Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-06-22
Printing Pressmen's Union Declines
to Boycott National Guard.
GEf ERAL DISCUSSION OF THE ISSUE
Last Day of the Session a Busy
One.
FEEDERS UNION INDORSED

| convention OF the lHleIHdtiOIldl
Pressmen and Assistants Union was COM
| pleted at o'clock last night when ad-
| Journment was taken to meet next year in
Baltimore. The convention had been in
| daily session since Monday, and is regard
| ed as the most successful gathering yet
| held by members of the craft.
| Perhaps the most notable achievement
| in the closing hours of the convention was
| the change of sentiment regarding the res
| olution requesting members of the craft
| not to join National Guard organizations.
| When this resolution was introduced sew
| eral days ago it was most cordially re-
| ceved The law committee, to which 1t
| was referred made a favorable report on
| 1t, and had it not been for the suggestion
that the rule should not apply in times of
| war made just as the convention was
| about to take final action, the resolution
| would undoubtedly have received the unan-
| imous support of the delegates. This delay,
| as the matter had to go back to the COM
| mittee for amendment, gave delegates time
| to think the matter over The law commit
| tee made another favorable report, en-
! bodying the suggested amendment, when
| another delay was caused by the absence
| OF a delegate who had given notice that
| he wanted to speak on the measure. 1t
| was not until the last session of the con-
| vention that the resolution was called up
| for final disposition, and at that time the
| conservative element CouHStlled iliouOi
| ton
/ Debate of the Question.
! Delegates John T Moran and Benjamin
| F. Thompson of New York urged that the
| convention non-concur in the report of the
committee. Delegates Dienhart of Chicago,
| Churchill of New York and others spoke In
| favor of the resolution. They asserted that
while there was no intention of interfering
with union men In time OF war there was
no reason why they should go into the
| militia where. in time of labor troubles. they
| might be called upon to shoot down their
| fellow workmen
| Delegate Thompson made lengthy
| speech, declaring the militia the bulwark of
| American independence, and that a de-
| crease in its strength would mean a larger
| standing army and the placing of the coun-
! try a footing with the monarchies of
| Europe. He cOntended that labOrmen
should go to the root of the evil. and if the
| military rules are wrong, amend them and
| not endeavOr to curtail mans personal
| rights. He said the union was in the labor
| business. and that the matter at issue was
| outside its province. In closing he urged
| the delegates not to allow such radical res
| olutions to go on record. He warmly
supported by Delegate Miller of Chicag go
and others, including the Canadian men,
bers The measure was voted down.
Local Feeders Indorsed
The convention took up the question that
has been agitating the members of the
Feeders Union in this city, and Endorsed
the action of the union taken Friday even
ing, June IA, in which the union declares
! that its members, including feeders and
assistants. will refuse to work with nom
union feeders and assistants after Septem-
| Der 1 next in all the government branches
| located in Washington. This action was
! proposed in the form of a resolution, and
/ the convention Endorsed the same.
The question of legal jurisdiction of the
union label, which is claimed by the Inter
national Typographical Union, caused some
discussion. The matter was settled, how
ever. by the adoption of a resolution intro
duced by Delegate Wilson of Columbus.
Ohio to the effect that no pressman of the
union should do work form not bear
ing the label. In the discussion which pre-
ceded this action the l. T. L. criti-
csed somewhat severely for claiming the
sole legal right to the label especially
since the tripartite agreement had been IL
| tered into. including the pressmen, book
I binders and printers.
Matter of Arbitration
The taking UP of the resolutions
| bitration. tabled on Thursday, again
| aroused some feeling on the part of the
| pressmen against the l. T. U. The resou-
| lions provide that 1t is the sense of the 1.
| p. P. and A. U. that arbitration measures
| should be adopted at all times, and that
| before any change in scale of prices is
| adopted. it should be submitted to all pub
| fishers who are interested; and that the
| board of directors be empowered to
| range an agreement with the American
| Newspaper Publishers Association, proyid-
! ed that part CT such proposed agree
ment shall be opposed to the letter or spirit
! of the present tripartlte agreement. Any
| agreement entered into must be submitted
/ to and approved by referendum before it
| shall become effective.
! Delegate Dienhart of Chicago imm ediate-
| ly recommended that the resolutions be
,flE1 1,a vii {,o -,
| binding the union to the tripartite agree
/ ment. He asserted that the printers made
| contracts without consulting the other par
| ties to the agreement and said that while
| the trouble was going on in Chicago that
| the printers were making new agreements
| in which they pledged themselves to pro-
| tect employers from strikes or lockouts.
| He said the printers had never looked out
| for the affiliated unions Of photo-engravers
mailers and stereotypers and urged the
members of the pressmen's union to protect
| their own union and themselves. In clos
| ing he vehemently declared that the trou-
| bic between the two unions would never
| be settled until there had been a fight to a
| finish. when the printers would be forced
| to recognize the rights Of the pressmen.
| Conservative Course Recommended.
| Chairman Reid and Mr. Bowman urged
! conservatism In the matter, and not to let
other difficulties prevent an amicabIe
agreement with the American Newspaper
| Publishers Association They declared
| strikes injuries and bad for all, and asser-
| ed that an amicable agreement will be
| reached when each body comes to recognize
| the strength of the other. They spoke for
| continued progress in the way Of arbitra-
| ticn, and urged that the board of directors
| be Entrusted to look out for the unions
| The resolutions were then adopted by a
| large majority.
| The names of Mrs. Annie e. Buckle and
| Albert j. Murphy were placed on the hon
| orary roll, on recommendation Of the COM
| mittee on laws and appeals. A resolution
| was introduced voting 81, 600 to aid in the
| strike in Chicago, and the matter was re-
| ferred to the board of directors for de-
| cision. On motion of Delegate Churchill of
| New York, the convention passed a vote
| disappearing Of the criticism of the Daily
People of New York. labor Journal The
| motion providing that equal number of
assistants and pressmen shall be appointed
| on committees was lost.
| Subordinate Unions.
Chairman Miller Of the committee on sub
| ordinate unions reported favorably on the
resolution condemning the practice OF
| PreSSmens Union No q of Pfftshvro In