The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-11
MAY BE FIXED UP.
Job Printers in Topeka Evidently Will
ing to Compromise.

The local organization of the Typo
thetae met this morning at the office of
Adams Brothers and framed up
compromise" on the demand of the
International Typographical union, so
far as Topeka is concerned, for the set
tlement of the eight hour question.
The nature of the proposition which
the typothetae will submit to the local
job printers was not given out after the
meeting this morning. We do not
want to say anything about it now, -
said Frank Crane, of the Crane Publish
ing company. I'VE will meet the Off
GERS of the local Typogra phical union
either this evening or on Tuesday morn
ing for conference.
1--WE met them on Sunday afternoon
at o'clock, at which time they de-
clared that the decision of the Interna-
tional Typographical union was abso-
lutely binding upon them. They told
us that the order of the union was that
the eight hour day must be enforced at
the same wage that we are now paying
them for nine hourss work
II do not think that we can agree TO
that. 1t will practically be asking too
much. Still, however. there may he
some way out Of it. We are trying to
fix up a proposition which we win pre-
sent to the union when we meet them
tonight or tomorrow. / think that the
matter can be arranged satisfactorily
without any trouble. But L do not see
how we can pay them the same for
eight hours as we have been paying
for nine.
4This matter of an eight hour day
has been talked of far some time. We
understood that it was to go into effect
OF January 1, 1906. and so have not
bothered ourselves about it. 1t comes
now as a sort of surprise. OF course it
is true that the union does not want it
to go into effect until the first of next
year, but they want the promise ow,
otherwise they may strike.
"Only about 80 or 40 men would be
affected in Topeka now. There would be
more in the winter because the work
will be heavier then. The firms that
know of. which are interested are Crane
& Co, Adams Brothers, Hall Litho-
graphing company, the Mail Printing
house, the Kansas Farmer and Ell. M.
Ives & Sons. There may be some more.
but I do not know about them. l know
nothing either about the conditions in
the newspaper offices. However l think
that the matter will be fixed up all
right here pretty quickly. In fact II
must be or there may be strike.
None of the other members of the
Typothetae would give out anything
concerning this mornings meeting. 1t
was intimated, however, that a second
conference with the union may help out
materially in framing up someth1ng-
Charles Sutherland, president OF the
local TypOSrapnlcaI Union WIS dShSu
about the matter and said: II believe
that it will all be arranged. We had a
conference with the Typothetae on Sun
day afternoon, and are to have another
tonight or tomorrow. I do not believe
there will be any difficulty about it.
The order of the International Union
does not affect newspaper offices, for
the lob men in such places are working
unded a contract now.
The trouble has all arisen following
the action of the National Typothetae
on last Thursday in annual convention
at Niagara Falls to listen to any propo-
sition for the settlement of the eight
hour question. The International Typo
graphical Union on Saturday declared
war all along the line.
orders are being issued from the
HEADQUARTERS of the International Typo
graphical Union at Indianapolis as fast
as they can be written and a good
many men will be involved within the
first days of this week.
On Saturday night the local Typo
graphical Union received an order from
headquarters in the shape of a tele-
gram about the matter and it was at
once presented to the local Typcthetae.
The latter organization met them on
sunday afternoon to find out its exact
demands and is today busy trying to
fix I'D the matter.