New-York tribune., 1919-11-12
Employers Issue
New Ultimatun to
Members of Big g
All Relations With Print
ers' Union Declared Off
Till sVacationists' Return
to Work in Job Offices

Two complications developed yester-
day which appear to put off the hoped
for settlement of the printing trades
controversy. The Printers League, the
employers organization, in letter to
Leon II. Rouse, president of Typo
graphical Union No. 6, Informed him
that it has discontinued all relations
with that organization and that they
VIII not be resumed until the so-called
'vacationlsts" return to work. Press
mems Union No. 81. the outawed or
ganlzatlon OF prcssmen led by Bernard
j; Nolan, met yesterday at Beethoven
Hall. 210 Fifth Street, and reversed
It's decision OF last Friday evening to
return to the International
In the manwhilc the web pressmen
an over the country are cvincing a
determination to form new interna-
tlohai of their organization for the
purpose OF eliminating George l.. Berry.
president Of the present Internationai
Union, and what they call "his ma
chlnc.' Web Prcssmen's Union No.
70, the organization of newspaper
pressmen, yesterday made pub ic the
result OF a referendum among web
pressmen in thirteen cities, showing
an overwhelming majority in favor Of
breaking away from the present organ
izatlon and forming a new interna-
tional. The total vote was 1922 in
favor of the idea and only 14s AGAINST IT,
The vote of the New York organiza-
ton was 1902 for and "a against.
Both Messrs. Nolan and Bagley yes
terday pointed to the vote of the web
/ prcssmen as Justification for their on
position to Mr.. Berry.
Inc Printers League met at the
Hotel Astor yesterday, when new re-
ports we're heard Of alleged intimida
ton of employees who have returned
to work. According to the reports. even
the girl bookbinders have been warned
TO stay away from the plants. Denial
was made BY the employers of the re-
port purporting to emanatc from
fressmen's Union No. 81 that the league
mas agreed to meet and confer with
representatives of the organization.
Ing employers were of the opinion that
many men will return to work today
upon receipt of their weekly strike
oenefts yesterday. Mr.. Green said
that quite q few" compositors re-
turned yesterday and that 1870 shops of
the 2o0 originally affected by the con
f1lct were now in operation.
More than 1000 pressne attended
me meeting Of Ircssmen's Union No.
81 at Beethoven Hall. The report of
ne committc appointed IT last Fri
days meeting to confer With Mr.. Berry
on terms on which the union would re-
tu,n to the international was heard.
lhe report, which recommended that
the decision TO return to the intcrna-
tlonal be affirmed, was rejected by
what Mr.. Nolan after the meeting said
was a unanimous vote. The men NJ
Nolan said, were incensed at the terms
laid down by Mr.. Berry. These terms
were made public last Monday. MIR.
Nolan said many men who Joined the
lntefnatlonal since last Friday and who
attended Yesterdays meeting tore uo
their new international cards in full
view of the assemb y.
Mr.. Nolan Said the total number Of
pressmen who have signed UP with the
international was not moro than 200
International officials assert that fhe
number is 1000 The total MEMBERSHIP
of Pressmcn's Union No. 81 is 2,5OO.