Evening star., 1923-09-18
UNITE IN ONE DAILY
FOR NEWSLESSN. Y.
Publishers Act When Press
mems Strike HaItS; PubIica'
ton of Newspapers.
Rr the Associated Press

b. the Associated Press
NEW YORK, September 1S.-Pub-
fishers of newspapers here affected
by a strike of pressmen decided to-
day to pool resources and get out
an edition of 6 to pages bearing
the names of all the papers affected
by the strike. The edition will be
run off at $3.50 o'clock.
A staff of artists was set to work
preparing an engraved caption for
the common" edition. which was to
contain the name of each paper re-
teal style. s. 81
Each plant was given. authority TO
publish what was deemed expedIentl
of advertising and news Arrange
nlents we're made for concentrating
motor delivery trucks OF all the pa
pers at plants which wera able to
operate the greatest uu nber of
The principal news plants were
picketed by strikers, but the few
mild demonstrations attempted were
promptly dispersed by patrolmen sta
toned where the crowds were great
est.
A meeting of the strikers was in
progress for several hours at mid
day. 1t was reported that the strike
call, which was said to have been
unanimously voted last night. would
be made the subject of another ballot
today.
Morning papers also plan to issue
a composite edition tomorrow, it was
said. 1t was reported in the early
afternoon that a few of the strikers
on the twenty-three papers affected
were drifting back to work.
Leading New York city dailies-
morning and eyening-were compelled
today to cease publication because of
strike of $500 members of Web
Pressmen's Union. No. 25. last mid
night.
Only limited pre-midnIght editions
of the morning papers were run off
before the pressmen walked out. Up
to noon none Of the leading evening pa
pers had attempted to go to press, ex-
cept the Evening Post, which recruited
enough men to run off an edition at
IL am.
While the usual news stands were
empty and deserted, a few smaller
papers not hit by the strike enjoy
ed unprecedented sales-emergency
news boys reaping a harvest at )
cents copy instead of the custo-
mary 3-cent price for afternoon edi-
tions.
Suburban Papers Busy.
Dailies in the suburbs. taking ad-
vantage of the situation, went to
press early with extras, which were
rushed to the metropolis along with
scores of newsboys.
Declaring the walkout was taken
without due notice and was unjusti-
fable, the newspaper owners an
nounced through the Publishers AS
effort to meet heads of the striking
local, but would attempt to negotiate
with officers of the International
Printing Pressmen's and Assistants
Union of North America.
Before going into conference with
the publishers George L. Berry of the
international union issued a state
ment characterizing the strike of the
of the board of directors of the in
ternatfonal and in violation of an
agreement between the international,
the local and the publishers to ar
bitrate differences that might arise"
Union to Fight Strike.
Berry's statement took the form of
an appeal to all newspaper web
pressmen to return to duty, and an
announcement that the International
proposes to meet this illegal strike
by executing and publishing the
newspapers of New York city in
International may be maintained and
the principle of collective bargaining
upheld"
Lester Jones, executive secretary
for the ,dSSOCldllOus an
nounced that Berry had ordered tele-
grams sent to pressmen's locals In
a score of cities calling for volunteers
to- come here and help the. suspended
papers resume publication. Profess
sing to express the attitude of the
publishers affected by the strike,
Jones said:
eve shall make no attempt to
negotiate with the local. We have
not been informed why the strike was
called and are not going to try-to find
out. We are leaving everything to,
the officers of the international
union"
Afternoons Affected.
Early editions of the leading aft
ernoon papers also failed to appear
ON the streets as the result of the
strike. Business managers of the
afternoon publications said efforts
were being made to get into, touch
with leaders of the strike and with
officials of the International Union.
They said. however, there was no in
dication when they would be able to
get the presses started.
A meeting of owners OF all the
leading daflies. morning and after
] noon,s was called this forenoon.