New-York tribune., 1921-05-05
Ter Scores
ice Fixing
By Engravers
Governor Indicates Hc
Win Sign Bill Halt
ing Cost Dictation BY
Photo Engraving Union
Called Soviet Methods
Measure Puts ALI Comnod-
itics and Products Under
State Anti Trust Act
From ! Sso5 coyrsspords,.,

FROM SedH Correspondents
ALBANY, May 4.-Governor Miller
Indicated at to-day's hearing on the
Meyer Martin bin that he would sign
the measure and thus put stop TO
what has been characterized as q So
Wet experiment prActiced by the Photo
Engravers' Union, which at present die
tates the price at which the EMPLOYERS
of photo-engravers shall sell their
product.
The bill. which brings all conmodi-
ties and products in common use under
the provisions of the Donne!ly anti
sively by members OF the Photo En-
gravers' Union.
he measure, which has the indorse-
atnt Of che OF the counsel of the Lock-
wood committee, because it will enable
that body to prosecute members Of GER
tain building trades now immune be-
cause of the inadeQuacy Of the present
antinaonopoly statute, will, all proba-
oaiity, be signed within week.
Denies It is Drastic
The opposition, following custom.
WAS heard first. jeremiah T. Mahonav.
counsel tor the Photo-Enrravers'
Union. made the principal argument
against the measure. At the outset
&c referred to tho legislation as
drastic.
said ne sss mny ss am i ass'ts
- monopoly in the manufacture. pro-
duction or sale Of any article or COM
modify Of common use was prohibited.
mat IS extended TO any article Of
trade, commerce or manufacture. Now,
why is It drastic thing to etxend and
make the rulc uniform as we'll to COM
modities Of common use or commodi-
ties used in trade or manufacture 7
dont see anything very drastic about
Mr.. Mahoney then made an attack on
the manner in which the bill was
drafted saying that it was unscientifc
n construction, and added:
" is reactionary.'
Reactionayy to prohibit monopoly ~
in his chair. q supposed that If there
was any cardinal principle that over
laid every other principle it was
against monopoly, except where you
nave . patent or copyright. am
astonished to hear anybody announce
y Is reactionary doctrine to oppose
Mr.. Mahoney said that he was not
advocating monopoly.
The monopoly" said Governor Mil
Ter, referring to the photo engraving
sion Of competition. That is the one
way monopoly is created"
Admits Price Fixing
L. j.. volz, president Of the photo
engrayers' union. frankly admitted that
the union fixed the price at which the
employers must sell their product.
When the Governor asked him il he
thought that good thing to apply to
all trades. Mr.. Volz said he believed
great deal of good would result if it
were applied to q great many in
dustries.
Anticipating the Governor would
sign the bill, Mr.. volz offered to COM
promise. saying his union would like
to see Il commission appointed by Gov
ernor Miller to. investigate conditions
Ia the photo engraving industry, add
ing:
II this commission says that what
we are doing is wrong, we will be glad
to stop our practice. believe that
that will have just as binding effect on
Us as this law would have. I pledge
you, on behalf Of the union, that should
that commission say any part Of our
practices are harmful, we will stop
Them"
Charges Soyietism
Martin Sake, formerly State Tax
Commissioner, was the principal
speaker for the advocates Of the meas
ure. Mr.. Sake, who represented the
New York City and the National Asso-
citations OF Publishers, said that what
organized labor was contending for in
opposing the measure was the estab-
lishnent Of Soviet principles in Ameri-
car business.
They Say that they believe in COM
biEations of labor and capital and they
suggest state commissions to regulate
the price, = continued Mr.. Sake. "Now.
the great American people believe ii
the idea Of President Harding, which
you are so we'll exemplifying in the
administration of the state, of more
business ia government and less gov
ernment IN business. American bust
ness cannot go on succeeding II we are
to haye such plan as is really con-
tended Tor by organized labor in their
opposition to this bill: to-wit. COM
bination Of labor and capital, fixing
prices, and regulation by state COM
mission.
Other speakers for the bill included
Louis Wiley, Of The Times; Herbert =.
Gunnison, of the Brooklyn Daily
Eagle; Victor Ridder, Of the Stats
1eitung; Frank Gannctt, president Of
the New York State Publishers Asso-
csation; Collin Armstrong, represents
ing the employing printers; Mr.. Wand
Icy, Of the National Publishers As
sociation; F. T.. Deborah, Of tho Mer-
chants Assassination, and Ogden Reid,
Of The Tribune.
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