The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-16

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Then Instructions Were Given.
Favor Election of Senator's by Di-
rect Vote and Public Ownership
of Public UtiIities-Against Double
Charges for EIectrOplates-DecIa
alton of War and Defiance Against
the Pressmen's UniOn-Printers
Thought They Were Being Used
MS Catspaws and Wax Weary.
Cincinnati, Aug. 15.-The Interna-
tional Typ0gra phical Union has dis
posed of over 300 propositions for
changes in it's laws. as we'll as many
resolutions. Among the resolutions de-
feated were those relating to socialism
and political idealism. A hard fight was
pointed to report at the next conven-
ton on the relations of wages to taxa
ton, but was overwhelmingly defeat
ed.
Spirit of Convention.
The spirit of the convention was
most emphatically shown in the adop-
ton of a resolution against socialism.
Max Hayes of Cleveland had been
elected a delegate of the International
Typographical Union to the next con-
vention of the American Federation CT
Labor; delegates claim that they did
not know he was a socialist until after
he was elected and for this reason a
strong resolution OF instructions was
adopted.
The agitation over the organization
of the International Ladies' Auxiliary
has been going on all week. 1t was
settled to-day by the adoption of a
resolution OF Endorsement by a large
majority.
Help for Local Union.
The Los Angeles Union presented at
length the case against a nom union
paper of that city, and the convention
unanimously supported it. 1t was de-
cided after the referendum shall be
taken to make an international test
case out of the Los Angeles contro-
versy, and in the event of a majority
vote of the referendum the Interna-
tional Union promises to raise $25, 900
per year for the fight at Los Angeles.
For Government Ownership.
At the afternoon session resolution.
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-
ploitations; for trade autonomy; for
union labels on anything; for union
made school books; for putting a ban
on Cincinnati and Boston beer: ask
ing Congress to appropriate $4,000 for
statue of Amos j. Cummings at
Washington; against single tax, and
against government by injunction. -
In the last named resolution special
reference was made to the findings of
Judges Kohlsaat and Baker last year,
and of Judges Jackson and Keller this
year.
A strong resolution was adopted
pledging support for liberal display
of the printing art at the st. Louis
Exposition, and favoring that city as
the place for the convention in 1904.
Resolutions were also adopted for a
committee to confer with the Typothe-
tae and the American Publishers As
ISOLATION on apprenticeships; for the
encoura cement of unions of newspaper
writer's; for the exclusion of photo and
electromagnetic plates not made by
union engravers, where unions exist
and against the practice of measuring
and charging for photo-engraved
plates, causing the employer to pay
twice for the same.
Bitter ROasts for Hayes.
During the recess preceding the night
session there was much agitation over
the adoption of the resolution recog-
nized as applying to Max Hayes of
Cleveland, a delegate to the American
Federation of Labor. Some of this
discussion in different groups was very
bitter. AS soon as the convention re-
assembled a motion was made to re-
consider the vote on the resolutions of
instructions against socialism. The
motion was laid on the table by
vote of rs yeas to 40 nays. Pending it's
consideration, some delegates charged
that the socialists were all on hand
promptly, and sought to reconsider
early, before delegates were in their
seats. There was loud cheering when
the socialists were defeated for the
second time.
The International Printing Pressmen
and Assistants Union having recently
at Baltimore adopted resolutions de-
manding the reinstatement of the tri-
partite agreement or they would pro-
HlDlI the uSc Oh the idDSI u the Inter-
national Typographical Union, the
committee on allied relations reported
to the convention the strongest posi-
BILE resolutions of defiance.
Declaration of War.
These resolutions which were loudly
cheered, amounting to declaration Of
war against the pressmen.
While the vote was unanimous on
the adoption of these resolutions, the
delegates insisted on the roll being
called so that all could be recorded in
the affirmative. There were 1853 yeas
recorded on the proposition, which was
generally regarded as a proposition for
the printers to assume the aggressive
in having Jurisdiction over all the de-
partments of offices with the excep-
ton of stereotypers and electro
typers, who are now closely affiliated
with them. During the discussion there
were caustic references to the press
men going on record to break con-
tracts in Chicago and elsewhere.