Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-16
PRINTERS ENCOURAGED
PLEDGES OF SYMPATHY FROM
PROMINENT SOURCES.
Strikers Gain Point in Courts of Vir-
ginia-Rumor From
New York.

The striking printers who assembled at
their headquarters, 9Th and streets. thts
forenoon TO answer rollcail were advised
by Mr.. T. c. Parsons chairman OF the
eiFht-hour committee of Columbia typo
graphical Union. of the reception of num-
Der of communications that have been re-
ccived by the committee from members or
/ Congress, senator's and leading business
nier of Washington expressing sympathy
with the typos in their movement and
promising their support. Information from
Richmond that the supreme court of Vir-
ginia had rendered a decision favorable
&c the striking printers there was also
communicated
1t Is stated that the Typothetae of Rich
nond applied for an injunction restraining
inc Richmond union from picketng the
places or members of the typothetae or IN
any other manner Interfering with the con-
duct of their business. A temporary re-
stralning order was granted by Judge Gren-
man, and was afterward dissolved by the
same judge. The typothetae appealed the
case to.the supreme court of Virginia and
now that body, by unanimous vote has
affirmed the decision of Judge Grennan IN
dissolving the temporary restraining order,
and ii is stated, has affirmed the right OF
the printers union to post pickets in an
orderly manner, so that violence Is not re-
serted to.
on the action of the supreme court of Vir-
gitta, that II was an important victory for
the striking printers in Virginia and every
where else, and for labor organizations gen
orally, as 1t upholds the right of such bod.
les to employ orderly picketing.
Greeted With Applause.
Applause greeted the reading of the COM
munications. Chairman Parsons said of
several hundreds of letters the committee
had
in uncomplimentary terms and disparaglng
in their nature
These are in every instance anonymous
ever on the paper on which they are writ
ten or the envelopes in which they were in
closed" said Chairman Parsons.
Among the large number of letters read
to the striking printers were complimentary
communications from the following
Senator Gearin of Oregon, who succeeded
Senator Mitchell$ said: Il require that the
union label appear on all my printing
Representative Z. y. Hayes Of California
wrote: Il run a large printing establish
ment myself in California, and two years
ago I voluntarily reduced the hours of my
employees to seven and a half l therefore
sympathize with your efforts to secure an
eight-hour day for all printers in Washing
ton and shall preserve the list of offices
that have granted the eight-hour day"
Representative John Lamb of Virginia
in any way possible. l am IN favor OF
eight hours for them.
Representative Wesley L. Jones of wash
ington. said he was in full sympathy with
the printers.
REPRESENTATIVE Loren Fletcher of Mime
sofa wrote: II always have my work done
by union shops and by eight-hour-a-day
concerns
Prof. Moore's Congratulations.
Prof. Willis L. Moore, chief of the United
States weather bureau, wrote:
II heartily sympathize with Columbia
Typographical Union IN its efforts to estab-
fish the eight-hour day. l congratulate you
on the splendid success you have attained
so far in this contest. and wish you com
plete success in gaining for the workers in
the printing craft a reasonable workday. l
believe that eight hours is the extreme limit
that any man should be required to work
day after day.
other complimentary communications were
received from Representative Dorsey w.
Shackleford of Missouri Representative c.
B. RandeIl, Representative William Sulzer
of New York and many Washington bust
ness men.
report reached here today from New
York to the effect that the National Typoth-
etae was considering the advisability of
declaring for the eight-hour day, but deny
ing the other demand of the Typographical
Union for a closed or union shop. If the
eight-hour concession is made. the report
stated the Typothetae offices will still be
operated as open shops. Members of the
Typothetae of Washington say they have
not been advised as to the truth or untruth
of the report.