The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1906-01-06
TWELVE HUNDRED
PR|NT|RS STRIKE
IN NETWORK CITY
Union Men In Numerous Other
Towns Are Out, and Strug-
gle for Eight-Hour Day
Throughout the Nation Is
Now On.
Bosses Lines Are Already
Breaking In Gotham, Nearly
One Third of the Big Shops
Signing the Scale - Bitter
Fight Possible.

NEW YORK. Jan. Z-IWelVe num-
dred union printers. the employees Of
| New York City, went on strike today
and began the struggle for the s-hour
day, which had been declared to go into
effect today.
Members Of the local typothetae,
! against whom the strike was directed
asserted tonight that hundreds Of nom
| union printers from various parts Of
| the country are hurrying to New York
| to take the places Of the strikers and to
secure the high wages paid in this
| city.
Representatives Of the Typographical
union say that the S-hour day principle
has already been won in New York
| and that the percentage of men COM
| PEELED to strike is very small.
According to an official statement
ciated in the local Typothetae OF
these IS have consented to the 8-hour
day. Forty-four firms have decided to
adhere to the 9hour day rule. and seven
firms already were operating on the
! open shop principle. Twelve members
Of the Typothetae have as yet reached
no decision.
TO provide steady supply Of non
union men, the employing printers have
established an employment bureau in
this city which will be run in connec-
ton with similar offices in other cities.
1t is said no discrimination will be
made against union men at these en-
ployment stations.
OF the United Typothetae Of America
came to New York today. In an inter-
view Mr.. Ellis said:
1.-THE officers Of the Typothetae are
! much pleased with the present situa-
! ton Of the strike in all parts Of the
| country. We expected a great deal of
trouble, but thus far we have had very
| little''
| CHICAGO, Jan. 1.-The national S-hour
work day Of the printers union was de-
clared by that organization to be in effect
| today In this city. In this city the In
| PRODUCTION OF the new program was not
marked by strikes Of any magnitude,
! most Of the militant employers having
| anticipated the movement weeks ago by
| locking out their union men and continu-
ing their shops with non-union men.
I Dies MONIES, Jan. 2.-Twenty per cent
Of the printers of Iowa are on strike to-
day in connection with International
eigfrt-hour fight in the job printing offices
of the United States. Agreements grant
| ing the S-hour day have been signed in
Mones. Council Bluffs. Cedar Rapids.
KeoKuk and Creston.
LOS ANGELES, CAL, Jan. 2.-At the
headquarters of the employing printers
associa ton it was stated that 80 print
ers and Is pressmen had quit work and
that q men had been put to work in the
places vacated by the strikers.
CLEVELAND, Jan. 1.-Two hundred
and forty-flve employees OF printing houses
Joined the It's members Of the Typo
graphical union already on strike here to-
day. Three fourths of the master print
ers having refused to sign the 8-hour ag-
reement the strike was declared. The
typothetae is making efforts to obtain
non-union men.
| INDIANAPOLIS, JAN 2-Indiana polls
is but slightly affected by the general
strike inaugurated by the Typographical
union today to secure the 8-hour day fol-
the members of the craft employed in
commercial printing houses. According
to information received at the headuuarr-
"ers Of the international Typographical
union today, only five Of the commercial
houses in this city had refused to sign
the agreement anu OIL me 81 men aneCteO
at these places, all but seven obtained
work almost Immediately in other Offices
where the scale had been signed
LA CROSSE, Wis, Jan. "A strike
was declared in only one Of the nine jot
offices in La Crosse today, as the result
Of the attempt to enforce the S-hour day
by the International Typographical union
Four offices signed contracts with the
! how oro1a ~h1
are running with non-un:on printers
While negotiations are still pending with
two offices.
DAYTON, O.. Jan. 2.-Fifty-two print
ers are out in this city to enforce their
demand for an S-hour day. Thirty-one
Of the number are employed by manu-
featuring concern, the remainder in print
ing offices.