The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-01
chicago Strike Causes Papers to
Come Out Today In Abbreviated
Form Because Of
Walkout.
WITHOUT A WARNING
Began in Hearst's Composing Room
Who're the Linotype Opera
tors Had ! GrIev-
ance.

CHICAGO, March 1.--Union print
ers employed by the Chicago Evening
American and the Examiner, William
R. Hearst's publications, struck, and
the compositors employed on all the
other Chicago papers may be called
out. The printers employed by the
other Chicago morning papers are
working pending the result OF a con-
ference between the American News
paper Publishers Association and the
union officials. Unless the members
Of the association can prevail upon
troyersy all Chicago papers. both
morning and afternoon, will be tied
up At a late hour the confer
ence was still in session and no
statement had been given out by eth
or side.
The Chicago morning papers were
published this morning in abbreviated
form.
The strike on the Hearst publica-
ton was called at three o'clock yes
terday afternoon and a sympathetic
strike Of all printers employed on
Chicago newspapers was called.
The compositors on the afternoon
papers responded, but at six o'clock a
truce was patched up whereby the
employees of the morning papers
agreed to go to work pending the con.
ference. Later in the evening the Ex-
aminer's printers quit work, but those
on the other papers continued on
duty.
The trouble is said to have started
when the Illinois Publishing and
Printing Company, which publishes
the Examiner, and the Evening Amer
lean Publ. shing Company, publishers
OF the American, installed in their
plants, wage and working conditions
dNferent from those in other plants
OF the Chicago branch Of the Ameri.
can Newspaper Publishers Associa-
ton.
It was claimed by the printers that
the Hearst papers did not pay their
linotype operators according to the
standard measurement of type, and its
operators We're at disadvantage as
compared with the employees of other
papers.
Every scale OF prices negotiated
under the bonus system" has been
based on what is called a 1914 plea
me. II any newspaper in the associa-
non reduced the width OF It's columns
70 less than that length and insisted
on measuring the type at that re-
duced width it would mean reduc-
tlon of wages and new scale would
nave to be made.
The lines Of type in the Hearst pa
pers are shorter than those used in
me other Chicago newspapers, and
not only is 1t impossible for the limo
Type operators to get as much prod
uct' from the linotypes used in the
iiearst plants in given time, but
'neir work. 1t is claimed, is more ardu-
gus than that on other newspapers in
ohlcago. 1t necessitates more physical
ana mental exertion for less money
'nan can be earned on the other pa
pers.
!, Even II the Hearst papers did pay
.neir linotype operators according to
'he standard measurement Of type"
SAD union operator, the operators
would still be at disadvantage com
pared with other members Of the
union doing the same work. as it is
'hpossible to procure as much prod
wv from the linotype machines in
'us Hearst offices as in those of the
otaer newspapers
Strike Is Unauthorized.
The following telegram was receiv-
90 BY the Chicago Publishers Asso.
citation:
strike unauthorized. illegal and
warrant. You are authorized
% publish this dispatch.
James NJ Lynch, international Ty-
pographical Union
PRESIDENT Lynch Of the Typographi-
val Union is on his way here to settle
.he strike. 1t is reported here today
,na' the printers In the Evening
journal Office might strike. but If they
10 u will be against the wishes of the
union.
The Chicago Daily Socialist, en-.
'arged in size, was scattered broad
east throughout the streets and the
Of the other papers slugged
lne boys handling 1t and in turn were
siugsed. The afternoon papers can
Celled their on rl,- ,eto~r o,a;t;ox,.