The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-16
MANY LAWS CHANGED
PRINTERS UNION DESIRE TO
UNIoNIZE EVERYTHING.
Warm Discussion of Socialism-Re-
solution Against It Adopted-To
Assume Aggressive Jurisdic-
ton Over Departments.

Cincinnati. Aug. 15.-The International
Typographical Union has disposed of over
| 5000 propositions for changes in it's laws
as well as many resolutions. Among the
resolutions defeated were those relating
to socialism and political idealsms A
hard fight was made to have committee
of nine appointed to report at the next
convention on relation of wages to tax
alton but was overwhelmingly defeated.
The spirit of the convention was most
emphatically shown in the adoption of a
resolution against socialism Max Hayes
| of Cleveland has been elected as a dele
| gate of the International Typographical
| Union to the next convention OF the
American Federation of Labor and dele
| gates claim that they did not know that
he was a socialist until after he was
| elected and for this reason a strong res
| olution of instructions was adopted. The
agitation over the organization of the
International Ladies' Auxiliary has been
going on all the week. 1t was settled to-
day by 1.-The adoption of resolution of
! endorsement by a large majority.
| The Los Angeles union presented at
| length the case against a non-unon pa
| per of that city and the convention unan-
| imously supported it. 1t was decided after
| the referendum vote shall be taken to
| make an international test case out of the
| Los Angeles controversy and in the case
of a majority vote the union promises to
raise $4,000 per year for the fight at Los
Angeles
At the afternoon session resolutions
were adopted for the election of United
States Senators by direct vote of the
| people; for public ownership of public
utilities and the adjustment of all ex-
ploitatons; for trade autonomy; for union
| labels on everything: for union made
school books; for putting a ban on chi
cinnati and Boston beer; asking Congress
to appropriate $1,000 for a statue of Amos
IT, Cummings at Washington; against
single tax and against so-called govern
| ment by Injunction
In the last named resolution special ref
erence was made to the findings of Judge
Kohlsaat and Baker last year and of
Jackson and Keller this year.
A strong resolution was adopted pledg-
ing support for liberal display of the
printing art at the st. Louis Exposition
and favorlng that city as the place for
the Convention in 1904. Resolutions we're
also adopted for a committee to confer
! with the Typothetae and the American
Newspaper Publishers Association: on ap-
! prenticeships; for the encouragement of
unions of newspaper writer's; for the
exclusion of photo and electro engraved
plates not made by union engravers where
unions exist and against the practice of
measuring and charging for photo en-
graved plates causing the employer to
pay twice for the same.
During the recess preceding the night
session there was much agitation over
the adoption of the resolution that was
recognized as applying to Max Hayes Of
Cleveland, as a delegate to the American
Federation of Labor Some of this dis
cussion in different groups was very bit
ter.
AS soon as the Convention reassembled
motion was made to reconsider the vote
on the resolution of instructions against
socialism. The motion was laid on the
table by a vote of rs yeas to 40 NAYS
Pending its consideration some delegates
charged that the socialists were all on
hand promptly and sought to reconsider
early before other delegates were in their
seats. There was loud cheering when the
socialists were defeated for the second
time,
The International Printing Prossmen
and Assistants Union having recently. at
Baltimore. adopted resolutions demanding
the reinstatement of the trpartite agree
ment or they would prohibit the use of
the label of the International Typography
ical Union. the Committee on Allied Re
lations reported to the Convention the
strongest possible resolutions of defiance:
These resolutions wsre loudly cheered and
considered a declaration of war with the
pressmen. While the vote was unani-
nous on the adoption of these resolutions,
the delegates insisted on the roll being
called so that all could he recorded in
the affirmative There were 1873 yeas re-
corded on the proposition which was gen
orally regarded as a proposition for the
printers to assume the aggressive in hav-
ing jurisdiction over all the departments
Of offices with the exception of stereo-
typers and electrotypers who are now
closely affiliated with them.
During the discussion there was caus-
tic references to the pressmen going on
record to break contracts in Chicago and
elsewhere.