The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-18
M'REYNOLDS HALTS
FIGHT ON PRINTERS
Finds No Evidence Against
Allied Council for Crimi-
nal Prosecution.
POINTS TO ONE EVIL
Attorney for Union Promises
to Advise Ending of Boy
cotting Practice.

Acknowledgement McReynolds. having
considered the evidence gathered by the
Federal Grand Jury In its investigation OF
the Allied Printing Trades Council OF
New York. has advised United states
Attorney ". Snowden Marshall that there
Is only one allegation in the complaint
on which the Government can proceed
against the council for violation Of the
Sherman law.
Mr.. Marshall. with the approval Of the
Attorney General. discussed Che matter
yesterday with Abram !. Elkus. attorney
for the union interests Mr. Eikus prom
Used that he would advise his clients to
abandon the alleged boycotting practice
20 which the Department OF Justice takes
exception.
II the union men take this advice there
probably will be no dissolution suit. The
Acknowledgement has left future action
entirely to the discretion OF Mr.. Marshall
In any event the Government will not
proceed against the council on criminal
lines.
McR~ynOlds Pleases Unions.
According to the evidence 'aken by the
Grand Jury the magazine issued by the
Allied Printing Trades Council published
in December an article suggesting that the
members OF the various printers unions
comprising the Allied Printing Trades
Council refrain from buying the medicines
manufacture by the Humphreys Homeo-
pathic Medical Company OF 1856 william
street because that concern was having
its printing done by a non-union house.
Ender 4 Knopf OF 166 William street
Immediately afterward. II Is alleged
letters were written by the secretaries OF
many unions warning the medical COM
pany that IL IL pers sted in disposing OF
sSs v,rs,, NO 20 n
sands OF union men would cease to buy Its
medicines. Most of the letters, Il Is said,
were sent from the West.
"rhere Is nothing to show whether this
10 q general practice on the part OF the
trade unions embraced by the Allied
Printing Trades Council" says the At
torney-General. "or whether II is an
isolated instance. In either event II should
be stopped
The union interests are jubilant over
the Attorney Generals opinion. II is con-
sidered an indication Of the Administra-
tons attitude to labor unions.
Political Action, Not boycott.
The labor union men are especially
gratified with the Attorney Generals dis
posal OF the charge that the unions in
volved in the inquiry tried to induce town
and State boards OF education through
out the country TO buy only text books
printed in union shops. In regard to let
ters said TO have been sent out by the
Trades Council warning publishing houses
handling text books printed in non-unlon
shops of the plan 20 secure the coopera-
ton OF school boards the Attorney-Gen-
eral says:
EFT would seem that threats OF this kind
have rather the character OF political ac-
tion than OF a secondary commercial boy
colt.
"Of course 'hould the Allied Printing
Trades Council 20 further than Is here
indicated and. say. approach booksellers
with threats not to buy books from then
II they carry In stock the books Of pub.
fishers VINO employ non-union labor Their
we would have q case Of secondary boycott
The Attorney General comedies to tn,
members Of the unions in the Trades Coin
ell the right to strike ii necessary Il
avoid working on a printing job when par
~ the work mas been done by non-unior
labor.
The Investigation Of the Trades Council
was begun on February 3 on the strength
OF complaints made by non-union printini
and publishing houses against the alleged
unfair methods employed by the council
which Is the local repre- sentative Of fiv'
international unions. the typographers
rressmen. stercotypers, machinists an,
electrotypers. good part of the inquir.
concerned the la Dor troubles of Double
day. Page & Co. OF which Walter II
PAGE. Ambassador TO England, is member