The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-09-09

Local Employ elrs Hold q Meet
. ing, Then Cite an Agree:
ment to Arbitrate.

Union Will Make Determined
Stand to Secure Eight
=. Hour Day for Printers. 49,.
Minneapolis Sept. The executive
committee Of the Minneapolis : Typo
thetae met recsntly to- consider the re-
port that the; printers strike would
spread. from Chicago :. to minneapolis.
The employers say that there can be no
strike before October i, as the typo
graphical union is bound by its con-
tract not to strike until that time with
out first submitting the differences TO
arbitrationa = <: 1a:S=s~~'. - Z
I'VE want it understood that the
Typographical union: Is not booking for
trouble" said N. C. O'Connor, secre-
tary Of the local union, when questioned
as to the probability Of trouble be-
tween the local union and the Typo
thetae. I'VE realize that strike will
be bad for the printers. bad for the en-
ployers and bad for the public. We will
do all in our power to avoid trouble,
/
comes we will insist upon the eight
hour day. BY that time the Typo
thetae will have had two years notice
of our demands"
Recruiting Office in St. Paul.
When asked 1t the Typothetae had
secured any non-union men there for
use in Chicago, Mr.. O'Connor said:
'"They opened a recruiting office in
the Endicott building. st. Paul, and ad-
vertised for printers at 1880 a week.
They engaged eighteen men and took
six to Chicago. The other twelve join
ed the union and are here waiting for
us to secure employment for them. All
f'of the men who went to Chicago were
country printers and not good for
much. There was one exception. that
was an apprentice who had been work.
ing a year in Minneapolis at, "a per
week. He will now get 1880. The
twelve who Joined the union did not
know that they were wanted for strike
work, and turned down the Typotheate
as soon as they were told what was
doing.
The st. Paul office has been: closed
and the men in charge have gone to
up to the hypothesis"
"Outside Of the employing printers,
there are but sixteen non-union men in
the twin cities and but one non-union
shop. We don't anticipate trouble and
certainly will not force it before Janu-
airy, though October would be more
advantageous time. If there is any
trouble then. the Typothetae will have
to force it. ...y~~ -"
"Our relations with the local Typo
thetae have always been the most
friendly, and don't think that there
would be the slightest danger Of a
strike here were it not for the pres
sure brought to bear by the national
Typotheate r, : ; ss... . ..5. LIZ s.
=:<z Strike Prospects - - - s.
Speaking Of the strike prospects Mr..
O'Connor said: " AS soon as any Of
the Chicago shops which have posted
open shop signs employ a ,non-union
man every union man will walk out and
stay out. We are well organized and
have 100000 defense fund; IS per
cent Of the shops in America have the
eight-hour day and will not be in
volved ina strike. There will be no
violence connected with any strike
which may be inaugurated If the union
can help it. I fear, though, that the
rough element may mix in at Chicago"
The Employers Statement. -
The following officers and members
present at the meeting of the executive
committee of the Minneapolis Typothe-
tae: Thomas Cooty, vice president;
George Morrissey, secretary; Otto Mil
Ter, C. Kimball and H. Traverse. The
statement which they prepared for pub
LEGATION follows: =,
The contract at present in force be-
twenn Minneapolis Typographical union
No. a. and Minneapolis Typothetae ex-
pires October i, 1906 and until that
time there can be no strike on the part
of the Minneapolis Typographical union
as it IL expressly stipulated in the con-
tract that.
1T is hereby agreed between the Min
neapolis Typothetae and Minneapolis
| Typographical union No. ~ that during
| the life of this agreement no strike or
! lockout shall occur, and that any DIFF
ferences which may arise all to the
construction of this scale Of prices or
| or any of it's provisions shall be settled
by arbitration, provided the parties d.
rectly interested do not reach an ami
cable agreement. The arbitration
board shall consist Of Of three mem
bers, one to be selected by the Min
| neapolis Typotheate, one by Minneapo-
lis Typographical union No. ~, and
! these two, unless unable to agree upon
| all points in dispute, to select third
The employing printers do not anti
J cipate any trouble and discredit the ac-
| curacy Of the press dispatches announc-
ing the breaking Of the contract by the
| Typographical union Of Minneapolis.
WARDEN RESIGNS TO -,
GO TO OKLAHOMA
! 'wAUKESfIA, Wis, Sept "a. F.
| Warden. chairman of the Democratic