New-York tribune., 1919-11-17
Book and Job Compositors
TO Continue ON Vacation
for 4i-Hour Week and
SI4 Increase i'm Wages
Leaders Advice Refused
Effort to Get Men Back on
Basis Of SO Increase and
Arbitration Is a Failure

Balloting secretly at the Lexing-
ton Theater yesterday. members of
Typographical Union No. 6. big
SIN rejected the proposition of
the executive committee to return
to work at the Sc increase of
fered by the employers The major
ity against the acceptance of the prop
osition. the adoption OF which would
have enabled the officers Of the union
TO resume negotiations with the en-
ploying printers association. was ASS
votes. total of l,549 votes was cast
against the proposition and 1905 in
favor Of it. Both book and job men
and newspaper compositors voted
Six" Just after the board of tellers
had completed their work and had tab
ulated the results. said:
The decision conclusively proves
shat the men will stick until their de-
mands are granted
Book and job members OF Big Six"
now on vacation are asking the en-
ployers for forty four-hour week and
an increase of S14 week.
The meeting VS. storm one, and
Pres dent Leon H. Rouse was hardly
check 1t was apparent there were two
factions present. one group made up
OF the members of the news paper chap
els who favored the proposition for the
'vacationists" to go back 10 work
pending arbitration of their differ
ences. and the other made up of the
men who are out and want to stay out
until their demands are granted.
Secret Ballot Voted
A proposition which had been pre-
pared by tNe executive committee OF
Typographical Union No. was pre-
scented TO the men and vote to de-
eide thcther TO have secret or open
ballot was taken. Lengthy arc noisy
debate followed. and it was soole MIN
uteS efore the tellers could conn the
Eotes OF the men and women. Finally.
4fter much difficulty and much repe.
-ltion, by { vote Of I 367 70 1t12, il
as decided 10 have secret ballot or
ne cvesti0n of returning - wcrk
Evidently the executive committee
mad expected the outcome. for imme-
lately printed ballots were in evi-
Gence, tellers were appointed by Mr..
Rouse. and p'ans for the ballot were
put motion.
The proposition put to the men on
he p.inted ballots read as follows:
10 tie members OF Typographical
Union No 6:
The executive committee. in meet
ing as ssembled on Friday. November
u, earnestly and sincerely recon-
mends that the union in meeting on
Sunday. November Is. take the fol-
lowing action:
in view of the ultimatum sub
mirted by the mployine printers
assoc. c.a-io on that negotiations VIII not
be resumed until men on vacation
return to work; and also in view Of
the fact that i has been in,imated
that il was impossible to obtain an
ab7 7o'u.ely fair expression Of opinion
in open meeting the Executive Com
mittee recommends that at this
meet ~ & secret vote be taken on
the following propositions:
"Are you willing to return to work
at the Increase of Sc week offered
by the employers, in order that your
officers may resume negotiations
with the employirs ..-.ntrIs' assocl-
alton?
Yes.
The ballot boxes were placed in the
lobpy OF the tneater and the members
voted as they left the meeting room
large crowd Of people. waiting TO at
tend another meeting, was in the lobby
and there was much jostling and con
fusion.
Meetings Planned To-day
"Vacationists" will gather at 10
O'Clock this morning in Webster Hall
IN East Eleventh Street to discuss the
resu IS Of the ballot. At another meet
ing at the same time at "Bix Six" head
quarters in the World Building Mr.
Rou.e will meet the chapel chairmen in
the book and job trades. 1t was an
nounced that no men are 70 return to
worK until notified TO do so by their
nairmen.
Because Of the long discussion Of the
recommendations Of the executive com
hittee and the king Of the bal OF the
routine business Of the union was put
over until next Sunday afternoon, when
NE union VIII meet at the New Star
easino. Park Avenue and 10TH Street
W friday evening the Book and Job
Aen's Relief Associat on viii hold &
ccaudevile show and dance at the New
S,sr Casino for the benefit of the men
vho are out
george /. Berry, president of the
ihternational Printing Pressmen and
assistants Union, issued the following
statement last night:
More than two-thirds OF the press
@en nave reaffiliated with the interna