Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-04
SI[R[O1YP[RS JON
Striking PR[SSN[U
CHICAGO NEwspApERs sTiLE
TIED UP sv WALK.ouT or
EMPLOYEES.
SMALL EDITIONS issuEo
WITH NO ADVERTISEMENTS
Rietins Begins and Several ohets Ars
Firsd-Troubls Ensuss Whsn Effort
10 Made 20 Load Mail Wagons
Several Arrests Made - Woman
~Nsvxsis" Threatened BY violsnes.


Chicago, May l.-The strike OF the
pressmen on tho principal Chicago
daily papers took on more serious
aspect early today when the stereotype &
ers In ali of the o1lces affected. left
their work In sympathy With the or
iginal strikers. This made the third
union to join in the strike. the wagon
drivers having previously quit work.
PEELED the publishers to conaense tho
morning papers. Only one edition was
issued. and this without any adver-
tisements. 1t was expected that the
afternoon papers would act similarly
and issue only only one edition In con-
dcnsed form.
Riotina Begins.
For the first time since the strike
began. shooting was resorted to today.
Several shots were fired In ss.e ==:-eAs
In front OF one of the newspaper build
ings at Madison and Dearborn streets.
No one was injured but the police
made several arrests. Newspaper wag-
ons under the guard OF policemen were
being loaded at the time of the shoot
ing.
Policemen were summoned this
morning when four men entered tho
Fullerton avenue station OF the North
western elevated road and threatened a
woman who was selling newspapers.
The men disappeared before patrol
wagon arrived and no arrests wero
made. The woman was not beaten.
Tho Publishers Statement.
The following statement was issued
after the walkout by the local branch
of the Newspaper Publishers Associa-
ton:
| Because the owners OF the Chicago
| newspapers would not permit COM
mittee Of the stereotypers union (who
| had previously voted to strike) to sit
| ng Judge and Jury on the questions mt
Issue between the publishers and the
| | pTessn,en's union the stereotypers'
union tonight walked ont Of all the
newspaper offices. This was done In
| distinct violation OF the contract exist
| ing between the Chicago publishers and
| the sterotypers' union and In face OF a
specific order from james J. Freel. in-
| ternati ionnl president OF the stereotyp-
crs' union who warned his local fol-
lowers against such action.
! "Thc strike hy the stereotypers Is the
| third contract breaking walkout by tho.
unions employed In the Chicago news
paper offices In the last forty-eight
| hours.
Cause Of tho Trouble. =
The difference arose on the cSuira-f
tion OF the pressmens contract with the
| Hearst newspapers and the failure to
agree on terms of renewals The strik-l
| ers explained that the union demanded
| a separate contract with Hearst, and
! that the men would not work for tho
! American or Examiner under the came
| contract that is In force on all the other
! papers In tho city. They say the HcArse
| mana cement refused to sign separate
| grecment when the old one expireds
April 30 and asked the men to 20 an
working under the agreement withAtno
| publishers association. The men -
| fused and the strike was called, TIL
The members of the publishers a690s
citation. in sympa,hv with the lIo
raners then declared their c0ukGM&
with the union terminated. sSsSNxSS
| About n year ago union printers u
the two Hearst napers struck becailo
| of a disc rreement over the union wA9Q
scale. The other newspapers. meIl-
| hers Of tho publishers association. rms.
pended publication in sympathy ann
| tho coptroversv was settled shortly M.
! .erward bv President LYNCH. OF the In-
| terrotional Typographical union, de.
clarinG that the printers were in the
wrong.
The Chicago Federation OF Labor
later nssscd resolutions tienoascsaS w
| n Hearst and his Chicago papers, ana
since that tin,e relations between eno
publications and labor organizations
| have been strained.