United labor bulletin., 1910-12-01

The committee reported through Secre-
tary Bedford that they had done as in
structed and that a settlement was out
of the question. The committee reported
that the publishers said they would do
no better than was offered in the pro-
posed agreement published in The Buiie-
tin OF Nov. II. which was virtually the
open shop. The publishers said tnat
Berry had agreed to the proposed settle
ment but later abrogated that agreement
The committee asked the publishers II
they would agree to giving the whole
controversy into the hands of an arbi-
tration board, and they said they would
not. The publishers taking this stand.
the committee could not offer anything
further and withdrew from the meeting
and reported as above.
Following the report of this commit
tee. the strike and the situation in which
the pressmen are placed was discussed
at length. David Simons. organizer for
the international Printing Pressmen and
Assistants union OF North America and
who will be in charge of the strike OF
the Web Pressmen. was at the meeting
and spoke at length. He told Of a meet
ing with the publishers and OF the nom
productive result. He said that the press
men we're in the fight 10 stay. and II nee
essary n newspaper would be established
In n,nser 70 promote the interestz OF
the pressmcn. He told OF how the pub
fishers wanted to change the shop rules
of the pressmen in such a way that the
membership OF the organization would be
cut in half. and told OF how the publish
ers were offered the same terms as were
L., safs ha large
OF the United States.
Mr.. simons has a way OF driving home
a point which is all his own He has an
attractive personality. and by his appear
anoe at the assembly he made good
Impression and won support. The good
Impression made by Mr.. Simons was de-
tracted from by members OF the press
mems international who felt they had a
grievance against the members OF the
Typographical and Stereotypers' unions
who are at work on the struck papers
These members created sentiment
against the two organizations named
above, and their remarks were supple
mented by delegates from the building
trades who could not understand why
these other printing trades remained at
work The ill-advised remarks had a
tendency to direct the fight against the
two unions named and detract attention
from the publishers. 1t was only after
members OF the Typographical union
took the floor and explained the situa-
ton to the miscellaneous trades and said
things OF the Pressmen that would have
remained unsaid had they refrained from
directing the unwarranted attack that
the attention of the assembly was again
centered on the publishers. The assem-
bly, decided by an overwhelming vote TO
declare the three newspapers unfair, ana
the secretary was instructed to omciaiiy
notify the Web Pressmen OF the action.
A communication was received from
the Electrical Workers stating that they
had received the watch offered In the
contest for the benefit OF sir. Minor. The
contest was conducted by the assembly.
The assembly decided by large vote
to purchase a new carpet for the assem-
bly, hall. The committee having the mat
ter In hand reported that good carpet
could be had for $125. and II was the
sense Of the delegates that the carpet
be purchased.
A resolution was passed endorsing
George r. Howe OF the Machinists' union
for factory inspector.
ON Recommendation Of the Boilermak-
ers. II. X. Kline was endorsed for state
boiler inspector.
The Walters reported that the two res !
taurants Of Bob White we're unfair. Del
eRate Farrell said that the Walters union
had placed fine on anyone purchasing
or reading either of the three daily pa
pcrs, the News. Post and Republican.
Albert Parish OF the Cooks made
progressive report saying that the
Cooks we're In good shape. but said they
would be in better shape II union men.
and the printers In particular. would quit
walking ou, OF their way to patronize
non.union restaurants. He said that the
printers at Smith-Brooks and the Post
were notorious In this regard and said
that n delegation would wait on No. 40
at the next meeting.
Secretary Bedford called attention to
the article written by Frank ]. Pulver,
former president OF the Trades and
Labor Assembly. and which was printed
in The Bulletin OF Nov. II. The article
was a weil-written review of the life OF
tho assembly and Mr.. Bedford said that