Grand Forks herald., 1919-12-05
WESTERN DAILY
PAPERS CLOSED
Butte and Anaconda News
papers Struggling With
Striking'Printers

Anaconda, Mont. Dec. with the
daily papers down or crippled as the
result Of the walkout Of printers, Is
reporters of the Anaconda and Butte
offices of the Standard today got out
the first completely engraved newspa-
per ever published. 1t is called the
Butte Daily Upstart. They solicited
advertising, secured the services of an
engraver and discovered flat bed
porters assisted in, feeding the press.
The Standard or Post did not pub
lish today. The printers, despite tel
egrams from the officers of the Inter-
national Typographical Union, have
gradually been Withdrawing from the
newspaper offices. forcing the papers
down. The typos of Anaconda and
Butte are making a new wage scale OF
$3.50 and 50 day for seven hours
to arbitrate under the terms included
in the contract between the publishers
and typographical union, but the
printers have refused to work rather
than submit to arbitration. Word was
received today that the executive
council of the International Typo
graphical union had ordered the Ana
cOnda union members. back to work
on the Standard and requested them
W IOAIply WILL tstS LEI VI LIlc SOIIs
tract with that paper and the laws
of the International union.
IF this mandate is not complied
with" the telegram says, tine char
ter of the Anaconda union will be sus-
pended"
The Upstart received a warm well
come in Anaconda and Butte this
evening, 10000 copies being sold on
,, the streets this evening. The demand
~ %fn@ 20.
than the capacity of the little press
on which it was run off.
Butte, Mont, Dec. 4.-Following a
"walkout" this morning of the print
ers in the office of the Butte Daily
Post an afternoon. newspaper. dis
patch has been received tonight from
International Typographical Union
1, officers advising the printers their ac-
tion is illegal and instructing the men
to return to their situations. AS a
consequence. it is said, the men will
abide by the decision and the Post
will be published again tomorrow aft.
ernoon.
| The instructions from the interna.
tional officers also are said to affect
the printers who within the last few
days have left the Miner office. Those
printers who have left their situations
uASAA tAAC NC" SColc ollu WOl hlllS CO1l'
ditions can be adjusted, but have not
taken the transfer cards and still are
in Butte, are expected also to return
to their former situations.
The Butte Miner with small force
of men will publish its newspaper
again tomorrow morning. though the
i size Of the Miner will be somewhat
reduced.
This morning in the office Of the
Butte Post. when time was called al
! s O'Clock, none of the men responded
: though a number of men opposed the
'ws1kout."
! The question of the new wage con.
tract failed in reaching settlement
when the former contract expired No.
! vember so. The Butte Typographical
union and the local publishers are
said to be bound by written agree.
ments to arbitration as the means o.
settling differences arising from dis
| putes over wages and working condt
| tions. While at several conference.
+. the publishers have asked for arbi
| tration as the means Of settling the
present difficulties. the printers SO fal
have avoided arbitration. though thu
interna tional officers have advised
they are so obligated.