New-York tribune., 1919-11-09
Hundreds of Seccssionists
Won, by international
and Big Printing Shops
Will Reopen on Monday
Feeders Still Hold Out
big o. Meeting To-day and
''Naca'ion'' Compositors
May Return to Work

Of the secessionist unions in the print
ing trades of New York took place yes
terday. Hundreds of pressmen, mem
bers of Pressmen's Union, No. 81, de-
serted their organization and leader
Bernard J. Nolan. and focked to the
new LEGAL beirg organized by the In
ternatlonal Printing Pressmen's and
assistants Union. under direction of
Wl!ilam Mcllugh, vice president of the
international.
According to George L. Berry, pres
Ident Of the international. the total
number who have Joined the new union
S 6S5 pressmen and 200 feeders Mr..
Berry regarded this as the beginning
OF the end of the conflict in the print
ing trades. The same view was taken
by the Printers League, the employ
ers' organization, which stated that a
number Of the biggest plants will re-
sumo operation on Monday. The
Printers LEAGUE issued the following
statements:
The decision of the pressmen to re-
turn to the International in q body 10
,nterpreted By the members of the
80 "c as tiie pCElHNlng OF
the end. As far as the pres smen are
concerned the present difficulty is
settled. The fact that TIE interna-
tlona! officials say it is imposs b for
thc loca to return to the international
IN body affects the problem but lit
tie, inasmuch as the individual mem
oers are lying Themselves with the
international by scores.
Big Shops TO Reopen
"On Monday morning the biggest
printing shops IN town VIII resume op-
eratlons. Among them are the
Schweinler Press, Butterck. FEEDERS
isaac Goldman. Brook yn Daily Eagle,
G. j. O'Btien, DeNinne and Carey
plants. The @ concerns have nest Of
thelr old men. both pressmv4 and COM
eositors. Back on the jeb ready to go
20 work Monday morning. They w Ii
be given S q We increase offered
Nv Tho omployors. rhe refusal of the
<eeders yesterday morning to join with
tie pi~ssAarn III going into the Inter-
hationa! seemingly comp Gates the sit
nation. Bat the number of feeders
who have already come back to work
With new Internal onal cards makes
IS b. eve that Tie meeting Of Local
No. did not reflect the spirit OF the
lnion- Gradually the feeders are re-
turniag TO work and the strength Of
ne opposition to the International is
lessort,
- The members of Big have lost
heir l'as f1r vacat;oninw. now that
he pres mon have come into the In
ernatlontr Their refusal to 20 to
work W. .ust move to show their
eympotry Tor the pres1men. With the
pre- aea working, tat sympathy is
4 bit rlsY al. and we expect to see
he -ro :apaical Union back on the
Job Mo lay.
III s,4t happens there is but one
step u r. to be taken, and that is
arDlt'..lol between big 6 and the
'rinl".s ieague. Big 6 asks for q
l4-houi week and an incrca OF S14.
The employers offer Sc increase for
= 45-hour week and arbitration. Big
u ms refused TO arbitrate the shorter
week.
"fhe mailers employed at the Nation
Press yesterday refused to handle the
work TUNED out at that Shop. The
Nomen 5ook5inders took the same ac-
tion."
Won't Disrranchise Any One
MIR. Berry said that the interna-
cional fet confident the locai scces-
slonists have at last begun to realize
hat they must abide by the rules of
he lnternational and return When
asked whether the intornationa pur-
posed to exclude Mr.. Nolan, Mr Berr
said: We have not yet decided to
exclude anyobdy.' Mr.. McNugh said
hat the local Office of the new inter
national union. 100 Nassau Street, was
rushed off its feet yesterday in trying
20 handle the hundreds of applications
Tor menlhers hip coming from Press
M ms Onicn, No. 81 AS to the ques-
ion of excluding any members OF
Pressmen's Union, No. 5l, Mr.. Nc
Hugh said:
"We do not intend to disfranchise
any one. OF course, as an application
comes in, it may be held up We ar,
welcoming everybody with open arms
Every ching Is up 10 thc executive com.
nittee, and if the committee sees fit t(
exclude certain persons | SUPPOSE the,
rimistic over the situation and We ex
pect a speedy return to work Of all the
members OF the local pressmen S union.
BAgley Men Vote to Hold Out
While q serious broak WIS ia ,~or.
ress within the pres mems organizs
lion. Franklin Union NO Is, tns .v.d
ers' ofg%a4zatlon. led by James Lag
ley met at Webster Hall E.cvanfi
Street and TAifd Avenue, and votec
unanimously 10 Ao d out for t e forty
four-hour week and Ia Increase de
manded Mr. Bagley did his best tt
cheer his men, who seem to have re
sponded en- husiastically. Mr. Bagle,
suggested that The meeting be opencc
with mu ic. III We are goinr to die
he sad, "let Us do so as tnev did or
the Lusitanla. with q song on ou,
ups. hereupon some one started ut
the piano. Nf
IN his address to the mon, Mr.. Bag
ley caused q sensation by alleging an
attempt on the part of one OF the
ieaoAng representatives OF the employ.
ers to bube him with $4,000 t. bring
about speedy termination of the
strike. Mr.; Bagley said that he was
called TO the - Cphone las wek y,
Tom to.ey. the Tammany Hail lieuten.
ant and lsv.tcd to come to his ol4!c,
N the Charles Building, 35l Madison
Avenue
On his arrival there, MIR. Bagley said
ne met one OF the leading spokrsmu :
d the emp oye1s-a pup.isher-whl
SAID that he WAS losing 500 900 ,
month rs a result OF the strike. an,
offered to pay Mr. Bagey $40 900 te
settle It, Mr.. basley said he hatlS
refused. HIS story reused a VII,
outburst Of enthusiasm. The me,
checred and showored MIR Bas.ey with
hasti y improviSei confetti
There w.l be Il meeting of Typo
graphical Union No 8. this Afternoon
at the Lexington Theater, Fifty -Ars
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