Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-17
SYMPATHETIC STRIKE
Wrong In Principle and lnef-
feCtuaI In Practice.
OPPOSED BY THINKING MEN.
WcnIscns Cause OF Organized Labor by
Arouslng Hostile Public Sentiment.
Position of tho Typographical Union
on Thin Subject

W s'S sJFNS' hPihSa' OHtOh
on Thin Subject.
The cause OF union labor ia always
weakened Ivy calling Into play the
| sympathetic strike. In birmingham.
Ala, early last month the street car
employees were locked out, and In or
der to show Its sympathy the central
labor body ordered strike of all the
union men In the city. This call was
not responded to very literally, and
the Jackson (NfissD Daily News de-
clares the union men exhibited their
| good sense and thcorlzes us follows
by tubing the methods pursued by the
international Typographical union us
| an example:
as the News sees II, the sympathetic
strike IL II weak dependence, for II
docs more 10 array sentiment against
1t than my other thing. II this con
motion 1t IL well to noto tho advanced
position taken on this subject by the
international Typographical union.
This body Of highly intelligent men
hnyc come to the conclusion thut there
is no Justic0 IN tho sympathetic strike,
ana there has been none In this organl-
zntion since the printers struck IN Now
Orleans out OF sympathy for the team
sters about sixteen years ago. The
newspapers nre immune from syIupa-
thctic strllics
'9Ilkc tho case OF the Daily News.
| IT lhns II contract direct with tho local
union which ia eigncd 10y the officers
OF the uniou and the management Of
tho paper This contract guarantees 10
the men that they shnll receive 40 much
pay for 10 many hours work and 10
ono except II member OF tho Topographic
Zeal union emil bo employed In the
'ncch0nical department of the News.
1t would he manlfcstiy unjust for the
News employees 10 10 on n strike be.
cause say. for Instance. tho C1iF men
could not get whnt they wanted
The International Typographical
union hng always stood for the sacred.
ness OF its contracts, ana to this may
he attributed In large measure the
gro0s SUCCESS that has attended ibis
union. 1ho publishers know That the
union Ia going 10 live NJ 20 lts con.
tracts no matter whit troubles other
employers may have with other unions.
Printers arc opposed TO, sympathctic
strikes, not because they do not sym.
| pnthi2c with their fellow workers in
thcir troubles but because they are
wrong They lnflct hardshlps on
others They make one man bear the
burdens OF anothor's shortcomings
Tho ilasco ut Birmingham will prob
nDly put the sympathetic strike out OF
Business. Tho eympnthctic strike sim
| pH means that contracts nre 70 be
yiointcd ut viii. and union lcadcm rec
ognizc that II they nrc to inspire conf
dcnce for their organization II Is tn
cumbent on them TO live up To their
contracts. There ia probably no more
Intelligent or better conducted labor
organization In the world than tho In
ternationm Typographical union II
conducts Its strikcs without riotlng OF
bloodshcd. All the great newspapers
OF tho country have cnntlNcts with the
union. and any differences that may
arise are arbitrated. II IL the rarcst
thing Ia the world for big newspaper
tD have Il strike on Its hands, and this
~ In no small measure duo To tho fact
thnt tina publishers recognize that the
International Typographical union of
ficers will cnlr down II local union II II
Is wrong and insist on the performance
az my lawful contract Innde.
"Th0Se who afo opposed 20 unions
hayo not read Alright tho signs OF the
times. Tho unions have como 10 etny.
They have douo great work. for tholi
members. and thcy AFRO pot ciSidr, ae
they once were. There hnvo como to
the union leaders recognition Of the
rights OF others and desire TO live
up to any contracts made In tho name
Of tho union In MI the advanced
movement mado hy labor leaders the
printers have really been tho plonecTs
They haze but recently won a great
victory against the United 1ypothctae
OF America. which Is composcd OF the
leading Job printing ofIicss In the coun
try. Ono ny oue these oilices have been
unionzcd and the eight hour dry es
Established. aud this without any exhlbl.
tlon OF brutality ca tbs part of the
union men 9sho sympathetic strlke
Will have to 60 because II Is un-Amcrt
can 1t makes innocent parties suffer
for sins they hive never committed
and violates the great principle of
'squaro deal
"Thc News hns always been friendly
to union labor, employs nothing but
union men In It's plant and Is always
glad 10 rec0rd the triumphs OF unlonlsm
along right llne' II Is glad 10 know
that only few union men In Birmlng
llnm responded TO the strike GALE
| 6 Senmen and k-ongshoromon Agree.
T The long standing dispute between
tho Seamens and Longshoremcn's UNI