The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-30
men WHO WORK
TO AID STRIKERS
PRINTERS NOT AFFLICTED WILL
GIVE PART OF EARNINGS.
Both Employers and Union Are Reary
for Struggle Which Begins Monday
Morning and Both Are Confident of
Victory and Determined to Win Con
tract Expires Tomorrow.

Three hundred and seventy-fve mem
bers of the Minneapolis Typographical
union, who will not be affected by the
printing trade. strike that is to begin
Monday morning, will give per cent
of their total earnings during the strike
for tho support of the 125 men who will
go out. These men will give this share
of their daily wage that their union
associates may keep up the fight for
Married men will receive 81 a week
from the Nnational Typographical
union and So a week from The local
union. Single men will receive SIS a
week from the national and So from
the local. The national strike benefit
fund has already been somewhat de-
pleted by strikes in other cities, but the
local union has an available fund Of
$6,251 ready at the beginning Of the
fight. The compositors are the only
branch of the printing trades to be af-
fected.
Oppose dto these forces will be the
organized employers under the name Of
the Minneapolis Typothetae. Twenty
eight members have agreed to stand
out firm to the end in the fight. A fund
of nearly $4,000 has been raised for
the fight and other assessments will be
levied if needed. -.H
Monday morning will Sc the begin
ming of the strike in Minneapolis. The
union expires tomorrow and the strike
will, without doubt, start at once. The
new schedule of the union has been
| presented to the employers, most of
whom have refused to sign or have
at least not signed it as yet. The Min
neapolis Typotheta has announced that
it will unite to fight the demands Of
the union. On Monday morning open
shop notices will be posted in all Ty-
| pothetae shops. =
| The Minneapolis Typographical union
has not taken a strike vote yet but
will do so at a special meeting tomor-
row afternoon. There is little chance
can result, in which case the union
men will not 90 owork Monday. Spe-
cial strike headquarters will be estab-
lished at As Fourth street s and all
union members will be required to re-
port twice day. = .
Demands of Both.
The union demands an eight hour day
with nine hours pay, and the closed
shop: The closed shop means absolute
regulation of the employing force of
any shop, the limiting of apprentices,
and the enforcement Of the employer
rule, which forbids partners who are
own shops. One may work, but the
others must keep out of the shop.
The Typothetae demands the open
shop, which means that union labor will
haev to work side by side with non
union labor and in competition with it..
The employers may employ or discharge
number of apprentices and may work in
their own shops. An eight hour day
will be granted only at eight hour rates.
In the labor history of Minneapolis
there has never been strike where
both sides, went into the, fight better
prepared or more determined to fight
to the bitter end. For weeks the rep
thru the country securing recruits who
will be ordered to report for work Mon
day morning. Twenty eight employers,
| employing lis of the 1875 men who will
strike, haev united to fight together.
4 The union members, nearly 500 strong,
are equally united and determined, Pick
cts have already been placed about the
AS fast as strikebreakers appear, a de-
termined effort will be made to dissuade
them from going to work. Union men
all over the country will be asked fol
moral and financial support. n. o.
@ Conner, secretary Of the local union
said today that out Of batch OF twelve
men who came into st. Paul today, eight
had been secured by the union and would
not go to work as strikebreahers:- Some son.;
the east who were persuaded to come
here by the statement that there was
no strike. This is technically true, as
the vote will not be taken and the strike
ordered until tomorrow or Monday.
Both sides are making all necessary
claims and then some. The union forces
have the support Of the American Fed
Grafton Of Labor and the Typothetae
claims the support Of the business inter
ests of the city. The employers have
made no claims as to the number of men
secured for work Monday, but the union
declares it has sidetracked about fifty
men in the last week. The union also
says it has reports that they are win
ming in other cities where the fight is
already on The TygothetaS; .d made the
\ received from the Chicago Typothetaf
containing report on twenty-five. big
Chicago shops, all declaring they have
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