Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-31

printing done IN Washington since the
Typothetae was organized-about three
years ago-know that the price has been
raised on them much larger per cent than
this, except for small work, such as let
ter heads, envelopes, circulars, etc. w heth-
er the Typothetae members 'blushed when
they saddled this Increase on their Gus
toners We do not know, but We are quite
certain that the printers have never de-
rived any benefit from it.
The Typothetae members say they are
opposed to the closed shop and intend 70
establish individual liberty and the open
shop They also say. the Typothetae Is
social organization, but what they say
and what they do will not dovetai' ior
when three members OF the Typothetae saw
the justice of our claim for the eight-hour
day and granted 1t they were summary
expelled from the organization. one OF the
expelled members employs more men anu
does more work than all the members "
the Typothetae combined. ACCORDING 10 i1o
president the Typothetae employs a secre-
tary at the rate of $500 a year. whlch Is
a rather stiff price for a secretary Oh d
social organization. The proprietors oL
eight-hour offices can tell you something
of the duties of the secretary. Just ASK
them.
Alleged Obnoxious Oath.
"A great deal has been said by the Ty-
pothetae about the obnoxious oath Whlch
the members of the Typographical Union
are required to take. Several members Oh
the Typothetae have taken this oath, how
ever and it remained for one John Macin-
tyre. the secretary of their national organi-
cation, who is not even a citizen of the
United States, to discover that there was
aything the matter with IT. II 1t is as plnd-
Ing as the Typothetae would have the peo-
pie believe more is the reason why the
members taking it should be loyal to their
obligation and less the excuse for members
Of the Typothetae to induce our men TO
violate 1t.
''The obligation Is in line with those sub
scribed to by members of other societies,
and means nothing more nor less than as
printers we will be true to the members
have subscribed that us Masons, Knights
of Pythias Odd Fellows. knights Of Co
lumbus, etc. Will be true to the teach
ingS of these organizations.
"Since the men who were refused the
eight-hour day ceased work, on January A.,
the Typothetae members have> attempted
to fill their places with young and mex
perienced boys women and what is known
as the professional strike breaker. The
first two classes early become dissatisfied
with their positions when they learn the
true conditions under which they are en-
ploycd and the character of men with
whom they are expected to associate and
seek advice and assistance from the union.
"To state the case briefly, this is a strug-
gle for good conditions by men whose
homes are in this city, who intend to re-
main here and contribute to Its advance
ment, who are good, substantial citizens
and liberal patrons of our business men,
and all they ask is the privilege of work
ing eight hours day in a union office for
the comparatively small sum of SO per day.
Opposed to us are proprietors who employ
about one-third of the men who were orig
inally affected and whose strike breakers
represent nothing in common with the peo-
pie of the District, being simply migratory
characters with no particular home.
''The conservatism of our course and the
justice of our cause has led US to receive
assurances of sympathy and support from
organized labor in the District of Colum-
bia, but also from professional and busi-
ness men in all walks Of life, and we are
more than willing to rest our case with
the discriminating Judgment Of an unpreju-
diced public"