Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-18
COMPROMISE FOR PRINTERS
Omaha Delegate succeeds In Dressing
Down Political Boom for
w. u. Hearst.

COLORADO SPRINGS Colo, Aug. III
What for a time had the appearance Of
dangerous storm cloud over the proceedings
OF the International Typographical union
convention was dispelled to-day by agree
ment among the delegates upon a COM
promise substitute for resolution indors-
ing and commencing william r. Hearst.
The Hearst resolution was offered by Del
egate Roberts of Washington and COM
mended the New York congressman for his
efforts and achievements in behalf Of or
ganized labor. Opposition to the resolution
was headed by Delegate T. w. Mccullough
of Omaha, who declared the measure a
political one and announced his answering
opposition to having the international
typographical union made a tail to any
mans political kite. The compromise sub
stitute, which is expected to pass with
fight, commends all editors who have ex-
erted themselves in behalf of union labor
making incidental mention Of the hght con-
Quoted by Mr.. Hearst, with specific mention
of the Los Angeles field.
The report of the committee on politics,
which recommends that the printers join
with all other branches of organized labor
| in supporting the men and political organ
izations that have manifested friendship
\
| legislation that 1t asks, was received by the
delegates with enthus hsm Mr.. Mccullough
of Omaha being outsboken in his indorse-
ment of the move. He urged the delegates
to remember their good intentions upon re-
| turning to their homes and to go TO prima-
ries and elections determined to put in office
men from the rank of alderman to that of
senator who can be counted upon to vote
! for labor legislation as we'll az talk for
labor votes
A resolution formally approving the atti-
tude and declared policy Of the American
| Federation OF Labor on political activity by
| labor unions was adopted unanimously.
with the declaration that the fight for
the eight hour day is practically won, the
| ifty-second annual convention of the Inter-
national Typographical union today voted
| to reduce the strike assessment from 10
per cent to per cent of the wages Of em-
| ployed printers At this time $500 mem
bers are working eight hours. 1856 are un-
der a nine-hour contract and 400 are on
\ strike. The expense of the strike to date
has been approximately s1.6oooOo, all of
which. with the exception of $47, 1884 has
been contributed by members working un-
der undisturbed conditions. II was decided
| today that the sum allowed members on the
strike roll be not in excess of 81 for single
men and $40 for married men, and that
where men refuse TO work because the
| amount earned does not equal the strike
| teneht, that they be cut off the benefit
list entirely. 1t being evident that the dis
position as shown is not in accordance with
| the true spirit of unionism and desire TO
| advance the out-of-work settlement Char
acterizing the Injunction feature of the
strike as a wrong method of regulation of
justice" the eight-hour committee reports
as follows:
| The Injunction has become a club used
| by idoiatrous capital to beat the trades
| unionism into submission to deprive II OF
1 all OF its liberties and privileges guaran-
| teed under the constitution.
Relative to charges that the management
of the Union Printers home had been pur-
chasing from merchants who were members
of the Citizens alliance, formed in Color
! ado during the reign of the Western Fed
Grafton of Miners, the home investigating
committee made It's report today exoner-
ating Superintendent Deacon. praising him
| for the excellency of his work and con-
demning the persons who made the charges,
| saying that the motives prompting the
attack we're not motives emanating from
| true unionists.