Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-06-16
EIGHT HOUR DAY.
Movement 10 Reduce Working Tiue
 of Book and Job Printers. :.

Hartford. June 16.-Representative of typographical unions in Connecticut and southwestern Massachusetts met ill convention yesterday at Central Labor union hall in this city. The ob- ject of the gathering was the further ing of the endeavor of the national body to bring about an eight-hour day throughout the country, dating from January 1. 1906. This would change the hours in many book and job print ing establishments, which are now nine.
 The following resolutions were adopted:
 Resolved-It is the sense of this body that the officers of the Inter national Union and the officers of the United Typothetae of America come together between now and January 1. 1906. and endeavor to arrive at some amicable adjustment of the question of an eight-hour day.
 Resolved-We again urge on the Typothetae the desirability of con ference with the officers of the |. T. L... and express 1t as our opinion that the Typothetae will be held responsible for any friction. financial loss or ces- sation of work unless the Typothetae agrees to consult with the officers of the International Typographical union and adjust and difficulties that may arise by putting the eight-hour day into effect January 1. 1906.
 Resolved-That we delegates from the unions of Connecticut and Massa- chusetts. place on record our deter imitation to insist on an eight-hour workday after January 1. 1906.
 Resolved-That we express our earnest desire to confer amicably with our employers to the end that reduc- ton of our hours of labor may he brought about without inconvenience or loss to them or us.
 International Organizer Charles T. Scott. in an address. said:
 Above everything else at the pres ent time the International Typographi- cal union is out for the eight-hour day to be inaugurated throughout the country on January 1. 1908. We have repeatedly tried to secure 'a ccnfereiiee with the United Typothetae Of Alieri. ca in order that the shorter worktiay might be inaugurated without any friction and that it might be brought about along peaceful lines The his tory of the International Topographic cal union shows conclusively that 1t is an organization that desires peace. We claim. as those who do the work. that we have perfect right to have something to say regarding what wages we shall receive and under what conditions we shall work. Fol lowing out this idea. we some three years ago started the agitation for the eight-hour day. We have given the employing printers eighteen months notice. We claim we have been fair in the matter.
 "The president of the United Typo thetae seems to he under the impres- sion that the membership of the ln- ternational Typographical union does not desire the eight-hour day. If the two organizations before January 1. 1906. he will he greatly surprised individual The elghthour proposition was passed bv a referendum vote. and it received the hnndsomest majority that any proposition ever received at the hands of the membership of the International Typographical union. IT the shorter workdav cannot be brought about in peaceful way. then we will inaugurate a struggle. brought about bv the unreasonahleness of the em- blowing printers in refusing to meet with us and settled the long standing question in fair manner"