Evening star., 1923-09-23
.PRESSMEN CALLED
.TOFIGHT NY. STRIKE
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
NEW YORK, September 22-Con-
tinued refusal of all but a few mem
bers of the dissolved local pressmen.s
local to answer the call of George L.
Berry. president of the international
union. to return to work and end the
strike which has hampered the pub
iication of leading newspapers this
week, today brought from Mr.. Berry
an urgent plea to all pressmen'S
unions outside the city to send men
Immediately to I'll their places.
AS Mr.. Berry was dispatching tel
egTams to every pressmen's local in
the country, the repudiated local ar
ranged Tor q conference tonight of
lis executive and conciliatory boards
and the chairman and vice Chairman
or the Chapel Local, No. 25.
Plan New Contract.
1t was announced there would b.
a discussion of the new contract
made yesterday between Mr. Berry
and the publishers association under
which the international would undei
take to man the presses at improve
wages and WORKING conditions. -
was said at union headquarters that
the vote of the strikers on return
ing to work under the Berry agEecz
ment to be taken at a meeting IT,
morrow. would be influenced to
great extent by the action of TIA
Mr.. Berry's telegram to local of.
cials throughout the country said:
The international union calls upon
your local to send men to New YoTh
Immediately. Draw upon local treas
urer or take such means as necessary
to get them mere. Expenses and
compensation for lost time are guar
anteed by the international union.
Report by telegram number of men
en- route and when they are expect,
ed to arrive. There must be no de-
lay In meating the situation. Best
has been signed with all publishers.
Many men engaged in Illegal strike
and who now remain out are pursu-
ing a course that is indefensible and
in violation of every principle OF
American trades unionisIn.
Honor of Union.
THE board of directors is COM
PEELED to draft all available news
paper pressmen to respond to this
call in order to uphold the integrity
of our organization internationally.
TO conserve the newspaper business
and to accord simple Justice to the
public. No trades unionist can be
ing to this call. 1t is clearly an obli-
CATION, and the situation is deserv-
ing of an administration of courage
that we cannot afford to disregard"
Minor disturbances were reported
to the police today. reporter and
an art director claimed they had been
attacked by strike sympathiEers and
beaten.
Five strikers pleaded guilty in
Yorkville court to seizing Atty
bundles of papers from an elevated
train and attempting to destroy them.
They were warned against sabotage
and released under suspended sem
tences.
More violence in connection with
the strike was reported tonight when
George Davis, pressrnan employed
by q morning newspaper, was struck
by a blunt instrument as he passed
from the mailing room into the press
room. He was taken to q hospital
and died without regaining con-
sciousness, A man arrested dt.
rectly after the assault and taken
TO a police station gave his ffafnc
as Royal Madden of BROOKLYN
The newspaper offered a reward
of $4,000 for the arrest of the es.
sailant 1t was said that the mar
arrested had threatened depart.
ment manager of the paper.
The strikers have been asked ts
attend a meeting tomorrow at which
Mr.. Berry will speak. They will hole
a session later to determine thAil
course.
II was announced officially tia
1 the strikers who return to thei;
| jobs will not lose the sick and dealt
benefits OF their union.