The San Francisco call., 1905-06-03
THE TYpoTHETAE AND THE PRINTERS.

INCIDENT to the general movement shortening the working
daythe employing printers of this city and their employees en-
tered into sliding agreement which reached equilibrium
eghthour day and $40 per week minimum This ad
The employers explain "A Plain Statement of Facts which
publish that when this adjusting process be-
expected by them that their Eastern conpetofS
would begin complete similar adjustment with their en-
poy that the commercial printing trade the whole country
would be upon an equality IN wages and hours AS IS soW m
has been DONE and result their Eastern conpeoS nave
advantage the of This situation
has eadusment back equality Of
dions with the Eastern employers
by which do the nnehour day merely but the much
longer day which preceded it. caused limitation output through
moral and physical injury wongmen The long day by
long output did it the highest excellence
appeared Importance gain the physique
and the morale OF T we believe there IS no dispute OF these
results their effect upon welfare
short day affirmed has stay Between and
the long day there flexible ground for discussion and
compromise piece work. such be subjected
that plan. but that need be discussed here.
As the short day justified by results and takes the nature
Of those reforms that do backward it is for anxiety
and quet that the expectation OF employing printers that
would become general has not SO lar been realized and that their
adjustment their competitors advantage Employ
ing operative printers highly intelligent Contact with
that trade enhances the intelligence required to embark in it. The
employees having done their the of adjustment
that opportunity On the other hand the employers
cannot fail be interested the welfare and good will of their
employees for that spells fidelity excellence of work and trade pride
Public opinion approves the eghthour day especially when
brought about by the and busnesske agreement
which achieved here If all adjustments between employer and
employees reached by similar steps society would be spared
the wrench and wrehedness that unfortunately characterize
labor disputes Having accomplished by manly
peaceful will be verdict
PUBLIC opinion that this existing adjustment shall stand AS each
party part national organization the obligation
clear extend the ghthour day the Eastern plants If there
understanding that this should be DONE those responsible
for that understanding have duty in the that should busy
them
great variety of interests touched by the commercial
printing trade These
deadlock the issue of backward adjustment of hours will be
widely of the intelligence parties the
and of their highly mutual interests persuaded that
will rule toward settlement that will the trade San
honorable position of pioneering the short day and
holding until other cities follow and equality between all is
This conclusion will be aided by of speech
and All such elements pride of and desire show
should be eliminated by both Sides and there nothing
anything the that is and only what reasonable
permanent the parties consider carefully the highly
adjustment which both have been parties and let
stand reached by threat violence but by mutual
Welding and that made