The age-herald., 1901-08-16

and Mir. Phillips spoke for the piece sys- tenn. Mir. Daveler said that the piece scale was desirable, for 1t was the only way the compositor could get Justice.
 Mir. Cook of Boston said that in his city the time system had proven more satls- factory. In his opinion the piece system helped to put men in their graves.
 MT. Ballard said 1t would be easier TO have an eight-hour law enforced in offices where the time scale was in vogue.
 MT. Derry offered substitute endorsing the peace scale as a whole.
 President Lynch called Vice President Hawkes. to the chair and took the floor. He made a vehement speech against the piece system. He referred to 1t as excep- tionally pernicious, and pointed out the fact that in some eases one man, under the piece system, received high pay at the expense of others in the same shop and he believed that the system in ques- tion was responsible for more strikes than any other cause.
 MT. Bandlow, Mr. Govan, MT. Kreiter and MT. Nuernberger also spoke against the piece scale.
 Finally substitute was adopted which wiped out and declaration of the conven- tion as to time of piece scale. This leaves the question for local unions to decide.
 Phalanxlne Again Up.
 A motion was made to reconsider prop osItion 39 with regard to phalanxing. MT Howell pointed out that by such laws foremen were embarrassed in the dis- charge of their duties. Secretary Bram- wood made some vigorous remarks. lie said if he had his way he would strike out everything pertaining to foremen ex- cept that they should employ and dis charge men In accordance with the prin- ciples of the union. He thought the fore men should have control of the shop as he is responsible for getting out the pa per.
 The motion to reconsider was lost.
 Proposition 3, presented by Mir. Peace of Birmingham was reported unfavorably by the committee and the committee's re- port was concurred In. The proposition was as follows:
 Addition to section 130 general laws:
 Provided, That members of a local union of the International Typographical union employed as operators of typese4- ting machines, and who are six-months members of said local, shall. if they de- l sire to do so, make their own scale, etc, but 1t shall require the signatures of 1 two-thirds of such operators to the scale, and such scale must be accepted by the 1 local union"
 The reading of the finance committed report was followed by interesting re- marks on money needed for organization work. MT. Govan's proposition asking I for sl0,o00 to be spent in organization work in New York Philadelphia, No. 2. wanted s2,OO0-for organizatio purposes. 1 MT. Brady of Savannah asked for aid in maintaining strike now on in his l city
 Plttsburg delegates asked for 5000 to aid in redeeming their city. All these propo- sitions were referred to the executive 1 council.
 The delegates asking for aid spoke elo- l quently in behalf of the proposition bu. Secretary Bramwood explained that the | general fund would have nothing In tht treasurer for several months. The only source from which these amounts could be drawn was the defense fund, and the total receipts of this fund for the present year would be only sS2.o0o He doubted tho wisdom of spending almost one-third oi 1 thls on New York.