The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-21
STRIKING PRESSMEN
! FAIL TO GET HELP
Transfers and Chauffeurs'
Union Turns Down Plea for
Sympathy Walkout.
WESTERN CITIES BUSY
Chicago and Cincinnati Agents
Here to Encourage Threats
to Move.

Members Of the printing trades unions
which have been suspended py theiL
International organization because Oh
the strike which they called IN tne
plant of the Publishers Printing COM
pany admitted yesterday that efforts 10
enlist outside labor organizations III
their cause have met with failure.
. A delegation of the strikers visited the
Office of the district council or the
! brotherhood of Transfers, Chauneurs
and Helpers at ISL Eighth avenue ana
asked that the members of that organ
ization stop the delivery OF paper 10
the Publishers Printing Company at
207 West Twenty-flfth street. Inc
answer they received made 1t plain that
the organization did not intend TO ald
them. Officers of the teamsters. chaut-
: feurs and helpers union, which Is
affiliated with the American Federation
: of Labor, took the stand that as the
{ striking pressmen have been repudiated
F.. by their own international organization
, because of having broken their contracts
= they had no standing on which TO ask
aid.
At the offices of the Publishers Print
ing Company it was stated that condi-
tons had greatly improved since the
first few days of the strike. Althougn
! the Literary Digest of the past week
stated that this weeks issue will con-
tain eighty pages. The main trouble OF
last week was the inability to get
sufficient quantity of paper owing 10
the walkout of the handlers, but 1t was
stated yesterday that this difficulty had
been overcome. The new international
, unions organized to replace the ones
which have broken their contracts are
supplying the company with men. Mem
&c hn
+, mitted TO regain their good standing by
+ joining these new unions.
Z Plan Test Strike Wednesday.
II was learned yesterday that what
: will to all intents and purposes be
test strike by members of Franklin Union
No. 20 and Paper Handlers Union No. 1
: has been planned for Wednesday. when
{, all of the men favoring general walk
+ out on October 1 will be called upon to
quit work for the day and attend
K meeting to formulate plans of action.
This move is calculated to show how
many of the union members are with
James J. Bagley, president of Franklin
Union in his refusal to comply with the
rules of the international organization
which favors arbitration.
{ Whatever may come of the matter
local employing printers declare the de-
mands of the unions are so excessive as
TO make it impossible for them to meet
them. In this attitude they have the
full support Of the book and periodical
publishers of this city.
Among local employers the sentiment
In favor of moving the plants to West
ern cities is rapidly gaining ground and
is being encouraged by Advertisements
and by agents of Western firms who are
in this city.
In one local printing establishment II
was stated yesterday that the amount
to be saved in zone rates alone would
compensate many concerns for the move
II was pointed out that the population
centre is Illinois and that Chicago and
Cincinnati are looked upon with a great
deal of favor for this reason.
y These, it was said, are but small
items which tend to add to the competi'
tive disadvantage of the New Yorl
concerns and which are causing the
local houses to look carefully over the
ground.
Scott to Speak To-day.
IL is expected that when members Of
big Six" the typographical union, NEE
this afternoon at Saengerbund Hall, II
Brooklyn for the purpose OF considering
the stand which they are to take OF
October l they will be addressed b,
Marsden G. Scott, president OF the In
ternational typographical Union Mr.
Scott already has expressed himself il
favor of arbitration, and has gone OIL
record with the statement that any loca
organization declaring strike withou
consent of the International would b.
disciplined by that organization. In thi
attitude he is supported by the genera
Z laws of the organization, which provid
that the executive council Of the Inter
national must disavow any strike calle,
without its sanction.
Attention to this section was calle,
yesterday by William H. Moore. a mem
Der Of big Six" and ex-secretary of tn
Publishers-Printers Cancellation BOARD
Mr.. Moore declared that had the mem
bership been properly advised AS to tn
status when their mandate for a 4
hour week was issued they would no
have adopted the stand taken.
This sentiment is known to be stron
In Big Six" and is expected to figur
= prominently at to-day's meeting, whic
will be presided over by Leon Fl. Rouse
president Members of Mr.. Rouses or
ganization also have complained tina
the outlaw unions headed by Bagley an
Bernard Nolan are trying to get them I
carry the banner in a battle for whic
they have no inclination.
Meanwhile the agltators who favor
total disregard of contracts and obi
cations are busying themselves anon
the rash and headstrong element in a
effort to precipitate strife. The Ne'
York CAL, the Socialist daily, is devot
ing columns to their cause and the rad
calls are holding a sort OF continual wa
H., Al, - - ~.