The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-10-09
I. 7. U. IN SESSION.
President Prescott Has Some Sen
sibIe Idens About Machines.


| Louisville, Oct S.-The Forty-second
annual convention of the International
Typographical Union opened today
Mayor Taylor delivered an address OF
welcome. Col. R. NJ. Kelley, editor OF
the Commercial, welcomed the typos
on behalf of the press, and H. A. Boies,
president of the local Typographical
union, on behalf of the local printers.
President Prescot's annual report was
read.
| Touching upon Machines and their
Effect" Pesident Prescott said: Coin
cident with, and perhaps in measure
attributable to, the depression through
which the world has been passing,
machines were introduced in large
numbers throughout the country.
Based upon the most reliable informa-
ton obtainable, it is a conservative
of which there are about LAID in OPP
Grafton, according to the various man
ufacturers-have deprived $500 of our
members of employment. True to the
ethics and history of trade unionism
we have not antagoniZed their intro
duction., but have, with some reluc-
tance, it may be, readily formulated
scales and entered into agreements
suitable to the changed conditions.
Many new questions have and will
arise to harass and aggravate us,
and in dealing with them it will ben
eft us and the future craft to be de-
liberate, accepting the inevitable and
securing the very best terms possible.
ct has been advocated in some quar-
tiers that the international union secure
control of patents of existing or offer
inventors inducements for the inven-
ton of new ones, renting them to pub
fishers and others. This may be dis
missed as chimerical. The manufac-
turers of one of the most successful
machines on the market expended
about 81, 100000 before any financial re-
turn was forthcoming, and it is
thought that this concern is even now
preventing, to it, disastrous COMPETE
ton only on account OF IT'S immense
capital and consequent ability to take
advantage of legal technicalities, or
defend its supposed rights under our
patent laws.
'Amid the darkness and gloom that
surrounds the introduction of machines,
it is pleasing to know that in the ma
iority of instances employers have
shown a disposition to engage their
old employees as operators, thus effect
ing the least possible disturbance in
the personnel of the affected unions.
While unable to condone any local
union regulation which sought to de-
prive international card-holderS of
their legal rights, what influence your
officers have had has been exercised in
urging employers to- forego the impor-
tation of staffs, and advising unions to
impress this upon their members, even
going to the extent of urging the adop-
ton of particularly liberal students
scales in order to attain this end. In
some instances these suggestions were
not favorably considered, with obvious
results. 1t is hoped that similar mis-
takes will not be made in the future,
and it is thought a strong recommends
ton emanati ting from the convention
will tend to their avoidance"
The first business was the reception
of the report Of the law committee.
The union, by a vote of rs to 20, re-
fused to extend the terms of the Off
GERS from one year to two years, as
recommended by the president II also
refused to change the meetings to bien-
NAL meetings, as recommended by the
committee ON laws.
When the question of changing the
law making the death benefit $50, in
stead of $50, as at present came up,
long discussion ensued The union
finally voted against the change.
The convention adjourned at noon
until Tuesday morning This after
noon there was street parade, in,
which the oldest member of the Inter
national union, James P. Watson, of
this city, aged 50 years, participated.