The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-09-15
PRINTERS PITCHED BATTLE
MEETINGS OF THE UNION AND
 STATE TKPoTHETAE. .

Great Organizations in Conflict of En-
 durance-About Fifty Local Men Out
 on strike-Internatlonal Oraganizer
 Scott Addresses the Printers--Mr.
 Van Houten Roasts the Opposition
 ana says It's Thirty Srillions of Capi-
 tai wiii Not Ayail.
 The local Typographical uEion at a special meeting last evening was ad- dressed by International Organizer Scott, who quoted statistics to show the strike situation well in favor of the strikers. He also denied the state ments that the typothetas has issued concerning the various unions that have given up the strike The statistics in this town, he said show that out of nineteen employers seen, thirteen have signed the agreement and six have re- fused. Eight master printers still re- maint to be seen.
 The men. seem to be very enthusiastic and bound to stick it out to the end. So far forty-three men have struck in this city. James T. Van Houten re- quested the representative of the Jour nal and Courier to quote him as l1aviEg said the following: ~t ',''It is rather poor policy for the mem bers of the typothetae to support an organization that Is offering $1O in ex- vess of the scale of wages paid, to fill offices made vacant on account of the strike. Probably the $SO,OO0,0Oo which the typothetae boasts is backing 1t be- longs to 8 certain cereal food maEufae- turer. An increase of $10 above the present scale is a much greater amount than the union asks at the present tirne.'
 The striking printers will play base ball with the union cigar makers on l Saturday. The grounds have not been selected yet.
 The following statement was issued yesterday to the press by the Connect icut typothetae:
 "At meeting of the Connecticut ty- l pothetae held in the office of the Tut. tie, Warehouse & Taylor Co. in New Haven yesterday afternoon every in- | dividual member was represented ex- l cept two who were unavoidably pre- veEted from attending. Among those present the following cities were repre- sented: Hartford, New Haven, Bridge port, Waterbury, Meriden, Ansonia New London, Stamford, Greenwich and Middletown.
 This meeting was called to consider l the situation in regard to the demand for the eight hour day.
 Tt was reported that demands had been made in New London, Hartford and New Haven, and that strikes had been ordered in New London ard New Haven with the following results: There were strikes in three offices in New London, with five men out. The New London Day signed the agreement with the understanding that the jot printing was to be discontinued on Oc tober 9 next. One shop where no con- positors are employed besides the pro. prietor also sigEed the demand. Nc other offices have signed: the offices signing representing one-third of the job printing output of that city.
 "In New Haven all the typothetat offices have been struck. A large mum. Der of men, however, have remained at work.
 ''IE Hartford no typothetae members have signed the agreement and will stand with the other members of the typothetae in their refusal to do so.
 ''This was the first meeting of the Connecticut typothetae since the trou' fble began, and it was the unanimous ex pression of the members present that they would remain firm in their re- fusal to grant the unreasonable de- mands that have been made upon them
 Reports from the national secretary showed that satisfactory progress was being made in western cities, shops be. iEg well manned with non-union help"
 The situation as it stands at presen is, in the words of Mr. James T. Var Houten, "War to the knife" betweer the International Typographical unior and the United Typotlletae of Amer. sca.