The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-16
LABOR LEADERS
ON VISIT TO CITY
Presidents Lynch, of Printers
Union, and Checking, of Book
binders, in Richmond.
TO ASK EIGHT HOUR DAY
The BOokbinders to Make This
Demand When Prcssmen's
Contract Is Out.

Two prominent men in the union labor
world arrived in Richmond yesterday ar
ternoon. and both Will speak at labor
meetings to-day. Both talked 10 MEM
bers of their crafts-printers and book
binders-at sessions held by the different
bodies last night.
The two men are Mr.. James N. Lynch,
international president Of the Interna-
tional Typographical Union. and MI.
Robert Glockling. president Of the Inter
national Brotherhood OF Bookbinders.
They are here in tho interest Of shorter
hours for printers and bookbinders. and
to, II possible. create sentiment in favor
of the trades unionists of the city. Both
expect to leave tonight or tomorrow.
But both will make speeches i'm Ellett's
Han this afternoon. when all union men
Of the city Will be present. and when
friends of the different workingmeu will
assemble.
Want Eight-Hour Day.
The appearance of Mr.. Glocking in tho
city is Of particular Importance. BY the
first Of May Of next year the Bookbinders'
Union will ask the employers to grant am
cight-hour work day. President Clock
ling said. My visit here at this time has
NO particular significance. We are. how
ever, contempla ting the shorter hour work
day. But there is an agreement with
the pressmen and the employers where
10y the pressmen must stick To their
scale Of wages and their hours per week
until the first of May. After that time
"a proposition viii be made TO the employ
ing bookbinders. and while I do not ex-
poet any trouble, there IS n proba billty Of
some trouble resulting from the PROPOSE
tion which we Will offer"
Mr. Glockllng said that there were
about 10000 bookbinders IN the country
and that the great majority or them be-
longed 10 the union and would follow the
action Of the national body. The average
scale Of wages for the bookbinders COM
pares favorably with the average wages
paid printers.
The Printers Fight.
President Lynch. Of the Typographical
Union. who arrived here yesterday. and
who is to address q meeting OF the trades
unionists in Enetts Hall this afternoon.
said that Richmond was one of the
hardest cities the national organization
had had 10 fight but we are going
to keep on fighting. and 81 II takes Us
forty years we will be fighting just the
same he exclaimed. "Out Of a total
membership of 1900 men, the union has
1900 working at this time There are
not a dozen cities that have held out
Practically all Of the members OF our
union are now working only eight hours
"A day. That is what we are contonding
for and that is what we will get. The
strickland it is the longest one on record
iu the United States-has cost the
Typographical Union 5000 o0o. in Rich
mond alone $500 has been spent in
benefits. More than a quarter OF n mill
lion dollars is in tho treasury now. and
the assessment is stiu going on. We cam
not lose. ] VIII speak TO the boys to-
PA ..F
C. Indianapolis. I think Mr. Brady. our
organizer, is fully competent 10 handle
the situation in Richmond
but. getting away from the strike site
uation, ] certainly DO like the capital city
Of the Ola Dominion" AR Lynch contin-
ued 81 was here last year. bat was not
at that time struck with the great beauty
IF the city. as I have been since getting
mere now. Richmond is a pretty city.
and IL is a shame that there is any trou-
BILE here between the employers ana the
employees"
The indications are that there will be
large audience in Eretrs Han this az
ternoon to- ho7r Presidents Lynch and
Glockline.
Union Elects Officers.
Typographical Union 80. go met last
night and elected the following officers
after listening to addresses from Afessrs
Lynch and Glocklins. b. r. Hudson pres
ident; j. Y. Eeazley. president. T.
w. Rlakey recording secretary. J ~
Pulling financial and corresponding seq
rotary. a. w. Tyrec. treasurer. IT y
O kecfo. sergeant-at-arms. Trustees
b. p. stone w H. Mullen. George Leach.
Representatives, 10 Central Trades and
Labor CoUncn-W. IT, Mullen sidney
Gates. J. " Beazley. W. f. Clarke and
T. j. Mitchell