The Saint Paul globe., 1904-06-19
CONDEMN STAND
TAKEN BY ROOSEVELT
BookbindeTs Declare HIS Action
In Miller Case Encourages
Capital to Kill Labor

After making a declaration of it's po-
sition on the Miller case, the Interna-
tional Brotherhood Of Bookbinders yes
terday elected officers and adjourned
the ninth biennial session, which has
been in progress at the state capitol
since Tuesday.
The brotherhood condemns the posi-
tion of President Roosevelt on the open
shop, taken in the Miller case. as hav-
ing given organized capital the peg
upon which they hang their determin-
alton to kill organized laboN" contends
that the open shop will not work for
the greatest good to the greatest num-
Der. and that the declaration by Roose-
welt is not in the interest of the peonle
of the United States.
The committee, consisting of five
delegates from widely scattered points
In the United States, presented its re-
port yesterday morning upon the re-
assembling of the brotherhood. 1t was
debated at some length in the meeting.
put the ofncers say was passed unani-
mously
The action taken by the Bookbinders'
brotherhood is not considered drastic:
the American Federation had months
ago taken the same ground, and a re-
affirmation by the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
are the trade wherein the incident ap-
peared-was to be expected The re-
port or the committee, which had
Wrestled with the subject matter con-
tanned in the declaration for several
days, is appended:
Encourages Organized Capital
Your committee on the Miller case
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consideration of this matter as time
at our command permits, feel that some
pronouncement should issue from this
convention that will indicate our posi-
don SO far as the Importance of the
personality of w. A. Miller is con-
cerned. Your committee feels that the
character of the criticism Of the press
since this occurrence lifts the reins of
importance clear from the original cir
cumstances The Importance given to
the pronouncement of President Roose-
welt in which was declared that gov
ernment manufacturing establishments
must be regarded as open shops is now
the peg upon which organized capital
hang their determination to kill organ
lied labor.
'The American Federation of Labor
in or about October last issued to the
world their declaration in opposition
to that Of President Roosevelt. The
philosophy of this declaration has been
accepted by organized labor as their
position also, and organization after
organization has SO declared. Rec
ognlzlng this, your committee feels
that this International Brotherhood of
Bookbinders, now in convention, should
take this opportunity to add their pro-
test against the pronouncement of
President Roosevelt, declaring the open
shop to be in the public interest.
Blow at Industrial Reform
''The history of industrial reform Of
the past stands out as the strongest
protest against such position. The
general betterment of the masses of
the people of countries where organ
lied labor obtains can, beyond success
full contradiction, be traced to the df-
rect influence of organizations of the
workers. The labor movement is an
unseifish movement, its purpose is
abolition of all conditions that do not
operate for the general veal. This
ethical desire is in contradiStinction to
efforts of organized capital which seeks
at all times to reduce living possibili-
ties and maintain such to bare exist
ence lines of those who toll. Does not
a reasonable understanding of duty of
public government indicate that such
government should be directed towards
the greatest good of the greatest num-
ber?
This being so, we submit that the
open shop, menacing as it does in the
light of experience, weakening and
ultimate Generalization of the reform
ing influences of organized labor, is
not in the interest of public welfare.
This, in brief, your committee feels,
should be the attitude of the Interna-
tional Brotherhood of Bookbinders.
1--WE therefore submit that the sense
of this convention, representing the in
terests of the International Brother
hood Of Bookbinders, is that the decla-
ration for the open shop by President
Roosevelt was not in the interest of
the people of the United States"
President E. w. Tatum Reelected
The brotherhood yesterday elected
officers as follows: Edward w. Tatum,
Chicago, president; Robert Glocking,
Toronto, vice president; George L. Bar
Der, Cincinnati, second vice president;
Louis Roth st. Paul, third vice presi-
dent; James w. Dougherty New York
city, general secretary; j. A. B. Espey,
Washington, financial secretary treas
urer; Jacob G. Hales, Baltimore, sta
tistician; Otto Wasem, Chicago; John
Haddie, Akron, Ohio; Bert Fox, Buff
falo; William Kelly, Washington;
James Fitzgerald, New York; Jacob
Hales, Baltimore; Albert Peterson,
Denver; William G. Booth, San Fran
cisco, executive committees; John j.
Pleger, Butte, for the Northwest; Will
liam Glocking, Toronto, for the Cana
dian district; William RaZall, Dallas,
Tex, for the Southwest; Warren w.
Hallock, New York, for the East, gen.
eral organizers for the brotherhood.
1t was voted yesterday to put both
the president and general secretary on
a salary basis, paying the incumbents
81 500 per year, and requiring all their
time in the discharge of the duties of
their offices:
Washington was selected as the
next place of meeting, the next bien-
nial to be held there the second Tues
day in June. 1906.
Condemn Gov. Peabody and Gen. Bell
A resolution was adopted condemn
ing the action Of Gov. Peabody and
Adjt. Gen. Bell, of Colorado, in the
military rule of certain portions of
that state because of outrages alleged
to be due to the lawless acts of organ
lied labor as represented by the West
ern Federation of Miners.
Resolutions were adopted just be-
fore the close of the convention thank
ing Mayor Smith, Gov. Van SAINT and
the members of the St. Paul and Min
neapolis local unions for courtesies ex-
tended during the session of the 1904
convention. The convention completed
tic ,ryOrly inst hpforo Y7nnu uacfordoy