The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-15
PRINT STRIKE PEACE
RUMORS ARE DENIED
Employers Spokesman Says
Negotiations Await "Sane"
Attitude Of Men.
SECEDERS ARE ASSAILED
Conference Is Called a Myth,
Object Being to Bolster
Strikers Courage.

Peace rumors that received wide cir
culatlon within the last few days by
striking pressmen and compositors OF
this city were denounced last night
by representatives of the employing DOCK
and job printers as propaganda con-
cocted to keep up the morale OF the
strikers.
Col. William Green. head Of the labor
committee of FIVE of the Printers League
and spokesman for the employers, SAID
emphatically that no negotiations TOT
peace had been entered into, nor would
chey be entered into until the striking
unions have recovered industrial sanity
and won back their good standing with
their own international organization and
with the American Federation OF LABOR.
AS to the story that representatives
of the striking unions arrived at SETTLE
ment terms with the employers at
conference on Saturday afternoon. Col.
Green said
mo such conference was held by any
one authorized to speak or act TOT the
Printers League, nor will any CONFER
ence he held with repr esentatives OF tne
secession unions responsible for the
present state of affairs.
EMPLOYING Printers Are Firm.
He reaffirmed the fact that the EN-
ploying printers Twill not hold any con-
ferences or make any contracts with
union not in good standing with Its In
ternational and affiliated with the Amer
| lean Federation of Labor.
Mt n
| through to a finish" he said; and In
this they have the backing and indorse-
ment of the International unions and the
American Federation of Labor. All pup
| fishers of the great national periodicals
| also have Endorsed the position taken by
the league.
THE situation is a part of the gen
eral fight all over the country to de-
! termne whether agreements are to mean
what they say and are to be Kept IN
| good faith. or are to be mere scraps OF
paper. Members Of the Printers League
have always operated union shops. and
| they desire to deal with responsible
unions, but they have grown sick and
| tired of trying TO do business under
| constant threats that II this or thai
Isn't done Immediately there will be a
| walkout. strike or vacation.
| Sees No Chance for Compromise.
There can be no compromise on tn
issue of keeping contracts or on seces
sion. Arbitration has been repeatedly
| offered to. the representatives OF tn
unions in good standing with their inter
national The committee has been will
ing to consult conciliate and arbitrat
all questions of hours, wages and shol
practice. Big Six, the Typographical
| tutn anti
fused to arbitrate, but has endeavore
in every way to protect the interests o
the secessionists."
The peace rumors seemed to hav
emanated from the big Six" meeting o
Sunday last, when that union decide
to return 100000 which had been raise
for a strike emergency fund. The none
was returned because the union. hav
, ing taken no strike vote and having or
dered the return of its striking mem
bers, could not lawfully use the none
to help them.
officers of big Six became highI
indignant yesterday over the letter writ
ten by their International president an
two other high union officials askin
that the, American Federation of Labo
, discipline the Central Federated Unto
for adopting a resolution which has bee
construed to favor the strikers.
, s. Oppenheimer. head of the publcit
committee for Big Six" said that afte
a conference the union officials had fol
warded to Samuel Gompers a plea fc
support of the strikers. Mr.. Gomper
o however, has already gone on record 6
a against the strikers.
/ Mr., Gompers isNexpected to act on II
= protest against the Central Federate
+ before that body gets together Frida
| evening in Labor Temple, 243 Ea
y Eighty-fourth street. On that da
William u. Foster. the steel strike ag
tator, is expected to address the body.