The Washington times., 1903-08-15
|. S. E. Z. Organ Not Now
EXpedient.
THE SIXTH DAYS SESSION
Executive Committee Authorized to
Discuss International Union With
Photo Engravers.

tlon opened at ~ o CLOCK this morning.
After the minutes of yesterdays session
were read the law committee reported
unfavorably Vice President straube's
proposition to establish an "Interna-
tional Stereotypers and Electrotypers'
Journal"
The committee recommended that it
was inexpedient at the present time to
make such move. The question was de-
bated at length, President Freel. Vice
President Straube, Delegates Stedman,
Prendergast, Keegan, O'Donnell and
Reagan speaking.
The convention voted to adopt the re-
port of the law committee. The MAORI
ty view was that, while the question of
having a journal was important and that
the time would come when ''Stereotyp-
ers and Electrotypers' Journal would
be necessary, present conditions did not
call for haste in its establishment.
Platemakers' Union.
The proposition of Delegate Cannon,
Chicago. No. 4, to appoint a commit
tee of three members of the Information
to meet a like committee of the Photo
Engravers' Union, to look into the ques-
tion of the establishment of an interna-
tionaI platemakers' union, was reported
favorably by the law committee with
the recommendation that the executive
council be designated as that committee
OF three
Foll 81,
executive board should be instructed by
the convention to meet a photo-engra-
Yers' committee or whether they should
be given full discretionary power in their
actions. Delegate O'Donnell spoke N
favor of not binding the committee.
President Freel took the floor and ex-
planned that legislation was now being
considered by the l. T. U. convention
to recognize the photo-engravers as an
independent union. but until that legis-
Iation was passed it would be impossible
for the l. S. E. U. to deal with the
photo-engravers as an independent
platcmakers' union, as the 1. s. E. U.
recognized no other body than their
own as an international platemakers'
union.
UIon vote being called the conven-
tion decided to give the executive coun-
ell full power to act as il saw fit.
An International Button.
The committee appointed to consider
the adoption of an international button
favored the adoption of the button now
worn by delegates to the convention
with a few notifications. Upon dis
cussion no agreement was reached as to
what these notifications should be, and
upon motion of Delegate O'Donnell, of
New York, IT was voted to adopt the
button as now worn without change
President Freel announced to the con-
vention that the resolution of greeting
from the l. T. U. had been adopted on
the first day of the 1. T. U. convention,
but. owing to delay in transmission 1t
had not been received by Secretary Will
liams, /. S. E. u. until last night The
greeting was received with thanks.
President Freel reported that he had
yesterday presented similar resolutions
from the I. S. E. U. 10 the I. T. T., and
that they. as well as he, had been warm
ly received by the sister union.
Stamp Design.
The committee on stamps and dies
reported progress. and announced that
they mad decided upon design for a
stamp, but requested that 1t be granted
further time in which to perfect and
test the design. 1t also asked that it
be allowed 20 make final report 10 the
| executive council. Both requests were
granted.
The law committee reported it's work
completed, and a vote of thanks was ex-
tended to it and to Miss Stewart. of
| Denver, who acted as stenographer to
| the law committee.
| The special committee appointed to
| consider the Atlanta case" reported
with the recommendation that, in JUS
| tice to all parties concerned. and with
/ view TO preserving the friendly rela-
| tions existing ebtweeen the 1. S. E. Z.
and the 1. T. T.. tie case be forgotten.
In Executive Session.
After concurrence In the report OF
| the committee on the Atlanta case
President Freel requested that the con
vention go into executive session for
a few minutes that he might make a
| few statements upon matter that con-
cerned him personally.
| Upon return to open session Dele
gate Burk, of Cincinnati, offered a reso-
luton 10 have the convention indorse
William S. Waudby for the position OF
Labor Commissioner. President Freel
declined to consider the resolution or
the ground that the l. S. E. U. consti
tuition prohibited the union TO take ary
part IN politics.
Travelling Cards.
| President Freel decided the question
raised by Delegate Thixton regarding
the recognition of travelling cards, OK
pressing the opinion that as soon IS
| a travelling card was received by the
proper authorities of a local union Its
bearer became a member of that union.
| Delegate Heitz, of ST. Louis, laid be-
| fore the convention a grievance the
| steTeotypers and electrotypers of that
city had against the Allied Printing
/ Cn,,ucfI rnatfar