The record-union., 1894-08-10
FEDERATION OF PRINTERS UNIONS.
Business Transacted at the First
Days Session.
Resolutions submitted-Reports of the
President and secretary-Appoint-
ment of Committees, Etc.


The California Federation of Typo
graphical Unions met in fourth annua
session in Federation Hall yesterday
afternoon at o'clock.
The convention was called to order bJ
President ]. E. Holmes, Jr., OF Oakland
Union, No. sc.
j. /. Robinette and f. A. Williams o
Sacramento and A. J. Read of Oakianc
were appointed Committee on Creden'
tials. After the committee reported the
list of delegates (as published in yester-
days REcoRD-U UNION the following re-
port of President Holmes was read to the
conventions:
THE PRESIDENTS REPORT.
To the Delegates and Members Of ht
California Federation Of 1ypOgrdphacG
7sionS-GENTLEMEN: In obedience tc
an established custom-and wise one
your officers herewith submit their re-
ports concerning the craft, and the con-
dition in which we find our membership
This is the fourth convention OF local
unions, and / take pleasure in congratu-
lating the federation on the progressive
spirit displayed during the past year.
Every proposition passed by the third
annual convention, held in San Jose,
now forms part of our international law
showing conclusiyely that California;
representatives in the State Federation
have been men of thinking minds, active
and wide awake as to the requirements o.
the craft.
The federation is destined to be en-.
dowed with more power, delegated to il
by the International Typographical
Union at it's next session, in October, and
it therefore becomes the duty of those
who have been chosen to represent your
local unions, to be careful in the pre-
sentation of new plans and the iorma'
ton of new laws, so that California's Pc
titions to the International Typographica
Union will be considered, and the adj
vancement Of the Typographical Unions
assured. feel confident that your efforts
and your labors will all be directed tC
one end-the betterment of the craft.
About the time set for the annual meet
ing of this federation, your officers were
peiitioned to have the convention post
poned from April to August. AS the
time of the annual meeting was gov
erned by the Constitution. the question
was submitted to the various unions
and unanimously adopted. The change
is good one, and should be followed
hereafter.
ORGANIZATION.
During the sixteen months past yonl
officers have been kept busy organizing
the State. Four new unions have beer
added, and are very healthy children
The older unions have been greatly in.
creased by new additions to their rolls
and a general strengthening all along the
line has been experienced.
FINANCES.
Tho ofSoorc of ffiS fod 6ox-o ~
attempted to hoard whatever funds came
into their hands, but, on the contrary
have expended nearly every dollar il
enlightening the country printer, and the
non-unionist as well as the recalcitran
unionist, as to the advantages of the
Typographical Union. The report of the
Secretary Treasurer shows the finances K
be in a good condition.
LITERATURE.
Thousands of copies of the Pacific Union
Printer and of the International Jolqn0
have been sent broadcast throughout
California, New Mexico, Arizona and Ne
yada. For six months the President
and Secretary edited page in the Pdcift
Union Printer. and mailed the same
regularly to those unacquainted with
unionism. In this way the State has
been SO thoroughly canvassed that it has
almost become personal in IT'S character
BY persistent writing, advertising, anG
the use of the time-honored tourist, 6
large list of non-unionists has been OBJ
tanned, and to their addresses literature
has been mailed. Not printing Office in
the State was overlooked, and union
literature has been poured into every
county and hamlet in the State. Your
officers feel grateful for the results, and
take pleasure i'll announcing that foI
once we believe no person in our line OF
business in this State can plead ignor-
ance of the existence of the Topographic
cal Union.
1t was the earnest desire of your officers
TO continue this class of work for the en-
tire year. but circumstances compelled
us to suspend operations, and yet we
ceased sending out that most worthy oi
craft journals-Ihe Pacific Union Printer
A circular was printed by your officers
and 900 copies mailed to non-union par.
ties. This circular was adopted in its en-
tirety by the International Topographic
cal MON. and now forms one of the chic
documents of that organization.
THE FRATERNITY.
The Printers Protective Fraternity still
confine their nefarious calling in The
southern part of the State, but the ma
chine is gradually causing their numbers
to decrease.
In conclusion, let me take occasion tc
thank the Executive Board and officer:
for their hearty support in all that has
been undertaken. Your Secretary Treas
urer is beyond doubt one of the most &C.
tive and conscientious worker California
printers have in their ranks, and to retain
him as District Organizer would only be
feeble recompense for the honorable
services he has performed in behalf of the
craft. 1t rests with you, delegates, tc
recommend who shall be the District Or
ganiZer. and in the selection of the pres
ent incumbent a better one could not, in
my opinion, be made.
In concluding this report have enum-
Grated six propositions, to which l re.
spectfully call your attention, not that
believe disaster would follow if they al
or any of them were defeated by this
body, but in the hope that out of these
suggestions may come some improve
ment which would tend to better results
SIX PROPOSITIONS.
l. County organization. Shall it bt
pushed forward or shall it be abandoned.
The convention should thoroughly con
slider this matter.
2. Shall the expenses of the Presiden
and Secretary Treasurer be borne by til,
federation to insure their attendance il
case of failure to be returned as dele
gates?
3. Formulate plan whereby delegates
shall be elected to the International Ty
biographical Union from State or Distric
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