Semi-weekly herald., 1910-09-08

owner was printer ana WORKED IN
the composing room. Was inform
ed this could not be dons--the only
thing to do was to align or no men
at work. This ia taking snap Iudg-
ment according to all rules Of fair
ness. offered to guarantee to
not import non-union men and to
abide by what 10 enforced In every
office In the land. have had no
trouble with union printers, be-
leve In organization, but there can
be tyranny of organization Of men
the same as tyranny In trust or
ganlzation and oppression OF labor
neither of which am | a believer
in.
It Is possible for time Of de-
preston In work and the office
could not stand S21 week man
to makeup the paper and | would
want to do the work, but accord
ing to the contract am bound
hand and foot to employ such a
man. In all small country offices
the newspapers and Job depart
ments are conducted as one and
have to be to make ends meet
and 1t does seem that after COM
plying in placing one foreman In
the office the proprietor should be
permitted to look after his news
paper. However, have signed
the contract, and will leave 1t to
your fairness and to fair-minded
people If It Is right, and trust that
you will investigate and report
upon the rights Of a newspaper
owner to work In his own shop,
and also IL it is right to take snap
judgment when an offer is made
to arbitrate or to have the mat
ter investigated by head men with
an effort to adjust differences.
Trusting that you will give imme
diate answer,
! am yours truly,
GEO. N. RAYMOND.
p. S.-We desire to add that
there is no trouble Of any kind
between The Herald and It's en-
ploycs, the men simply claiming
they were acting solely on instruc-
tions from headquarters and could
not change any OF the regulations.
G. N. r.
In place like Durango where ther
ire seldom excess printers to put o
n case of extra work and the wor
s often accepted based on the regula
scale and when overtime Is worke
It counts up. but this was not tn
Issue so far as the writer was col
cerned, the above communication e,
planning everything and VIC. will nj
dwell longer on the matter.
The editor and owner OF the Demt
,rat cannot advance the same kind c
,laim advanced by The Herald as b
IS not a printer and we believe h
should sign the scale 1t would b
better for the paper and the con
But Mr.. Day feels that n
ias been imposed upon-that me
iave taken advantage of his lack G
knowledge of the business. This /
he misfortune OF any one who ha
10 practical insight. at the same tim
hirty years of newspaper work shoul
give one a pretty good idea of wha
printers should accomplish. The write
offered to meet with the men and n
| side proposition see that the sam
esults were secured for stated work
iguring the difference between da
md night scale. Mr.. Day also claim
hat union men have left him In
urch without notice. The Herald ha
lad the same experience. but to cove
his the writer met with the mel
asst evening and they agreed to pre-
7ision that an employer was to b
given ten days notice and the en-
,loyed was to receive the same nc
ice and that In case of a man quiz
ing without notification the uniol
would reimburse the shop affected 50
or every man who jumped his jot
ind in case the employer fired ma
notice he was to advance hin
go. This is very good provision
n place isolated like Durango an
what Is fair for one side Is fair 70
he other. Another thing. Mr.. Day sc
iously objected to signing contrac
,earing the signature OF w. A. Ma,
niger as secretary. Mr.. Navinger ha
-ccently started shop of his owl
md Mr.. Day feels that the presen
rouble largely eminates from the sec
'etary who wants to place the Demo
rat in a hole for personal benefit
light to have the contract signed bu
Jr. Day declared he would not sign
contract with Navinger's name attach
ID. The Herald does not pretend t
mow If any OF the claims advance
,y Mr.. Day are true or whether MI
has been unduly active an
eadlng the fight, just giving Mr.. Day
yersion.
While the scale makes II expensiy
n getting out newspaper II require
ali lIled labor and a nrintar,a irada