The sun., 1919-10-12
G. F. U. DENIES BIAS
IN PRINTERS STRIKE
Organization Goes No Further
Than to Offer Services as
Peacemaker. \
NOT WITH THE RADICALS
Resolution Intended Merely to
Ask Berry to Soften "No
Quarter Attitude.

OfrClhlb OF inc Central reuerhtou
Union emphaticaily denied yesterday
that their organisation had taken
sides" with the striking pressmen and
assistants in this city who are under
suspension by their international and
| whose acts have been condemned by
the heads of the American Federation
| Of Labor.
Ernest Bohm, secretary Of the G. F.
u, explained the position of his organ
izatlon by stating: I'VE have not taken
sides with any faction In the present
controversy. We have offered our SER
vices as peacemakers. We have decided
to try to bring the striking pressmen
and the international union together for
the good Of organized labor"
James H. Hatch Of the c. F. u. made
similar statement. He said the reso-
| luton adopted by the organization on
Friday night "deploring the attitude
taken by the president of the Interna-
| tional Printing Pressmen's and Assist
ants Union" who Is opposed to the
strike In the New York printing shops.
should not be construed to mean that
the federated was opposed to the inter-
national president, Major George l..
| Berry. He said that 1t referred simply
| to Major Berry's fiat refusal to treat
with the local unions until those organ
izations shall have got rid of the men
who forced the strike upon them.
Great Respect for Berry.
Certain officials of the Central Fed
Grated Union made 1t plain that they
have the highest respect for Major
Berry. and one of them declared: "or-
| ganized labor needs men like Major
Berry, and It would be better of II 1t
| had few more such leaders"
The report that the Central Federated
Union had lined itself up with secession
lists and radicals such as lead the New
York printing strike, in a battle against
| safe and sane international leadership,
| caused great stir in both printing and
| labor circles here until its fiat denial
was circulated.
Such action would have been a most
| strange II not unprecedented one. and
| would have amounted to a defiance Of
the American Federation Of Labor. II
l true, II would have been a challenge to
| the international presidents OF all five
printing trades unions who have ex-
pressed themselves as firmly against the
action of the striking unions of this city
It was generally believed. however,
that propagandists working for the
| strikers had succeeded N putting
| something over" The resolution by
| which the C. F. L. pledged itself to pour
| oil on the troubled waters was inno-
Gently worded. 1t merely recommended
that Major Berry recede from his mo
| quarter" attitude. and show mercy to
| repentant secessionlsts 1t also ten
| dered its sympathy and moral support
| In the fight OF the allied printing trades
| for better working conditions and liv-
ing wage" which didn't refer to any
particular union or any particular man
| as all of the organizations have made
some kind OF demands recently.
Camera to Fight Strike.
1t was learned yesterday that the
Publishers Printing Company. which
issues the Literary Digest, is considering
zine despite the fact that all OF its com.
positors are on strike. The proposition
Is one for the turning out of the entire
| magazine by means OF photogravurt
! plates. The reading matter would bt
typewriter and photographed. instead
of heing set up in the composing room.
This arrangement. IL was pointed out
in printing circles yesterday. would hav,
| a fair chance for a work out because Of
the fact that the Publishers Printing
Company does not lack pressmen. TIL,
unions now on strike here were com
pletely ousted from that establishment
last month, when they struck before tn,
| expiration of their contracts and wer,
replaced by members OF the newly char
tered international union which has beef
organized by Major Berry.
The employing printers and TIL
periodical publishers of this city wer
notified yesterday by the Technical Pub
licity Association that the organizatio,
was with them in their fight agains
Bolshevik influences, which are held re
sponsible for the present trouble. Tn
Technical Publicity Association is mad
up of advertising managers and man
ufacturers of technical products, and
adopted a resolution supporting tn
pr<nters and denouncing the unions a
meeting in the Hotel Martinique Of
Friday night.
"BfE Six' Funds Threatened.
Something In the nature of masses
attack upon the treasury of big Six
typographical union by its idle member
is expected when that organization get
together this afternoon in New Sta
Casino.
In union circles yesterday there wa
much comment to the effect that tn
members of"'Big Six" who have joins
the strike of the pressmen and feeder
| In the book and job plants are planning
to make an appeal to the organization
for support.
Whether they VIII have the courage t
try IT at this afternoons gathering re
mains to be seen, but members of tn
union who do not want to see their saw
ings poured out to help men who hav
deliberately walked out OF good posi-
lions expressed their determination yes
tsrday to be On hand and see that thos
officials who are secretly sanctioning tn
strike put nothing over"
1t was pointed out yesterday tina
big Six'' has about 500. 900 availabl
at the present time in its emergenc
fund, and that II the book and job com
posters are voted relief of $40 or 81
week each II would about wipe thi
sum out In two weeks All member
who are working at present are payini
10 per cent. of the wages into the or
ganization, and a great number OF then
are decidedly averse to supporting me-
who according TO their own statemen,
are not on strike. but have merely do
mated themselves vacations"
1t was believed yesterday that no. ao
ton would be taken against Miss c. p
Fincher, the woman member who wa
threatened with disciplinary measure
because she denounced a resolution
favoring the New York Can, the Social
list paper. in the presence of representa-