Waterbury Democrat., 1902-07-29
"A GREAT LABOR UNION.

We are indebted to James M. Lynch of this city, the president of the Inter- national Typographical union, for copy of the reports of officers of that magnificent labor organization, print ed for the 18th session in Cincinnati Evidently the Typographical union is in fourishing condition. It had 33,S75 members when the reports were made and it has distributed $145,- 76O.13 ill benefits, salaries and other expenses during the fiscal year, hav- ing, among other things, used $46, ,433 of it's money for the support of a home for unfortunate members On hand at the end of the year was balance Of $3S,O72.25 in cash. Five hundred and fourteen individual typographical unions belong to the organization. The l. T. U. is big, broad and successful institution, and in many respects a model to all other labor organizations throughout the world
 We like the way MT Lynch regards his organization. When he addressed the publishers convention in February he said: seTrades-unionism is 2 busi- ness proposition. Our members have labor to sell and> we are desirous of extending our market. We claim that we control the best labor in the market. We can, if given the oppor- tunity, prove this claim to be 2 fac" That is. the International Typogranbi- cal union is not demanding rights and privileges for it's members. offering nothing in return; it is trying to make It appear that the best interests of the employers of printers are furthered by doing business with the union.
 The fact that 75 per cent of the ma- chimes which do the work so much faster than it used to be done by hand are operated by members of the union. IS evidence of the soundness of the claim. The accusation, often truth ful one, that labor unions are irving to hinder industrial progress, does not hold as against the Typographical union If we have decreased hours.', said recent writer in the Typographi- cal Journal. i've have also more than increased the relative pace till the out put per man per day is greater than ever before"
 By all odds the greatest 4bino speaking from the point of view of inc spectator, that the International Typo graphical union has achieved within recent times, is it's agreement with the American Newspapers Publishers association. Under this agreement. which is printed in full in MT Lynch's DOCK. complete system is provided Tor the settlement of disputes between employers and employees. It prevents strikes, lockOuts, loss of wages and hlndrance to the employment of capi- tai. It is splendid advancement. and the Typographical union has brought it into better working indor than any other labor organization that exists in this country, perhaps in any country.
 One important, thing remains to be done; that is, to alter the clause which provides for the abrogation of con- tracts when publishers have trouble with other trades. Ut must be ad- mitted,' says President Lynch, '.that It IS not good business policy under or linary conditions to sign contract containing a stipulation that one party to that contract, without referenc to the other authority, may at it's discre- ton declare the contract null and void"
 The amount of money needlessly lost by employees, by great business en- terprises, and by the general public through the refusal of labor unions to recognize the wisdom of the kind of progress which the Typographical union advocates would provide sick benefits. out of work benefits homes for the infrm and bread and butter for widows and orphans of the work ingmen for long space of time.-From the Syracuse Post-Standard.