The evening world., 1919-09-20
PRINTERS STRIKE
LOOMS LARGER AS
UNIONS STAND PAT
Two Big Meetings Tomorrow
Likely to Decide Course in
Commercial Shops.

The various parties at interest
in the wrangle between employers
and employees in the commercial
printing industry marked time to-day
to await the action OF two big. union
meetings tomorrow. The probability
OF general strike on oct. 1 looms
large following the rejection by the
heads Of twelve local unions OF oil
proposals. offered by the Labor Com
mlttee OF the Employing Printers
ISOLATION.
Pressnen in the commercial shops,
representatives Of the employers said,
to-day showed their opinion OF yes
terdays action by their employers
who refused to treat with representa-
tives Of four locals not in good stand
ing with their Internationally de-
cllnlng to work a minute overtime
even for overtime pay.
Employers also heard that the
pressmen In commercial print shops
have informally decided that next
Wednesday will be holiday wher-
ever magazine, book and Job press
men arc employed. The pressmen
mean TO hold q mass meeting. or a
series Of them, on that day TO take
action on the stand OF their EN-
ployers.
The most ominous aspect OF the
threatening situation in the industry,
employers said, u the apparent dis
position OF some OF the local unions
TO turn outlaw" that u, to break
away from International organisa-
tens, declare Greater New York a
labor State all by itself and go 1t
alone"
The most important union meeting
tomorrow viii be that Of big Six"
in Sangerbund Hall. schermerhorn
Street. Brooklyn. at o'clock. Big
Six Is the typographical union. 1t
has approximately 5000 members.
President Rouse OF "Blg Six" told
the commercial employers yesterday
that he would recommend to Big Six
u rejection OF the terms they offered.
One report to-day was that President
Mareden q. Scott OF the Information
al typographical Union will attend
to-morrow's meeting OF Big Six.
Some intimate that Rouse and Scott
are likely 70 clash.
The second big meeting called for
tomorrow Ia that OF Local No. 81 OF
the Pressmen's Union, at Irving High
School. Irving Place, at 2 o'clock.
This union. the third largest In the
industry. has $500 members.
Tho definite stand taken by the en-
ploying printers yesterday in refusing
to treat with representatives Of four
of the local unions because they were
not In good standing with their in
ternational union may precipitate a
walkout. They are Franklin Union
Ne. -. Paper Handlers Union No. 1
and the Job Feeders Union No. 1.
Pressmen's Union No. 81 10 already
out at the Publishing Printing Com
pany 2Sth Street and Seventh Avenue.
The ousted men were Bernard
Nolan OF Pressmen's Uaion. James
Bagley OF Franklin Union. Vincent j.
Ferris OF Paper Handlers and Andrew
sypos OF the Job Press Feeders. In
from tho meeting the
seeding unions stated that they left
their case in the hands of Mr.. Leon
Rouse, head OF big Six"
The seceding unions were all MEM
bers OF the International Printing
Pressmen's and Assistants Union. OF
which George L. Berry Is President.
Their charters have been suspended
and new unions are now being
formed TO take their places, the rea-
son given for this action by the In
ternat'onal body being that tne leadr
ers OF these unions rejected an ofter
Of fair arbitration which IS In iiiect
conflict with the policies repeatedly
lndorsed by the members OF the In
tarnatinnnI h0dv