The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-19
STRIKE is OVER.
Job Printers &c Back to Work
Today.
Granted Their. Demands. tor
Eight Hour Day.

The job union printers who went on
a strike Thursday morning returned
to work at one O'Clock today. satis-
factory agreement having been made
between the union and the employers.
Pursuant to the orders issued by the
executive board of the Typographical
union of Topeka about twenty-five
members of the union employed in the
various offices about the city left their
work at o'clock Thursday morning
and have been out ever since although
every effort has been made both by
the members of the union ana the en-
ployers to get together. No .dissatis-
faction has existed in the city between
the employers and their men and the
strike is the result of a referendum
vote taken over year ago and the s.
hour proposition seems to be the bone
of contention.
The International ETypogra pI1ical
union two years ago announced that
on January l, 1906, this schedule OF
hours and rate of wages would have
to go into effect all over the country.
An agreement was sought with the
National Typothetae at their meeting
at the city of Niagara last week The
Typothetae absolutely turned down the
demand. g.- 80
A strike was ordered. in Chicago. and
non-union printers to that city, it was
ordered all along the line. The To-
/ peka sob men received instructions to
demand "eight hours at sixteen dol
lars from their employers. The af-
feeted Typothetae here at once met
and framed a proposition and submit
ted 1t to the union. 1t was turned
down A second one was made, and
final one 1t stated that job printers
I in Topeka would be paid SIT salary for
a nine-hour day. The compromise Of
fered by the bosses was turned
down because of the simpossibility of
accepting in the face of the demands
of the international organization.
Both the union and the employers are
very reticent about giving out inforina-
ton as to the agreement reached be-
| tween the union and the Typothetae.
The facts are that there has been no i'll
feeling existing between the parties af-
fected by the strike and While neither
side wishes to admit defeat they are
both well pleased at the turn that mat
tiers have taken
Mr. Charles Sutherland president of
the local union, said: Eyes, it is a fact
that the strike was for the recognition
of the eight hour day and the strike is
settled and are satisfied, and I feel
safe in saying that the employers feel
as we do The union has conceded some
points and the employees have done the
same and we are all glad to go back
to work at our old positions. It has
not been a personal matter between us
at any time
Mr.. W. N Hall said: '.The strike is
over and that is about all that there is
to it, there never has been any serious
differences between the employers and
the union and if it had not been for the
action of the national union there
would probably have been no strike
here. Our workmen belong to the best
class, they are law abiding, Industrious
men and their relations with their EN-
ployers have always been the most
closed and that the men are going back
to work and with no i'll feeling exist
ing
While both the officers of the union
and the employers are silent about the
terms of the settlement it is known that
the demand for an eight hour day has
been granted and that the men made
slight concessions on the scale of wages
demanded. ss4-, 5Ss.