Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-20
IN LABOR CIRCLES

Inc uppefnost TOPIC OF discussion Just
now In the field OF labor. coincident with
the active entry of organised workingnien
into politics. Is the coming united struggle
OF the allied printing trades for the shorter
workdsy. The eight-hour shibboieth was
adopted by the bookbinders ut their inter-
national convention held in this city last
week, and the decision was reached that
the men Of that craft would join forces
with the compositors and pressmen and
give "a long pull. strong pull and a pull
all together" to bring about the desired
result. II possible. And to the POSSIBLE
ity of success. the men who bind books
sanguine.
I'VE are as optimistic as the printers
over the outcome" said one OF the officers
of the International Brotherhood OF Book
binders. and the typos are just Drumming
over with optimism, Notwithstanding they
have been on the firing line long time.
The convention of beokbinders left sew
eral lessons behind for the local craftsmen.
and the delegates also carried several home
with them for PRONUNCIATION among the
workers OF their own and other crafts. One
of them was that when the eight-hour
strike is entered into by the pressmen and
the bookbinders it will be fight to
finish. AS to the question of money to
finance the strike, the booksnders were
much encouraged by the address of Inter
national President James III. Lynch OF the
printers organization. who gave out the
important Information that since the great
International Typographical Union has
been strike it has received and disbursed
more than S1,50o.oO0.
Enter upon the eight-hour contest. said
President Lynch. Your cause is a just
one. and the finances will take care of
themselves.
An event of more than usual interest in
local labor circles recently the begin
ming Of the administration OF President T.
C. Parsons of Columbia Typographical
Union, No. 1O1, of this city. This occurred
at an overlooking meeting of the union last
Sunday afternoon. The conduct OF the
local eight-hour strike by President Par
sons has earned for him the commentator
not only of the men of the printing craft.
but of the citizens generally His election
as president of old Columbia Union was a
cIear-cut innovation, for never before in the
history of the organization has president
been unanimously elected for the first term.
While President Parsons Is man or mod
est mien. he is persistent and dogged as
fighter when he feels that he Is in the right
President Lynch of the International Union
paid Mr.. Parsons great tribute on the oc-
casion Of his Inauguration as president or
No. f01.
The example Of the Central Labor Union
of this city in opening its doors to the
representatives of the press Is already
bearing fruit, and has done much to re-
move the star-chamber stigma which mas
chung to many labor unions because OF their
secret sessions. and the garbled reports
of their proceedings that found their way
to the public as result. President Clock
ling of the International Brotherhood or
Bookbinders said, after the convention had
passed very commendatory resolutions OF
thanks to the press of Washington for their
fair accurate and impartial reports,
that when at first when open meetings
were proposed he doubted the wisdom OF
the move. But. he added, he had been
II fha .C.tlY nf
the experiment, as the reporters had not
violated the confidence OF the organiza-
ton in the slightest degree and had given
to the world the most correct and unbiased
reports.
A local labor leader related to Star
reporter happening that resulted from
the closed door policy. He said a man who
had attended rather a stormy session of
his union came out and gave reporter, in
a spirit of fun, fictitious account of the
meeting He stated to the news man that
the president of the union was compelled
to discard his gavel and preside over the
meeting with base ball bat in lieu of the
more peaceful emblem of authority, and
that in his efforts to preserve order he was
compelled to WELD 1t rather forcibly and
knock down several of the factious MEM
bers. The reporter took the statement in
good faith and his paper printed the
account.
As a matter of fact the average labor
union meeting is conducted with the utmost
of parliamentary knowledge away above the
average, and in most instances the bust
ness of the organization is carried on with
dispatch The open door meetings are DO
ing much to make these conditions mani
fest.
Among the prominent figures at the
bookbiuders' conyent ton here last week was
a brisk and business-lke delegate from
Philadelphia. William Schlipf, jr.. by name
He was delegate from local No. of The
Quaker city, and he had on exhibition
remarkable collection of his handiwork,
consisting of the display made by him for
the International Brotherhood of Bookbind-
ers at the st. Louis exposition. In a COM
muncation to The Star Mr.. Schl1pf says
MY personal exhibition at the fair con-
sisted of fifty-six books in the field of
shield-ten books representing the different
colonies under the protection of the United
States, bound in gold leather, with the
name of the same on each book; forty-siX
books one for each state in the Union,
with the name of the same on the cover.
These books are seven-eighths of an inch
by five-eighths of an inch, full bound IN
leather from the following skins: Calf.
monkey elephant. lizard. snake. walrus,
pig sheep. levant. morocco. horsehide,
buffing, cowhide, frog, human, seal, Russia'
alligator, crocodile, kid; IN fact, an the
skins | could get that Is TO be worked for
such, q little book They are all red under
gold books; all the books are taken from
the fiat paper folded. pressed, sewed with
silk. cut, rounded, packed anu cOhPiSI-u
by hand No two books are alike.
..Sixty-four books IN the bottom of the
shield are from two and quarter 10 three
inches in size, representing the following
STYLES: Art books, full seal cushion sides
title. philadelphia on side1; half CRUSH
ed leyant, cushion MORE silk sides; hair
Russia, calf sides, white calf strip back and
corners etitle, international Book Binder)
red. white and blue morocco loose sides;
one book pale blue levant, cushion sides,
rounded corners, red under gold with
miniature silver cup Undecided In the sides,
representing the New York Yacht Club log
book of their last race etitle of book, (Our
Prideo; styles of Bibles-pulpit, family.
teachers Bib1es-ten different styles; combi-
nation prayerboek. style moire silk. All
these are the fine leather silk and satin and
leather lined silk sewed red under gold
View album, photo album. autograph al
bum Ten books in silk and satin- full three
quarter and one-half bound, tight sides.
loose sides and cushion sides. Blank books
-one full Russia. extra hubs, gold edge;
one full Russia, regular wax edges; one SD
mac with crocodile ends and bands. saw
dust edges; one morocco. with Russia ends
and bands marbled edges. All of the books
have patent backs, and bound like a fun
ledger There are fmmemorial books. tes-
tinoniaI books. tailor sample books. Tucks
in white silk cloth bindings of every style.