Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-11
PREPARING TO FIGHT
Printers and Employers
Grooming for Struggle.
WATCHING EACH OTHER
BOTH SIDES ON THE LOOKOUT FOR
FALSE MOVES.
Elaborate Injunction Sent Out by Ma
tional Hypothetical Officers Regard
ing Situation.
WATCHING EACH OTHER


movement = interesting developments are
constantly being made on both sides OF the
question. The defense fund OF the Journey
men printers Is reaching immense proper
lions under the rule which makes an as
sessment of 90 cents q week on every EN-
ployed typo, and 1t Is estimated that al
ready there Is enough money on hand to
| continue the struggle one year. Future con-
| tributions will be provided, It is said, by
| every one of the hundreds of crafts affil-
| tied with the American Federation of Labor
| A leader among the workingmen of Wash
| ington made the important statement to-
| day that before the strike Of the printers
| reaches a conclusion every trade not now
| enjoying the eight-hour day may be drawn
into the controversy, resulting In titanic
| struggle which may involve nearly all the
| great industries of this country
Basis Of Typothetae's Hopes.
In statement received by the members
| of the Washington Typothetae from the
| national secretary OF that organization.
John Macintyre. whose Office is In New
| York city, showing the Typothetae side
| OF the controversy II is said
! TT will interest our members to know
| that a meeting was held in indianapolis
| on Sunday, November II, at which Mr..
| Lynch, Mr.. Hays, Mr. Brentwood Mr.. MIL
| Ter and the presidents or other officers of
the local unions in the following cities
We're present: Springfield Ohio; Detroit.
Mich; Grand Rapids. Mich: Omaha, Neb.
| Philadelphia Pa: Cleveland, Ohio; New
| Haven. Conn; Atlanta, Ga; Richmond
Va; Minneapolis and st. Paul. Mimi
| Buffalo. Rochester and Syracuse, N. Y;
| St. Louis. Mo-; Newark. N. J.; Toledo,
! Ohio; Chicago, ILL.,; St Joseph, Mo-: In
dianapelis. Ind.
1.-The whole tenor of this meeting, after
| the reports from the various cities were
! received was the admission that there was
| no hope OF a general winning o fthis strike
unless a number of union men were placed
at work under cover In the various struck
shops in the different cities. Those pres
ent were urged by the executive officers
| to do as much of this as they possibly could
one of the national officers relating his own
experience In doing such work some TWEEN
| ty years ago, the sole idea being to, as far
as possible, keep line ON all that was
being done by the proprietors inside, and
to be in q position to pull as many men
out on the 1st of January all over the coun-
try as they possibly could. There was quite
a diversity of opinion the efficiency of
this plan, and to the credit of q number of
those present 1t was opposed to considerable
| extent. but was encouraged by others
Applications for financial aid were re-
ceiyed from Chicago, Buffalo, st. Paul and
Minneapolis. Indianapolis and, in fact all
points intinsated that more money was
necessary in order to enable them to con-
| tfnue the fight for any length of time. The
Chicago being absolutely refused assistance
and Buffalo getting but small portion of
the sum she asked for ST. Paul and Min
neapohs were also looked upon as tough
propositions that should have more money
but we cannot afford to give II to them
was the verdict Winnepeg made request
for S2,0C0 to take charge of the non-union
men now in that city who had come from
England and eastern provinces, and received
but $500
Altogether, the conditions revealed at
this meeting show that our friends the en-
envy are realizing that this fight is far
from won despite the repeated assurances
} of their national officers and their asser-
lions to the contrary.
Finances Of the Union.
1.-THE vote on the fifty-eent tax showed
thirty-fve thousond some hundred members
voting in favor and thirteen thousand five
hundred voting against. The favorable
vote, therefore, shows that the income from
this will be within 600 and si4. 900 per
week. and as at the present time, with
about thirty-hve hundred men on the street
the expense of the union is about SO, 600
per week 1t Is easily seen that from this
source and with all their reserve funds
they are going behind. or course, this de-
ffciency will be made up possibly by the
amount voted through the Federation of
Labor; still, these items should convince
our members that the fight, so far as the
Typographical Union Is concerned, depends
largely upon the members Of that body
who are now employed paying their assess
ments promptly, and this we learn is not
being done-in fact, a number of unions
have surrendered their charters rather than
pay this increased taxation.
Prospects Bright.
Taking the situation as whole. the
Typothetae has reason to be we'll satisfied
regarding present conditions and the future
outlook. Our cause is absolutely right, our
position in the matter is fair and we must
and will protect ourselves against any and
all claims of union officials or members
either now or In the future to interfere
with the management and running of the
business.
Apart from this the determination to
hereafter run on the open shop basis Is
being strengthened every day by the ex-
perience of those who have gone through
the fight and now know, for the first time
in years, what it Is to run their business
without union interference or domination.
No one should, however, allow himself to
relax in his efforts now or In the mme-
date future to keep control of his plant
and of the situation generally. and to care
fully guard against intrusion from the I'M
ion ranks In his Office. Greater care In this
respect is probably necessary now than at
any time In the past. and 1 urge the mem
bers TO keep wide awake locally and to
keep In touch closely with this office so
that they may be kept posted as to all that
is going on in the national field
THE offices that have been struck In the
various cities show greater percentage of
men at work today than at any time in
the past since the strike began and each
day Is adding to the force and to the eff
cheney OF these men, and business is rapidiy
resuming normal conditions at all these
points"
Claims Of the Union.
The officers of the Typographical Union
made strong showing on their side of the
matter and say the most encouraging re-
ports are being received from all parts of
the country.
Referring to the prospective contest In
Washington local typo said the notice re-
Gently posted in the several printeries by
the members of the local Typothetae means
not only deelination to grant the eight
hour day to the compositors who are now
WORKING nine, but Ii Is a notice In effect
that IT Is proposed by the employing print
ers to Increase the hours of labor of the
machine men and others who are now
working eight hours
IN connection with the government work
that IS now being printed In Typothetae Of
noes II was today pointed out by a leading
printer that without the formality of a bid
and in violation of the federal eiRht-ho,,r
law work for the United States courts In