The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-09
NOT BOUND BY IT'S CONTRACT.
An Arbitration Award Repudiated ny .
Sp0kan Printers Union.

SPOKANE, Aug. Some evidence rs
to the value Of arbitration IA a remedy
for labor troubles is afforded by a case
which has occurred in this city. Here
are the facts:
Less than two years ago the Inter-
national Typographical Union and the
American Newspaper Publishers Associa-
ton entered into contract binding
their respective members to the arbitra-
ton OF all differences arising under that
contract. The Spokesman -RerieD of this
city joined the American Newspaper Pub
fishers Association for the purpose of
getting the benefit of the arbitration
agreement.
BY the contract both parties we're TO
submit to arbitration any differences that
might arise over wages and hours Of labor
II was also provided that any differences
should first be laid before a local board
Of arbitration consisting OF three mem
bers, the union to appoint one. the news
paper to appoint one, and these two to
agree upon third
In case of dissatisfaction with the award,
either party might appeal to the National
Board of Arbitration. consisting of the
president of the International Typographi-
cal Union James NJ Lynch. and Com
missioner Frederick Driscoll OF the Ameri-
can Newspaper Publishers Association,
and il they failed TO agree they were TO
choose a third arbitrator. If two of the
board finally agreed. their award was TO
be signed by the three members, and be
final.
boz Ioat thA
union adopted an advanced scale of wages
and notified the Spokesman Rerier that
il would he put into effect on Jan. /, 1903
The newspaper, being dissatisfied with
the scale, proposed that the matter be
submitted to arbitration under the con-
tract.
To this the local union OBJ jected, on tho
ground that the arbitration contract was
not vet in force. Upon submitting its
cont ention to the National Board Of Ar
btration, the paper was upheld in its view
and tho matter was ordered to be sub
mtted 10 arbitration.
Each side chose representative There
was considerable trouble concerning The
selection of the third member of the GARD
The Spokesmn nan Rerisw arbi,ra,o or propo sed
that he be select ed from the seventy tmin-
isl ers Of the city. and the Rev. w NJ. Jones,
pastor of the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS WAS finally
selected
A great deal OF printed and oral pvidanc q
WAS adduced before this board Mr.. Jones
decided the case in favor Of the newspaper.
In this decision one of the arbit rators
acauiesced and the other, printer, dis
sented.
The printers appealed to the national
board and President Lynch and Mr.. Drs-
60 cane 10 Spokane and took the testi-
al. I'D l,,..N
counsel They disagreed, wherelpon Mr.
Driscoll proposed 10 Mr.. Lynch that, under
the requirements Of the arbitrat ion con-
tract, third arbitrator be selected.
President Lynch refused &c entert ain
this suggest ion. saving that he proceedings
before The local board were irregular. Mr..
DriscolI Their suggest ed that IA third arbi-
TRAITOR be selected 30 az TIC ascert ain whether
President Lynch's objections were valid
but this suggestion was rejected.
Again Mr.. DrisColl proposed that 6 third
arbitrator be selected and that the entire
case be heard from the beginning, but
Mr. Lynch, left the city, refusing 10 d. any
thing, not wirhstandinR the fact that the
arbitra, ion contract covered every suR-
gestion made and was intended for the
protection Of both parties. The contract
pro vided specially that the Typographical
Union was to protect the publisher under
all circumsta nces against strikes, walk
Outs. boycotts and any other form OF
concerted interference with the peaceful
rperat ion Of the Office. and that all diff
cuties arising under the agreement were
Il he submitted H. arbitration, each party
agreeing tC abide by the result
Ever since October 1902, when it signed
this contract, the Spotssran-R emsr has
been ready and willing 10 submit it's
differences to arbitration as therein pro-
vided, and it is now offering to do 10, but
the union refuses TO carry out its part Of
the contract '-~-'MRm-~ ~ 80 go