The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-09-14

man VINO makes our estimates. | will
leave with you as my closing words
Therefore, all things whatsoever y
would that men should do to you, do "
even so to them, for this is the law anC
| the prophets"
The following letter from Donald G
Mitchell ok MARVEL, the we'll know
| New Haven author, was read:
My Dear Mr.. Warehouses.
| Thank you ever so much for the cour
teous invitation you have been gooC
| enough to send me. l hone some on,
| Will represent our household to testify
to our regard for all good Typothetat
by whose ministrations we poor authort
have life and being.
But as for the speechmaking (o1
which you dropped hint, pray, how
can the leopard change his spots?
should be only too proud to meet many
OF your honored guests, and hope that in
your Junketing through the New Haven
nelghbofhood you may find time to look
IN upon Edgewood and share in such
fruitage as the season has spared us,
However this be, pray give my greetings
TO your guests, and assure them that
L,
tor profession which boasts of names
like those of Elzevi, of Baskerville, and
or DE Winnie; empalments of even a
poor book, at such hands, gives a bal
samic flavor that outlasts the years
Yours very truly,
DONALD G. MITCHELL.
Tx MARVEL"
Fdgewood, Sept. II, 1899.
Mr. Edwin Freegard of st. Louis
made short address, and then came
the address of the national president
Mr.. G. S. Morehouse of this city, which
follows;
Before proceeding to the business
which calls us together it has been the
custom of our presiding officer to pre-
sent to you few thoughts in regard to
subjects pertinent to our craft.
The past year has marked an epoch
in the printing business When this
body first assembled in Chicago, in 1887,
and this association was founded fol-
lowing on the lines of our employees
organized because they We're banded
together by common interests-we viz
tually endorsed their action. But not
y
did we ever as a combined business
force hold communications with the
unions.
The appearance of their delegates at
our session in 1898, and its permission
accorded to them of addressing us on
the subject of a nine-hour workday
have established precedent which we
cannot now disregard. The appointing
of a committee on our part, to hold
congress with delegates from three ma
tional unions, to- consider a subject of
vital Importance to all connected with
the printing trade, and, after a pro-
tracted session of days, coming to a
mutual understanding, which has been
by both the employing and
the employed throughout the whole
is an event of note. 1t has, it
seems to me, established a precedent for
mutual consultation on all disputed
questions which must have far-reaching
Influence.
In times past when the typesetters in
the news offices, and the tramp print
arsh in the unions, were the governing
force which endeavored to regulate and
formulate the management and bust
ness arrangements of our priuteries, we
had little respect for the action of the
unions. With the great change which
has come in the composing rooms of the
daily and weekly press, by the intro
AUCTION Of the typesetting and casting
machines, the tramp printer has |
'ound his occupation gone, The super
or intelligence, and the improved moral |
qualities required to operate success |
ully the mechanical type machines now |
n use, have called to the front a differ |
mt order of men, and this change must |
continue as a controlling force, as the |
machines find a home in our book |
ooms. This change of moral force |
must, more and more, show its power
n the printers union-although the re-
ent strike, lockouts and street parade |
aused by the action of onion in New
FORK in the endeavor to dictate, with
ut reason. to a prominent newspaper
low the machines should be managed
las given us the information that the
pirt of 1.-The tramp" still hovers over
nd controls one of the largest unions
n the country.
Would it not be we'll If we again send !
elegates to q congress to legislate on |
objects where mutual understanding
nd agreement must prevail--if har-
1ony is to exist-tflat we demand that
ONE action shall be taken in regard to
trikes and lockouts?
Should we not demand that no local
MON be permitted to order or sanction
strike nor any Office among members
{ our association to order lockout I'M
i consultation shall first be held
etween the executive committees of |
9th the National Typothetae and In
irrational Union, and that no disar- |
1ngement of business shall be
If united action is recon-
Tended by these executive committees,
r by delegates by them appointed to (
,nfer on the subject matter in dispute?
If we were to adopt such a rule, and |
Ill in the executive committee for ad-
ce and the advice should be followed, | |
seems to me that our whole associa-
on should give a united moral support {
the action of our committee. But if
ny one of us takes the bit in his own l
eth, and goes to war alone, he should /
1T expect aid | think the day of | I
rikes and lockouts will cease to exist (
the best of our members will talk | 8
yer matters with the conservative | I