The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-28

NO STRIKE OF
TYPOS HERE YET
Local Employers Hold a Meeting,
then Cite Agreement to
Arbitrate.
It Holds Good Until Oct. l.
Union to Demand 8-Hour
Day Jan. 1.

The executive committee of the Min
neapolis Typothetae met at noon today
to consider the report that the printers
strike would spread from Chicago to
Minneapolis. The employers say that
there can be no strike before Oct. l,
as the Typographical union Is bound
by its contract not to strike until that
time without first submitting the diff
ferences to arbitration.
eve want it understood that the
Typographical union is not looking for
trouble" said N. c. O'Connor, score
tary of the local union, when questioned
as to the probability Of trouble be-
tween the local union and Typothetae.
eve realize that strike will be bad
for the printers, bad for employers and
our power to avoid trouble, but at the
same time when Jan. l comes we will
insist upon the eight-hour day. By
that time the Typothetae will have had
two years. notice of our demands.'
Recruiting Office in st. Paul.
When asked if the Typothetae had
secured an non-union men here 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 $3.50 a week.
The yengaged eighteen men and took
six to Chicago. The other twelve joined
the union and are here waiting for us
to secure employment for them. All of
the men who went to Chicago were
country printers and not good for much.
There was one exception, that was an
apprentice who has been working a year
in Minneapolis at 81 week. He will
get 1880. The twelve men who joined
wanted for strike work, and turned
down the Typothetae as soon as they
were told what was doing,
The st. Paul office has been closed
and the men in charge have gone to
Milwaukee to try their luck there.
Cup to the Typathetae.
"Outside the employing printers,
there are but sixteen non-union men in
the twin cities and but one non:union
shop. We don It anticipate trouble and
certainly will not force it before Jan
uary, tho Oct. would be a more adj
vantageous time. If there is nay trou-
BILE then, the Typothetae will have to
force it.
"Our relations with the local Typo;
thetae have always been the most
friendly, and I don't think that there
would be the slightest danger OF
strike here were it not for pressure
brought to bear by the national Typo
thetae.
Strike Prospects.
Speaking of strike prospects Mr.
O'Connor said: GAS soon as any Of
the Chicago shops which have posted
'open shop signs employ non-unio1
man every union man will walk out ant
stay out. We are well organ1zed am
have a $I,000,00O defense fund; 65 pc
cent Of the shops in America have tn
eight hour day and will not be In
yolved in strike. There will be NJ
violence connected with any strik
which may be inaugurated if the uniol
ca nhelp it. I fear, tho, that the :rougl
element may mix in at Chicago
The Employers Statement.
The following officers and member
present at the meeting of the executive
committee Of the Minneapolis Typothe
George Morrissey, secretary; Otto Mil
Ter, G. Kimball and H. Traverse. Thu
statement which they prepared for pub
LEGATION follows:
The contract at present in force be
tween Minneapoli TypoFrc 'hical unto
No. AZ and Minneapolis Iypothetae ex
pires Oct 1, 1905. and until that tim
there can be no strike on the part of tn
Minneapolis Typographical union, as 1T
expressly stipulated in the contract tha
1T is hereby agreed between the Min
neapolis Typothetae and Minneapolis Iy
biographical union NO - tndt uu'Als III
life of this agreement no strike or lock
out shall occur, and that any difference
which may arise as to the constructio
of this scale of prices or any of its pro
visions shall be settled by arbitration
provided the parties directly intereste
do not reach an amicable agreemen
The arbitration board shall consist
three members, one to be selected by tn
Minneapolis Typothetae, one by Mime
apolis Typographical union No. A. an
these two, unless able to agree upon q
points in dispute, to select a third
The employing printers do not antic
pate any trouble and discredit the acct
racy Of the press dispatches announcin
the breaking of the contract by the TJ
raphical union of Minneapolis.
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