The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-24
Editorial Room Slaves
of Brass Check Press
Must NowBe Organized
BY J. LOUIS ENoDAHL.

TODAY newspaper editorial workers constitute one Of the
most helpless lots Of wage be found anywhere
in the nation
They get little encouragement organize. The uris-
dictlon that the international typographical Union
claimed over them has been surrendered
Repeated appeals American Federation of Labor
especially to its late president Sam compers aid in their
organization, has always fallen deaf ears.
The editorial worker today for Americas kept press,
is as helpless the unorganzed slaves of New Engands
textile mills and just as poorly, paid.
It is estimated that there about 1900 editorial
workers on Greater New York's daies There must be
tens Of thousands the nation Howard A. Lamb writing
IN The Labor Age, estimates that there continually
500 Obless seeking work in New York City alone 1t is
estimated that there 20 schools of journalism pouring at
least 1000 new workers into this field yearly.
Workers newspapers, mechanical we'll editorial
These taking place continually Frank Munsey the
trust millionaire well newspaper and magazine pub
s usher H. within few months has put the Globe the Mail
tor advertising is eliminated, dual and triple expenses
wiped OUT bankrupt Institutions made good money
getters, for Munsey while thousands of workers
thrown idle upon the streets The number of newspapers
in 1928 decreased by 81 four Of them daies
It is excellent situation for the newspaper owners
Fewes jobs and more hunting them Meager wage scales
still further beaten down under the growing pressure OF the
unemployed
Beginners editorial departments of the kept press
II they are lucky may get the wages Of Iowpad steno-
graphers from $40 to $50 per week. Otherwise they will
get much less especially in smaller cities. Experienced
and writer's forced be with weekly
wage OF $35 to $50 per week. Anything above that the
exception rather than the rule There is limit hours
power, except the bosss WILL to dictate the conditions
Of work.
To be the newspaper fear the bareback
from these brtazing conditions. While the Typographical
Union and the Printing Pressmens Union with other
paper workers organizations have their homes"
take of the SICK the aged and the ncapactaed the
editorial "down-and-ous" in New York. isolated
ample receive the charity of the late James Gordon
Bennett former of the Herald. He has set aside
100000 for the James Gordon Bennett Memorial Home
for New York journalists This charity however, stands
practically alone. Newspaper editorial workers almost
too dociIe receive this attention
1t the interest of workers in all newspapers trades
that the editorial workers be organized These hepess white
collar brain workers be convinced of their identity OF
interest with the mechanical workers. No newspaper wage
agreement complete unless it dictates wages hours and
conditions for the editorial workers, we'll those
who set the type makeup the pages mould the FORMS
the presses do the mailing and finally those who drive the
wagons and the boys who sell the the streets and
deliver them the homes. Similarly struggle
pete newspaper strike is 100 per unless calls out
the editorial workers as we'll as all the rest
The big newspaper owners are everywhere strengthen
ing their positions They ready to pick weak spot
in the front presented them by the workers. One example
the bitterly fought strike of Heasts sheet in
Seattle, Wash, the Post-IntelIgencer
AmaIgamation is soreIy needed by all newspaper work.
worked editorial slaves needed Amagamaton of all the
printing crafts will When does come 1t must include
all brain we'll hand workers.
WORKERS SEND FRATERNAL
NTTTFTEC EDEM1U