The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-02
LABOR CLOSES
PRINTING SHOPS
152 Magazines Suspend Until
Workers Recede From
Radical Stand.
A. F. L. WITH EMPLOYERS
International Heads DenOunce
Men for Not Living Up to
Their Contracts.

Presses in $50 printing establish
ments OF the city other than newspa-
per plants were idle yesterday as the
result of demands made by four radi-
cal unions. which are at loggerheads
with the international Printing Press
mems and Assistants Union and the
American Federation of Labor for the
immediate introduction OF the forty
four hour week and an increase OF $14
weekly In wages. The publication of
l52 magazines with countrywide circu-
lations is suspended temporarily. Esti-
mates of the number of persons thrown
out of work vary from 1000 to 10000.
The difficulty resulted from a lock-
out instituted by the employers against
all pressmen who are not affiliated
with the international union and their
refusal to accede to demands which
they assert would increase their labor
cost by Sc 2-3 per cent. and violate
contracts entered into by them with
the international These contracts
provide for the introduction of the for
ty-four hour week In 1921.
"All the outlaws have to do" said
Major Berry last night, "ls to agree to
take the obligation as union men to
respect the laws of the international.
the American Federation of Labor and
adhere to contracts made with employ
ing printers. Bagley and Nolan. are
drawing salaries and naturally they Will
continue to draw them as long as pos
sible. Their unions have voted to pay
no strike benefits for two weeks The
membership. forced to carry the strike
burden, certainly will not tolerate the
leadership of Bagley and Nolan very
long.
The leadership of the local unions,
committed as 1t is to a complete CEN
sorship of all publications and Other
Bolshevist principles, including soviet
management of the printing industry,
Is of such a character as to prohibit
any cooperation and encouragement OF
the policies they have outlined We witt
give no quarter to the acknowledge
Bolshevlki and make no compromise
with those that follow the course of
anarchy and Industrial disruption"
Strikers Are Confident.
Despite the hostility of the interna-
tional the strikers asserted that they felt
certain Of winning. and announcement
was made at their headquarters at
Maennerchor Hall. 203 East Fifty-sixth
street. that number of the employers
already had granted their demands, The
announcements were wildly cheered, bu,
their truth was denied by Major Berry
and officials of the Printers League
Section OF the Association Of Employing
Printers which has opened offices in the
Flatiron Building
In addition to the members OF the
outlawed unions, 900 printers in the fob
office Of C.. ]. O'Brien, Inc. at 81
North William street. walked out yes
terdsy afternoon. Representatives OF
the Arm refused to discuss the situation.
Sixty compostors employed by the Carey
Press, Thirty-ninth street and Tenth
avenue, which prints the Century Ma0-
dStne. Vogue and Vanity Fair, bolted
the International Typographical Union,
big Six" and struck yesterday. accord
ing to Col. William Green, chairman OF
the Printers League Section of the en-
ployers. The compositors demanded $50
week and the forty-four hour week.
Col Green said Seventy-five others
employed by the McGraw-Hil Publish
ing Company also quit, II was reported
Reports that friends OF Leon II. Rouse
president OF big Six" had told the COM
positors privately to present demands
as individuals were denied emphaticaily
by Mr.. Rouse last night
THE stories are absolutely untrue"
said he. Whatever they did was done
as individuals and not as representa-
tives OF this organization. ] understand
that some OF our men are quitting In
disgust over the peculiar situation. The
Technical Press. In the Rhinelander
Building, is reported to have laid on
100 topographic men to-day. As there
is no work, II is likely that a lot OF
men will have nothing to do in few
days anyway"
section Of the employers organization
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