The Cairo bulletin., 1911-05-28
NOT QITITE, FAIR.

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Committee OF Cairo Typographical |
onion No. 461 undertook. In card
to the public. to place upon the Bal.
lesin Co. the blame for the failure
I'd agree between 1t and Its employees, !
for the walk OUT which followed. |
and for the injury done to the Bull
Ietin newspaper as result of siicn
walk out The Committees state
rsent Is not quite fair.
TO begin with the Committee de-
clares. 1.-THE truth of the matter,
regarding that contract, is that the
Eulietin managers knew weeks and
weeks in advance of the walk on"
what the consequences would be If
they failed to sign the new scale OF
wages before the first day of May |
Copies of the new scale had been
furnished the company
Docs not the Committee assume
rather too much In this statement?
IT Ii not given to men in the ordinary
walks and activities of life to know
weeks and weeks in advance" what
II going to happen in certain CON
tingencies. particularly when the con-
tilgeneies depend upon what happens
to be in the minds of other men, AS
rule, men see but dimly through
The veil which hides the future from
rs all, and the Bulletin managers do
4 not possess, nor claim to possess, any
occult powers They had no means
Of knowing what was In the minds
Of their employees. or, more properly
speaking. OF the Committee which
controlled and directed their conduct.
Up to certain point the Bulletin
managers had reason to feel that their
employees and the men In authority
over them In the Union were reason
able men, were disposed to be friend
ly and fair, would consider and make
due allowance for all the important
conditions that necessarily had bear
iny upon the matter at iSsue-condi-
tons which must be considered If an
equitable agreement was to be reach.
cd Up to certain point the Bulle.
tin managers had no reason to ex-
pect that their employees, or the men
In authority over them in the Union
would assume the attitude of unre
asonable, Incorporating dictators
presenting an ultimatum with the
command "You MuSTl" When this
spirit manifested itself, with only /;
trifie remaining as an obstacle to al
A amieahle agreement, 1t stands to rea
son that a continuance of friendl.
negotiations was out OF the question
negotiations was out OF the question
EN- dill not feel that the men would pei
M init themselves to BIO led as far a
they We're; they had no thought b
parting with their employees; the
hoped to the last that reason an
fairness would prevail and took N
steps to fortify themselves against
walk out - certainly, they did nc
expect that the men would be ordere
out on May LIST, three days befor
the written contract between til
Union and the Bulletin Co. had e.
s Eired.
The Committee denies that it, {
the men which 1t controlled, had
In their minds to take advantage
the small difference in the wage seal
between them and the Bulletin ma
ayers, to show their power for har1
With reference to some Of the me
this claim may be granted, but d
8 stand together In responsibility f
what was done, since all became PAL
ies To IL. The fact remains that Il
Union did take advantage OF this tr
Ling difference to show Its power 4
harm, it's power to destroy; and
Ii fundamental principal Of law.
wei as general cceptei rule
humn reason and conduct, that M
intend to do that which they do.
The Committee comments SON
what sarcastically npon \ big GO
cern llke the Bulletin az. refusil