Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-08
FEATURES OF STRIKE
Printers Claim They Have Suf-
fered No Losses.
MEETING THIS MORNING
Vigilance Committees" Meet Non
Unionists on Arrival.
TYPOTHETAE REMAINS SILENT
Employers Have Nothing to Say-Ex-
Delegates Pledge Financial Aid
to Strikers.


vice this morning by one Of their leaders,
| Mr.. 7. G. Parsons. chairman Of the strike
| committee He spoke at the forenoon meet
| Ing, which. besides afternoon meetings. will
hereafter be q feature OF the strike on the
| journeymen printers side. Chairman Par
| sons announced that the meetings will be
] held at 10 o'clock am. and pm. daily
| until further notice.
The speaking followed the daily roll-cal,
! which showed that the printers have not
| lost a man since tho strike began. Mi.
| Parsons counseled the strikers to maintain
| the gentlemanly demeanor which has char
acterized their actions since the walk out
He also announced that good speakers will
| be provided for future meetings.
| There was some amusement created at
| the strikers headquarters this morning
when a typo stated that the proprietor Of
one Of the Typothetae offices was dfsap-
pointed because consignment or non
| union printers had not arrived. This con-
signment was expected last Friday.
Il know what became of those non-union-
| ists." said one.
"What?' queried third.
ooh, they are around town somewhere
| looking at the beauties of Washington"
| Vigilance committees of the strikers are
on duty at all the railroad stations and
! elsewhere. The duty of these committees
| is to meet the non-unionists upon their
arrival here from cross roads. county
| town and city, and explain to them the
| situation
They are asked if they want to take
| the places of Washington men, many Of
| them with large families. and deprive wives
| and children of bread. AS q. rule they are
| impressed with this statement and return
! to their homes after making a tour of the
| city.
| The statement was made at strike head
quarters this morning that generally less
Ithan 81 cent of the uOfpO nrfOtnrS are
| employed in Typothetae offices, and that
| the Typothetae cannot. therefore speak
for the book and Job printing trade. AS
yet. 1t is said, none of the Typothetae work
| ing cards have appeared In this city. 1t
| Is expected that some interesting phases
| of the strike will appear on the journeyfnen
printers side of the controversy this week.
| owing TO report that large number
| OF non-unionists would arrive in Wash
ington today the vigilance committees at
the depots have been unusually active.
Typothetae Members Confer.
A conference Of the members of the
Washington Typothetae was held this af-
| ternoon at their headquarters. room Ill
star building. The conference was evident
| ~ an earnest one but when Secretary Hill
was asked by a Star reporter if there was
any statement or other information to be
given out he replied in the negative
. Inquiry was made at several printing es-
employers side of the matter In each in
stance the reporter was referred to Secre-
tary Hlii OF the Typothetae. 1t is evident
| that the employers have determined to con
! centrate their information at Headquarters
and only give it out officially.
Ex-Delegates Pledge Support.
There Were two happenings yesterday
| which gave encouragement to the striking
printers. One of these was the meeting
| of the Ex-Delegates' Associa ton eononossd
| oil men who have been representatives at
| different International conventions of the
craft. The substantial feature or tbe p,eet
ing was the pledging Of the funds of the
| society to Columbia Typographical Union
| III support of the strike now on
After some discussion a COMMITTEES was
| appointed to cooperate with similar com
| hlttee or Columbia Union to make arrange
| ments for celebrating the 2O0th anniversarv
OF lhe pirth OF Benjamin Franklin, on Jan
uary II. 1t is the intention to make this
| gathering take the form Of a mass meeting
| ana nave short talks by prominent men II,
| business and legislation, the eight-hour da v
| peing the Theme 1t Is thought that Public
| frhtef Sallings may be invited to address
| the meeting WV
Dexter Hussey was elected president ana
| John Onyon vice president Secretary =
| T. Herbert and Treasurer Otis were re-
| elected.
| Address Of Mr.. barrow.
| Another of the happenings Yesterday u,,s
an address by Clarence barrow rnf1ar tho
auspices OF the Peoples Church at PythIan
| Temple. barrow Is a noted Chicago law
| yer, who represented the labor unions or
| that city in most of their legal contests
/ He was listened to by a large audience
| Has subject was The Open Shop
| Inc closed shop-the shop wherein mona
bnt union labor is employed-is the logical
result OF the labor union he said. 1t is
nssessary 10 give practical effect to the
principles on which the unions are based;
but for 1t, the issues involved would be
| merely academic questions. without prac-
| teal appfca ton"
He added that il was the varv na,rro
! and policy of capital to purchase It's la nor
| and supplies at the cheapest possible rates
Likewise II is the nature and policy Of Ia
Dor TO obtain the best price possible for
| its work.
The capitalist has no difficulty In pur-
| SUNG his natural inclination In this re-
| spect, continued Mr.. barrow He can
| purchase or employ where he pIeases. The
Individual laborer is in different situa-
ton The man seeking work, who saws TO
| the capitalist that he Will not work for
| less than a certain sum or more than so
! many hours day will get but scant haar
| ing. and the employee who asks increa seq
wages, or even asks to be allowed tn stare
the grounds on which he considers h,mselr
entatied to such increase, will fare no
better.
AuoI 3Adko 1CSelI EGlt.
why? Because the capitalist can en-
pioy men at wages that suit him, or ie-
place the present importunate empIeye w,.h
man who will work for the old scale.
Therefore labor. ito compel capital to u.s.
| ten to DIT, must be in a position where 1t
| can make its action felt upon the interests
of capital. If the labor unionist is Will
| Ing to work In shop beside non-union
labor he Will soon find that the capitalist
prefers the non-unionist to hin-whfcb ls
natural.
Then. when he comes with his demand
or his grievance. the employer tells him he
may 60 He can run his business with mis-
nom union workmen The union laborer.
therefore. is compelled to stand out against
the open shop: the closed shop is the one
means he has to compel his employer TO
listen to him."
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