The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-04
STEREOTyPERS|N
 CHICAGO ARE OUT Publishers Confronted With
 Fresh Trouble
ORDER DISREGARDED
Scores of Boys and Men Who En- deayor to Sell Papers Assaulted
 by Sympathizers-Complete . Tie-Up Is Threatened

Chicago, May 3.--After day of turmoil marked by several assaults and a few ar rests resulting from attempts to distribute Chicago newspapers printed by. non-union pressemen, publishers tonight were con- fronted with fresh trouble when the stereotypers walked out of all the offices. The move was made by the worlxmen in violation of specific order from James J. Freel, international president of the stereotypers union, who instructed the men to remain at work.
 The following statement was issued after the walkout by the local branch of the Newspaper Publishers association:
 Because the owners of the Chicago daily newspapers would not permit com- mittee of the stereotypers' union (which had previously voted to strike) to sit as judge and jury on the questions at issue between the publishers and the press mems union, the stereotypers' union to- night walked out of all the newspaper of fees This was done in distinct violation of the contract existing between the Chi cago publishers and the stereotypers' union and in face of a specific order from James J. Freel, international president of the stereotypers, who warned his local fol- lowers against such action.
 This strike by the stereotypers is the third contract breaking walkout by the unions employed in the Chicago news paper offices in the last 4S hours"
 Today was a day of violence and blood shed on the streets of Chicago. Scores of boys and men who endeavored to sell afternoon papers were brutally assaulted by members of the drivers union and sympathzers with the pressmen. One boy was taken by seven strikers to the Chi- cago river at the Madison street bridge and they were on the point of throwing him in when he was rescued by platoon of police. His assailants were captured and taken to the Desplaines street sta- ton. Another boy had his jaw split and scores were beaten unmercifully At least half a dozen are in various hos pitals.
 Within a short time after the stereo- typers struck all the morning papers affected prepared to get out four-page paper.
 Afternoon papers published only one edition today and morning papers pre- pared to issue only one. It was impos- sible to obtain copies of any of the newspapers involved in the difficulties from street news stands today. A few attempts were made by newsboys to soil the papers but sympathizers with the pressmen tore up most of them.
 Most of the deliveries on regular routes were made with difficulty by carriers. Two policemen guarded each wagon that left the newspaper offices.
 Three arrests were made by the police but the causes were trivial. Frank AL ton. a downtown newsdealer, became engaged in an altercation with a man who is said to have attempted to de- Gtroy his papers and Alton's jaw was fractured. Two arrests were made on the Westside after clerks from an aft ernoon newspaper office, who were dis tributing papers, were attacked.
 Two hundred policemen have been as- signed to the various newspaper offices to prevent trouble.