The Washington times., 1906-01-09
STRIKING FORCES
ARE BOTH DEFIANT
Printers and Employers Are
Determined.
CALLS TYP0THETAE A TRUST
Chairman Parsons, of the Eight Hour
Committee, Declares Situa-
ton Is Hopeful.
CALLS TYP0THETAE A TRUST

"The situation is entirely satisfac-
tory to President Byron 5. Adams.
OF the Typothetae.
I'VE have them sewed up tighter than
a box. Chairman 7, 9. Parsons, of
the eight-hour committee of the strik-
ers.
In the above language the heads of
the two parties TO the printers strike
this morning expressed Themselves
George Z. Howard. of the Typothetae.
declares he is urging his customers To
send in more work that his men may
be kept busy. and c. F. Sudwarth. who
has declared for the CLOSED shop" saws
the Typothetae is a trust.
81 have practically all the men I can
handle" said GEORGE r. Howard. who
operates one of the biggest printing
Offices of the city Most of the new
men have put on are men who have
previously been il the union but who
nave torn up their cards and cut loose
Ihey are good men in every respect.
Others are printers from the smaller
towns and two are men who have oper-
ated small shops for themselves. but
nave not made Il pay.
Driven in TypOthetae.
4 deliherated for long time before
Joining with the Typothetae. but was
demands OF my own men. The employ
ers were invited to a conference with a
labor committee and I went. We made
them propositions and found they had
no power TO act. We wanted TO arbl-
trate, but they had been instructed from
indianapolis. We asked them what they
wanted and they said eight hours or
strike. We asked why conference had
been called when they had no power
10 take any action and they practically
said that the purpose was that they
might tell US of the ultimaturn from
indianapolis. We objected to our bust
ness being run from Indianapolis.
am feeling good today The atuos-
ing forward. am writing for some
additional linotype machines to be sent
on and am not troubled about SettinK
men 70 operate them"
9. F. Sudwarth of The Gudx,s rtl,
printing Company, which is one OF the
largest or the establishments employ
ing union men. this morning spoke free
y OF ms views or the situation. and OF
the action OF the Typothetae
Typothetae a Trust.
Il declared for the eight-hour day and
voluntarily established that schedule last
September he said. Il have been urged
constantly by the members OF the Tv
pothetae 10 join with them, but have
declined 70 do so. The members Of the
Typothetae declare that in their present
stand they are fghting for independence
from the union that they may conduct
their businesses to suit themselves. Yer
a member OF the organization cannot
make bid on a piece OF work until he
has urst ascertalned through headouar-
tiers If any other member has made a
Do, ana, 4 so, his bid must be higher
The pypotnetae is a trust, and the cen
tral office Is in the Star building. where
the secretary is maintained
i. myself" he continued worked at
the case for twenty years, and l believe
the Job printers are entitled to what thew
demand. They are the only men in
Washington working at trades who work
more than eight hours. In the past
twenty years the wage scale of the lob
printer and his working day have re-
NAMED the same-S3 and nine hours
There has been an increase Of wages
and decrease of hours everywhere else
to correspond with the increase in tie
cost OF living, but the Job printer has
had no change, and he is entitled to it."