The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-21
END OF GOTHAW'S NEWS FAMINE NOW SEEMS PROBABLE
International Pressmen'S Un- ion Submits Proposal To
 Supply Substitutes
BULLETIN


 NEW YORK, Sept. 20.--A commit tee of newspaper publishers, called in conference with George l.. Berry, president of the International Press mems and Assistants union, to con slider a union plan for settlement of the strike that has curtailed news paper publication for several days, adjourned at midnight tonight with oIt taking definite action on the pro posal. It was said, however, that some points had been agreed upon and another meeting would be held tomorrow.
 NEW YORK, Sept. Submission to publishers of a proposal under which the international union of the presses of the city's dailies, while the local union remained on strike, tonight brought the end of New York's newspaper famine in sight. Pending the discussions, other features of the plan were not disclosed.
 The publishers committee began consideration of the plan at the close of a day in which George L. Berry, president of the International Union. had declared the charter of the local body automatically suspended' and had wired invitations to pressmen of other cities to fill the strikers places. lie made it clear that mem bers of the outlawed union would be issued cards in the international union if they desired to return to work sfa fl the publ shers ratified the support of the lnternationals s board of directors.
 David Simons, head of the local union, and other officials of the strikers were called before the di rectors of the international earlier in the day to hear the statement is sued last night by the publishers who demanded that the international having characterized the strike as illegal revoke the locals charter and form a new branch here.
 Publication Gaining.
 The newspapers, meantime, had been gaining in their efforts to give the city's millions their news in less abbreviated form. The publishers association announced the circula- ticn of yesterday mornings com bined newspapers was 40 per cent or normal and todays seventy per cent. Circulation of the combined news papers yesterday fternoon was 40 per cent of normal, it was stated :. Even should the publishers com mttee ratify the agreement prompt ly, mediate return to customary individuals make up, size and pro duction was in doubt. Officials Of the international would not specu- late on the number of strikers who might go back to work at once.
 Asked about the prospects or bringing men from other cities, MT. Berry said 'It always follows that there is reluctance to come if no contractual relations exist. Maybe this will be removed by the estab- fishing of contractual relations.
 MT. Berry said he was in quan- dary about the publishers request that the International start a new local
 Striking pressmen meeting tonight in executive session, heard the re- port of their committee after the members, headed by Mr. simmons conferred with MT. Berry. Mr. Sim cns at the close of the meeting, said no action had been taken as to how the union might meet thls move Another meeting was called Tor to- morrow. ,t.,,
 The publishers committee, which was considering the proposals or the International union, called a recess until 9 o'clock.