The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-12
EXPECT a STRIKE
situation Among the Job Printers Not
Encouraging.


Chances look bright in Topeka, if
light adjective can be used for a dark
one, for strike of the job printers
affected by the recent order of the In
ternationa1 Typographical union to en-
force an eight hour day.
The local organization of the Typothe-
tae spent all Monday morning in franz
ing up compromise" This evening
at o'clock a meeting of the entire
local Typograp hicaI union is called for.
AT that time the proposition of the
Typothetae will be considered and acted
upon pro and con.
Neither side will give out what this
proposition is, although its character is
pretty well known among the printers
today. One man in this city, identified
with the International Typographical
union, though refusing to allow his
name to be published, boldly said. Il
do not see how anything else but
strike will result from the present con-
dftions. am sure that there will be
strike" This man was told the PROPOSE
tion of the Typothetae last night.
The situation is very peculiar Both
the Typothetae and the Typographical
union are up a stump" Both act I'M
der the orders of their national organic
atoms.
The Typographical union has declared
war all along the line. It followed the
refusal of the National Typothetae to
declare favorably to the eight hour day
at Niagara last Thursday. The trouble
started in Chicago first. To prevent the
importation of non-union men, the
union simply made the order effective
all over the United States So in any
town where d strike may start and
where non-union men may be located,
the Typothetae will naturally gobble
them UP themselves instead of sending
them on to Chicago.
So while the local union might be
willing to in some manner compromise
with the local Typothetae, it is held
back by the order of its national or
ganization. The Typothetae is in the
same fix. Should the local members be
personally willing to accede to the full
demand Of the printers, still they are
held back by the orders of their nation
al association.
Charles Sutherland, president of the
local Typographical union, was asked
for a statement. He refused to say
anything further than the following:
Tonight a meeting will be held by
the local union to consider a PROPOSE
ton handed to us by the Typothetae.
w. N. Hall, one of the men who owns
a printing house and is affected, will
not arrive until today some time. We
do not want to take snap-judgment on
any one. cannot say how the matter
will be settled
Frank Crane of the Crane Publishing
company and chairman of the local
Typothetae said: I'VE have made
proposition. It does not accede to the
demands of the union in full. I will not
say whether 1t is d compromise or not.
There is only one thing about it, how
ever. If the union does not accept it,
they will get nothing better. There will
be nothing left for them to do but strike,
or at least suppose they will strike
Charles P. Adams, a member of the
firm of Adams Brothers, was asked
about the proposition. He replied: 1--WE
have agreed to hold that confidential
among ourselves. I will not give its
details. 1 think, however, that it is an
absolutely fair proposition, just as fair
as can be made. But I am very frank
to confess that I do not know what the
outcome will be in the matter. Tonight
the union will get our proposition
According to one prominent member
of the union, some doubt exists as to
whether the international organization
can determine the schedule of wages,
though it may have a perfect right to
determine the length of the day. This
question is to be brought up in this
afternoons meeting and may have
Some bearing upon the outcome of the
matter The man who made this talk
is well Informed on such matters. and
he stated that he would mention it.
But at the same time he declared that
the International unions order was
law and that the local union would
have to abide by its rulings.
The Gar Decorates an American.
New York. Sept. 12.-CharIes J. Muir
ply. formerly agent of the United
States department of agriculture, has