The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1896-08-19
TEE FRESNO RESOLUTIONS.
Condemned by the Union Printers Of
Sacramento.
A Strong Remonstrance Adopted at a
Meeting Held Last
Evening.

Typographical Union No. 46 held a
special meeting last night at Trades
Union Hall to consider the resolutions
adopted at the Fresno Convention re-
fiecting on the management of the State
Printing Office. Several members siren
uously denounced the resolutions and
characterized them as malicious and
unfounded.
After thoroughly discussing the sub
ject, the following resolutions were
adopted:
Whereas, State Typographical
Union, No. 6, which met in the city of
Fresno on August 13 and Ia, 1896,
adopted resolutions in one of which the
following language appears: Tt has
been brought to our notice that the CAL
ifornia State Printing Office has been
conducted in manner that reflects dis
credit on the craft of this State; and
Whereas. The subject matter of said
resolution had never been canvassed or
discussed by any of the subordinate
unions represented at said State Typo
graphical Union, and the delegates
thereto had never been instructed to
consider or take action in relation there
to: and
Union therefore acted without official
information or authority in the passage
of such a resolution, in which the integ-
rity of fellow-craftsmen in good stand
ing is gratuitously and publicly as
sailed without investigation and with
out cause; and
Whereas, Such action by the State
Typographical Union could have only
been induced by the most malicious mis-
representations and most untruthful as
saults upon the integrity and good
name of our local craftsmen, inspired,
as we believe, by some one who mag
ines that he has a grievance against the
present State Printer, Hon. A. ]. john
ston; therefore be it
Resolved, That Sacramento Typo
graphical Union, No. 46, in meeting as
sembled, do hereby disclaim being a
party to the unwarranted attack on or
ganized labor made by the State Typo
graphical Union at Fresno, and also
affirms that our delegate to said State
Typographical Union was not instruct
ed or expected to assail his own union,
or any part thereof.
Resolved, That we emphatically re-
pudiate and condemn the Fresno reso-
luton ABOVE quoted, ana resent the I'M
putation that our fellow members en-
ployed at the State Printing Office are a
discredit to the craft of this State.
Resolved, That we disapprove the
attitude of E. I. Woodman, our only
delegate to the State Typogra phical
Union at Fresno, in his acquiescence in
the passage of the resolution referred
to-
Resolved, That we heartily approve
the action Of State Printer Johnston in
the prefernent he has always shown or
ganized labor in the exclusive employ
ment of Union men in the various de-
partments of the State Printing
Office, and we gratefully acknowledge
his valuable aid in preventing re-
duction Of wages in said office, thus as
sisting in the maintenance of a fair
standard of wages throughout the State.
Resolved, That copy of these reso-
buttons be sent TO Governor James H.
Budd, to sister unions throughout the
State, and to the press, under the seal
of this union.
IN. H MURRAY, Vice-Pres.
CIV. H. Ambrose, Secretary No. 49,