The sun., 1919-09-30
PRESSMEN'S STRIKE
BEGINS TOMORROW
Walkout Will Affect 152 Pc
riodicals and the Book and
Job Plants.
ABOUT 10000 TO BE IDLE
Effort of Discredited Unions
to Obtain Reinstatement
Comes to Naught.
ABOUT 10000 TO BE IDLE

Indirect proposals to avert the printing
trades strike through the reinstatement
OF the suspended unions in their inter
national organizations and submission
to arbitration failed last night.
Heads OF the International who have
condemned the walkout movement re-
fused to lend themselves to the plan and
announced that the troubled situation
cannot be cured until the belligerent
locals are purged Of the radicals who
have been directing their course.
In view of this fact II was conceded
generally on all sides last night that
there will be a complete shut down
tomorrow of the press rooms In the
book and Job printing establishments OF
this city. This, according to Col Will
lam Green, head of the United Typothe-
TIE of America, will stop temporarily the
publication of 1852 periodicals in New
York city and halt the presses in rs per
cent OF the commercial printing houses.
It will affect about 10000 workmen. who
will be either on strike or prevented
from working because of the stopping
of the presses
The peace overtures came at late
hour and were presented in a round
about way to the heads Of the Associa-
ton Of Employing Printers at confer
ence at the Hotel Pennsylvania. They
were, in effect. that Pressmen's Union,
No. 81, and Franklin Union, No. 2S-
the two organizations threatening the
strike-were willing to come to terms.
As these unions are under suspension
from the International Pressmen's and
Assistants Union, the employing print
ers refused to deal with them direct and
said that before they would listen to
proposals these bodies must regain their
international standing.
Aid. of international Refused.
Major George L. Berry, president OF
the International, and ce-President
McHugh were then communicated with
at the Knickerbocker Hotel, where they
are stopping. They were asked II they
would permit the two suspended unions
to return to the International provided
they pay up all back dues and agree TO
abide by the rulings Of the executive
council of the International in the set
Element of the present. dispute, They
were asked also If they would meet rep
resentatives of the suspended unions at
the Continental Hotel at 10 o'clock in
the evening.
The reply of Major Berry and Mr..
McBugh was a fiat refusal, and when
asked his opinion on the matter Mr..
McHugh spoke very strongly on the local
strike situation and said that the senti-
ments that he expressed were also those
OF Major Berry.
1--WE cannot permit the two suspended
unions to return in their present state
OF organization" he said. THE issue
involved is not matter of dollars and
cents that can be dismissed with pay
ment of back dues. These two unions
have been under the guidance of radicals
who refuse to deal fairly in labor dis
putes. The attitude OF the international
always has been square. II an employer
says that he cannot give our men an
incI ease of wages we arrange for an
examination OF his books. We do not
make ruinous demands. With these two
unions however, and with others who
have taken a similar radical stand Il is
different. They are neither just nor
practical in their demands. They pre-
sent no reasonable argument TO support
their demands. They have tried to do
business with threats and have refused
20 listen to reason.
New Unions Are Organized.
'If the members OF these unions wish
to return to the international there is
one way open to them. We have organ
lied new international unions here in
their place. As individuals they may
join these new organizations and go to
work as members of them. This. how
ever. does not apply to all OF them.
Neither James Bagley. head of Franklin
Union, nor Bernard Nolan, head of the
pressnen. will be reinstated in any cir
cumstances We will not take back into
the international those radicals who have
caused the trouble in the past. This is
sue Is plainly one of rationalism against
radicalism. and rationalism is going to
come out on top"
Members of the suspended unions re-
fused to comment last night upon the
proposals. 1t was learned that they had
been made informally by a member of
the strike committee Of the local unions
Leon H. Rouse, president Of Topographic
cal Union No. 8, who attended the con-
ference at the Hotel Pennsylvania, re-
fused to discuss the proceedings.
Owing to the failure OF the typo
at its meeting Sunday afternoon fric-
ton developed In many printing plants
yesterday. Members of big Six" ex-
changed angry words with members of
pressmens and Franklin unions Radi-
calls in the latter organizations were flu
rious over the failure of their propa-
ganda in the typographical union and
sought to vent their rage upon its mem
bers. Members of big Six" replied
that they could see no reason why they
should fight the battles Of the other
unions.
Ready for the Strike.
Members OF both pressmen's and
Franklin unions gathered In Bryant Hall
hast night. where they were told by
James Ba8ley to hold themselves in
readiness for the strike tomorrow morn
ing "in event OF no agreement being
reached"
Col Green said last night that the
employers did not expect any agreement
TO be reached. He said that they are
looking forward to a battle and have
laid all plans for one. When the press
men and feeders quit their jobs, he said,
other employees in the pressrooms neces-
sarily must be laid on temporarily The
work Of the bookbinders and matters
VIII continue for a while. as thare win
be much matter or hand for them to
work upon. The number OF men threat
ening to strike Is in the neighborhood Of
5000.
The Maiiers' Union notified the en-
ploying printers late last night that its