Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-20

seuted by the officers of the unions
that were on strike, and by the Chi
cago World a morning and evening
publication claiming TO support the
strikers, but in the opinion of your
committee. really engaged in an effort .
10 make capital out OF the strike and .
70 increase its circulation. prestige .
and influence because of the strikes, .
ana TO build itself up on the sacrifice /
and trade-unionism of the men who
were on strike and who were combat /.
ing for principles which they believed I
we're right
Your committee also finds that an
effort vas made on the part of the
representatives of the unions out on
strike to involve Mailers union No.
in sympathetic strike action and that
this effort was also combated by Pres
iCent Lynch, Vice President Smith
and the president Of Chicago Mailers'
union Your committee from its in
yestigatiOn is OF the opinion that if
Mailers' union No. , had entered into
sympathetic strike 1t would have
meant the disruption and ruinatiOn OF
that union, for the organization is in
no condition to Withstand the dangers
aud difficulties that are incident to
strike This union voted % to not
- enter into a strike.
Your committee is Of the opinion
| that the position taken by President
Lynch and the officers of No. IS and
. Nrailcrs' union No was the only pc
stiou that could be taken. and II
recommends that the convention COM
: mend and irdorse the action OF the
~ tcrnational president, the interna-
tiuual executive council and the Off
GERS OF Typographical union No. Is
ana Nailers' union No. and also
commend and iudorse the action taken
by these unions, in view of the con
tract under which one was working,
and the condition confronting the 9th
cr I'm refusing to enter into sympa-
tlctiC strike.
Under ordinary circumstances your
committee would not make comment
on the wisdom or legality Of the Chi
Cago strikes. leaving these questions
o. the Investigation and determination
OF the local unions involved and their
International organizations. Your COM
nittcc finds. however, that one of the
unions, the wagon drivers organiza-
ton. is an independent uuion, in open
q, GaUCe tn its Internal Dnal orTan7a
tioh ibn international Transfers
CaauCt"~s and Stab'cTr"n !nDn
lite ucwsbovs have no national organ
l2ation
Your committee also finds that The
stcrootypers' union, in entering into
svmpathet'c strike, violated its con.
tract with The Chicago publishers;
that this action VAS Immediately ais
ayowcd by the International officers OF
the International Stereotg3ors and
F1eCtrotypers' union, the unions char
ter revoked and that the convention
OF this organization, held In Gan Fran
cisco in June, upheld the Offices in
. their action and placed the Chicago
! situation in charge OF the executive
, hoard with full power 10 act.
/ The Chicago trouble originated
? With the strike Of the web prassIr- n
/ IN the press rooms of the Chicago
: American and Chicago Examiner
, Your committee finds from the oyt
, deuce before il that arbitration was
: offered the pressmen before thcy
, walked out. but that il was declined
: uulcss il was predicated on conditions
| laid down by the pressmen them
: selves Your committee believes that
lad the proifer OF arbitration been &C
| ce3ted by the pressmen and their in
. tcrnatioual representatives, the diff
r Guilty with the Hearst papers CoulC
3 lave been avoided, that no interna
D tioual union principle was involved
] ana that before any fair arbitration
7 board the pressueu would have Sc
cured a verdict that would have safe
r guarded the interests of the men en-
: ployod in the Hearst press rooms ana
n whose positions were in leopard.
e owing TO the attempted reduction o
e the number Of men manning eacl
{ press II. therefore. this strike, whicl
brought about strikes in the othe
y newspapers and which resulted in tn
1 latest Chicago situation. could hav,
: been avoided by the exercise OF pa
. ticrce and diplomacy. It follows tina
II should never have taken place. :,
permit such a strike 10 occur an
o then 10 involve other trade Un!ouist
|, in the warfare. and TO propagate AM
u support this warfare. bringing abou
: Industrial chaos and individual suffer