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Show TVFOTHETAE loses its FIGHT IN HIGH COUIiT (.INCryXATl. Feb. 1. Klforts of the United Typothelae of America to force the International Printing Preesmeu and Assistants' Union of 'Xorfh America Amer-ica to live up to an alleged agreement whereby the eight-hour work diiy would not be instituted until after .January 1, 1000, met. with defeat in- tho United Slates court today, wheu Judge Thompson Thomp-son handed down a decision in which he says t lic union commit lee did not navo the. power to bind the union ny the agreement il entered into with the committee from, the Typothetao. The Typothotac was granted a temporary injunction sonic timo ago to prevcul the officers of the prensmou 's union from calling a strike. They asked for a permanent per-manent injunction, claiming that the officers of the union hnd signed an agroemont with the Typothetao for a nine-hour day, ind that an eight-hour work (lay would not bs instituted until un-til after January 1, 1000. Tho officers of tho union admitted that the agreement had been signed by eomc of them, but contended that it was not binding, as. tho members of the union bad not ratified the agreement. Judge Thompson, in his decision today, held that the agreement nuide by the officers of the union providing for a j nine-hour day docs not bind the rank j and file of the uniou to work nine hours, but only to work nine hours if they I work at all. and he denied the-petit ion for a permanent injunction. |