Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-03
PREssMEN IN ALL LARGE NEWS
PAPER OFFICES IDLE PENDING
SETTLEMENT.
PUBLISHERS CIRCULATE
ONLY LIMITED EDITIONS
Outside Newspapers Provide News For
Suburban Observation-Disclosures Ae-
cuse Pre.smsn's Union Of Violating
Working Agreement, While Work
srs Say They Have Been Locked Out.

Chicago, May 3.-Dinerences pc
tween the pressmen's union and the
principal newspaper publishers in Chi
cago which interfered with the regu-
lar publication of afternoon papers
yesterday and the morning papers to-
day, remained unsettled this morn
ing.
Preparations were made to print the
afternoon papers and hope was ex-
pressed by the publishers that the dif-
liculty would be speedily adjusted.
Wagon men and newsboys compli-
Gated the situation by siding with
few street stands contained the regular
outside cities.
Papers from nearby cities were dis
tributed in the suburbs.
Call II Lockout.
]. G. Orr, secretary of the 1nterna-
tional Pressmen's union. who with
other labor leaders arrived today held
that the pressmen had no statement
to make at this time.
I'VE would like the public to re-
member that this is not strike, but
lockout" he said. aside from that
We have nothing to say now"
Publishers Say Contract Broken.
A statement was issued by the pub
lishers' association as follows:
"On April 80 at II o'clock, mid
night. the management of the Chi
cago Examiner and the Chicago Am
erican posted in its press rooms the
announcement that the contract be-
tween these papers anil the Chicago
Newspaper Web Pressmen's Union.
No. Z, having expired. the manage
ment elected to come under the pro-
visions of the contract between the
local Of the American Newspaper
Publishers Association, of which the
Chicago Examiner and the Chicago
American are members, and the
Pressmen's union, and would assume
all obligations, and exercise all the
rights of other members Of the Chi
cago local under the contract, adding
that the management would refer to
arbitration as provided in the con-
tract, any difference that might arise.
after the announcement, had been
read, the men, acting under the order
Of the president Of the union, resumed
work without protest, and thus
dCkUOWlcuScO IIlclT dCCSpldUCc VI I1AS
contract.
"On May 1, the management an
nounced that it would exercise its right
under the contract to determine the
number Of men employed on each press
and ordered each press to be manned
with the same number Of men as 9TH
er members Of the Chicago local en-
ploy on presses Of similar size and
TIo ~ ho
fused to work under this order. The
management then offered to permit the
men thus proposed to be laid off to
report as usual for work daily. but
not to work on the presses, and to
submit the question at issue to arbi-
tration, and in the event of decision
sustaining the position Of the union
to pay these men full wages from the
time they were laid off up to the date
Of the decision Of the arbitrators. The
members Of the union refused to work
under this offer.
"The management then notified the
men that their continued refusal to
work would constitute a strike and that
in so striking the union would be
breaking the contract between the pub
fishers association and the union. The
members Of the union continued to re-
fuse to work and walked out Of the
offices.
Contract Broken.
"Under the circumstances the Chi
cago local of the American Newspaper
Publishers Association now declares
the contract between it and Chicago
Newspaper Web Pressmen's union No.
Z, broken by the union. and therefore
terminated. The press rooms of all the
members Of Chicago local Of the Amer
ican Publishers Association will there
fore hereafter be conducted without
recognition of the Jurisdiction of Chi
cago Newspaper Web Pressmen's union
No. Z.
"1t is the purpose not to disturb the
working conditions and wages Of the
former contract and to this end the
continued CO. o-operation OF all emplyoes
without discrimination is invited.
"By order Of the Chicago local of ths
American Newspaper Publishers Asso-
citation.
.svictor =. Lawson, president.
"Henry N Cary. secretary.