The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-06-21
ANXIOUS FOR A NEW LABEL
Prcssmen Dissatisfied With the
Scheme of the Allied Trades.
: Resolution Calling for Foremen ut
the Government Printing Office
and the Bureau of Printing and
EnGraving-Nr. Thompson Honored

and the Bureau of Printing md
IEncrayTnsy-NIr. Thompson HOnored
y movement looking toward the estab-
Iishment of a new Allied Printing Trades
Union Label has been inauguratad in the
international Printing Pressmen and As
sistIuts' Union now in convention at
Typographical Temple The Allied Print
ing Trades Label. it is alleged. is now
practically under control of the Interna-
tioEaI Topographic Union The press
men are dissatisfied with the rights they
are enjoying as to the possession OF this
label and state that the International
Typographical Union maintains full con
troll EN-PTesident Bowman in his annual
report at the opening of the convention
vent into discussion of the matter. and
recommended that the International
Printing Pressmen and Assistants Union.
in conjunction with the International
Brotherhood Of Bookbinders. establish
label in which all parties concerned
should have equal rights. This morning
4 motion was made by Peter Rienhart,
OF Chicago. TO the effect that eIectrotyp-
ers and all other interests Of the print
ing craft, be invited to participate in the
proposed conference on the label matter
Final action was deferred until the after
noon session.
The morning session, which was called
to order by President Higgins. was de
voted to routine business. The debates
which ensued were less keen than usual
The management of the pressrooms of
the Government Printing Office and the
Bureau of Engraving and Printing is in
volved in a resolution adopted this morn
ing. The resolution recommends the es-
tablishment of the position of foreman of
presswork in each of these departments.
It was presented by Emil Petersen as
having been already adopted by Press
mems Union No 1. of this city The reso-
luton follows:
Resolved, That there shall be and is
hereby created the office OF foreman of
pTcsswork in the Government Printing Of
flee and the Bureau Of Engraving and
Printing. who shall have complete control
and supervision under the immediate head
of the Government Printer and Director
OF the Bureau Of Engraving and Printing.
OF all presses, pressrnen, and feeders en-
pioyed in the Government Printing Office
and Bureau of Engraving and Printing
He snail be a practical pressmau and be
I d member Of the International Union He
shall receive the same salary as and be
equal with tie foreman Of printing and
shall be apps.nted by the Public Printer
{
/ and Printing
E&-PTeSident Bowman at the opening Of
( the convention stated in his report that
] the PreSsmens Union No. l, of this city,
: had committed what would be under or
binary circumstances, "a serious offence in
refusing to support the strike BY mem
( bcrs of Press Feeders Union. No. 4, also
/ Of Washington The committee on Off
GERS reports recommended that the pTesi-
dent = report be accepted Emil Petersen,
delegate from PTesSnen's Union. No. /.
moved that the portion Of the report re-
! faTring to the trouble be erased from the
record A s NOlen. President Of the
/ Press Feeders Union. spoke in support
of the report The motion was lost much
To the delight of the assistants branch
OF the contention
John T Moran. Of New York one Of the
; oldest members Of the International IN
! lon. received unanimous consent to pre-
: sent q resolution which was in form a tss-
/ tinonial TO Benjamin F. Thompson, one
! Of the most prominent delegates in the
/ convention. and representative of Union
! No u of New York The preamble OF the
/ resolution recited the fact Of Mr. Thomp-
( sons untiriEE and able efforts in behalf Of
{ the affairs OF uHIODiSEH-
! '-Ther. fcre be il resolved. concluded
/ the resolution. that the thanks Of this
] Thirteenth Annual Convention Of the In
/ teTnati0Edl Printing PrCSSmen and Assist
| ants [ Mon be. ana are hereby. rendered
| 10 3 2 Thompson for his long and faith
I frII service and starch loyalty TO the cause
( o. .ui0n5Sra. his love fer right and JUS
! ticds which Will ever eEdeaT him to the
; hearts of the members affiliated with the
/ international Printing PresSmea and As
! sistauts' Union"
/ John T. Moran. of New York. Peter
I DieHhaTt, of Chicago, and William Tyde-
/ man. of Philadelphia, were appointed
/ engrcssed copy Of the resolution to be pre-
! scented to Mr. Thompson