The San Francisco call., 1905-06-24
Flatbed Men Secure the Con-
! ceSsi0n From Convention
After All-Day Argument
TO MEET AGAIN TO-DAY
Yesterdays Heated Debates
Cause a Postponement of
the Final Adjournment
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Despite the earnest endeavor of the
seventeenth annual convention of Print
convention to close yesterday the ses-
sion will drag over into to-day. The time
OF yesterday was taken up principally in
hearing addresses Of representatives of
the Japanese and Korean Exclusion
League In the morning, and discussions
involving politics of the organization in
both morning and aftsxnoon sessions. A
Sc ssion VIII be held this morning begin
ing at o'clock. when an attempt will
be made to conclude the work of the dele
gates.
Yesterday morning opened with de-
bate that lasted practically all day, with
the exception of the. time given the
speechmakers. The debate was over the
demand of the f1at-bed pressmen or feed
ers to be allowed the privilege of work
ing on the web or newspaper presses,
providing the men adhere to the web
mems schedule of wages and hours. To
this was added an amendment that pro-
vided the stipulation that the fiat-bed
pressmen must have received the web
mems scale OF wages for two months
prior to working on web presses.
The debate was Carried on heatedly by
both sides for and against the PROPOSE
tion or it's amendment. and for time the
hall was a pandemonium while the dele
In the midst of the excitement, and to
allay the heat of the combatants, o. A.
Tveitmoe requested permission to ad-
dress the convention on the Japanese
exclusion question. This permission was
granted and the argument was closed
during the address.
Tyeitmoe dwelt upon the history of the
A.s<~ tlxs Il <@f
the Exclusion League in defending Amer
lean labor from cheap competition. He
spoke of the work and initiative faculties
of the brown men, and also of their
standards of living as compared with
whites. He closed with an ahusion to the
race problem the United Sttaes already
contends with. in the South. and urged
the delegates to do all in their power to
prevent Asiatic immigration.
James Grant of the Sailors Union also
addressed the citing in like manner.
He told of the opening up of Japan and
the arrival here of Japanese first in the
guise of sailors, then as fishermen and
farmers. and their successful competition
with whites, owing to their cheap way of
living. Both speakers were heartily ap-
plauded but their remarks were soon for
gotten in the renewal of the debate on
the petition of the ffat-bed pressmen.
gument ended, and voting by rollcall be-
gan. The vote upon the amendment was
first taken up and the amendment was
lost. Then the original proposition was
submitted and by an oral vote was car
ried. The matter appe ared settled until
the afternoon. when another proposition,
in itself harmless, was submitted. To It,.
however, was added an amendment that
included the two months +" phrase. and
the argument it aroused lasted nearly all
the afternoon. The amendment was fin
ally disposed of by being laid on .he
table.
The committee on laws had the floor
all day, and submitted many propositions
affecting the policy and the relations be-
tween unions. The committee will finish
its report at the morning session. There
are still several committees to be heard
from, and it may require an afternoon
session to complete the work of the con-
yention.