New-York tribune., 1919-10-16
Publishers Close
Pact With Mailers
And BookbintIers
Move Is Regarded as Step
Toward a Settlement OF
Existing Chaotic Condi-
lions i'll Printing Trade

A. important step leading to settle
ment OF the present chaotic conditions
N the printing trades OF New York,
arising out of the vacation" strike. OF
more than 5000 compositors and the
lockout of more than 5000 prcssmen
and feeders, was taken Yesterday at
meeting Of the Printers League, the
organization Of the employers, at the
Hotel Astor, when new wage agree.
ment with the bookbinders' and mall
crs' unions, allied with the printing
trades unions, was announced There
are Approximately $500 men in the
unions affected.
The new contract is based on the
offer made by the employers to Book
binders Unions Nos. |, II, 90 and 1l9
before the expiration of the last con-
tract October I. An increase of St a
week is granted in the new agreement
The forty-eght hour week is to remain
in effect until May /. 1921, when the
fortyfour hour week will be inaug-
urated. The wage increase is retro
active from October /.
Refuse to Deal with "Outlaws"
At the conclusion of the meeting
William Green, chairman Of the labor
committee Of the Printers League, an
nounced the employers arc determined
to remain firm in their position not to
deal with the secessionist pressmen
and feeders, a position in which they
have the Endorsement of the American
Federation Of Labor. He also said
that many compositors members of
Typographical Union No. 6-"Big c.
are returning from their "vacations." D."
MIR. Green announced also that ne
EQUATIONS are III progress with female
bookbinders looking toward conclusion
OF an agreement similar to that with
the male bookbinders and mailers. The
numbe OF women affected, it was
stated. is 1900.
At the Office of the big g." in the
World Building, it was declared the
executive council of the American
Federation of Labor exceeded it's au-
thority when it made public a state
mcnt condemninC the sccessionist
| pressmcn and feeders. In a letter
addressed to Samuel Gompcrs. the Big
6" demanded that the executive council
take no action on the recommendation
OF the International officials of the
Typographical and prcssmcn's unions
that the Central Federated Union Of
New York be disciplined and its cha rt, +
revoked if it refuses to withdraw the
moral support it pledged to the Sc
cessionlst unions at its meeting last
Friday until personalities Of the
BIG g. arc given a hearing by the
council.
''Secedcrs" Declared LOYAL
The letter to President Gompcrs
says
I'VE arc positive that our represent
atlve can convince you that the So
have been and arc ready to rejoin their
ilntcrnationa( organization, and that it
is the action Of an international officer
that has prevented it to date"
Ernest Bohm, secretary of the Cen
trail Federated Union, SAID yesterday
the American Federation of Labor can
not withdraw its charter on the de-
mand of the international officers of
the printing trades.
The charter of the Central Fed.
Grated Union cannot be withdrawn. -
said Mr. Bohm. "The Central Fed
Grated Union has done nothing to JUS
tlfy such action. The resolution adopt
cd by us with reference to the press
men and feeders was purely in the in
tcrest of harmony and constituted a
sincere effort to bring about a recon
ciliation between the so-callcd seces-
slon'st unions and their international.
Defiance Of Federation Denied
"Ihe adoption of such resolution
does not constitute defiance of the
American Federation of Labor. Press
mems Union, No. 81. and Franklin
Union, No. 80, two Of the so-called Sc
cessionist unions, are in good standing
with the Central Federated Union and
We have no trouble with these organi-
cations. Officially we know nothing of
tho stand of the American Federation
of Labor in the matter"
The November numbers of "The Co.'S
mopolitan Magazine" "Hearst's Maga
zine and Good Housekeeping" all
Hearst publications, viii be published
in Chicago. it was announced by J.
Mitchell Thorsen, manager of ''Thc
Cosmopolitan Magazine" Mr.. Thorsen
said when the printing situation in
this city became normal again the
magazines would be published stimuli
taneously in New York and Chicago.
Strike Over, Brest Back 10 y orl4
BREST. Oct. 15.-In consequence OF
settlements reached in the strike