The times., 1901-06-18

Grave Problems May Be Considered
Today-PhiIadeIphi Delegates Re
fused seats-Prominent Washing
fonians Extend Warm Greetings
After being welcomed to the National
Capital by a notable gathering of men
prominent in the official and business life
of Washington, the delegates to the thir-
tecnth annual convention of the Inter
national Printing PrCssmen and Assist
ants Urion yesterday buckled down to
hard work. and put large amount OF
preliminary business behind them. Com
missioner MacfaTland, John JOY Edsoh,
Samuel Gonpers, F. w. Palmer,
and others. extended greeting to them at
Typographical Temple in the morning. In
the afternoon and evening the social
events formed attractions for hundreds of
delegates. visitors, and guests together
with their wives and relatives.
The real hard bushes Of the convention
will begin to-day. Several questions sure
to provoke long debate will probably
come up for consideration. Among the
number is the seating Of the delegates
from Feeders Union No. Il. of Philadel-
phia. who were refused seats by the Gre
dentials Committee yesterday afternoon
because their organization is in arrears
for per capita tax.
Matters between the Feeders Union
which is organized under the Interna-
tionai Printing Pressmen and Assistants
Union. are not at all harmonious, es-
peciaIly as regards the relations between
Feeders Union No. a, of this city, ana
Pressmen's Union No !, also of this city.
In April last. the feeders at the Patent
Record" Office went on strike, winch
was not endorsed by the local pcessmen'
union The feeders appealed to the in
ternational organization, with the result
tkat the strike was sanctioned. No !,
however. Still refused 10 support the
striking feeders. an action which, in his
annual report, President Bowman terms
a serious offence. under ordinary cir
cumstances. Action regarding the atti-
tude OF the local pressmen at the time
mentioned win probably be taken today
or tomorrow. The most business was
transacted at the afternoon session yes
terday.
It was nearly 3 O'Clock before the Com
mittee on Credentials turned up with their
report This showed that large proper
tion Of the delegates had been found in
good standing. Among those who had not
were four. Thomas E. Kelley. Joseph Nc
Garry. J. B Olsen. and c. B. Evans, Of
Assistants Union No. Il of Philadelphia.
whose organization was reported TO be in
arrears for per capita tax. The delegates
could not. therefore, be seated. Upon mo-
ton. however. the delegates were permit
ted to make an explanation of the reasons
why they were in arrears. Thomas E
Kelly stated that soon after its organiza-
ton five years ag0 the membership con-
tained a large percentage o: the feeders
and assistants employed in Philadelphia.
but that owing to an unsuccessful strike
interest had fallen of with the result that
few of the members paid their dues.
Kelly requested that the International
Union remit the amount the union owed
Refusal to do this would result, said kel-
", in a death blow to the assistants union
in that city. The matter was referred to
the Committee on Subordinate Unions.
The committee, Of which John Moran. of
New York. is chairman, met at the Ma
tional Hotel last night at 7:S0 o'clock A
unanimous agreement was not reached
The report of the majority of the commit
tee will be submitted this morning and
also that of the minority and hot de-
bate viii be precipitated The faction
which wants the Philadelphia feeders
seated is a strong one and the opposition
equally so. The fact that the strike by
which the resources of the union in the
Quaker City were weakened was ordered
without the sanction Of the international
union is a powerful factor in the opposi-
ton TO the seating Of the delegates.
President Bowman announced that his
report had been printed and the delegates
supplied with copies and the reading
would therefore be dispensed with. The
report Of the secretary treasurer, also to
he issued in printed form, had not al that
time come from. the press The Secretary,
William J. Webb. then read the reports OF
the first and second vice presidents. These
dealt principally with complaints and
grievances recently made by the feeders
and assistants regarding their relation TO
the pressmen. The matter viii doubtless
come up for exhaustive discussion within
a day or so.
President BOwman's report Is concise
resume of the work done during the past
year and a discussion Of the problems
with which the pressmen are now con-
fronted. Among these are that Of the Al
lied Printing Trades label During the
mast twelVemonth "A conference was helo
between representative OF the J. 2 ,. q
A u the international Typographical
Trnion and the International Brotherhood
of Rookbiuders. but no agreement was
reached regarding the conditions under
which the label should be Issued Ihls
rrUllerr IS uFOtdNlE Atlc EEdhNSL anu u III
require more attention than any other
now at hand
President Bowman scored the Amer
tcan Federation Of Labor and the Inter
national Typographical Union Tor the
lack Of moral support accorded the press
men In their troubles during the past
year with the management OF certain Chl-
cago newspapers. The Pressmen and As
eistauts' Union started a boycott against
the Chicago News and Record Ac-
cording 10 President Bowmans report the
subcommittee Of the Executive Councll
OF the American Federation OF Labor
after consideration Of the existing condi-
lions recommended that the pressmen
aha audon the boycott This action Presi-
dent Bowman declared in his report was
.'0ne of the most remarkable failures Of a
representative body TO do its duty that
has come under my observation
The secretary had a large number Of
fomrnunica tions from unions throughout
the country These We're read, as were a
number of proposed amendments to the
constitution, which were referred to com
nittees Two Fressmen s unions OF st
I o15is sent COmmInicat which, IN the
strongest terms recommended the reap
,,oiut rent Of TheO F. GalOSkOwsky as edi-
for-managcr Of the American Press
man" the official organ Of the interna-
tional Union There is little doubt that
Mr. CfaIoskowsky will be reappOinted-
which involved a change in the name Of
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