Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-01
PRINTERS JUBILANT
EMPLOYER YIELDS TO THE
EIoHT-HoUR DAY EFFORT.

The union printers Of Washington are
| jubiIant today over what they term a VIC
| tory over the Typothetae. Employing
| Printers Association. The immediate
| cause Of the tubilation Is an announcement
by President T. c. Parsons of Columbia
| Typographical Union, who ia also chair
man of the tourneymen printers eight hour
committee that Mr.. George f. Howard. the
head Of the Howard Publishing and Print
ing Company. TIA 18th street. has yielded
! to the efforts of the printers to secure the
eight-hour day in the District OF Columbia.
As result the foreman Of the Howard
establishment was busiiy engaged when a
Star reporter called in placing union typos
In places vacated by union printers.
As far as possible Mr.. Howard re-enaployed
his former employees who went out when
the strike was inaugurated January last
In reply to an interrogatory. Mr.. How
ard said today that the matter had taken
the shape that he had to decide whether he
would conduct his ONCE along union lines
greatest prosperity. He added that when
he Joined In the movement against the de-
mands of the Typographical Union with
the other members Of the Typothetae the
latter organization promised to procure for
him all the non union printers he might
require to properly conduct his business. 1t
had not succeeded in doing this he declared.
Difficulties Described.
Mr.. Howard described the difficulties he
had experienced with the non-union men In
his employ during the summer and said
their proof sheets in many instances had
to be read and corrected several times. and
jobs had to be reset in order to make them
conform to the class of work his establish
ment had been in the habit OF producing.
Office on an eight-hour basis before he de-
cided to Yield to the union demands and
that he was now pleased with the outlook.
member of the Typothetae of Washing
ton said:
Eight non-union employees came out of
Mr.. -Howard's Office Saturday. He asked
the two machine operators and one type
setter to remain with him. and Mr.. Parsons
agreed to look after them. The other five
were to meet Mr.. Parsons at Typographical
Temple at o'clock Saturday evening and
he promised to make some arrange
ment with them. All of these eight men
who were displaced. however. have notified
the Typothetae that Mr.. Howard had
yielded and requested the Typothetae to
place them in some other Typothetae Of
flee as they would not join the union.
1t was also stated that Mr.. Howard re-
signed as a member Of the Typothetae in
August. The Typothetae officers also said
today that they were getting all the nom
union printers they. needed
In speaking of the victory Of the union
forces this afternoon. President T. c. Par
sons Of Columbia Typographical Union
said to Star reporter:
Mr.. Parsons Statement.
AFTER long and fair trial Of men who
usually compose the class of strike-break-
ers, Mr.. Howard has found them to be In
efficient. We have always considered Mr..
Howard a very generous employer, and do
not believe that the question Of the eight
hour day was ever seriously considered by
him. He was rather induced to go into it
by the opponents of the Open-shop theory,
which he has found to work out very we'll
on paper, but which is a decided failure
when put into practical use.
: Beginning this morning. Mr.. Towards
establishment will be a strictly union shop.
The printers are jubilant over the settle-
ment OF the controversy as far as Mr.. How
ards Office is concerned. and we believe
that 1t is only matter Of a short time
until the other employers who are resisting
the efforts Of the printers for the eight
hour day will see the justice Of their claims
and grant their request.
Mere than three ourths OF the employ
ers have: granted the: request of the
printers. and Of the few who are still hold.
Ing out against US not more than three
establishments are Of any consequence" !,