The New York herald., 1922-03-20
PRESSMEN VOTE
TO ACCEPT AWARD
Some Details Opposed by Ger
tain Members to Be Acted
On by Publishers.
EFFECTIVE Z A. M. TO-DAY
Unions Ballot Nearly a Tie,
but Officers Show Concili-
atory Spirit.

The Newspaper Web Pressmen's Union
No. rs. whose members operate the
presses of the daily newspapers OF New
York, voted yesterday afternoon to ac-
cept the award Of Judge Martin r. Man
ton of the United States circuit Court
Of Appeals. arbiter Of the dispute be-
tween the pressnen and the publishers.
The decision followed a notice from
the publishers that the Manton award
would be put into effect this morning at
o'clock. The vote prevented another
walkout such as that which gave New
Workers. tabloid newspapers on the morn
ing of March l.
While accepting the Manton award, the
pressmen made it clear that they are not
satisfied with it. In their vote-they re-
served their right to protest against
certain notifications OF proposals by the
publishers, and David Simons. president
of the union, said the unions representa-
tives on a standing committee provided
for in the award will be named at once
to meet the publishers to-day in an ef-
fort to arrive at an agreement on those
details. That feature, however, will not
interfere with usual publication of the
newspapers.
The Publishers Association OF New
York made no comment upon the unions
action. the position of the association be-
ing that the Manton award should be
observed by both sides.
The objection to the notifications. lit
Is understood, does not violate the Man
ton award in any way, since the award
provides for a standing committee. COM
posed of two members each from the
pressmen and the publishers, to settle
any point in dispute which is construed
by either party as a violation of the
award. 1t Is to that committee the
union proposes to submit its grievances
to-day. The publishers already have
named their members, but will withhold
announcement until the pressmen have
named their members.
Mr.. Sinlons said that the principal
matter which would be placed before the
standing committee is the pressmen' s
take lunch on their own time in con-
sideration Of bonus of 81 to SO for men
who report for work before $50 o'clock
on two of the morning newspapers.
THE trouble is,' Mr.. Simons con-
tinued. "the award is not practicable.
We want an opportunity to point that
cut to the publishers and to arrive with
them at some understanding which will
make the award workable"
Mr.. Simons declared that the press
men accepted the award only because
there was nothing else to do about It,
Vote Is Nearly 6O-50.
Only one motion was made. and that
was upon the report of the unions com
mittee of seventeen, which recommended
acceptance of the award. The temper
of the prcssmen toward the award was
Indicated by the vote, which Mr.. Simons
said was little better than fifty-fifty
for the award. Votes against the award
were construed as votes in favor OF a
vacation" until agreement more favor
able to the men. was reached.
The committee which submitted the
report TO tho union meeting was COM
posed OF Andrew Armstrong, chairman
f. w Edwards, Matthew Moore, Harry
McKenna, John Malopey, James Ma
loney, Joseph Dwyer. Charles Walsh,
Hugh Jennings. Fred Moran. James
Kelly. David Simons, president of the
union: Andrew Swanson. William But
ler, James Moore and Walter Hogan.
There will be the regular meeting OF
the union tonight. but II was said the
meeting would have no bearing upon the
situation.