The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-01
PRINTERS ELECT
SCALE COMMITTEE
IMPORTANT ACTION BY THE
UNION THIS EVENING.
In View of Impending National Trouble
with Job Printers, There Is Great In
terest in Event-Report from Inter
national-Labor Day Plans Are Now
Well Perfected.

Last Sundays meeting of Minneapo-
lis Typographical union, No. AZ, was
one of absorbing interest and brought
out a large attendance. Reports were
read from the delegates to the recent
convention, and Delegate John P. Ken
a member of the convention eight-hour
committee, in which he presented the
dolngs of the committee i'll relation to
matters pertaining to the shorter work
day. Both documents were listened to
attentlvely, and were intensely interest
ing. All the conclusions reported by
the eight-hour committee to the conven
membership locally is well informed of
conditions and intentions. =.
The report of the committee, after
reviewing the actions of the typograph-
ical union from the inception Of the
eight-hour movement, says in part: AS
far as your committee is aware, the Ty-
pothetae has never modified the posi-
and, while its officers have seemingly
been willing to confer, they have avoid
ed acceptsnc of opportunities for con-
ference, and at the employers mass
meetings they have uniformly advised
aggressive resistance, and warfare if
eral introduction of the eight-hour
workday. If, therefore, trouble does
occur, the Typothetae will be alone re-
sponsible for the rupture Of present re-
lations.''
After referring to the recent con-
fict between the union and the Ty
pothetae at San Francisco, Cal, and
reprinting the resolution passed by the
st. Louis convention providing for the
inauguration of the shorter day Jan. l.,
1906, the report has the following, which
is intended to clothe the international
committee with power to negotiate with
representatives of the United Typothe-
tae of America, if opportunity for ne
gotiation occurs prior to Jan. l, 1906,
which was recommended:
"That we again declare our entire
willingness to negotiate with the
United Typothetae of America for an
agreement under which the eight-hour
day will become operative"
In conclusion the report advocates
"the continuance of the campaign and
the further steps that are to be taken
be again committed to the international
committee with the assurance, Of full
confidence Of the delegates to the fifty
first session of the international Typo
graphical union.' -: "H@ 5,' -,
A matter of local interest is the ad
mission: of William F. Mirick. to the
Home for Union Printers at Colorado
Springs. Mr.. Mirick has been in poor
health for a number of years, but ow.
ing to peculiar circumstance he has ur
to this time been unable to gain admis
,sion.
A special meeting is called for this
evening, at Columbus hall, 800 Nicollet
avenue, for the purpose of electing &
job and book scale committee. The time
is set for 'clock. AS is we'll known
the, book and job scale for Minneapolis
expires Oct. 1, and the committee Sc
lected at tonight s meeting will have il
charge the work of conducting negotia
tions for a new scale for job offices
Owing to unsettled conditions, unusua
interest is being taken in the selection
of this committee, and it is predicte
that every job printer in the union wi
be present if it is possible for him t
be there.
Progress of the Chicago difficulty j
being watched here with much Interest