The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-01-16
Executives Themselves Get
Out Editions When Office
Forces Walk Out.
DEM NDS SWEEPING.
Writers Ask Recognition of
Union, Short Hours and
Vacations in Summer.

The nxty reporters and special
writer's Of the jewish newspapers Of
the east side have gone on strike Such
champion Of trade unionism a. the
militant Abraham Cahan. editor of
Forward" for instance. fnds himself
IN a place where he can sympatf,ise
with the capitanst1c tyrants. against
whom he has often launched invective
for saying II have nothing 10 arbitrate."
Mr.. Cahan and his esteemed con-
temporary. l.. r.. Miller Of wahrheit,
spent yesterday afternoon In busy
majesty IN their offices doing the thing
In reality which the boastfui young
reporter boasts Of doing when he goes
homo to his family ZACH day--"writing
the whole blamed paper" Moreover.
by agreement between themselves and
the morning newspapers printed In He
brew. Mr. Cahan and Mr.. Millor spent
last night helping out the editors Of
The Jewish Daily News and The Jew
ssh Morning Journal.
Tho dispute has nothing to do with
wages. Wares ere not even mentioned
in the demands presented by the union.
It has to do with the recognition Of the
union. including me right OF the chair.
man Of each local to dictate to his city
editor. MANAGING editor OF publisher
nbout anything he sees At.
eTRlk ERs ARE ALL WEINBERG OF
WRiTeRe' UNION.
The strikers are eli members Of tho
jewish Division Of Newspaper Writers
Union No. 4. A number Of ysars ago,
a number Of workers In the editorial
of'ic0 amused themselves By orvAnis-
inE . Newspaper wtters' union. which
was chartered by me American Fed.
GRAFTON Of Labor and which vas dropped
Ike discardsd toy whsu the paint
wore or. ,.
The workers for the papers printed n
Hebrvw apparently resuvciatsd the
charter. Here are some Of the demands
which Tyrant Cahan and Tyramt Miner
refused to grant:
!. Working hours on morning papers
are to 90 on continuously.
Q. A nights work consists Of any
consecutive hvs hours between 7 p. N,
and 2 A. NJ.
J. Any Newspaper man who can write
thres columns OF news In Ave hours,
from ordinary newspaper clippinss or
reports. said columns to be printed In
No. IL Brewer type. is considered COM
petsnt and eligible to the union.
=. A weeks work OF article, sketch or
novel writer consists Of six articles.
sketches or novel instalimsnts Of about
two columns each.
3. In case OF discharge for good and
sumcient reasons or resignation n
months notice u to be given on either
side.
This demands meant that not svsn
the editors or special writers-no, not
even Israel Zangwiil-could write q line
until he had been admitted to the union,
II meant that the city editor could not
discharge = man for being ''beaen," II
the chapel foreman did not approve.
II meant that any reporter could iosi
through half an hours work spread out
throuSh Ave hours and then collect
extra money for doing more wok.
Mr.. Cahsn and Mr., Miller spent the
Afternoon surrounded by stenoGraphers.
clipping the news out OF English news
papers and debating transia ttons to an
their columns. subscribed IN Hebrew
characters. Mr.. Cahan. - spokesman,
for the editors and publishers, asserts
he 10 no rccrsant to union principles. but
ne inslsts that workers Of the Intellect
cannot ak for the iron-ciad regulations
which are allowed to limit manual labor.
They want vacations to rest thei,
brains." he said. "But they dema nd
like hod-carriers. whose unions never
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