick, St
Paul Dispatch; H. H. Cabaniss, Allan
ia Journal.
The business meeting closed with ;
banquet on the night of February 20
at the Waldorf-Astoria. at which ad
dresses were made by Hon. Thomas B
Reed, ex-speaker of the house of rep
resentatives, and Chinese Minister WI
: Ting Fang. One of the strong point!
made by eX-Speaker Reed with refer
ence to newspapers, was the follow
ing:
Newspapers are what they are b.
virtue of a power greater than them
, selves. They are much more the pro
duct of the readers than of the editor
and publishers. Newspapers do moi
impart absolute verify or absolute wis
dom. A sound philosopher has SAT-
that the conversation even of the wis
is only an exchange of inaccuracies
The newspapers would be better if tn
, subscriber was, and even preacher
,, would be better if the congregation
: would let them.
"Of course. it is every mans dut
to aspire to the highest-to have tn,
, as truly does the Lords work who lift
, of the earth as he who raises hiI
!. from the earth to the skies. Newspt
4 pers in season and out of season, i
i the long run, do both"
e At Washington.