The morning call., 1890-09-01
PRINTERS PROGRESS.
liberal Aid rendered the Los
Angeles Strikers.
Serious Reports Against Two Members to Be
Invsstigated-Ths Union AL Ready
TO Parade.

It required session of nearly five hours
duration yesterday for the Typographical
Union to dispose of its monthly batch Of
business.
The tendency to do away with the old
moss-grown motion that all matters Of
union character must be transacted behind
closed doors was given another boost yester-
day by this large organization inviting
representatives of the press to be present
throughout the proceedings. There was
little opposition to the idea at first, but when
a dozen or two active spirits i'll the union
expressed the sentiment that all their acts
should I've subjected to public scrutiny ana
that the idea of closed doors was last be-
coming unpopular in all the avenues OF
labor and society, the act of the Executive
Committee extending the Invitation TO the
reporters was OVerwllalmlngly approved.
The law of the union expressly provides
fiat none but members shall be admitted to
the meetings, also that no member shalt d.
vulge the proceedings of the union, but it
was argued that close literal Interpretation
of these laws was not necessary.
PARADE PREPARATIONS.
The concluding arrangements for the
parade consisted in appointing Daniel Nc
Neil marshal OF the division which the
printers will comp Sc. The Committee on
Labor day Matters. by Mr.. Dodge, It's CHAIR
man, stated that all who expect 10 partlci-
pate in the parade are 10 assemble this morn
ing at 10 O'Clock at the corner of Montgomery
and Clay streets, where the division Will be
formed so as to march in order to Front and
Market streets, where the fifth division Will
rest ready TO fall into line.
President ). Ii. Jtnner, with gaYel in
hand, will head the division. Next in order
will come the printers from the book and
Job Offices, and then the chapels from the
daily papers. The order OF the seven
chapelS. representing the seven daily papers,
Will he decided by lot OF by conference this
morning at the formation OF the division.
Following the chapels will be six car
riAgeS. containing the young ladies' and old
men of the union who desire TO form part
of the line There viii also be carriages IN
readiness for representatives of all tie daily
papers.
The division will here be broken by a
float, representing The interior OF printing
Office, with job press in operation, and
other parts Of the trade in motion.
Following the float Will be thirty or more
of the German International Typographical
Union. Hencke's Band viii lead tue di-
vision, and an elegant banner adOm 1t.
To BE UNIoNIZED.
The questions raised by the report of the
Executive Committee were the ones that
called ior the most attention. The union
has been at work for some time Fast trying
to unonize the Monitor office. and IS now
about to accomplish its purpose. Some dit
felenceS exist in the matter OF apprent ces,
and committee consisting OF NJ. l.. Far
land and ii. Rogers was apl ointed to in
vestigate these differences aud report TO the
union.
AT the last meeting of the international
body law was passed prohibiting all MEM
bers of the union froIu working more than
SIX days in one week. Complaint was made
that John Bryant, foreman, and j. p. Oh
well, assistant foreman, Of the Examiner
office had violated this law by working
every night week or two ago. The gentle
men explained TO the union that it was
through no disposition TO violate any law
that they did so, but simply because it Just
so happened at that true that they could
fluid no one able to take their places. The
union saw that their acts contained no ele-
ment Of otfeuSe, and The whole matter was
DROP ed.
UNION HELP.
The proposition to refuse union help to
nOn-uhion offices in case of a rush was
warmly discussed, but finally ado ted. 1t
has long been the custom of non union
offices to bid for big jobs aud then call on the
uni"n to help them out they, of course.
agreeing to pay the union scale for the tilre
being.
The aUP lGlent against the propositioa vas
that unto men should be allowed 70 work
Tor UNION Vages, no matter where, of''.s-
wise wiz eyuid be the advantage u te-
longing 10 union? 1o shut OF sAiS priYl-
iege would weaken the union and strengthen
IL determi alton of non-uaiol .fices.
SeeFetar- McDaid reported thu. The move
l bad en- revived TO form federation
30 book binders, pTeSSmeD, lithograplers
strreo pers. a meeting OF all Will be
81 IN tl- near future.
A matter OF considerable importance re-
ported by the Executive Committee was the
liking OF an apprentice system for the book
and job offices. A conference has been held
between the Executive Committee aud a
like committee from the San Francisco Ty-
pothe fe, at which it was agreed that the
appoitiuDment of apprentices should be one
Tor three Journeymen, two for four, five or
SIX 1ourDeynlen, three for seven, eight or
nlne Juurneymen, and one additional for
ea.h ten Journeymen above nine. The
union agreed to this proposition, and if il is
approx ed by the Typothete the laws Of the
union will be revised accordingly.
The Secretary reported another long list
OF former patrons of Bacon 81 Co. who had
agreed to best0w their patronage elsewhere
in future.
AID FOR STRIKERS.
The Secretary also reported that the
weekly collections in behalf of the striking
molderS amounted to about 500. In con-
nectlon with this matter it was decided in
future TO apportiOn these weekly donations
between the iron-molders and core-makers,
who are really part Of the strike, in the
proportion of4 to l.
committee consisting of r. Higgins, F.
II " ~. - - thihS, ". u w nite anu
}. ID. woodward was appointed to inquire
into the statements published in morning
paper a short time ago that two members of
the union, w. A. Bushnell and E. w. Thur
man, had been guilty of employing Chinese
labor in connection with the Cooperative
Shirt Manufacturing Company, with which
establishment they are connected. If these
statements are found to have any f0unda-
ton. charges will be preferred and the two
members subjected to trial.
a communication was received from
Secretary c. f. Bassett of the Republican
State Central Committee assuring the union
that he had been instructed 10 have all the
printing required by that committee done at
union offices only. A similar communica-
ton was received from Russell j. Wilson,
President of the Democratic State Central
Committee.
WILL FALL. INTO LINE
In connection with the boycott against