Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-10
TYPOS IN COUNCIL.
Today's Meeting Of the International
Union at st. Louis.

AOOdy O0OCIkAS VI lAC AASOA &An eAOAASsA
Union at st. Louis.
ST. LOUIS. Mo-, August 10.-World's
| fair grounds: The convention of the In
| ternational Typogra phical Union today re-
sumed consideration of the lengthy report
of the committee on laws. When President
Lynch had called the convention to order
| he read a telegram from Samuel Gomp"rs
| of Washington, D. c., president of the
American Federation of Labor, as follows:
THE constant progress, the excellent
growth and expanding power and influence
of the International Typographical Union.
protecting and promoting the interests Of
the members of the craft. are the source of
| the greatest qualification to all. Accept
| and convey to the officers and delegates
| my heartiest raternal greetings and sim
cerest congratulations. as well highest
| hope and apticipationS for greatest posi-
| BILE harmony and success of your great in
| Stitution."
| Soon after the report of the committee
| on laws was taken up an animated discus
sion arose over the committees recon-
| mendation that the proposition to amend
| section ia of the general laws be not
| adopted. The amendment provided that
when a strike has been inaugurated under
| the provisions of sections 116. III and lis
| the executive committee should pay to the
| order of the president and secretary OF the
| eight go weeks, an amount equal to 81 per
| week for each member entitled thereto.
On the first ballot. by a vote of - to a..
| the committee report was voted down.
| President Lynch then addressed the con-
| vention, and explained that he did not
! think that the Stereotypers' Union would
stand for an additional assessment, which
| would be necesSitated If the proposition
was adopted. President Lynch won over
| the convention. and by a vote of 149 to 20
| the unfavorable report of the committee on
| laws was concurred in by the convention.
| The convention then considered prop
| ostion to request subordinate unions TO
| designate a certain Monday of each year
on which to pay memorial tribute to de-
| ceased members. 1t was decided that the
| proposition must be introduced as a resolu-
| ton, and it was SO ordered.
Lynch's Logic.
Considerable discussion developed on the
| unfavOrable report of the committee on
| laws on the proposition to add a new sec
ton to the general law governing jurisdic-
| ton and charters. The proposed section
provides that in no case shall a charter be
| issued unless the scale of wages is at least
SIS, eight hours per day, for job work; SIS
! per week eight hours or less for machine
work. At one time 1t looked as if the SEN
| tlment was against the unfavOrabta report
1 of the committee, but President Lynch
| again, by his persuasive manner, won over
| the convention. He argued that compat:-
| ton was not entirely a matter of wages
but that 1t was more a matter of facilities.
| He said that it was better to give man
so per week in small place than TO COM
| pei him to come to a large place ana pay
him 500 to go on strike. With hardly a
| dissenting vote the motion to concur with
| the unfavorable report of the laws COM
mittee in rejecting the proposition was car
| ried.