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from what source he emanates. but it is
essential that every member of this and
every other union in this country avoid
at all times giving listening ear to the
Johann Mosts and their kindred On these
lines l want to see that each organization
of labor is the insurance Of every other Or
ganization in the society of labor and the
time will come when there will be full har-
mony of the great wage earning class OF
our country. I am proud Of my member
ship in this union and the distinction OF
being an officer is a lesser distinction than
that of having clear card in the union of
my craft. 1 wish you Godspeed in the
great work of organization, ameloration
and emancipation"
Chairman Whitehead's Proposition.
After the conclusion of President Comp
ers' remarks Chairman Whitehead again
addressed the convention with another
proposition for entertainment, but pre-
faced his invitation by saying that he
would not ask them to adjourn. He said
that he had no speech in his pocket, but
that he wished to remark to the delegates
and others present that he had another
invitation to a brewery and that tomorrow
night every person affiliated with the con-
vention or in sympathy with 1T was earn
estly requested to be present during the
evening at Cabin John Bridge, that tick
cts to all the amusements there would De
distributed freely among the delegates and
pected. He explained that there would be
no expense attached to the trip outside OF
the car fare there and back and that the
trip would be worth the taking. There is
to be a grand fireworks display and an
entertainment during which the CorDett-
Mccoy fight will be kinetoscoped.
Among the resolutions offered and acted
upon was one greeting and congratulating
the Woman's' Auxiliary, now in session
here, and wishing 1t success in its work,
offering the help of the l. T. U. to further
that end.
During the morning propositions from
number 80 to 60 were considered. All but
number IS were concurred in as reported by
the laws committee. The full text of the
submitted propositions Is:
Proposition No. 51-By Mr.. Dirks (St.
Louis):
Amend article l. section 4, International
Typographical Union bylaws. "Conven-
tions.'' by the addition of the following:
THE United Typothetaes representative
shall be accorded similar privileges"
Committee offers following substitute:
Section f. No persons other than duly
elected delegates shall be admitted to the
floor during the sessions of the Interna-
tional Union except by unanimous consent
of the convention; but when requested a
representative of the American Newspaper
Publishers Association, or the United Ty-
pothetae. shall be heard on important
changes in the laws affecting their inter-
eSts.''
Proposition No. 62-By Mr.. Campbell (st.
Louis):
Amend section 8, article S-Typographi-
cal Journal-by-laws:
Section s. The subscription rate of the
Journal shall be go cents per annum. payable
with dues. as provided by article 8 of the
constitution. To apprentices registered with
local unions the rate shall be 60 cents per
annum, payable in advance. To non-mem-
bers the rate shall be 81 per annum post
age in addition to foreign subscribers. The
price for single copies shall be 10 cents
each
Committee reports favorably.
Proposition No. 53-By Delegate Peach
Oanbury):
Add the following new section to the gen.
eral laws:
Section Apprentices working in Of
fees under the Jurisdiction of subordinate
unions shall not be compelled to work long
er than the hours prescribed for Journey
men,
Committee reports unfavorably.
Proposition No. 54-By Delegate Peach
Oanbury):
Add the following new section to the
general laws
Section -. No proprietor or stakeholder
of any printing establishment shall have
any voice or vote on the making of the
scale of prices Of any subordinate union"
Committee reports unfavorably"
Proposition No. b6-By Delegate Powell
OTTAWA, Ont.):
Amend section 8, article 8, bylaws, to
Section 9. On the death of a member in
good standing in a subordinate union, the
president and secretary thereof shall draw
an order on the secretary treasurer of the
International Union for the sum of one
hundred dollars ($1OO) for the burial ex-
penses of the deceased, which order must
be honored Immediately
Committee reports unfavorably.
Proposition No. 56-By Delegate Horn.
stein (Chicago):
Amend article of the constitution so as
to read as follows:
Article III-Conventions.
Section 1. The conventions Of the Inter-
national Typographical Union shall be held
annually on the second Monday in Septem-