The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-05
PRINTERS INK
IS DRYING UP
Chicago Newspaper Strike Has
Narrowed Down to Fist Fights
Out In the
Streets.
FIVE CRAFTS ARE OUT
The Printers Are Still on the Job
But Other Departments Are
Having a Hard
Time.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service j
CHICAGO, MAJ with five
crafts connected with the mechanical
departments of all Of Chicago's news
papers on strike, 1000 policemen
guarding down town streets and
wagons to insure safe distribution oof
the limited Sunday editions, newspa-
per row and large section of the
loop district tonight appeared to be
under martial law.
EARLY delivery of already printed
Sunday papers caused numerous
small fights and because Of the deter
/ mination of some of the strikers to
4 prevent If possible any papers being
| distributed, more serious rioting was
looked for later when the larger de-
i liveries were attempted.
Il The latest additions to the strikers
ranks late today were the members
OF the mechanics union, who are en-
ployed in the newspaper offices.
These walked out in sympathy with
the pressmen, wagon drivers, news
boys and stereotypers who had previ-
ously struck In that order. Now to
! tie UP the papers against whom the
strike is directed, pressure is being
brought to bear upon the printing
trades, an effort to induce the typo
graphical workers to walk out. The
J publishers are relying upon the print
ers standing by their agreement and
are not expecting any trouble with
them. Assurance has been sent by
| international President Lynch tina,
the printers will remain at work.
! Scores OF union men and newsboys
have been arrested during the last
: two days for participation In street
9 fights which have been frequent in
4 the down town district and many
;. more arrests are anticipated following
g indications of certain trouble tonight
!. Judge Burke late today continued
r until next Tuesday the cases pending
G before him on account of violations o
d the iniunctional order which he is
n sued against strikers interfering witt
non-union drivers and newsboys.
At meeting OF the local pressman'
union, resolutions were adopted pre-
} viding for notification of pressmen II
9 all cities where Hearst papers ar
r. published of the situation here an
advising a sympathetic strike.
n. At the end of meeting of the news
d paper publishers tonight it was ar
le nounced that the situation. from tn
sr publishers standpoint was unchange
1t and that they anticipated no immet
~ late change.
ID The early part of the night wa
N characterized by the arrest Of larg
II number of newsboys. They were al
N cused of violating an ordinance whic
= was passed to prevent hucksters frol
"a crying their wares In the residenc
IN district. The ordinance, however. wa
so worded as to give the police lare
latitude and It's enforcement in tn
instance was ordered by Chief OF P
lice McWeeny at the request Of tt
gu publishers of the struck newspapers
AK The avowed reason is to prevent IL
10 sale Of newspapers friendly to tt
Ip- strikers. as they are practically II
Sc only ones being cried in
ne district The little news hustlers, Il
ed majority Of them childen, we're held
ne the police in practically prohibiti'
III bail and the patrol wagons role
wv through the streets nearly all mig
e. with their tiny occupants.
- All association papers ommitt
their usual theatre editions tonigf
but. although the publishers refus
to give anything out were evident
n preparing to put city edition on t
. streets.
- At midnight the night force of I
at licemen was augmented by the d
tas men who were placed on duty at T
Led different plants.
cir A meeting of the striking pressm
his was held late this evening but at t
inn close 1t was stated there was nothi
to give out.