Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-01-10

give and take. Patrick ii. McOormlcN,
president of the Typographical Union, an
nounced that the Mail and Express job
plant had capitulated and its compile
ment of So compostors had returned to
work II was also declared that Charles
b. Reed. another Typothetae member
had surrendered Mr. Mccormick said
that out of the 247 union printing houses
in the city. the union had now captured
2ll since the strike began a week ago.
He declined. however, 10 give the names
of the concerns said to have yielded.
As against this statement officials of
the Typothetae declared that not a single
firm had actually signed an eight hour,
closed shop agreement. Their official
statement put il this way "lhe Typo
thetae knows from actual investigation
that no definite agreements have been
signed. The union has succeeded in hav-
ing It's men taken back in some of the
shops ON the condition and understand
ing that they are TO return to the nine
hour open shop basis II the Iypothetae
wins"
In the case of the Mail and Express job
department, the union made the threat
that it would strike the composing room
of the Evening Mail If the job depart
ment did not win, and the Typothetae
advised temporary surrender. If the union
has obtained 2ll shops out OF 24l why
does it not give the namesl
AT a meeting spoken of as "a council
of war" the local and national Typo
thetae last night heard reports OF victory
from every quarter. The meeting was
held in the New York Typothetae rooms,
at No 800 Broadway, and was presided
over by George H. Ellis of Boston, presi-
dent Of the United Typothetae Of Ameri-
ca. He congratulated the New York en-
ployers ON the Roadway they had made
and said victory was certain. He de-
clared that detection had been looked for
among the weaker concerns, but that the
real fighting strength of the association
was now ready 10 assert itself.
t. Il. Donnelly, president of the Chi
cago Typothetae, said the fight had been
won in that city and that more than one
thousand printers were now working on
| the nine hour, open shop basis. 1--WE
have all the men we want said he, "and
are now sending printers, among them
many union men, on TO New York The
! fight there began last September"
There were present of the New York
! Typothetae 81 members, each represent
ing a large firm, and each man was asked
TO make an oral report Without excep-
ton all We're for continuing the fight
and many vigorous speeches were made.
As a specimen of these speeches John A.
| Hill, president of the Hill Publishing Co..
| said. "Wc1l fight this strike to the finish
or have an auction sale Of our plants.
Wen have plain American liberty for
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business
At the close of the meeting this official
statement was issued;
AT the meeting of the Typothetae it
was unanimously agreed TO continue the
fight for the open shop in New York to a
finish. Representatives of 80 firms were
present. These firms employ 662 men,
and in their shops more than 200 com.
petent non-union men are now at work
Every firm represented az the meeting
not only reported that it was taking care
of its work, but had capable men en-
gagged and on the way to swell the com.
posing room strength"
Summarized, the contention of the Ty-
pothetae is that the union is making nc
substantial gains that viii count in a
prolonged fight. Typothetae officials say
tuAt ~ - the lullNne OF lhc union TO Bcl
its men back wherever such a thing Is
possible and upon any terms that will
stand the union test
Il is stated that this is done to save
the union from paying its idle men 81
and Sl5 a week, but that when the fight
is finally won by the employers It Is
understood that these firms said to hav,
capitulated will have the benefit of th,
Iypothetae's victory for the nine hom
day and open shop.
1t is the contention of the union that
the Typothetae is hard pressed and ha.
not been able to get men enough to ruI
its shops. In the statement that 2ll
union shops out Of 24I have yielded
President Mccormick admits that man,
of them are small concerns and not II
the Iypothetae, but says they all coun
toward final victory
Since January LIST, 1906. the Typo
graphical Jnion has made gains Of 27 pc
cent IN wages aud reduced the workin,
day from 10 TO hours in Job shops an,
eight hours in most newspaper eompos
ing rooms. In the book and lob Office
In 1900 they were getting SIS and $40
week for 10 hours work. When thi
strike began they were getting s2l fo
nine hours work.