The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-10-21

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promises and assertions from boss
printers in other cities. Theirs is sim
ply rainbow fight, and you are being
used solely for the purpose Of pulling
their chesnuts out of the fire. Don't
permit yourselves to be longer deceived
Let us settle this strike today. and to-
printing industry hum as they never did
before. Gentlemen it is up to you.
We call the public to witness this
fact. The printers have shown every
consideration to the employers. They
have made repeated attempts to end
the strike, but the employers, bound
by promises made to the representatives
Of the National Typothetae, and to
Parry's Citizens Alliance. have prompt
ly turned down every offer. -:
On Tuesday a committee consisting
of President Ferguson. Robert Rankin
and E. c. Ives Of st. Paul, met several
members of the typothetae. The strike
situation was reviewed, and the union
offered to settle the strike on the con-
cession of the eight-hour day, and per-
mitting the question of wages to be sub
mitted to arbitration. The employers
would not entertain the offer, and said
that their purpose was to force the open
shop. OF - course, this means, wages
and conditions: fxed by the employers.
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.cit Tle sDulnth bosses never l1puEht
of It, until aid was solicited from the
National Manufacturers association
One Of the conditions Of such aid is
that the local. typothetae should pledge
itself, to stand by the open shop.
During the conference this week, Mr..
E. c. Ives knocked the props from un-
der every argument the employers ad-
vanced. After being completely routed
from their untenable position one of
the employers let the cat out Of the
bag. 1T is national question:" he
said, land the local typothetae is in no
position to settle this strike on any
terms"
We ask the people of the city of Du-
luth if they are bound to support the
local boss printers in this most foolish
position. We appeal to the local pride
of our business, men, who are asking
us to patronize local institutions ex-
clusively, and we ask them to recip-
rocate with us. The workingmen of
Duluth are patriotic citizens, and we
ask for the same patriotism from the
business men. When having your print
ing done during this strike insist up
on having Duluth printers do it.
After Small Print Shops.
According to a statement made by one
attended the conference on Tuesday,
which was attended exclusively by the
representatives of the larger printing
plants of the city, the smaller firms.
such as siepel & Huntley, Merritt &
Hector, Peachey & Lounsberry and 9TH
ers in their class were treated scorn-
fully by the employers. They held that
such firms were detriment to the
trade, and it was evident to the CON-
mittee that these employers were anxi-
Gus to get them out of business.
In view of this fact it is difficult to
understand why the small firms are re-
naming so loyal to the typothetae. If
the latter organization should succeed
in crushing the union, it's next attempt
would be to crush the small firms. Un-
ions and union men have ever been
friendly to the small firms, and IL rea-
son guided the owners during this strike
they would have been quick to grant
the eight-hour day.
In speaking Of the strike to a num-
Der of printers yesterday one of them
who has been a foreman in one Of the
shops for a number of years said:
when we went ON strike all the fore
men were asked to accept no new po-
sitions for ten days." 1t was: evident
from this that the local ,typothetae did
not intend to extend the strike over
that period, but since then outside in
fluences, as we have previously charg-
ed, have gotten busy. :ts..,s
Men Will Remain Firm.
The union is not alarmed by the fire.
uuent bluff interviews. which are ap-
pearing daily in the newspapers. There
will be no break: in the ranks here.
Every man recognizes the strength OF
his position. and the only kind or a
shop that cans be; lun will be- the, non
union shop, unless Of course. the re-
quest Of the union for the eight hour
day is coneeded.. III, ), "a! l,..ss
Mr.. Boss, Printer. II. IL your s9pinton,
we; ;haye been Unfair in, ART; gnment
Of your unjust ifiable :poslt tion. you eanl-
not blame us: 10 you Ikho have your
capital invested but who are not prac-.
tical men, ana to you who are practical
men, W say you; ought to have Soma.
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