Manufacturers Association, composed of small mill owners, are opposed to the wage proposal. Their final answer is expected to-morrow, Mill operators in the Pennsylvania area will commence negotiations to-mor~ row.—Reuter, Seattle Strike Battle Seattle, Aug. 11, Members of the Teamsters' Union and the International Longshoremen's Association to-day engaged in a runing battle for two blocks near the building of the "Seattle Star," evening newspaper. The fight followed the action of the longshoreman aiding pickets of the American Newspaper Guild to prevent half the paper's composing-room force {rom entering the building.
The Teamsters thereupon escorted union pressmen and stereotypers inside the building, and arrested the chairman of the Star branch of the Guild, Mr. Jack Heise.
The first edition of the "Star" was slightly delayed, as a result of the altercation, A reporter for the "Seattle Times," Mr, Paul O'Neil, was knocked unconscious in the melee It was said that a teamster kicked him to enforce his objection to O'Neil's direction of a cameraman who Was taking photographs of the scene.—United Press.
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