The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-15
Mr.. LYNCH DUE TO
GET HERE TODAY
National President to Pay Visit
to Richmond Typographical
Union.
DECLINED TO AR8ITRATE
Gist OF Correspondence Between
Union and Typothetae Through
Mayor Mccarthy.

tae 10 enter into conference with tile In
ternatiOnal Typographical Union and The
Richmond Union regarding the strike Of
printers which has been on some afteen
months seetus. as indicated I'm The Times
Dispatch Of Yesterday. TO remove all ike
mood Of the adjustment of the trouble
here.
President Lynch. Of the international
Union. is expected here to-day. and viii
address "a meeting of members of the
union TO be held az Ellett's Hall. Fifth
ami Marshall Streets. Sunday afternoon
4t 3 O'Clock. While it Is understood that
Ar. Lynch. who is q very attractive and
strong speaker. viii speak along general
lines. ne viii almost certainly deal with
the situation in Richmond.
Would Not Arbitrate.
Tho correspondence between Mayor No
Carthy. who has made "a frritless enott
To- bring tAe employers and their former
employees together, and the two sides 10
l.c controversy. was made public yestcr-
day. but really throws very little hrht.
ON the subject. Practically AN the facts
were given IN the story printed 81 tnis
paper yesterday. whSn Mayor McCu.thy's
here for some weeks. advising him OF the
refusal OF the I~ypothetae to appoint a
r,~pr-scnt2tiFe 10 such a conference MS the
Mayor proposed 20 a letter CT December
Il WIS on tile goth OF Nov,mhar tnat
Organizer Brady ana Presile1c p. d..
Hudson. of the Richmond Union. J-itel
in a letter to Mayor McCar-hv. suhnrt-
ttAG a proposition loE llW 10 csL1mIrN.ft
10 the Iypothetae. looking 90 a settlement
% the strike. This letter. after outlining
tn proposition. said-
THE above IS uo change from the COM
dltons existing between the emrI1viuc
Z rfntors and the Richmond r~vpcgraDhi~aT
/ Mon. under tho old union cone -ar-. Ill.,.
IN exception OF tho reduction IT, tho num-
Der or hours ~consttuting a days wori-
from nine 10 clett.
While the qucstioR of the wage scale
did not enter into the matter M tho be-
DL TIn ITTNEn HLA- A#A noe A.H.
ing for an increase over the minimum
scale OF SIS per week. vet We are willing.
u tne empowers so desire, 70 submit the
wage scale O. arbitration. and let an arbi-
trauon board. TO be selected. decide
whether the wages shall remain at SIC
Ter week. or be more or loss.
s. to tho cight-hour dav and union
shops. we will not arbitrate"
The Mayor this prOposi-
Z ION - President William Ellis Jones. OF
e Iypothetae, on the same day. and on
the dav following received a polite ar-
acknowledgement 81 its receipt. with the as
surance that the matter would receive
careful and attentive consideration.
Decline to Arbitrate.
Under date az November 2sth. Mr.. Jones
wrote the Mayor "a letter. IN which he
SAWS.
am instructed by the Richmond Tv-
pothctae To SAY. i'm further reply TO your
letter of November Goth, covering COM
n~1uniCatiou addressed 20 Won by Mr.. r.. c..
Brady and Mr. b H Hudson. represent
aus N-' AH'| O p NN-H 'taAN r. NlNiFM
and the Richmond Typographical Union.
that there IS not now. nor has there been
for years. any question OF wages existing
between this Iypothetae and the member
OF the Richmond Union. and therefore the
proposition made bv Messrs. Brady and
Hudson has no interest FOR ms.
The Richmond TypOtletae further de-
sires me TO saw that u appreciates highly
the public spirit which prompts YOU 10
consent 20 be- the channel Of communi-
cation through which the views Of the
unions representatives are submitted to
IL. and also desires me- To- saw that tile
ultimatum which the unions representn-
tiVos lay down states the TvpOthetae pO-
sition exactly o.. "As to the eicht-hour
day and union shops. We viii not arhi-
trate.' the failure Of tho Tvpothetae 20
accede to the demand made by the union
Tor the eight-hour saw having been the
sole cause OF the strike inauguratcd in
september. 1907
cemher 81. wrote to Mr.. Jones. saying.
Stul cherishing the hope that the p~es-
ent. conditions in the printing trade On
Richmond may be Improved. / have sug-
gestcd a conference between tine ropre-
sentative Of tho international. some rem
rcsentative = the Richmond Union. with
sentatives OF the Typothctae. zinc confer
cnce between these representative to De
I'm the presence ~ tho Mayor az some
date To - agreed upon.
7 am authorized 10 speak for the Inter
national representative and for the Rich
mond Typ~oGraphical Union. and TO say
AAAA AAfN HHEAWNU vi lNf NtEENNNIffN Tor
this conference. should Doe glad % hear
OF the approval OF the Typothetae and
the appointment by that association OF
representative for tho conference"
Refuse to Confer.
Mr.. Jones addressed 70 the Mayor on
Wednesday, the 18TH. his reply. IN which
he says.
your esteemed favor under date of De-
ccmber 81 has been received by mo and
answer deferred until your c~Ommunlca-
ton could be laid before the Richmond
TypOthetae. This has been done. and un-
der the Instructions or the Tvpothotae 1
am compelled % decline the invitation to
appoint the representatives OF thar h0dy