Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-11

was expelled from membership and his
name published as expelled for stealing
the funds of the union
Tariff Question Discussed.
At the Chicago session. in 1880, the union
put itself on record on the tariff question
by asking Congress to repeal the duty on
white paper and the material used in its
manufacture and to put a duty on printed
matter. At this convention the first propo-
sitfon was made for a convention of all in
ternational trades unions. national trades
unions and trades assemblies in the United
states and the British provinces in Ameri-
ca. This meant the solidarity of all trades
In 1SS2 at st. Louis, the report of A. l..
Brant of Detroit, delegate to Terre Haute
TOT the formation of an international trades
congress was presented. According to this
report that convention went largely into
politics and elected a legislative committee
consisting of w. H. Foster. Richard Pow
ers. Samuel Gompers. Charles +. Burgman
and Alexander c. Rankin. They colided
with Senator Plumb of Kansas, who had
secured the appointment proofreader in
the government printing office of constit-
uent who was not a printer Typographical
Union No. 101 had protested against his APP
pofntment one of Thumbs Heelers;"
whereupon Senator Plumb introduced res
olut1on requiring the public printer to re-
port If he recognized the International Ty-
biographical Union. The Terre Haute con-
vention adopted resolutions protesting
against any actions of Congress looking to
interference with the rights of printers or
any other trade organization.
At the next annual session at Cincinnati
In 1883. President lark said: II am graft
fled to announce that the prospect for a
federation of trades in the United States
and Canada has passed the primary stage
and has been anSpfcinuc1v lam ha
turbulent sea of labor agitation"
New York Tribune Fight.
resolution was adopted at the next an
nual session at New Orleans, in 1884 to the
effect that no union man under the juris-
diction of the international Typographical
Union would support the republican party
or its presidential nominee If countenance
OF support were In any way given to the
New York Tribune under Whitelaw Reid.
who 1t was claimed. had violated
solemn compact. throwing seventy union
printers out of employment on that
newspaper. The resolution was passed
ana copy ordered telegraphed to
the republican nominating convention
t ti In session at Chicago. The resolu-
tlon ana the order to send 1T were both
passed with but one dissenting vote. There
were nfty-five unions represented by sew
enty delegates
Qualification was expressed at the nro-
gress OF the joint work of the Fedora ted
Trades and Labor unions. There had been
tmrty-four unions revived during the year
me treasurer's balance was 1904 GO, and
there had been twenty-eight strikes, five
successful. fifteen unsuccessful, seven in
ooupt and one compromised.
me year ending June 1. 1885, may be re-
the polity of the T. T. u. It had been
pad year. Out Of Ill unions reporting onIy
one had reported work booming" and
only eight had reported work good" There
nad Deen forty-seven strikes, only fourteen
of which had been successful and .niates::
were handicapping all efforts to ORA
In the smaller cities: the apprentices ones
uon was giving special trouble and convict
dent Witter urged the consideration OF an
international strike fund and a clearer def
h ,rs OF the duties of the chief organizer.
lie ne tm.ey,fourth annual session at Pitts
Durg: In 1885 Is specially Interesting John
N. Farquhar, ex-member OF Congress from
New York. and ex-president of the n
, w.; Geunseled the union ito preserve it's
inuvlauaI1ty against all other organixa-
tions.' President Witter took strnne
grounos against amalgamation with the
knights of Labor. Recommendations to
T T1nsIess were more numerous than usual
The boycott was taken I'D and annroved
socialists and anarchists were cIassad IN
Ine same bad lot and denounced without
dlstinction as prejudicial to the cause of
iaoor mutual aid societies for life insur-
ance. sick benefit. travelling aid. and the
IKE, were insisted upon.
Childs-Drexel Home.
1t was at this session that was pre-
scented the gifts of 5000 from Mr.. George
w. chilos and 1900 from Mr.. A. ]. Drexel
TO the l. T. u. to be disposed OF at tbe,,
discretion. AS an evidence Of their .rnra-
citation of tho gift 1t was recommendoa
ana urged that on the anniversary Of M
Chlids birthday-May 12-eyery union COW.
pos east of the Mississippi contribute
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!.OOO ems. and that every stereotwner 80 VI
trotyper and pressman contribute the nov
lor one hours work; and the same recan,
weat a. n was made for every compositor
n rs. VI the mississippi with regard to MT
~, whose birthday is Sentemher =.
en-! nese contributions were to continue for
I'VE I'VE years There were in ATTENDANCE o.
eiebtSeon slo1 ~ delegates, representing
.en.S -ohe typographical unions ten nrass
men unions and one stereotynars
electrotypers' union anu
TN In 1851 there was trouble with secre-
was reported at 2O.55s, and tthe ara snip
~ delegates representing 129 unions IT,
austin CTex) delegation offered raso,,'0
nr,n.o ~ establish a home for INDECENT
zee. Rating and peculation continued m
for the latter cause eApeHeo
CIV v e seon next meeting. in 1888 at Kansas
peHeo on the charge Of stealing the funds
ana ana a committee appointed to prosecnte
r n,Mt II was at this meeting that com
i..se on reorganization reported, recon-
menolne numerous and radical changes
In the organic law, SahseS
Da Inc thirty-seventh annual session at
Denyer. 1889. showed a balance In the
n nands OF the treasurer Of $16.Os7. S. This
session Is memorable for two things. The
typographical Journal was established no
the omcial organ of the association and o
tract OF land containing eighty acres at
Colorado Springs was offered as a Tiff Nv
the board OF trade of Colorado Snrinos
cepted. io ano DC
At the thirty-eighth session the ,aw
creating the Childs-Drexel Home for union
printers was passed. The important res.
olution was also passed that a rnion
printer r., should not be allowed to work
more than six days in the week on morn
ing papers. II substitute could be found.
Reporters Not Wanted.
Ihe thirty ninth annual convention. in
1SSl, was held at Boston and attended, nv
169 delegates. There had been oreanizsd
curing the year the following unions.
Imrty-eight typographical ten pressmen's,
SIX eiectrotypers and stereotypers' and
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