New Britain herald., 1923-09-18
NEW YORK PAPERS
 HIT BY STRIKERS
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 been working under an agreement known as Judge MahtoR's award which decreased our earning capacity sS per cent li imposed more hours Of employment on pressmeR, than on any Of the other mechanical trades In the newspaper industry, II has made conditions unbeaTabls the death rate of our union has increased So per eentKEN After a dozen meetings between our local committee and committee Of publishers We found it impossible 10 agree on any one point or lo make new contract,
 "The board of directors of the inr iernational union appointed a com mittee to negotiate with the pubr fishers and they, too, after a dozen meetings found it impossible to come to an agreement, The union, unable to stand the conditions any longer. decided xYK to refuse to work any longer under the present conditions" "
 4 publishers statement said
 "The board Of directors of the in- ternational printing pressmen's union is negotiating with the publishers of New York for new contract with their local union. Several important parts Of a contract concerning hours. overtime and luncheon periods had been agreed upon and were submit ted to their respective bodies for ap. proval XXX.
 'Thc publishers have no informa- ton as 10 the action Of the local union and no word from any inter- national or local officers as to the | cause Of the strike. No action has be taken until they have definite in- formation in regard to the unions strike action which is apparently without the sanction of the interna- tional union.
 Afternoon Papers Too.
 Early editions Of the leading after noon papers also failed to appear on Ihe streets as the result of the strike,
 Business managers of the afternoon publications said efforts were being made to get in touch with leaders of he strike and with officers of the in- union. They said, how ,ver, there was no indication when hey would be able to get the presses tarted again.
 A meeting of owners Of all the lead ng dailies, morning and afternoon. vas called this forenoon.
 Up to noon none of the leading vening papers had attempted to go o press except the New York Even- ng Post. which recruited enough men o run off an edition at ] 1 a. m., then eld up further editions to await the utcome of negotiations between pulp shers and officials of the dnterna- ional pressmen and assistant union of forth America
 Big Stands Hit Hard.
 While the usual news stands were mpty and deserted, a few smaller apers not hit by the strike, enjoyed unprecedented sales, emergency news oys reaping a harvest at five cents opy instead of the customary. three ent price for afternoon editions.
 Dallies In the suburbs. taking ad- antage of the suspension, went 10 ress early with extras which were Ished to the metropolis along with cores of news boys. The usual quotas papers from nearby large cities ere sold out early.
 Before going into conference with e publishers, George L. Berry of the ternational union, issued a state ent characterizing the strike of the cal as illegal without the sanction
 the board of directors of the inter- ltional and in violation of an agree cal and the publishers to arbitrate ent between the international, the fferences that might arise"
 Appeal tp Pressmen. Berry's statement took the form of
 appeal to all newspaper pressmen
 return to duty and an announce ent that the international proposes meet this illegal strike by executing q publishing the newspapers of New o1 'rk city in order that the integrity - q honor of tho international may pl
 maintained and the principle of e