The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-08-12
PRINTERS
IN CONVENTION
President Lynch Called a Liar
by Delegate Greene.
CONNECTION ON The FLOOR
CONVENTION MEETS IN TORoN-
TO NEXT YEAR.

St. Louis, No, Aug. I-World's
Fair Grounds: The fourth days ses-
sion of tie International Typographi
cal Union opened with the presentation
of a proposition requiring al unions
to report TO the president the number
Of days the organizers nave attended
the meetings OF the unions. This at
tempt TO renew yesterdays discussion
of q facticnai dise greement in Indian
apOlis was after a time suppressed, and
the convention listened to the resump-
ton of the report Of the committee
on laws.
The committee reported unfavorably
on a proposition submitted which pro-
vided that subordinate unions shall not
allow proprietors to work at the trade
and also prohibiting union members
from assisting in any work being per-
formed by proprietors. This precipi-
tated Z heated discussion The present
law provides that subordinate unions
may exercise discretion in granting the
privilege OF working to prOprietOrs.
After the subject was thoroughly ex-
| hausted, the convention, by close
vote, decided to reject the proposition
by sustaining the report Of the COM
mittee on laws.
Foremen Eligible.
The committee on laws reported I'M
faYorably on a proposition submitted
10 declare fOTemen ineligible as dele
gates or alternates 10 a convention
Further consideration of the report
of the committee on laws was tempo
rarily postponed, and the convention
balloted on the next annual meeting
place. There were only two cities in
TIE field for this honor, Columbus, o.,
and Toronto, ont. Toronto was Sc
leeted by vote of 1S7 to 81.
The following proposition was intro
duced and referred TO the committee
on resolutions:
Resolved. That it is the sense Of
the Intfnational Typographical union
that the part of the constitutional OBJ
legation for members which declares
that my fidelity TO the union and my
duty to the members thereof shall IN
no sense be inteTfered with by any
allegiance that I may now or here
after owe to any other organization,
social, political or religious, secret or
otherwise. is not intended to and does
not conflict with or restrict any mem
| ber's allegiance to the church of his
choice. 1t is recognized by this body
that the efforts Of the church and the
efforts of the true labor union do not
conflict, but are COilabOrative.'
Unfinished Business.
Another attempt TO have the amount
of money allowed for the burial ex-
/ penses Of deceased members increased
/ from $40 TO 800 was voted down. This
completed the consideration Of the re-
port of the committee on laws and TIE
convention took up business unfinished
on the first days session
An amendment to section los Of the
general laws was adopted providing
/ that in the case OF the acquittat OF
/ any member against whom charges
s.,--
/ or any member Of a local union, the
local union pay the full expense Of the
| trial
1t was voted to increase the annual
salaries of the president and secretary
treasurer from 1880 to $500
The matter was then referred to the
referendum for final action.
Growth of the I. 7. U.
The report of the committee on re-
| ports of officers showed the growth of
the International Typographical union
during the past year and favored the
organization of newspaper writer's into
a union that closer afiliation might
be maintained with the Typographical
union with tie motive in view that
I this condition would prevent newspa-
pers from inserting garbled and wrong
| reports of union matters into the
I press in the future. The report also
| declared the union officers are UnalteT-
ably opposed to open shops
The report was unanimously ac-
! cepted.
Sam J. Small, president OF the Com
| mercial TelegrapheTs union. addressed
| the convention. Mr.. Small said that
the members of his union who are
press telegrapkers are practically a
part of the mechanical department Of
! newspapers. He said his union felt
af Al a MT h { he
commercial telegraphers and the Typo
graphical union which would be both
offensive and defensive
Lynch Given the Lie.
A sharp tilt occurred between Dele
gate William A. Greene of Indianapo-
| lis and President Lynch over the pub
I LEGATION of q letter rejecting on a
candidate during the last campaign
The discussion arose over the consid-
Grafton of a proposition to amend sec
/ ton 81 of the general laws that any
member or members Of any subordi-
nate union publishing or causing to be
/ published IN newspapers, circulars or
pamphlets, malicious or untrue articles
/ rejecting upon the standing or chaTac-
/ ter, private or public, of any member
/ or members Of the union shall be
| deemed guilty of un-Unionlike conduct
and UPON conviction before a trial
as twO-thirds of the members may de-
| termine. Vice President Hawkes..
/ President Lynch and Secretary-T Treas
urer Brentwood made speeches, in
which they told of secret attacks made
/ upon them.
Thereupon Delegate Greene accused
/ President Lynch with having resorted
/ TO some alleged questionable methods
/ TO secure the defeat of a candidate for
| president during the last campaign and
charged that at Lynch's instisatiOn
/ Greene wrote a letter which Lynch
| later turned to campaign purposes
without his knowledge or consent.
! President Lynch took the floor and
denied that he had resorted to the
/ measures charged
| Delegate Greene charged Presiden.
Lynch with falsekoOd.
Instantly the convention was in COM
motion.
/ After considerable discussion the mo-
ton was referred back to the commits
/ tee on laws for further consideration
PR0v0 cANY0N AMI RETilRH