New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-08
NO STRIKE VIOLENCE
President of TypothetG Says Print
ers Buy off Non-Umon Men.

Typographical Union No held meeting yes
terday TO reports from the various chapels as
to the progress of the strike last week for the
eight hour workday 1t was stated after the meet
ing that no special action was taken
Robert Campbell. delegate from the union mace
the following report yesterday at meeting of the
Central Federated Union
About eleven hundred men went on strike in this
been highly satisfactory to the union In four
days five hundred men have returned 20 WoIh u
day. Two of the largest firms in the city, whose
names I am not authorized to give now, will call
their men back to work tomorrow and make a
settlement with the union.
I have been directed 10 say that the strike was
ordered for the CLOSED shop. but for an eight
hour M9rkday though the ose5 s6op nd te
eight-hour workday. The closed shop question was
to have closed shops and all the shops were union
shops when the strike for the e %
CLOSED or open shop" issue by declaring for the
latter.
Reports were received from various cities by the
officers of the Typothet@ at No $40 Broadway yes
terday H v Boyer secretary of the Typothete.
made the following statement last evening;
We are gratifed at the situation. Nothing has
happened that we have not toreseen nu1f2er OF
non-union men came 70 New-York from dIfterent
cities to-day and will be put to work tomorrow
Many non-union men from cities further distant
AS We expected. the strike is quiet one and
to say this as before the employees went on strike
the members Of the Typothetee were on the best Of
The following statement was made yesterday BY
William Green president OF the Typothete:
peculiar feature of this strike is that the strke
ers instead of resortng to violence are buElng on
our men with free memberships in the union With
strike pay of from so to $15 week without work;
and in Some cases, with gifts of from $40 to SIgO
in cash and transportation home. The plckets Iol-
low M and accost the who have taken their
places and endeavor point out to them the supe.
IIor advantages of unionism from their point q
view and the benefits it confers. This, lnsteaq q
aronsing the antagonism Of the new conner, often
completely disarns him, and he falls an easy victim
to their Establishments. ra.
when the strike started hired lot OF guac6s
"a rrotect our men, we employed corps of polos-
renhers TO take pictures Of pickets who might az
tack them and engaged number OF i4WyeIs 70 oe
On hand 10 prosecute the strikers who might re-
SORT to violence All the money expended IN these
several directions has been wasted, because OF i
change in tactics made by TypograPhicai mon MOI
No In spite of this. however, our IoIce Is Solie
SANITY increasing and our position at the end OF
4iIa firs+ week is far ahead of that OF any ot4er
e+rIri[ citv at the end of similar peIlou !.
When the unions money begins 10 give out az 80 =
iii i, q few weeks, and when the workInen OF te
corntrv realize the importance OF the pIlnclpeS
VOWED and the opportunities 20 00l 81 g 10 s
rermanenty positions paying IRON from 81 - + %
Eel the strike will come to a quick ana sdlsldc-
finish.