Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-12
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menace to our craft.3
Committee reports unfavorably.
Proposition No. 3l-Ry Delegate Backus
(ROchester):
Amend section g. article T. constitution.
by adding the following: Il
In all places of 5000 or less population
provisional charters may bel granted sub
ject to the approval Of the executive coun-
Gil, upon a petition for, charter signed by
three applicants: said provisional charter
must be renewed yearly, Wien at any true
the membership shall reach seven members
permanent charter shall bel granted. sub
ject to approval of executive council
Committee reports unfayorably.
Proposition No. 32@By Mr. Bandlow
cleveland German-American):
Add preamble to constitution, as follows:
Realizing that the interests of wage work
ers necesstate concerted action on the part
of those who are brought together in the
pursuit of their daily labors, the Interna-
tfonal Typographical Union of North Amer
lea recognizes that 1t Is distinctly a class
organization, embracing in it's membership
all workers in the printing industry, who
upon the industrial field are constantly
forced to struggle for better conditions
which fact should impress it's members that
to subserve their interests as wage workers
1t is essential that they act as a unit at all
times, and especially upon the political field
We declare that it is consistent with the
ethics of unionism and the sacred duty of
every honorable craftsman who becomes a
member of this union to sever his or her
af1lfation with all political parties of the
exploiting class. which is constantly en-
croaching upon the liberties of the working
people. And as private property in natural
resources and in the instruments of labor
Is the obvious cause Of all economic servi-
tude and political dependence, which condi-
ton aggravates the discomfort of the wage
working class, with its ever-increasing
army of diSemployed, because of the impos-
sib1iity to get access to opportunities to
apply Its labor power In the production of
things required to sustain life this union
declares itself in favor of collective owner
ship of the tools of production and for
abolition of the wage system which is re-
sponsible for the misery and degradation
of the human family.
Committee requests further time.
Against Seating Amnesty Members.
Proposition No. 33-By Mr.. Ward (san
Francisco):
Against seating amnesty members in con-
vention:
whereas the Constitution of the United
states In Its most beneflcent form disfran-
chises one guilty of disloyalty and
Whereas we all know that in the abstract
TO err Is human, to forgive divine" vet
for reasons that must appear manifest to
the most obtuse minds in the present da.th
struggle between capital and labor) II is
the sense OF this convention that none but
good men, proved and true be placed on
guard in our annual lawmaking meetings:
therefore, be 1t
Resolved, That no member whose fealtv
to the union has ever been disproved nv
the records shall be seated as a delegate IN
TINS convention or any convention of the
I. T. u. "a ZIG
Committee reports unfavorably.
proposition No. 34-By Delegate TAYLOR
(Tacoma):
= Add the following new section to article
9, constitution: ~ 81 ''o''
section = There shall be collected by
secretary.treasurer of the International
Typographical Union, with the per CAPITA
tax, an assessment of I cent on each DAVIS
work by each journeyman member of SUBJ
ordinate unions Exclusive ofSemployers on
active lists. the money so collected to he
apporuoned to the general defense fund
Inc secretary-treasurer Shall devise the
pan Tor the transmission of said defense
Iund assessment, and subordinate unions
through their proper financial officers shall
collect. report and transmit the same to
the secretary treasurer, This section shall
take erect January l. 1904, If adopted by
referendum vote in the interim"
Committee reports unfavorably
proposition No. 35-By Delegate Taylor
(Tacoma):
Amend section 9s, general laws, by add
two, observing the rule of propriety."
committee reports unfavorabiy
Proposition No. 36-By Delegate Taylor
(Tacoma):
Amend section 1O1 General laus hu
changing in second and fourth lines. the
WORD regular to "journeymen."
Committee reports favorably. -
Proposition No. 37-By Delegate Taylor
(Tacoma):
Amend section 105, general laws, by strik-
ing out, In the fourth line the words hold
ing a position" (Similar reasons to pre-
cedfng suggestion)
Committee reports favorably.
Proposition No. 3S-By Memphis Union,
No. II:
Amend section 143 general laws, by add
ing the following paragraph at the end Of
the section:
Standard Of Linotype Matrices.
A subordinate union cannot alter or
amend the standard of linotype matrices
adopted by the International Typographical
Union. The alphabet from to must
measure, in width, as follows: