The sun., 1919-09-18
PUBLISHERS PLAN :
TO GUST RADICALS
Issue Between Unionism and
Bolshevism to Be Fought
to Finish.
'.BIG SIX" MEN ENLISTED
They Are on Side Of Employz
ers in Present Fight
Meeting To-day.

A straight out issue between unionisn
and Bolshevism for the first time Prom
ises to grow out Of the present situation
in the printing trades and the news
papers of New York. A strike already
declared at the Publishers Printing Com
pany represents the opinion Of certain
radicals among the printing trades who
are repudiated by their international OF
ficers.
The international officers of the five
great printing trades have approved the
attitude OF the employers and publishers,
and are lining UP with them to fight
the Influences to some extent prevalent
among the local printers and pressmen.
The issue IL expected TO reach head
at a conference to-day between the
printers and publishers and the accred-
tied representatives Of their employees
which will begin at the Hotel Pennsyl-
vania at 10 o'clock
The radicals of the pressmen and
printers have demanded forty-four
hour week and an increase of s14 In pay.
Irrespective OF existent contracts The
publishers and employing printers have
taken the position that they are ready to
make such adjustments as the situation
demands.
The result OF the threat of publishers
to move their plants was apparent yes
terday. Officers Of Big g." the tyo-
graphical union in New York, reported
that they had received many accessions
from men who approve OF the policy pur-
sued by the national officers and against
the attempts of the local officers Of the
pressman's union to force increases.
The pressman's union is charged with
an effort to decrease production and In
crease wages at the same time. They
are also accused Of trying to force the
publishers to pay to the press feeders
the same wages received by finished
pressmen, who have gone through their
| full apprenticeship.
The meeting at the Hotel Pennsyl-
| vania to-day Is the regular meeting OF
the conference, but the present situation
| in New York will be the big single Item
of the programme. Among those who
| will attend are Major George L. Barry.
| international president Of the pressmen
Marsden G. Scott. international presi-
dent of the typesetters; James ]. Freei
| OF the stereotypers and electrotypers /:
william Reddick Of the binders and
Matthew woll of the photo-engravers.
All fields OF the publishers from the job
men. magazine and newspapers will DC
! represented.
| The international officers have made
Il plain that they believe certain con-
cessions in pay and hours should be
made to the men, but they insist that
the local unions use proper methods.
The seeding locals. Pressmen's Local
| No. 81 and the Pressmen's Assistants
Union, Local No. %. assert that their
funds paid to the international have
been mlsused and that they discovered
a plot TO start new locals In this city.
The men in the seeding locals hold IN
ternat,onal cards. Although their fight
is with the international. they have nc
objection to belonging to that organize
ton. They will not. however have any
thing &c do with the international WITH
Mr. Berry as its president.
The men say they do not know what