The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-06

BOOKBINDERS' UNION
SUED FOR $2,O35
West Publishing Co. and St.
Paul Typothetae Claim Dam.
ages as Result of Strike.

Damages of $2,OS5 are demanded by
the West Publishing company in a suit
against st. Paul Bookbinders Union No.
81, which was filed yesterday in the dis
trict court.
The suit is based upon an allegation
that the union caused a strike among the
employees of the West Publishing COM
panyS bindery, and thereby violated a
contract.
One feature of the action is garnish-
ment Of the funds of the union on de-
posit in the Second National bank.
Besides the West Publishing company
there are named as plaintiffs the st.
Paul Typothetae and its several MEM
bers, among whom are practically all of
the printing and publishing firms of the
city. The complaint relates at consid-
cradle length the purposes of the Ty-
pothetae, as an association ''for the pro-
lection and promotion of the joint and
several interests Of its members in the
printing, publishing and bookbinding
trade"
Eighty-five of the members of st. Paul
Bookbinders' Union No. 81 are enumerat-
ed as defendants, and the complaint says
that about Nov. 81 the union, through it's
officers and authorized agents, entered
into q mutual contract with the repre-
sentatives of the Typothetae fixing a
scale of wages and terms of employment
for bookbinders employed by firms COM
prised in the Typothetae. A printed copy
Of this contract is attached as exhibit
"a" but in the body of the complaint
the following clause is particularly
quoted:
Agreed to ArbItrate.
''It is hereby agreed between the st.
Paul Typothetae and st. Paul Book
binders Union No 81 that during the
life of this agreement no strike or lock-
out shall occur, and that any differences
which may arise as to the construction
of this scale Of prices or any OF its pro-
visions shall be settled by arbitration.
providing the parties directly interested
do not reach an amicable agreement.
The complaint says that upon the exc
cution and delivery of this contract all
of the members of the Typothetae imme-
diately adopted the scale of wages agreed
upon. which has ever since been main
tanned, and that all of the members Of
the Typothetae have lived up to all Of
the provisions Of the contract.
But the complaint says that about
March 90, 1904, the defendants caused and
permitted a strike Of the members of ST.
Paul Bookbinders' Union No. 81 to take
place in the West Publishing company
establishment in this city, and that all
Of the members of the union, except one,
in the employ of the West company went
out and refused to continue their work
for the company. This included A. G.
Anderson, president of the union.
1t is particularly mentioned that the
strike was not caused by any difference
as to the scale of prices as fixed in the
contract or any Of the other provisions Of
the contract
The strike, 1t is stated, involved twenty
four men, and because Of it the West
Publishing company has been unable to
fill its contracts and get out is publica-
tions in time.
is placed at $1,000 and $1,035 additional is
demanded by reason Of increased ex-
pense in sending books away from the
city to be finished.