New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-09-20
MASTER PRINTERS NAVE A Busy DAY.
MANY nrpoprs nrroRE TIE TYPoTHETAE CON-
rrNrIoN-THE DISCUSSION.


yENTIoN-TIIE DISCUSSION.
r, ..ond d,v NJ the convention Of tho United
rvnotbctae OF America, held at Masonic Iempic ycs
tcrday was taken up In discussing 'no 'ops'
law the advisaby OF settling qucsuons 'on. '."
ing tho typographical unions and the iypo'hc'ao
by arbitration the unjusfncss OF 'ho 'v' ~
in nrintIng business cards on stamped cnVeiopcs rcc
Of charge and In not rcdccmng postal cards spo'ieu
IN nsntnr. the unfairness Of the union wages al
dlGcrent places. and many other qucsuons Oh loss
Importance Delegates arrived yesterday frors
Scranton, Albany and Toronto
Tho committees report on the question Oh scuhhs
dsnntes between tho typographical unions and the
Tvnotbctae by arbitration advised this course put
It met with some opposition, ana inc commune a
,,co seemcd likely TO be rejected, when Mr. lttlc
told the convention In pretty plain language That nc
thought It showed narrow spirit on inc part Oh
the Typothctee to refuse to confer WIN tno 'SPo
graphical unions and referred to the prcsucnls ao
dress on Monday, I'm which he adviser a'pi'ra''"n
rs the best methods OF settling disputes between
,n,ovos and employers listened to at
,cntivcly and checrcd when he sat down. ana
vo,e being taken on tho report OF tho committee, ~
accepted.
The Copyr1ght bill which has passed the House OF
Representatives and is now penang III INC eeha'o
was next taken up, but there was nothing done ex-
-, % o,,o,,t n committee consisting of Messrs.
Uarper. Gilbert Wallace, Appleton and Putnam, TO
rcnort fuIlv today The feeling In the convention
seems to be that the bin, If passed IN It's present
form, woul be detrimental TO the interests OF the
Tvpothetac committee was appointed 10 report TO-
day on the ownership of standing type printed shce's
eectrotypes and cuts left in the hands Of The printer
for an Indefinite length Of time. C. ~ Mitchell, OF
MINNEAPOLIS offered resolution protesting against
the United States Government printing business cards
on stamped envelopes without extra charge Inc
resolution caused laughter ami the president rose
10 explain TO the convention that nc
did not think such action would DO
productive OF any good results. as no had seen 1t
tried without success. The resolutions was rushed
through however, and adopted without debate. MI
Puch of Cincinnati, tried to have the resolution
amended to cmbody protest against the Govern
mcnt's refusal to redeem postal CARDS spoilcd In
prinrng but the motion was not seconded ana was
lost The Constitution was amended, giving the
Executive Committee with the concurrence OF the
president the power to organize new societies ana
accept new member. The committee appointed 10
consider the unfa!rness of union wages at different
localities reported that tho Typothetae dd nor
recornlze IN on wages II was unnecessary ior INC
committee TO consider the matter any further. inns
renort asonshcd the convention. but the acuon OF the
COMMITTEES was ratified with applause
The convent on adjourned at 80 p m. 10 meet
at 10 a. M to-day In the afternoon they went on an
excursion up the Hudson