Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-08-12

Cincinnati, Aug 1.-THE forty
eighth annual convention OF the Inter-
national Typographical Union began
it's session of four days here today
Three hundred and sixty-five delegates
and over 1000 visitors present.
Lynch Responds.
President James 4. Lynch, in re-
tsponse TO the address of welcome,
| made an address in which he present
ed in very eloquent manner some of
the questions concerning the position
occupied by organized labor in this
country. President Lynch said in
part:
Problem Of the Age.
'"The greatest problem of this or any
other age is said to be embraced in
the specific creation of wealth, and its
scientific distribution. Capital is en-
deavoring to solve the first part of the
question, and the combination of wage
| earners, tie labor organizations, the
latter. To this effort the International
Typographical union has contributed.
The high place of the printing trade,
the prosperity of it's followers, and the
constantly increasing remuneration
which they are receiving, attests in a
great measure our success"
Reviews Years Work.
The president reviewed the work OF
| the entire international field for the
year lust closed, which he said had
| been remarkable for peace and tran
| guilty in its industrial relations. The
membership, he said, had reason for
/ congratulation, when the many better
ments which had been secured without
I friction were taken into consideration
1 Continuing he said: The new year
/ opened well, and every effort will be
made by your officers to avoid conflict
/ and at the same time conserve to the
/ interests of local unions. While strikes
will be avoided where possible, yet il
entered into, they will be prosecuted
with all the vigor that can be exercis
ed. and will not be abandoned until
the unfair employer is made to fee
/ the terrible cost upon arrogance and g
refusal 10 accord just conditions"
The Referendum.
The president directs attention tc
| two recommendation embodied in the
report of the union delegates to the
American Federation of Labor, relating
to the economic and political propo
sitions and reitcrates the advice OF
| last year in mis- remarks on this sub
iect chat we would contine our action
4 to the admonition to study all politica
il policies with the hope that wise selec
i ton may be made The president
joins the federation delegates in rec
ommending that it would be we'll to
refer both the political and autonomy
4 propositions to the referendum in con
else question and allow the member
ship to express its will as to the policy
that should be pursued by the Typo
/ graphical union and its representatives
on those important subjects. 81
Arbitration Agreement.
The new or amended arbitration
agreement the president says, is be
ing taken advantage of by the pub
fishers, but owing to the fact that the
agreement is to run five years. he i!
exercising great care before attachin!
his signature to establish to certain
ty that the conditions are as represent
ed in the contracts.
Advises Contracts.
"The practice" the president says
"of securing industrial peace through
contracts running from one to five
years, has become very popular will
local unions and employers it woult
, be well for the convention to recon
mend to our subordinate unions tina
wherever possible contracts be exc
Alsuted and that these contracts contain