The sun., 1919-10-04
1900 BIG SIX MEN 4
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Rouse Insists They Walked
Out without Authorization
Z of Their Union.
MORE PARLEYs ARE HELD
Employers Still Refuse to
Have Any Negotiations
With Outlaw Locals.

Leon II. Rouse. president Of Zig
Six typographical union. assured the
employing printers yesterday afternoon
that he would recommend to the execu-,
tive committee Of his Organization that
II Immediately order all members who
have quit their jobs in book and job.
printing establishments within the last
three days to return to their placestat
cnce. d. = r.
His pledge to this effect was given
after an extended conference at the,
Pennsylvania Hotel and after several
OF the employing printers had demanded
to know whether he was lending secret
encouragement to the insubordinste'
members of his organization. He en-
phatically denied that this was the case
and reiterated his former statement
that the composltors who have Joined the
strike of pressmen and feeders have
acted without authorization Of their
union.
The employers wanted to know why
Mr.. Rouse had done nothing to pre-
serve discipline In the ranks of his fol-
lowers at a time when his union was
supposed to be conducting peaceful me-
gotiations for settlement of wage and
time demands.
Mr.. Rouse renewed his offer to exert
his efforts to bring about a settlement
agreeable to all factions, 'pressmen and
feeders included, to which the printers
repeated their former declaration that
they would enter into no negotiations
with the factions headed by James ].
Raglay and Bernard Nolan, leaders OF
lie suspended pressmen's and assistants,
unions.
More "Big Six" Men walk out.
The number OF members of big Six"
who had deserted their posts UP to last
night was in the nelghborhood of 1900.
One of the places struck by the COM
posters yesterday was the Publishers
Printing Company of 207 West Twenty
fifth street. which previously had not
been affected by the general wall1out.
Fifty men walked out OF this plant. This
company prints the Literary Digest. ..r
Other establishments where the COM
positors quit yesterday and the number
who walked out were: Bartlett-Orr
Press. 80 men; Hamilton Press, 10 men:
Francis Emory Fitch plant, 25 men;
Redfield Kendrick. Odell Company. 10
men, and the Golfers Weekly plant, 70
men.
The new international union which
has been organized to supplant the Bag
ley-Noian faction received many recruits
yesterday at its headquarters at 150
Nassau street. .s-
There is not the slightest chance of
Bagley or Nolan being taken back" said
Major Berry, head OF the union. THE
attitude of the international toward the
radical leaders of the local unions Is
unchanged" 90
Marsden G. Scott, president Of the In
ternational Typographical Union, was
unable to reach this city yesterday. but
may come later. He sent Bert Brady,
chief organizer of the international IT,
biographical Union, as his represents-
tive.
Brady Confers with Employers.
Mr.. Brady conferred with members of
the Association of Employing Printers
relative to the unauthorized strikes
called by members of Typographical
Union No. in plants here.
Mr.. Rouse told the employing printers
yesterday that when big Six" meets at
New Star Casino tomorrow afternoon
lie will submit to the members the offer
which has been made to them. This offer
Is for an immediate increase of Sc a
week for all grades, an overlapping ar
bitration agreement and a contract CALI
ing for a forty-four hour week In 1921.
The employers also have offered to arbi-
trate all questions. -ar
Judge Rosalsky of the Court OF Cen
eral Sessions counselled a number OF
striking pressmen yesterday to preserve
tile peace and not to congregate in
groups on the sidewalks. He encount4
cred the men at noon hour when walk
ing at Lafayette and Franklin streets,
near their headquarters and talked with
them for several minutes.
Col William Green. head of the labor
committee of the Employing Printers
Association, stated that there had been
no report of violence or disorderly con-
duct in connection with the strike.