Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-01
Causes Sensation.

The action of the Typothetae of Washing
| ton yesterday in filing application for
an injunction against Columbia Typograph-
| cal Union in combination with the al
| legged plot to bring about the arrest of Mr..
| Samuel Gompers by certain employing
printers of Chicago, and the official state
ment of the local eight-hour committee of
| journeymen printers which was given out
by Mr.. T. G.. Parsons, chairman, in reply
| TO the official statement of the Typothetae,
as, given exclusively in The Star, caused
| something of a sensation in this city. es-
pecially among the thousands of members
| of the local trades unions. Anxious inquI-
ries were made today concerning the pro-
posed arrest of President Gompers in Chi
cago on the charge of contempt of court in
connection with the injunction proceedings
instituted against the Typographical union
of that city by the Chicago Typothetae.
Information received here today is to the
effect that Mr.. Gompers Will not be placed
under arrest at first proposed, according
| to President Wright of the Chicago Typo
graphical Union. 1t is said those who were
engineering the plot were informed by the
| court that the proposed case against Mr..
Gompers would not stand. They also learn
| ed, it is stated that such step would
| seriously react against the employing
| printers side Of the controversy, and no
| further action was taken. President
| Wrights information was. however, that
| all steps had been taken to have the presi-
| dent of the American Federation of Labor
| taken into custody "for the moral effect it
| would have in preventing the ordering of
| a general boycott against those of the en-
| ploying printers who are members of the
| Typothetae In this connection 1t is said
| the National Typothetae deny any compile
| ity in the proposed taking into cusody OF
| Mr.. Gompers.
| Affidavits Filed.
| The aff1davits that have been filed in the
Supreme Court of the District of Columbia
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| pothetae of Washington aginst Columbia
! Typograph phical Union, and which allege vio-
| lence by the striking book and job printers.
| and interfere with their prerogatives as
| free agents in working where they please
| and under any conditions they may choose,
| are signed by the following non-unfon point
| ers, who are termed strike breakers" by
| the union printers: Ethelbert Baier of Chi
| cago, Nathaniel Diamond of New York.
| Howard Underwood of Alexandria, Elwood
| B. Myers of Doylestown. Pa; Leonidas E.
/ Forrest of st. Louis, Mo-; Frank p. Dolan
| and Eugene B. Mcdowell of New York,
| Edward L. Mcintosh of this city, Homer
| Thomas of New York and William F. Rob-
| erts, an employing printer and member of
| the Washington Typothetae, who makes
! general statement of complaint
At the headquarters of the eight-hour
| strike committee, corner of 9th and D
| streets northwest. today there were signs
| of considerable activity. Several non-union
| printers appeared before the committee this
morning and stated that they had volun-
| tarily given up their jobs in typothetae Of
| fees and desired to affiliate with the union.
/ This is one OF the reactionary effects of
| the attempt of the typothetae to employ
| the Injunction and other coercive meas
| ures, said union member, pointing to
| the group of non-unonists standing in front
| of Chairman Parsons desk
| Views of Mr. Parsons
Mr.. Parsons said to Star reporter:
| I'VE have been universally commended
| by the business men and citizens generally
| of Washington on our peaceful conduct of
| the strike. also by the police department
and the individual policemen on whose beats
| the tyDothetae offices are located. They
| say it is the most orderly strike they have
| ever heard of; SO orderly, in fact. that the
| casual observer would not know a strike
was in progress. The men who have left
! their places of employment-the typothetae
! offices-since the strike began, have done
| SO voluntarily. We deny the charge of vio-
| lence on our part
! "The only case OF real violence" added
Mr. Parsons, Was perpetrated by man
! who is member of a Typothetae firm He
| seized q union printer by the throat while
near the corner of 11th street and Penn
sylvania avenue and shook him violently,
| accompanying the act with abusive Ian
| guage He even attempted TO strike. the
| union printer, but the cooler heads OF the
| men who were with him prevented him
from doing so.
| This Injunction proceeding is despair
ate move on the part of the Typothetse,rs
concluded Mr.. Parsons. 1T is an attempt
to manufacture an excuse TO influence the
people that we have been using force-to
work up false sentiment"
Well Supplied With Workers.
Mr.. George e. Howard of the Typothe-
i tae Of Washington informed a Star re-
porter late this afternoon that about
eighteen non -unioh printerA reached Wash
ington recently fsom all sections of the
country.
The men are coming individually now
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