Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-03-09
WIN E|GH7-H0UR DAY
United States Court Decides
Long-Standing Case.
DODGE INJUNCTION FEATURE
Case 10 Decided In Clncinnati-Print-
ing Freshmen victors Over EN-
pIoyers In Battle Which Started in
1905.

Cincinnati, Mar. 3.-The union men
won and thes employers lost in the
long fought cAse of the Typothetae of
America against sthe International
Printing Pressmen's union. according
to decisio4 rendered yesterday after
noon by the United States circuit
court Of appeals. I.
The decision establishes an eight
hour day fbr work.
Decisaon by Kentucky Judge.
The decision was written by Judge
Cochran of Kentucky. who sat in the
hearing of the appeal from District
Judge Thompson's decision, in the alb
sence of Judge John K. Richards. who
was critically Ill at the time.
The digest of the decision was made
by Presiding Judge Lurton. The ap.
pellate court rules that no contract
exists between the union and the Ty.
pothetae to main tain the nine-hour
day as alleged by the typothetae.
Refuse, to Argue Injunction.
The appellate court declined to enter
into q consideration of the injunction
features Of the case, but sustained
Judge, Thompson on all other matters.
Judge :Thompson's rulings, therefore,
on the injunction features Of the case
stand. He held that no injunction shall
ne'.to restrain the officers Of the union
from advising the union men to keeI
or break a contract, because they are
parties to, or interested in the con
tract.
Il May BE Sued.
s The common law on the subject !!
Fiat If q third party, disinterested
urges the breach Of contract, he cal
sbe sued for damages.
An Interested party. however, unde
common; law. may intervene. Thu
Typothetae: In this ease set forth tina
the officers of the union printing press
men were not interested. Judg'
Thompson held the contrary. Tn,
Tpy0thetae. made an attack. on tn
Iatone In various parts of the countr.
asstps same time.
Fight Opened In 1905.
A case similar to the one decided
yesterday Is pending in the supreme
court of the United States. The Ty
pothefae attacked the union on tn,
grounds that the officers Of 1t are con
tract breakers. The officers her
fought against the validity of what tn
Typothetae alleged to be renemal Q
the nine-hour contract. entered int
by other officers of the union.
The fight OF the printing pressmel
for the eight-hour day began IL 1906.
Big; Strike Threatens Manila.
Manila, Mar. 3-As the result of tn
conviction and sentencing to ST:
months Imprisonment of Domino
dor Gomez, leader Of the Fedora
ton of Labor. of this city. 1T is gen
orally believed that q widespread,
strike in all the principal industrie
will oecur.r Gomez was convicted OF
the charge of threatening strik
against any shipping firm assisting il
any way local shipping firm agains
which, a strike ana boycott was dc
eaared some time ago. He has ais
been the leader Of several othe
strikes.
Subsequent to the government nege
hatsons for the settlement of the ger
sraa shipping strike Gomez called on
the employees of one firm in symp;
thetic strike, despite an agreement t
submit all disputes to arbitration &c
q period Of two years. Gov. Gel
Smith then interviewed by insisting O
the calling of of the strike and
leaning the government launches t
the firm affected.