Evening star., 1922-03-01
PRESSMEN AGREE
TO ACCEPT award Al I | !.
Stormy Meeting in New York
Causes Brief Editions Of /.
Newspapers.
By the Associa ted Press,

versy between the publishers OF the
daily newspapers Of New York city ana
the web pressmen's union over the afDi-
i tration award Of Federal Judge Martin
r. Manton was ended today, Don u
Seitz, manager of the New York Worlo'
announced after a publishers meeting
this morning.
The publishers accepted tho press
mems proposal to return to work
and agreed to meet q union conIls-
tee Friday. u,
Text Of Correspondents.
The correspondence follows:
ITO the Newspaper Owners COM
mittee:s
\.The union decided at 2:30 am. to-
day, after six hours of debate, to 70
turn to work and to abide by tne
decision Of the arbitrator.
"A motion was made also to appoint
a committee of twelve to request
meeting with the newspaper owners
within the next few days to requsst
arbitrators rulings. But the motion
to return Immediately to aooept the
decision of the court OF arbitration
was unconditional.
New York Web Pressmen's Union.
"The unions proposal to return i'm
mediately u work and to accept un-
conditionally the decision OF the
arbitration court has been unanimous
ers. BRADFORD MERRILL.
Chairman Newspaper Owners
+ Committee"
Early Editions Omitted.
Although the union had voted at
800 this morning to return to work,
publishers of afternoon newspapers.
under an agreement, did not permit
them to 60 back to the sdt1iens pressrooms %ars
omitted Full publication was re-
sumed at IL. -,
Harry Wurtz. vice president of the
pressmen's local, said a committee
of twelve. headed by Andrew r.. r.
confer with the publishers on modin-
cation of the award.
He declined to say definitely what
modification would be sought. but as
the award which the pgessmen re-
garded as unfair.
500 May Lose Jobs.
Abolition Of the six-hour shift, as
provided by the award. would mean
throwing Of 500 of the unions 1,So0
members out OF work, he declared. as
there was not enough work to afford
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employment.
The publishers. in a statement yester-
day calling on pressman to abide by
the award. recognized the possibility
that a number of union men might be
thrown out of work under the eight
hour shift decision.
To meet this contingency. which was
declared to be mot certain" they Of
fered to pay all men so thrown out Of
work full wages for four weeks and half
wages for an additional four weeks II
they failed to find jobs in the mean
while
Would Consider Relief.
II any large number still were unem-
ployed at the end Of the eight-week Pc
riod, the publishers said. they would
agree to a conference to consider means
of relief
The statement declared the publishers
had Deen forced to arbitration by the
unions unyielding attitude in negotia-
tions, which continued for nearly year.
1t was by the unions insistence that
one man, rather than a board Of three,
was selected to conduct the arbitration.
the statement continued, and the pub
fishers expected the union to abide by
the result.
I'VE will not consent to make a farce
Of arbitration by now changing that
decision. even before its effect has been
tried" it said. I'm good faith and with
all consistent consideration for the in
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the conditions imposed on US and ex-
pected you to do likewise"
meeting of members OF Newspaper
Web Pressmen's Union, No. 25. the local
last night. did not adjourn until so
late this morning that the publishers
were forced to print eight-page
papers. eliminating practically all
advertising and special news fea-
lures. George T. Berry, president OF
the International Printing Pressmen's
and Assistants Union of North Amer
lea, was present.
Agree to Abide by Award.
The meeting, which was reported
to have been a stormy one. resulted
in the union agreeing to abide by
Judge Manton's award, but it was
decided that a committee Of twelve
be appointed to negotiate with the
publishers in an effort to effect
modification of some of its terms
which were found Objectionable.
The union members were ordered
of today's papers and to report for
duty hereafter at the regular hours.
1.-The organization views some tea
lures Of Judge Manton's award as
Simons, president Of the union: There
was an element at last nights meet
ing which urged rejection of the
whole award. but the conservatives
present succeeded IN securing vote
to abide by the decision of Judge
Manton. In a couple OF days the COM
mittee appointed at the meeting will
meet Representatives of the pub
lishers to open negotiations looking
to a modification of the terms laid
down in the award"
Publishers Also Meet.
The publishers held meeting late
last night. but issued no statement
as to the attitude, they would take
regarding the action taken at the
unions meeting. Earlier in the night
they declared they would abide by
the arbitration award. adding that "if
the local and international press
mems unions, both of which signed
the agreement to arbitrate all Diff
ferences. now repudiate the decision
the newspaper owners would not
again make "a contract with the
pressmen's union"
The decision handed down by Judge
Manton fixed $51, and $45 as pay for
day. pressmen in charge and journey
men, respectively. and S$54 and $4S
for night :pressmen in charge and
journeymen. '5>