The New York herald., 1922-03-01
Offer to Pay Men Displaced,
if Any, for Lost Time,
Also Is Rejected.
NIGHT SCALE INCREASED
Walkout Is Surprise to Other
Union Men as Basic Wage Is
Highest in Country.

The publishers OF the New York
newspapers last night issued the fol-
lowing statement.
THE pressmen employed by the
newspapers of New York city refused
10 go to work at midnight last night.
Web Pressmen's Union No. 25 refused
10 accept the decision of Judge Mar
LIN r. Manton of the United States
Court of Appeals as arbitrator in arbi-
tration proceedings on terms and con-
ditions insisted upon by the union.
For thirty yearsthe newspapers OF
New York and the unions employed
by them have born settling all labor
disputes hy snch arbitration proceed
ings, and the newspapers now stand
on the ground that a body of men
which defaults upon it's signed agree
ment, made before Judge of the
United States Court OF Appeals can
40 longer continue relations with the
newspapers. which never in all the
years OF arbitration proceedings with
any union have yet failed to abide by
an arbitration decision or have oues-
toned their obligation to abide by II
in the letter and in the spirit.
THE arbitration decision OF Judge
Manton did not decrease wages. IL
left the wages OF day pressmen en-
ployed by every newspaper at s51 e
week for pressmen in charge and s45 a
week for iourneymen workers, ard in
creased the wages OF night workers from.
SOL for pressmen in charge to s54. and
from s45 for journeymen pressmen to
s4s a week
1T fixed eight hours for a day .
work or a nights work. ard decided that
the publishers should designate the num-
Der Of men to be employed on each press
and assign the mon to their positions
on the press"
Owners stand D., Award.
Tho newspaper owners at meeting
In the afternoon adopted unanimously
an address to all employees IN their
press rooms Ths address, which was
sent to all employees involved. follows /:
FEBRUARY 2s. 1922.
"To Members Of PressmeH's Union No.
25:
There viii be no breach between the
New York newspapers and the Dress
mems Union unless the union makes IL.
The newspapers prefer collective bar
gaining. They are committed to arb
tration and have always abided by the
results OF arbitration. whether favorable
or unfavorable to them.
AT the opening of the recent arbi-
tration court both sides bound them
selves to abide by the decision. THIS
obligation must be carried out.
The decision binds the newspapers
to pay and assures the union fo~
eighteen months to come higher basic
wage than II now paid in any other
city in the country. In view OF the
fact that this decision viii reduce the
number OF men on a press. the pub
fishers pledge themselves, III serious
unemployment should result, which Is
by no means certain. to the following
course of action:
IL. NJ any pressmen now holding
regular positions are found TO be with
out work as result OF the readjust-
ment due to the award. the publishers
VIII pay SuCn men tnt tuli wages 10
which they would be entitled under the
award II they had retained such regular
positions. for a period OF four weeks
from March 1. 1922.
80. III during these four weeks such
men have not found employment as
pressmen. or otherwise. the publishers
viii pay them half wages for further
period of four weeks. provided they
have not sooner found employment.
80. IL It Is found that any large mum
her OF such men still remain unem-
ployed, after the foregoing total period
OF eight weeks. the publishers viii APP
point committee to meet with a
similar committee of the union 10 con-
slider further means OF relief.
Forced 90 Arbitration.
This offer Is conditional upon the
continuous fulfillmGt in good faith by
the union and its members OF their obli-
cations under the arbitration award AMI
contract
"ror nearly one year We negotiated
patiently. with your representatives.
Thcy were unyielding. We were forced
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