New-York tribune., 1922-03-01
Union Men Fail to Report
for Work st Midnight;
1900 of 2,l50 in New
York at Mass Meeting
Publishers Address
Case to the Public
Owners Pledged Aid to
A]IForced Out of " ork
bv Arbitration Decision

srs issued the following statement:
aveb Pressmcn's Union No. % ro-
4,.ed 10 accept the decision OF Judge
gsr.in T. Manton, Of the United States
Court os Appeals. as arbitrator in arb
station proceedings ON terms and con
ajtions insisted upon bg tho union.
For thirtv wears the newspapers Of
New YORK. and unions employed by
then, have been settling all labor dis
mites by such arbitration proceedings
snd the newspapers now stand on the
cround that q BODY of men which dc
Fanlts upon its signed agreement made
before iudee Of the United States
Court Of Appeals can no longer con
tnne relations with the newspapers,
which never I'm ali the years Of srbitra-
ton proceedings with any union have
vel failed to abide bv sn arbitration
decision or have questioned their ohli-
ration to abide by IT, In the letter and
- the spirit.
"Ihc arbitration decision o. Iudge
iTianton did not decrease wages; 1t left
.hc wages Of p,os smon employed br
every newspaper At Sol 4 week for
'YseyYrresl ID. cls- -ea ssiasai So q week for
journeymen Vo,llcrs. ana increased tho
wages Of nie>t workers from s6l for
pressmen in charge 70 SOD. and from
>45 for for jiurneymen pressmcn TO
siS week.
at fixed eight hours for day
work or q ugni : work ana decided
lat the publishers should designate
me number Of Nor 70 be employed or
each press aud assign the Wcn to thelr
positions on the press.
The publishers yesterday afternoon
addressed to the members Of the union
ne following tiuai answer 10 the dc
msnd o. their officers that the arbitra-
-te- - 5.c' L~i , : p -, &C. ne..-'
ing further discussion,
Text of Publishers Address
40 Members Of Pressmens Union
No "a
There viii ne no breach between the
New Yorh new papers and the Press
lsons' Union. unless the union makes il,
The newspapers prefer collective
bargaining They arc committed to
arbitration and have always abided by
the results OF arbitration whether
favorable or unfavorable 10 them.
AT the opening Of the recent
themselves 70 abide BY the decision
lhls obligation must be carried out.
The decision binds the new spapers
to pay and assures the union for eigh-
teen months 10 come higher basic
wage than Is paid In al yother city in
the country. Jn view of thf fact that
this decision Will reduce INC number
OF men on a press. the publishers
pledge themselves. if serious unemploy-
ment shonld result, which is b. nc
means certain. 10 the following course
oi action
81. II auv prcssnaeq now holding
ieguar positions are found 10 be with.
eui work as . result of tho readjust-
ment due to the award. the publishers
"li pay such men the full wages tC
wN'cn ;ney would bo entitled undei
me award If they had retained suci
regular positions. for q period Of foul
weeks from March /, 1870.
Protect Unemployed
-, # during those four week. sucf
men have not found employment a.
pressmcn or otherwise, the publishcr,
Wl' pay them half wages for further
Psfloo OF four weeks provided they
"aNe not sooner found employment.
%. 1t is found that any larg,
nIHoer OF such men stiil remain unem
p,oyed after tho foregoing total perioC
o e'sAt weeks. thc publishers win ap
punt committee to meet with sim
'or comm 'ttee Of the union to con
der means Of rehef.
MS offer rs conditional upon tn.
sSpn,inuoos fulhllmcnt in good faitl
~ inc union aud It's members,of ehei
0o' 'igatlons under tho arbitration awsr,
and contract. . . ~
49,. near y one year we negotiated
Tb,.."1y ".th youl representatives.
''e. We're unyieldiug. We were force,
tSrao y; ration. " @ proposed a court o
SnseS S "NpArtal men. our officers re
vlvseQ ana insisted on one such nan
'v accepted this method Of arbitration
sent..:.ated .,.c1ated by Your chosen repre-
Agreement Already Made
hot hC'a sides agreed in advance to b,
cenao u oy the decision. We will no
br bss"e TO make farce of arbitration
h. 10" changing that decision. ever
rs effect has been tried I,
s;daaf yLu iaf'n and with all consistent con
oe'a ;,os aIion for the interests of organ
- NSNfpN l1t GNUUiIlOnS Am
w. On as and expect you to do like
AZ, I as a union. chapcls thereof. or in
n'uush An YOU refuse. then you must a
'tfe,t ieatizat on or as individuals &C
owp aoe full responsibility for you
n. eoyal, competent comp}oveee viii h
IsbesrS' ~ thci~ positions by the pub
tha th"sfs IN any and all circumstances !,
t6s "s address bears The signatures O
P,.si ioi,owine newspaper publishers
ssJ 49, a., a. Munsey, New York Herald
II sun and "Teleeramo: william
~ =, Hearst. "New York Aner;ca',', 80 'i a -
fjwn'Haai fjOu'Hai Adolph 5. Ochs, New Yor,
49, W. Rs slph Pulitzer, New Yor
T,tiu Ogden Reid, The New Yor'
ysr1' yJ1une; William Shillaber. NE,
NM NM oloDe"; Henry L. Stoddard. eve
aps Mail; William V. Heste,
;s,Sos ;s,ooSiyq ..1,, Eagle; Joseph Medill Pat
sin illustrated Daily News"; Ed
2 Das. Gay, Evening Post; A. "
gIS" or'n. Journal Of Commerce"
sga :, X. iturtsman, "Brooklyn Stand
Z lYf mon; Andrew Mclean, Brook
ltsyn .,izen"; John \. Harnan. Brook
.tIea.9 II YES Victor F. Riddcr. "Staat
a. -. Y Charles Barsotti. "ll Fro
Mn snd w T. Lewis, 'rs-rz.r,