The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-08-10
THE TYPOS UNION
OF AMERICA
Met In Forty-Ninth Annual Con-
vention At the National
Capital Today.

| Washington, D. c., Aug. 1O.-The
forty-ninth annual convention of the
International Typographical Union OF
| North America, which began here to
| day, marks an epoch lin the "art pre-.
| servative Of all arts" and commands
the interest Of all who are either di.
rectly or indirectly connected with
the arts and Industries of printing,
The organization is unique among
! labor bodies. as it is the only crafts
! mems organization in the world that
has rounded out fifty years of exist
ence.
The national body was formed in
Cincinnati in 1852. Of the delegates
who attended that meeting and who
were instrumental lin forming the
union, there are three surviving. The
|. T. U. has at present nearly 500 local
unions, the entire membership aggre-
eating $4,000.
The convention was opened at 9
o'clock this morning with addresses of
welcome on behalf of the district and
local printers. The Columbia Theater
that were mostly occupied by women,
WuO were uSl6 1OI Tie convention
the ladies' auxiliary.
After an invocation and the ap-
pointment Of convention officers the
president Of the union, James NJ
Lynch, was introduced. President
Lynch in his annual address reviewed
the entire international field, saying
the membership had reason for con-
graduation. The new year opened
we'll and every effort would be made
to avoid conflicts and at the same
time conserve the interests of the To-
cal unions. While strikes would be
avoided where possible, yet if entered
into, they would be prosecuted with
all the vigor that could be exercised
and would not be abandoned until the
unfair employer was made to feel the
terrible cost attendant upon AFRO
gance a refusal to accord just cOndi-
tions. During the year just closed, he
said, several important newspapers
and many book and job offices have
been unionized.
The report of J. M. BramwoOd, sec.
retary-treasurer, showed the union tC
| be in a flourishing condition, both as
regards numbers and finances. The
| membership has increased 1000 in the
last year and it is hoped to make the
| membership still larger during The
| coming year in order that the aggre
gate may be brought up to the $4,000
| mark. In the last year total OF 15s
charters were issued, apportioneC
as follows: Typographical unions, 1877;
photo engravers, 3 mailers, s; news
paper writer's, II, and type founders
| l.
The second annual convention OF
the International Stereotypers and
Electrotypers' Union was called to or
der here today. Several score Of dele
| gates from all parts Of the United
States and Cadada were present. I'm
| til last year the stereotypers and elec-
| trotypers formed division Of the In
ternational Typographical Union, but
at the Cincinnati convention they or
ganized independently, though close
connection Is maintained with the pa
rent body.
This afternoon the delegates and
visitors to the two convictions are be-
| ing entertained at an outing at River
View by the local union. The busl
ness sessions will be resumed tOmOr
| row and will probably continue week
or ten days as considerable quantity
of routine business is to come up for
consideration and disposal.
The Typos have 341 delegates ac
| credited, the largest in the history
of the organization. President Lynch
| in his report says: For two years we
have been working under an arbitra
| tion agreement with the American
| Publishers Association. All but two
disputes have been adjusted satisfac.
torily and but for these we would
have only good words to say for arbl'
tration | refer to Spokane and Min
| neapolis. where outrageous, unjust and
| ridiculous verdicts were returned by
| the chairmen of boards and in these
| localities. arbitration received de-
| cided setback. We cannot and do not
expect a favorable decision always. We
do, however, expect justice. The Spo
kane and Minneapolis decisions fel