The age-herald., 1900-11-26
Lends Its Moral Support to the
 Job Printers
THE RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED
Important Business Transacted at the Regular Meeting Yesterday After noon-Want Street Tax Abol-
 ished-The Proceedings.

u regular meeting yesterday afternoon and adopted resolutions pledging its support to the printers employed by job printing houses in the city now on a strike. and call ing upon the City Council to repeal the street tax ordinances. Other business mat ters were disposed of. President T. J. Will Hams presided over the meeting
 Delegates from the Musicians, the Bar Pressmen were obligated.
 A number of firms were placed on the unfair list upon recommendation of the grievance committed
 J. Il. Leath, Representative from Jeffer- son In the State Legislature, was present and made speech, in which he stated that he had met with some opposition to his child labor bill The bill had been referred to the committee on mining and manufact- uring, which committee would meet to- morrow night to consider it. He said the bill requiring all state printing to be done in the State was meeting with consider able encouragement from the press. The
 
 J. Ii. F. Mosl and Ed Flynn a commit tee to assist Mir. Leath in securing needed legislation.
 A delegation from Typographical Union No 104 reported that the job printers were on strike, and asked the support of the Trades Council. The following resolutions were introduced:
 Whereas Typographical Union No. 10i has become involved in a strike affecting the job offices of Roberts & Son, the Leslie Printing Company, the Dispatch Printing Company, the American Newspaper Union and the City Paper Company; and
 Whereas, the printers of Birmingham have been working for some years past without an increase in wages, while the cost of living has increased fully 9 per cent in the last two years, and now de- mand such an increase only as will pay their bills and educate their children as future American citizens should be edu- cated; and
 Whereas, The employing job printers of Birmingham have demanded a virtual re- duction in wages, an increase in the num- Der of appePtnlees, thereby displacing jour neymen printers, and have shown them selves stubborn and determined to force those demands. therefore be it
 Resolved, That the Birmingham Trades Council hereby endorse the action of Typo graphical Union No. 1O4, in its struggle with the employing job printers and pledges its moral support to it. and be it further resolved,
 That the delegates to the Trades Coun- cil report these resolutions to their respec- nd 10 1Iarr thereof to demand the union label upon all printing and to request those with whom they deal to demand the union label upon all printing they may have done"
 The resolutions were unanimously adopted and the following committee was appointed to assist the Typographical Union and to respond subject to their call. David Will jams, Al Harris and Joseph Weidman.
 Other Business.
 A communication from American Fed eration was received placing a ban on cer- tain goods and concurred in.
 An appropriation of $10 was voted to the striking textile workers of Burlington, N. c.
 The following resolution was adopted: ? "Whereas, The representatives of union labor in the district believe the present street tax ordinance or ordinances work an unjust discrimination against citizens not holders of real estate, shifting the taxation which properly belongs to land, owners and placing 1t upon those who are least able to pay it; therefore be it
 Resolved, That the Trades Council of the city of Birmingham transmit as an ex- pression of it's views the. communication Coll fN II, ted, repeating the ordiance or ordinances above referred to, the communca ton to include this resolution. Be it therefore
 Resolved, That the grievance commit tee be instructed to wait upon the City Council and present the same, and that the secretary be instructed to communicate with the Commercial Club and Board of Trade inviting those bodies to cooperate With us in this movement"
 The following resolution was introduced: When it becomes necessary for com nitteeman to lose time in adjusting griev- ances. said committeeman should receive 40 cents per hour for his services, same to be paid by the local presenting the griev- ance; locals also to defray all expenses of the committee"
 A motion prevailed that the delegates to the American Federation of Labor be paid 8 per day and all necessary expenses. It was announced that MT. Durnell, fnan- cier of the Cigar Makers Interna ational Union, was in the hall, and he was called upon and made a strong labor speech After disposing of routine matters the counNl adjourned.
 ANNUAL MEETING