The sun., 1919-10-10
STRIKE COSTS CITY
3 BIG PUBLISHERS
Printing Machinery and Paper
Already Being Shipped
to Chicago.
GOMPERS TAKES HAND
City Affairs Delayed and Road
Is Unable to Begin New
Schedule.

Three large periodical publishing
companies have determined to move per-
manently from New York to Chicago
because of the chaotic conditions brought
about in the printing trade here by the
strike of members of four outlawed local
unions and their refusal to be bound by
agreements entered into by the officers
of the international organizations. This
announcement was made last night In
statement cocerning the strike which
was issued by the Periodical Publishers
Association of America at 200 Fifth ave-
nue.. The statement said:
Some of the publishers are making
plans to remove their plants from New
York to other places, and many West
ern cities are bidding vigorously to In
duce these publishers to consider their
particular localities. Three very large
publications already have completed
plans for permanent removal and their
printing machinery and paper supply
now is being shipped to Chicago"
The identity of the publications in
question was not disclosed.
The Long Island Railroad winter
schedule was to have been put in oper-
alton October 16. but the date has been
indefinitely postponed because of the
printing strike and the inability of the
road to get its new time table for dis
tribution to the public. SO Ralph Peters,
Federal manager for the company. said
last night. In the meantime. however,
II has been decided to discontinue GER
tain trains, as travel has fallen on
heavily.
Gompers Takes Hand.
So threatening is the printing strike
situation regarded that II was said yes-
terday that Samuel Gompers, president
of the American Federation of Labor,
has decided to take hand In 1t.
This fact became known yesterday
after the arrival in the city of James
Duncan. vice-presdent of the A. F. of L..
who is to take charge Of the fight be-
tween the recalcitrant locals and the
Printers League, the organization of
employers which has the backing of the
international officials of the printing
trade. Pending the Issuance of an ex-
pected statement by Mr.. Gompers. who
is in Washington. the international
heads here had little to say regarding
the situation yesterday, save to agree
that 1t was still chaotic"
Reported GOODNESS on the part of Leon
II. Rouse, head of the big Six" toward
Marsden c.. Scott, president of the In
ternational Typographical Union. was
emphasized yesterday when 1t became
known that the two had not discussed
the situation, despite Mr. SCOTS arrival
here from Washington Wednesday night
II have not seen nor have ! had any
communication with Mr.. Scott since last
June and what is more. I am not inter-
ested," said Mr. Rouse.
Not interested in what?" he was
asked.
That's enough. haven't seen him
and I'm not interested"
Mr.. Scott Is at the Hotel Imperial
and 1t is understood that stories to the
effect that Mr.. Rouse had tacitly given
| encouragement to members Of the big
Six who are taking vacations" formed
| part of the subject matter of con-
ference held yesterday between Mt.
Scott and Col. William Green OF the
Printers League. Beyond the statement
] that the situation had been talked over
| informally" nothing was given out con-
| corning the details of the conference,
| however.
City Affairs Delayed.
The printing strike was responsible
| yesterday afternoon for the Indefinite
postponement of an adjourned meeting
/
| public school affairs. which was to have
| been held at the City Club. So West
Forty fourth street. The printing Of the
departmental estimates for the 1920
| budget has been held up and, without
| them. 1t was felt II was useless for the
| conference to attempt constructive work.
Foremen and mechanical superin-
tendents of most of the commercial
| printing establishments of the city met
| yesterday. when the position of the In
| ternational unions was explained to
them in detail by Major George L.
| Berry. president of the International
| Printing Pressmen's and Assistants
Union. and William Edwards, its inter-
rational representative.
The forty-four hour week. It was said
yesterday. has been granted by the New
| York Life Insurance Company's printing
plant in $50 Lafayette street: the Dis
| patch Printing and Binding Company.
Lafayette street. and fifteen other small
\ plants which are not connected with the
Printers League. The compositors In
| Bradstreet's, so Lafayette street. and al
the Reed Printing Company. LOG Seventh
avenue. have gone out in a demand for
| shorter hours.