New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-02
STRIKE IN MANY CITIES
TO GO OUT HERE TO-DAY.
Printers Erpress Confidence
Typothete Ready for Struggle.

The test of strength between the TypothetaR and
Typographical Union No. will begin this morn
ing, when the general strike, ordered by the union
on Sunday. to enforce the demands for the eight
hour workday and the closed shop. goes into effect
in all book and JOB offices. According to the off,
GERS of Typographical Union No. S. 5000 printers
will go to work under the eight hour and closed
shop conditions and 1000 will go on strike for the
demand The officers of the Typothete believe that
mere will strike. as the union bases its esti-
mate on the supposition that of the indie
pendent employers will grant the demands Some
of the largest Independent firms they say have
fused them.
II. V. Boyer secretary of the Typotheta. said
yesterday that the Typotheta is satisfied that the
viii be boarded and lodged in former school build
lots and has been entirely retted for the purpose
The building is a four-story and basement structure
them reached the building yesterday. Ample protec
ton is promised to the strike breakers
s. said that he was confident that the strike would
The nine hour workday, which the printers are
striking against was preceded by a nine and half
printers had been working ten hours a day and
made demand for the nine.hour day. compro-
printers should work nine and half hours day
until certain date when the nine hour rule would
time mentioned the nine-hour day went into effect.
Philadelphia Jan L-Twenty-four of the one
the agreement giving their employees an eight-hour
workday. These firms. however. are not members
of the Typotheta, which refuses to concede the
shorter workday
Washington Jan. Because of a special agree
rnent between the Typotheta of Washington and
the local geographical union. January 4. and not
January ], is the date when the demand OF the
union that all shops shall be closed to non-union
men and placed or an etght-hour basis IS to go
into effect here. Most Of the printing establish
rents IN Washington standing together in
have issued circulars 10 customers explaining the
position taken by the Typotheta
Columbus Ohio, Jan. 1.-Twenty-one union Job
printing offices in Columbus to-day granted the
eight-hour day. The union printers of Columbus
yesterday voted aid the printers in work
and elsewhere in their effort 70 secure the eight
hour day
Providence, R l.. Jan. IA strike OF the union
compositors Of the local book and job printing
shops, about forty-hve in number. occurred to-day
sed Th srRe e e evPa 81 the cay ager
printing establishments in this city.
Los Angeles, Cal. Jan. lon account Of the holt
day the full extent OF the printers strike in Los
Angeles will not be known until tomorrow. 1t is
estimated to-day that rs printers and about hun
dred apprentices viii fail to report for work TO-
morrow, unless their demand for an eight-hour day
IS granted.
stockton Call Jan. 1.-The employing printers
and publishers of stockton have conceded the
eight-hour day. effective to-day. Those benefited
bookbirders, The linotype operators have been
working on the eght-hour schedule for some time.
Louisville. KY. Jan Sixty job printers,
bers of the Louisville Typographical Union,
on strike to-day for an eighthour day and closed
shop.