Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-10-07
FISHER SPEAKS FOR THE UNION

President Names Business meme A.
sociation Executive Committee.
President K 8. Fisher Of Omaha Typo
graphical union No 100 Friday gave this
statement 60 the newspapers:
Our sympathy r. with the employing
printers because recently they have not
n In he psst the JnS 1 STs
and the employing printers have always
been able 70 reach basis Of settlement Of
for the eight-hour day we have found that
many employing printers under duress have
been forced TO take a position in anita go
nism 70 the union and against their own
good business tudEment- This 'unameri-
can, system Of boycott has been conducted
Mems association. which Is composed
largely Of Jobbers and men not engaged In
retail business II this hght is forced onto
OF Omaha will have an opportunity to show
whether their practical sympathy Is with
the jobbing interests OF with men who earn
wages and spend their money for the neces-
stiles Of life.
There are well known business men in
swear that they have been forced into the
Business Mems association by duress. We
are so not seeking KIN conflict Nth those with t,
viii be compelled to fight back II forced
into a corner.
| Of damage suits we have retained W ].
Cornell as the attorney OF the Typograph-
| ical union. His services are free TO en-
1 ploying printers who are threatened with
boycott by the committee Of the Business
Mems association or individuals OF firms.
| There are surprises in store for some emil
s35 o esp ss Seepss fn e e0enee
and facts in hand that the business men
4 Of Omaha, through the manipulation OF
their chosen representatives, are response
i Bile for the conflict between the employing
and 1ourneymen printers.
| The aggressive work OF the executive COM
mite Of the Business Mems association
has affected members OF the employing
printers association in different ways. The
| employer, who is inclined to play to the
grandstand. hoping to make himself solid
/ with business men, has talked 'hght' long
and loud whenever or wherever he thought
he could impress a customer-present or
| prospective-with the Idea that he is q
| union hater." Other employers, who
have well organized ofices and are good
| managers and business men, and want "a
\ keep their present working organization
| have many Of them frankly said that they
| were ready to meet the union half way,
| il It was not for fear Of an "UnameTtcan
| boycott by members Of the Business Mems
1 association.
| throne" the Typographical union has done
| everything possible to help the employing
4 printers out OF their difficulty. The union
| and Typothete had a three years contract
| which expired today. but with a provision
| that n should continue in force thirty Gays
after October 6, 1901, pending negotiations
| for a new contract The Typograpmca
| union has carried out every provision of tho
J contract, as II always does whenever 4
! makes a contract The Typogra phica
! union is not an anarchistic organization
but its membership is made up from among
| the best Glass Of our citizens.
| II was a surprise to the officers Of the
union this morning TO learn that four OF
the union offices working under TINS con.
and either discharged them OF locked then
| out this morning.