Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-14
HAS PATRIOTIC PHASE
Convention of Bookbinders
Holds Flag Day Session.
ADDRESSES BY LEADERS
Greetings Extended international
President Of Printer Union.
EIGHT-HoUR DAY DISCUSSIoN
Declaration Made, but the Date Of
Execution Not Yet Agreed
Upon.


The bookbinders having declared for the
shorter work day, ringing speeches by
prominent labor leaders, including MI
James n. Lynch. president of the lnterna-
tional Typographical Union; Mr.. Samuef
Gompers president Of the American Fed
GRAFTON OF Labor; Mr.. Robert Glockling,
president of the International BookbindeIs.
and Mr. Frank Morrison, secretary or the
A. F. L., were the features OF this fore
Moons session of the convention OF the IN
ternatienaI Brotherhood Of Bookblnders at
Typographical Temple.
The Flag day session was opened by the
delegates rising and singing America.
THE Star Spangled Banner and other pa
triotic airs. After the transaction OF some
routine business, President Glocklfng an
nounced that q former president OF Columbia
Typographical Union, Mr.. Joe N. Johnson
had entered the hall. bringing the cheering
president of the International Typograpni-
cal Union, was in the building ana would
address the bookbinders on the eight-hour
battle now on The announcement was ~
ceiyed with applause
Pretty soon President James l.. Feeney
of the local bookbinders' union appeared,
escorting the international president of the
printers. The delegates arose as MI. Lynch
went upon the platform and received an
Introduction to the audience from PRESIDENT
Glockling.
President Lynch said he had been ''rea-
sonably busy for the past seven or eight
months" Coming to Washington on
train yesterday evening he had read IN
Washington newspaper the nnanciai
statement of the bopkbinders and President
GiockIing's statement that the great sub
ject for the consideration of this con-
vention would be the eight-hour day.
Question Solves Itself.
II believe the question of money largely
solves ITSELF said Mr.. Lynch. When we
tthe printers) went into the present strike
we had about $4,000 in the international
treasury while the several locals had
amassed a fund of about 100000. making
the total amount available for defense
purposes approximately $4,000. Yet
since the strike was called the International
and the local unions have gathered into
the defense fund about s1.J00,0o0." This
statement was greeted with hearty and
long continued applause.
1.-The bookbinders will get enough money
to carry the strike to a successful con-
clusion.' declared President Lynch. We
tried to avert this strike in every possible
way, but 1t was forced upon. us. You
bookbinders will be met by the statement
of the employers as we were that they
will not grant the eight-hour day. But
once In the fight there can be no falling
DaGk AFTER you nave declared LOT the
shorter wOrkday.
Had the printers receded after making
their demand the employers would have
set out to destroy the unions. This strike.
ahead with it until today we have 10000
union printers in the eight-hour column"
Mr.. Lynch said he believed the deter
mination arrived at by the bookbinders
yesterday to achieve the shorter workday
would awaken interest among the book
binders of the country. THE eight-hour
day is coming" he asserted, and now is
the accepted time for the bookbinders and
the pressmen to strike for it. If you
don't fear the day is far off before you
finally secure it.
President Lynch urged those present to
be up and doing and at the conclusion of
his address he received an ovation. ,
Date Not Yet Fixed.
President Checking stated that the book
binders had already declared for the eight
hour day. although the date for entering
the movement had not been set. He said
the bookbinders would follow the excellent
lead and example of the printers in the
fight He then called for the ''oId chieftain
and warhorse," President Samuel Gompers.
who had entered the hall while President
Lynch was speaking. Mr.. Gompers came
forward amid applause and was presented
to the audience. He said he appeared In
his overalls as he had just emerged from
his workshop on the floor below. but he
President Lynch's speech.
What he said had the true ring" added
Mr.. Gompers, land the earnestness of the
real fighter / have known Jim Lynch
many years and he Is a lover of peace
but like all lovers of peace, when they are
aroused and enter the fight, their adversa-
ries soon learn that the peaceful ones are
In it,
He commended the leaders In the print
ers' eight-hour fight and said 1t was most
fortunate that the leadership had fallen
into the hands of Mr.. Lynch He was GLAD
the bookbinders, under the leadership OF
such a sterling leader as President Clock
ling, had entered the eight hour contest.
"I am glad exclaimed Mr.. Gompers
scribe on your banner the insignia OF the
eight-hour day. It is not only an economic
crime but q mental and physical wrong
to cause people to toll more than eight
He spoke of the enervating effect of long
hours Of labor and their tendency to bring
disease on the overworked ones, including
the great white plague. He said tubercu-
losis was known only to civilized people
and he wanted to use an Interrogation
mark after the word "civilized:" "Avoid
fight when possible" concluded Mr.. Coup
ers. "but when in 1t, fight relentlessly,"
Regarded az Impetus.
President Giockling said the address was
an impetus to the bookblnders. as such sem
tirnents would help them to win the eight
Z
Morrison, who said the labor world was
intensely interested In the eight-hour fight
now on, and would be more so when the
allied printing trades had all gone into 1t.
He referred to the 10000 printers now
working on the eight-hour basis as nu-
cleus for the other trades. and said s1et the
demand for the enforcement of the eight
hour day be speedy and soon. Stand by
your unions and your officers and you will
get all the funds necessary and success
will be achieved
Address by E. II. Randall.
At the afternoon session yesterday. after
the report OF The Star closed, Edward H.
Randall, first vice president OF the Inter
national Printing Pressmen's Union, was
invited to the platform. The committee on
resolutions then presented the proposed
agreement with the pressmen and 1t was
unanimously adopted. It provides that the
pressrnen shall be allowed to print the