Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-06-05

At last the Board Of Education has
acceded to the request Of the Printing
Trades Council that the union label
be placed upon printed matter used
by the Board aud for the schools, and
that other things being equal text
books bearing the union label be given
preference.
The resolution providing for the
use OF the label stated that the
clerk be required to demand the union
! Label upon all printing and binding
secured by the Board in cases where
competitive binding was not invited,
and chat text books bearing the union
label be given preference, other things
| being equal"
The resolution, however, was not
adopted without considerable argu-
ment pro and con. II had been placed
in the hands of the Supplies and
/ Teachers committee for consideration,
and majority report in favor of it
was presented by Mr.. White of the
Supplies committee, while a minority
report was presented by Mr.. James.
of the Teachers committee.
The vote taken upon the resolution
was: --Slabaugh, Otis, w. II.
Flower, j. y. Flower, Gibbons. White,
IIarter Endres, Gayer. Nays-EIarp-
ham, James, Madison
Messrs. kipgsbuIy, Davis, Grant
and Frese were not present.
In presenting the majority report in
favor of the label, Mr.. White said:
There are always two sides to a
question, but in this case as in all
others, | know 1t to be the aim Of the
Board to do the best it can for its
constituents. BY adopting this reso
luton, we are conducting to the best
interests of a respectable and intelli-
gent class of our constituents, and
in manner by which no harm will
come to others. Anything that Will
promote better conditions among our
constituents should receive our ap-
| proval, and in this way we help them
along toward II realization of their
own aims toward beitering the condi-
ton among themselves"
Mr.. James, in presenting the mi
norty report, said: I'VE ought not
10 instruct our clerk or pledge the
Board to do u thing which we in our
} individual affairs OF business would
, not do. 1t Is the aim of
all organizations to work toward bet
terng the conditions of mankind, so
! that in this the Allied Printing Trades
} Council does not stand alone. In our
) private affairs we all hope TO avoid
y giving occasion for our being called
Il demagogue. | have no fight with
the trades unions, but | do not believe
1t Is proper to ask the Board to AS
. sumo the position of a demogogue
, when In our private affairs we would
. not submit tn 1t, | object to wearing
2 the collar of the union. II would bt
Just as reasonable for the carmen
. makers to present Il resolution to thu
effect that the members ~ the Bosgt
all wca' pantaloons bearing the unioi
' label. The Woman's Christian Ten
perancc union stands fcs the sam,
! principle henGlitlng humauity-that
- the trades unions do, and would W,
\ wear their ribbons if we We're re
quested to 90 so? We would hay,
y just as much rignr to do that, as W,
} have to wchr the label of the AllieC
\ Printing Trades Council"
MIR. Madison said he believed tn,
J of the Board, and that the resolution
\ should not be adopted, Il am
\ friend of the labor organizations" n
= said, but in this | believe they ar
y asking too much" He presented
y motion that action upon the proposi
\ ton be postponed two weeks, but tn
= motion was not carried,
y A number OF Central Labor uniol
aud Printing Trades Council member
- We're present, and an invitation wa
4 given to them to state their side of tn
\ question,
4 Mr.. o. s. Sewers, of the Bookbind
4 ers' union, said; I'VE claim we ar
working toward the same end as tha
Z of the Board of Educaton--to obtaiI
4 better citizenship. Better wages an
better conditions mean better citizen,
We are not here to demand, but II
petitioners. Tie provisions of thi
resolution are understood by ever
\ member OF your Board, and we don
Z ask you TO adopt IL unless you honestl
4 believe that good win result from il
4 We have studied the question tho
oughly. The adoption of the lab,
by the Board will not he accepted u
\ us as meaning that You have consen
I ed TO wear the collar of the unlol
I as one Of your members says, but wi
4 be considered 10 a larger sense as q
4 Inspire ton and encouragement TO COZ
N tnue with greater energy our wor