The Washington times., 1919-11-22
/. W. W. BRAND PUT
ON Seeding TYPOS
Allied Council Declares Re-
calcitrant Unions Face
Unemployment.

NEW YORK, Nov. 22.-In an effort
to persuade so-called "secessionists"
tc rejoin their international unions,
tho Allied Printing Trades Council
composed Of locals in good standing
with the American Federation of La
Dor. has issued a statement charging
that "the leadership OF the secession
movement is distinctly of the 1. w. w.
type" The statement follows:
THE rank and file of the pressmen
and of the vacationist compositurs do
not know the facts about the situation
as it exists at this moment, and they
are in equal ignorance of the facts
that lie in the background.
THE most important fact today, of
which the general membership of the
seeding organizations is in ignorance.
is that the members of all the printing
trades in New York city face a serious
psniod of unemployment, following
adjustment of the difficulty. Work is
gcing out of New York on longtime
contracts, and cannot be brought
back until the expiration of those
contracts.
"This is causing grave concern
among those members of the printing
trades who are informed as to the
extent OF the westward drift Of big
magazine publications. None Of this
work Is being taken in Chicago ex-
ceupt on contracts that run for at
least year. Many of the contracts
run for much longer periods. Some of
the work never will be brough. back.
But. in addition to this situation,
serious as 1t is. there is another phase
! that is causing much worry among
union men who believe that labor must
! not desert the standards, policies and
traditions of the American Federation
| Of Labor
1T is pointed out by these men that
the leadership of the secession move
ment Is distinctly of the w. w
type. and that the cone bi1 mn,on"
ioea runs all through the history Of
the case. 1t is pointed out that as
long ago as May 8. 1915, Bernard No.
Ian, president Of the Pressmen's
Union. No. 81, one of the seeding
unions, made statement In mass
meeting, in which he said: az don't
believe In the Allied Printing Trades
council, or Central Labor Council:
neither do believe in the interna.
lonai BODY. the way they are at pres
ehI he further said: We should
radius. and do away with interna-
| lonai onicers and Allied Printing
f, Irades Councils and the A. F of T.,
mat was clear expression Of the !.
| w. W. idea that now permeates the
whole secession movement. 40 far as
It's leadership is concerned.
FURTHER indication of the long
standing intention to break from the
International and launch into some
kiho OF 1. w. w. movement is found in
| tne Iact that as long ago as last De-
\ 20 Ii
men ceased paying dues to the A,I;ed
Printing Trades Council, while Local
February. Ne IN
1T Is clear that the reorean;z.d
unions formed by Pressmen's Interna-
tionai are gaining strength rapidIv
que party to the real loyalty OF
great many of the men, and due partly
TO the fact that more and more men
are coming to understand the /. w.
w. line of development that the "A.
about. 's
Members Of the allied trade. nho-
to-engravers. electrotypers. stereo.
typers and bookbinders. are "a keenIv
interested In bringing about final set
uement as those directly involved
Wtth the combined pressure that Is
neings exerted, 1t seems certain that
constant, Improvement in the situa-
tion will develop.
One fact that many OF the seces-
sionists apparently do not fully real
ize Is that no members Of any of the
internationals can do any work now.
or IN the future, in any shop in which
secessionists are allowed to work.
This means that shops that may de-
eide to try the experiment of employ
ing secessionists will, in that event,
oe unable to secure stereotyping.
electrotyping. photo-engraving, paper
ruling, mailing, binding or delivery.
Without the aid Of these trades no