Birmingham age-herald., 1894-09-02
THE PRINTERS.
THE INTERNATIONAL TypoaRAPHIcA
uNIoN-ITs ORGANIZATION.

UNIoN-ITs ORGANIZATION.
 The National Typographical union was organized in New York city in 1850, and continued under that name until the AL bany session of 1869, when 1t was chang, to the International Typographical Union of North America. It has met annually ever since it's organization.
 During its forty four years of existence it has met in the south eight times, and six southerners have held the office of presi- dent.
 Its membership consists of delegates from local unions, every local being entitled to one delegate, no matter how small. When a subordinate union's mem bershp reaches 100 it is entitled to two, and one delegate for each 100 mem bers until it reaches four, which is the limit. New York, No. s (nicknamed Big Six), with mem bership of 5000, has no more delegates than union with 400. Should these large unions have delegate for each 100 members, three or four large cities could control all legisla tion, and the result would be class legls- lation instead of legislation for the masses, and disruption would surely follow.
 In the International Typographical un- ion alone is vested the power to establish subordinate unions of printers, pressmen, stereotypers, electrotypers. book binders, type founders, editors and reporters and kindred trades, all of whom must have served four years at their trades.
 The International Typographical union IS the oldest labor organization in this country-the father of them all, as it were having been organized several years be- fore any other reguier labor union.
 Subordinate unions have been established and Canada since the international body was organized, and it's present membership is about 40, 900.
 It is contrary to law for any printerG' or pressmen's unions to take part in politics as 8 body, as it has been demonstrated that politics has been the downfall of several strong labor organizations.
 At the last session Of the International union it was decided that after the next an- nual meeting, which conyenes in Louis vile in October, that it's meetings be held biennially.
 The International territory is cut up into districts, eight in number, and has an or ganizer in each, who has the power to organize local unions and settle any diff ferences that may arise between employees and employers and attend to any other business of that body. The district organ izer has power to appoint state organ gers. Mr. Aberle of New Orleans is organizer for this district.
 THE CHILDs-DRExEL HOME.
 Several years ago Messrs. George w. national Typographical union SIG, ,0OO as a nucleus for fund to establish a home for old and infrm printers who could no longer earn living at the case, and the printers added thereto $65, 900 and built that magnificent home for union printers located at Colorado Springs, Col. It is the only institution of the kind in existence to our Knowledge. It is handsomely fur. nished and is located on eighty acres Of fine land donated by the Colorado Springs Land company.
 The typographical union has Q defense fund of about s40 ,000 on hand and the as- easements increase 1t annually. w. B. Prescott of Toronto, Can., is president and A. G. Wines of St. Louis secretary treasurer, the former with Q salary of s1400 per annum and the latter $500.
 BIRMINGHAM TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION. Birmingham Typographical union No. 1O4 was organized in April, 1886, and was chartered June 28 of the same year. On the charter are to be found the following nainesi
 W. H. Jeffries, B. w. Locke, J. Critz Petty (deceased), J. O. Moffatt, John Clements, Richard Miller (deceased), Ma
 
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