Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-13
PRINTERS MEET At SMOKER
Omaha Typographical Union Entertains the
International President
HARMONIOUS FORECAST FOR ARBITRATION
Speakers Talk OF UnionIam and the
Necessity Of Fighting 20 Get
The Good Things Of
Life.

ABOVE the printers and their employees IN
their social gathering at the Dellone hotel
last night hovers over their representatives
on arbitration bent today, the conference
will have more the nature Of a love feast
than a session at which capital and labor
are striving for a point. Harmony and
good will we're so marked at the smoker
which Omaha typographical Union 100 gave
in honor of James NJ. Lynch, president Of
the international Typographical union, that
1t was impossible to discern any traces
whatever of a recent encounter. The print
ets had invited the Omaha Typothetae, their
their employers organization, to the affair,
and with their own national secretary, Ed
win Fregaard of New York, the employers
presented fully as good a front as did their
men. In addition there were distinguished
guests, prominent among these being Ed
ward Rosewater and Mel Uhl, while g.. NJ.
Hitchcock sent his regrets and best wishes.
Then there we're frop Kansas City Eugene
Kirk and Frank B. Pierce, respectively
president and secretary Of Kansas City
typographical Union so. who were special
guests Of the local union.
Though Informally arranged and of almost
impromptu origin, the smoker was in all
ways a success. The men, near 100 in num-
Der, sat at tables in the hotel dining room,
which was comfortably filled. Light re-
freshments were served, after which atteH-
tion was concentrated on fragrant cigars
which the printers had there in good store
and upon the speakers. X. S. Fisher, presi-
dent Of the local union, was in charge, and
he called upon l.. J. Quinby to welcome the
guests on behalf of the printers. To this
A. L. Stonecypher for the employers re-
sponded.
Spirit of the Occasion.
Edward Rosewater was then called upon
as the speaker of the evening. He said in
part:
II am proud,to address this large gather
ing Of the members of your craft. l had
imagined that you had assembled to honor
the anniversary of the birth Of Abraham
Lincoln, intending to take an example from
his conduct for your own life's battle.
There are scarce a dozen men now living
In Nebraska who ever shook hands with
Lincoln, but I, as a government t~elCgrapher
In the War department at Washington, had
the good fortune to come in daily contact
with him for ten months. He was a typical
American and the greatest of them all from
the standpoint Of the man who built himself
up with his own hands. He oceupied the
highest station, and yet never forgot that
lIOll NUlCn ht dHlN buh NV OAAA Inv
Saul above all the other presidents. George
Washington alone was his peer. but Wash
ington was born in afiuence, a pampered
gentleman, of aristocratic stock, and is not
to compare with Lincoln as a lover of man
kind. He did not stand for the highest ideal
OF manhood-the equality of man--as did
Lincoln. So let us pledge ourselves this
night to carry on that same great principle,
to live in II and die in II.
"As to this gathering tonight, let me say
that / approve of labor being organized.
] believe that the craftsman should go
armed, armed by his union; should be by
it's existence prepared to strike. But let
him beware OF any abuse of that power
that the union gives him by using it to de-
mand what is not just.
Fighters Are Necessary.
And 1 believe in fighting for your
rights. You can never argue me into the
idea that 1t is not fitting and right for
men to unite and withhold their labor II
they are not treated fairly. From>the be-
ginning force has governed the world, and
always will. We must have fighters. They
are the victors. 1t is often the survival
Of the fighters rather than the survival
OF the fttest.
Arbitration is doubtless to he COM
mended, but we are not always so anxious
to indulge in IT for ourselves. We are all
willing to let our %neighbors arbitrate. Yet
when you have reached that stage at which
both parties are willing to arbitrate, as
with you men in the present matter, then
IL is appropriate and right to do so. Yet
IL there is any man among you who is not
willing to fight for his rights to get them
he has no right to live on this side Of the
earth"
the Two.
Mr.. Fregaard, secretary of the United
Typothetae of America, was called upon
"Typothetae has never been arbitrary OF
unjust" said he, although sometimes II
resists the demands you make upon IL,
Our organization results from yours; we
must have it in self defense against YOU
Yet that is no reason why there should be
any permanent antagonism between the
two associations. They are not always al
variance. AS men to men we should be- on
good terms, and it ~rejoices me to see this
harmony here tonight.
Regarding this arbitration, let me say
that 1t never satisfies entirely both parties
to it. By its very nature 1t cannot. Each
side must yield. something. It is a case
OF bear and forbear. So neither you EN-.
! pAbgNAo ~ 9Ou lAAhNOAa must NApGCl u
get all that you wanted. You'll never gel
that by arbitration"
President Lynch was among the las.
speakers. Said he: I'VE printers have
been gently rebuked here several timel
tonight for being so slow in coming t.
this idea of arbitration, for going on
strike at all. Let ne explain that. W,
had heard much OF the genial Mr.. Fregaard
but had never seen him. We wanted t
have a look, so went on a strike. He i'm
mediately appeared, and now we arbitrate
Il am glad to see the employers asso
citation arbitrating through a national rep
resentative. That is far better than acting
with local members. Where EN-
ployers are organized we can always &C
oompllsh more and accomplish it quicker
Those who are willing to give us the fai
thing will sweep along with those who ar,
not, and compel them to do It. Thus oftel
~Typothetae does our work for us.
Science OF Arbitration.
Arbitration has come to be more o
less Of a science. II is not generally I'm
derstood, but It is now enjoying q grea
wave OF popularity in this country. Sine
the big coal strike was turned over fc
settlement by this method 1t has becom
a procedure dear IN the hearts nf IN