Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-01-06

AoM hAN ANiH nlNHilNNH Ntsssssass 49,
Every Evenings Position.
When the relations between employers
and their worlSmen are rudely interrupted
by that form Of labor commotion known as
a strike, the general public naturally feels
an interest in the affair and a desire to
know the underlying causes Of the trouble.
On Thursday morning last such a COM
motion occurred In the mechanical do
partment Of Every Evening, when seven
men and four boys suddenly stopped work
and left the employ Of the paper They
had made a demand that THEIR workday
be shortened 10 the extent OF one hour
from nine hours TO eight-with no reduc-
ton in pay. In other. words, that the
Every Evening Printing Co. should have
their services for eight hours a day only,
but should pay them for these eight hours
the same money they were receiving for
days work Of nine hours. II the COM
pany desired their services for a longer
period than eight hours, II was 70 pay
them extra compensation for the addi-
tional time. Every Evening refused 70
accedo to what Il considered an unreason-
able demand, whereupon the seven men
walked out, four boys accompanying
ihom. Ono Of the latter returned before
the day was out, and on his earnest request
was permitted to resume his labor.
We desire TO say in the first place, in
consideration Of this subject, that there
was not the slightest friction between the
Every Evening Printing Co. and its em-
ployes, even over the length Of the work
day Several years ago the company re-
duccd the workday from ten to nine hours
without any reduction In Compensation
land subsequently, il may be stated,
made substantial increase in wages)
and with this arrangement It's employees
were perfectly satisfied, and are 70 this
day, even those who quit work on Thurs
day,so far as they are personallyconcerned
II was the Typographical Union that
caused the trouble The international
body Of that organization determined "a
insist on an eight-hour workday in all
printing and newspaper offices on the first
day Of January, this year and IL called
upon the local organizations TO support tho
order, even 10 the extent Of strike, Il
necessary. And 80 the employees Of Every
Evening, who we've entirely satisfied with
existing arrangements, and whose rela.
tons with their employers were without q
single disturbing element, we've called upon
20 60 into this eight-hour contest, with
which they had no real concern, and "a
which, in fact, most OF them we've opposed
But the mandate of the International body
was imperial, and when tho test came
those who decided 10 stand by the union
instead Of standing by themselves, walked
out Of their place Of employment in q
body. Others refused to sacrifice Their
vital interests to the arbitrary demand Of
the union and remained at work.
In relation TO the refusal TO grant the
eight-hour workday for nine hours pay
the management Of Every Evening has ne
anologv M make. feol;ne on,;,oly ;,.,;eo,
n tbe stand Il has tal.on I, rc,s,,s IN,
n;ne-bour workdav az a n,odol ma am;
nently satisfactory basis Of contracts fo
labor Il NAV be so Divided ~ h ,,orr,;
emnloves to stop work AZ < o'clocl, h M,
evening and have a b.lf-holidov oscl
saturiav. The working bo,v. ara NJ
excessive or opnressive a. .nv ,.r;.,io
If labor save these which ;rvol,o $50,
risks or are attended bv condition. a,h;,l
make short shifts necessary h Bfs !
health. when special p,ovision NAV eos;l,
be made.
Other consideration than the sniff