The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-11-28

just the difference in strict ac-
cordance with our arbitration
agreement, which has not been
violated by the union in any par
;iCular.
AT two conferences, held Nov.
i3 and IA, Mr.. Cowles was present.
Thereafter he was represented by
j. F. Young, business manager OF
he SpokesmanReview and A. o.
Loomis, advertising manager.
"The scale proffered by the
union contemplated so cent in
crease, approximately, per day
This was submitted and taken I'M
der consideration. Both parties
kept closely in touch, and on Sa-
tumay evening, Nov. II, Mr..
Young, en- behalf of Mr.. Cowles
submitted a compromise scale
carrying an advance of about 25
cents for day and 80 cents for
night work A bonus provision OF.
fering extra pay for above a GER
tain amount of type set was incor-
pOrated
The union decided to accept
it and believed the matter set
tied. In fact Mr.. Young, after
conference with Mr. Cowles
stated that everything was salts
factory and congratulated us on
the success attending the discus.
sion. 1t was plainly understood
that whatever agreement was
reached by the committees repre-
senting Mr.. Cowles and the union,
respectively, would be binding on
both parties.
"On Sunday, Nov. IS, the union
formally ratified Mr.. Cowles' com
promise scale and 1t was submitted
to him for signing. A five years
contract was implied.
Notwithstanding every assur-
ance that the matter was settled
entirely satisfactorily to both
sides we were informed on the fol-
lowing Wednesday that Mr..
Cowles would not sign the scale
his own proposition. He wanted a
number of other concessions and
alterations. among them stipula-
ton prohibiting a change in our
constitution, which is now three
years old. When the union met
last Sunday and the matter was
discussed again and the result was
that the executive committee was
instructed by the union to formal
ly submit the first scale adopted
unless Mr.. Cowles would stand by
his agreement.
This was done accordingly and
still we got no satisfaction. Then
ii became impossible to hold the
men any longer. The union could
not and would not order a strike,
but neither could it prevent the
men quitting.
THAT is how the situation
stands. We have wired for Presi-
dent Lynch to either come here or
send an organizer, as the matter
is out of the local unions control,
Our members are leaving town in
many instances and none of them
seem anxious to return to work UNI
der the best of conditions since the
deliberate abrogation of the agree
ment Mr.. Cowles made with us."
On behalf Of the Spokesman
Review, Business Manager F. H.
Young today submitted the follow
ing statement of the trouble from
the employers side:
"On Nov. 10, 1906, the execu-
tive committee of the local Typo
graphical union called at the
Spokesman-Review Office and pre-
scented new scale of wages.
which they stated was informal
and that they wished to reserve
the right to withdraw 1t at any
time They stated that It was
their desire o carry on negotia-
lions for a new scale, with the un.
Outstanding that no proposition or
counter-proposition made by either
side should be binding unless made
in writing, properly dated and
signed. To this end the following
stipulation was drawn up and
signed by the committees on both
sides: ........ .......
"First--It Is understood that the
printed specification concerning
regulations and prices desired by
the Typographical union and sub
mitted to the committee Of the Re-
view Publishing Go. Nov. -. 1905,
Is not a formal demand for the
same, requiring formal counter
proposition from tho Review In or