Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-05
HARPER'S AccEDE TO PRINTERS
New York Publishing House Grants
EiEht-Hour Day and
"Closed shop"

NEW YORK. Jan 4-The third day of the
strike of tho printers against the Typothe-
tae for an eight-hour work day and closed
shop ended tonight with gains claimed bv
both sides Harper & Bros which employs
about 100 men and was on the undecided
list Of the Typothetae. today granted tho
demands of the union. Several hours later
il was announced by President Mccormick
of Typographical union No. that Robert
Drummond. a firm which had signed an
agreement to resist. had finally agreed to
the union demands
on behalf Of the Typothetae 1t was re-
ported that the A. H. Kellogg the Rodd
Electrotyping company and the Seese- Will
kinson company. three of the firms on the
undecided list. had signed the agreement to
resist the unions demands.
WASHINGTON. Jan, 1.-The strike of
union printers in establishments which
have refused to grant the demand for an
eight-hour day and a closed shops was in
augurated here today. About i2s men are
affected. Most of the shops anticipated
the strike and were able to put TO work
full force Of nonunion printers From
statements made on both sides It is a fight
to a finish. No disorders accompanied the
going out of the men.
ST LOUIS, Jan. 4.-Following the confer
cnce yesterday OF committees representing
the St Louis Typothetae and the Typo
graphical union. during which employees Of
eleven printing firms were ordered out on
strike. a large number OF job printers
walked out today. With the 100 who went on
strike last night this makes total of about
400 printers on strike mere.
The employers refused to discuss the
eight-hour clause in the demands of the
union. President Jackson Of the union said
today that he stll has hopes of an amicable
adjustment and that he does not believe the
strike need continue long.
Attorneys representing the Typographical
union and kindred organizations of st.
Louis, filed motion today in the circuit
court for a modification of the Injunction
granted by Judge Taylor last Saturday re-
straining the unions from in any way in
terfering with the Greeley Printery or
from placing pickets or assembling near the
, establishment. The unions claim this is an
abridgement of their constitutional rights,
which they aver, guarantees them right
to assembly peacefully for their own good
The motion also charges that the Injunction
is indefinite in that 1t does not specify how
far away the union men must remain from
the plant. Arguments will be heard later.
LOS ANGELES, Cal, Jan. f.-Both the
employees and strikers are claiming victories
in the local strike of typographical union.
At strike headquarters, T. d. Fennessey,
one of the union officials, stated that
seventy-one new men had joined the ranks
of the strikers today. He said that only
four out of a total of 1S2 had called at
headquarters and relinquished their cards
and returned to work
Secretary Rice Of the Employers asso-
citation, reports that so far as the en-
ployers concerned. the strike is virtu-
ally ended. Nearly all of the shops are
running full, and he predicts that by Satur-
day night all places made vacant by the
strike will be filed