SOME PRINTER DOPE
The Typographical Journal for Janu
ary. 1908, contains (pp. 30-31) a letter
'written by W. E. Shields of Denver,
discussing some changes In I. T. U.
law he proposes to Introduce In the
Boston convention. The first amend
ment he proposes is to have all future
conventions meet In Indianapolis. Un
doubtedly there would be a saving in
this plan, but would it tend to a
greuter degree of representative gov
ernment? I'm not opposing the idea
at all. I have believed for a long time
that the friendly contest In breaking
entertainment records had about
reached the limit. If we can add to
this proposed plan a scheme whereby
every subordinate union will have con
vention representative we will be
making real progress.
Proposition No. 2, the effect of which
is to "cut out the steady job of the
first Vice-president and his attendance
at I. T. U. conventions at I. T. U. ex-
. . n n " la inntkaK aton In tlotl
inline, -re
direction. A slight perusal of the
financial statments in the Journal will
show what a costly office this has
been. The report to the St. Louis con
vention, 1907 "expenses of officers and
organizers," showed the first vice
president to have been paid for the
fiscal year June 1, 1903-May 31, 1904,
the sum of $2,280.09; 1904-1905. $3.
020.94; 1905-06; $3,432.89; 1906-07,
$3,598.98.
Proposition No. 3 to repeal the law
requiring the Home agent to make one
trip a year to the home, is eminently
wise. As Mr. Shields says, the agent
has no vote on the board, and he is
clothed with office simply to act as a
legal agent in case of necessity.
In proposition No. 4 Mr, Shields has
the temerity to strike at the organizer
industry. His idea to legislate the
organizer out of office and when real
work for the organizer develops that
is, when there is no unorganized town
to be orzaniged to delegate the secre
tary of the nearest union to do the
work. The organizer was originally
created to organize unorganized towns
that is, towns where there did not
exist typographical unions. The or
ganizers are still organizing not un
organizing towns. What do they or
ganize? Did you ever go to a conven
tion? Under the old district plan the
organizer's jurisdiction was confined to
his district. But now they are at
large that Is, they are largely at
large. Thus it is that you pick up the
book and find that, the organizer resi
dent In Los Angeles is sent across the
continent, with numerous stops en
route, to the Atlantic seaboard; an
other California organizer goes all the
way to the gulf coast; a Chicago or
ganizer is sent to New York, and so
on. Besides which several, if not all,
can be found at all conventions. The
convention shouldn't necessarily need
organizing!
The change made at Hot Springs,
(which was a substitute for the New
Orleans proposition to take from the
president the iower to appoint the
apoals committee and have the con
vention elect it), providing that the
president shall name the appeals com
mittee within ten days after the con
vention adjourns, was not only a
clumsy bit of "trimming," but adds
another expense, in sending five men
to the convention to do the work of
the delegates.
i uciQ uave utwii uppruAiniiiieiy 10
per cent of the subordinate unions un
represented in the conventions thai
is, out of about 600, something like 200
are represented. ' A little more than
200 delegates, 90 per cent of whom
never were delegates before, constitut
ing the convention, compose the initia
tive, and decide what shall be sub
mitted to the referendum the 45,000
members. There are several special
committees, having no date In the con
vention (Cummlng's Memorial, ap
peals, etc.), who, together with organ
izers, attend the conventions. A few
weeks before the convention meets
each delegates receives from headquar
ters a better of Inquiry as to whether
he will attend the convention (will a
duck swim?), which Information is de
sired as a guide in the selection of
committees. Gul Vide. This gets Mr.
Delegate guessing. Who knows? He
may get on the laws committee. So
he doesn't bother much about taking
a chance getting a headache by think
ing out propositions to enlarge the
council or abolish the organizers, or
supply the initiative, or anything like
that. Well, the convention convenes
and the appointments are announced.
It Is seen that there are just about
enough delegates to fill all the com
mittees. And the delegates about this
time conclude that reciprocity is a
good thing, too you must, as an act
of courtesy, vote to concur in the other
fellow's committee report if you would
have his favorable vote on your re
port. And so it goes.
I agree with Mr. Shields that there
should be much earnest discussion on
the amendments he will propose. I'm
for them. But, above all, I must con
gratulate him on getting by the ultra
marine graphite. J. J. DIRKS.
St. Louis.
Henry Street Hudspeth of New Or
leans, candidate for president of the
International Typographical Union, has
promulgated the following platform of
principles. It Is recommended to the
thoughtful consideration of members,
who are anxious for better conditions
in the great organization:
"A more economical administration
and disbursement of the International
Typographical Union funds.
"The right of each subordinate union
to manage its own affairs being the
first principle of union government,
I favor changes in the present laws
which will prohibit interference by
International Typographical Union of
ficials In local union matters local
autonomy in its broadest sense.
"Broader representation of the mem
bership in the councils of the organi
zation, the tendency to centralization
of authority and power being unwise
and undemocratic.
"While favoring a healthy growth
and expansion of the organization, to
maintain a solemn regard for the oath
of allegiance is of the highest, import
ance. Its sacredness snould be ap
parent to all.
"I believe that a closer alliance
among the allied trades is absolutely
essential for the betterment and ele
vation of the printing trade. The non
existence of an agreement embodying
definite offensive and defensive mea
sures cost the membership of the In
ternational Union thousands of dollars
during the eight hour battle.
'"While I stand pledged to the prin
ciple of arbitration. I am unalterably
opposed to any fcrm of arbitration
which, in its application favors the em
ployer to the detriment of the employe.
It elected I will endeavor to bring
about such changes in the present
agreement as will give freer reign to
the expressed will of locf.l unions in
local cases, to the end that the tradi-
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Is the -following, from the Spring
field, (Ills.) Tradesman, a "knock:"
"T. W. McCullough, managing edi
tor of the Omaha Daily Bee, is a can
didate for delegate to the A. F. of L.
convention from the International Ty
pographical Union in the election that
will be held next May. According to
the Western Laborer of Omaha this
chap took a fall on the labor papers in
a speech which he made at the 1906
convention, which was published in
the October 1906, issue of the Typo
graphical Journal. All members of the
Printers Union in Springfield are well
acquainted with this fellow and it is
hoped that they will vote solidly
against him."
tional principle of home rule as ap
plied to subordinate bodies may be
observed to the uttermost."
Say, did you read W. E. Shield's let
ter in the January Journal? It ap
pears on pages thirty and thirty-one,
and after you read it you will have
two surprises in your possession one
that it appeared in the Journal and
another that the matter has not been
emphasized long ago.' Mr. Shields, bet
ter known in -the ranks as "Kid"
Shields, is president of the Denver
Union. His suggestions deserve the
thoughtful consideration of every mem
ber who wants things to go right.
T. C. Crowley is a candidate for
secretary-treasurer. He is now one
of the home trustees.
Lincoln and Omaha unions should
unanimously endorse Sam DeNedry of
Washington and Charley Fear of Jop
lin for delegates to the American Fed
eration of Labor. Both are former Ne
braskans, both are tireless workers
in the cause of unionism, ' and both
are fearless and enthusiastic.
The February meeting should be
a hummer. Nomination for interna
tional officers are to be made. The
anniversary committee will make a
full report, and matters pertaining to
a future red-hot union shop campaign
will be discussed. This is a time
when every member of the union must
get into the game with both feet.
Everybody knows that President
Lynch is a candidate for re-election.
But has anybody heard what Secretary
Bramwood is going to do?
The Western Laborer calls The
Wageworker down for saying the nine
hour day was won at an expense of
$25,000. The-Laborer says the total
expense was $3,100. Quoting a dele
gate to the Syracuse convention the
Laborer says:
"It may be of interest to the mem
bers to know the names of the men
who secured the nine-hour day at a
cost of $3,100. The members of the
Typotheta were: Joseph J. Little,
Amos Pettibone, Robert J. Morgan, A
J. Adkins and Edwin Freegard The
pressmen were represented by James
H. Bowman, W. G. Loomis, D. J. Mc
Donald, James J. Archer and Theodore
F. Galoskowskl. The binders by: Chas.
F. Weimar and William J. O'Grady.
The printers by James J. Murphy,
Charles E. Hawkes, R. B. Prender-
gast, David Hastings, G. H. Russell and
George W. Harris. Two years later
George W. Harris' paper was ordered
thrown out of the Milwaukee conven
tion because it advocated the election
of Lynch. . Charley Hawkes was de
feated for president by a man who has
spent $4,500,000 fighting for the eight
hour day and T. F. Galoskowskl has
been removed from the position of
editor of the American Pressman be
cause of editorial differences of opin
ion with the new president, who was
elected after a campaign of free opin
ion in the American Pressman. James
J. Murphy is being handed a weekly
lemon by the I. T. U. administration.
'Your strike is won send on the assess
ment,' and then Murphy wonders what
he is to do with the largest number of
idle men that New York has had to
contend with In a number of years.
So, you see, the man who does not
know what is going on this year will
not be handed a lemon next year. So
what's the use?"
TWELVE YEARS OLD.
With its issue of January 17 the
Minnesota Union Advocate, published
at St. Paul by Cornelius Guiney, en
tered upon its twelfth year. The Ad
vocate has had all the ups and downs
that usually falls to a labor paper,
but of late years the ups have far ex
ceeded the downs. The result is that
it is today one of the best labor pa
pers In the country, and it rejoiced
us to know that Mr. Guiney is reaping
the rewards of his past sacrifices and
l"h present labors. The Wageworker
extends to Its esteem exchange, the
Advocate, hearty congratulations and
heartfelt wishes for its continued and
uninterrupted prosperity. It is de
serving of everything good that may
come its way.
Industrial Slaughter Pens.
It is high time some radical steps
were taken to safeguard life in the
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more dangerous occupations. If the
mine owners had spent half the time
and money at Monongah, W. Va., in
making reasonably safe conditions
that they have In fighting the labor
unions that were trying to give a
miner a dog's chance this nation would
not be the byword as it is. Extract
the last dollar from the business, nev
er mind the human heart. They are
mostly "foreigners," and there are
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The Labor Leader.
Notice of Adoption.
In re adoption No. 244 of "Clara" in
County Court of Lancaster county, Nebraska.
The State of Nebraska, to all per
sons interested, take notice that Mrs.
Blanche W. Compton has filed her pe
tition for the adoption of Clara, a mi
nor female child with bestowal of
property rights and change of name to
Gretchen Compton which has been set
for hearing before this court on Feb
urary 15th, 1908, at 10:30 o'clock a. m.,
when you may appear, object to and
contest the same.
Dated, December 31, 1907.
P. JAS COSGRAVE,
(Seal) County Judge.
By WALTER A. LEESE,
40-4t ' Clerk.
Notice to Creditors. .
Estate No. 2335 of John E. Little, de
ceased, in county court of Lancaster
county, Nebraska.
The State of Nebraska, ss.: Credi
tors of said estate will take notice
that the time limited for presentation
and filing of claims against said estate
is August 1, 1908, and for payment of
debts is March 1, 1908; that I will
sit at the countv court tooth in salA
county on May 1, 1908 at 2 p. m., and
on August i, ivm, .at z p. m., to re
ceive .examine, hear, allow, or adjust
all claims and objections duly filed.
Dated, December 30, 1907.
P. JAS COSGRAVE,
(Seal.) County Judge.
By WALTER A. LEESE,
0-4t Clerk.
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