The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1906-07-07
LOCAL PRINTERS AND
EIGHT HOUR STRUGGLE.
Interesting Reports and Ceremon-
les Attending Installation of
Officers.
J. A. Barron is New President of
Union-Organizer Devereux
Visits Local.

Visits Local.
Duluth Typographical union No. 1875
held it's regular meeting last Sunday
afternoon in the Labor World hall.
The installation Of officers for the en-
suing year took place and this fact
brought out large attendance Of the
members.
President Ferguson, the retiring off,
GER made an extended report Of the
work Of the union since he assumed
the presidency one year ago. During
his term of office the strike for the
eight-hour day was inaugurated and
has been in force during nine months
Of his official career and is still on
with the printers we'll on the road to
complete victory. The struggle for the
eight hour day has been general all
over the United States and Canada
and the International Typographical
union has been successful beyond ex-
pectations. Nearly 500 cities or over
10000 members of the craft are now
working under the shorter work day.
During this fight for the eight hour
day there has been comparatively no
loss in membership, but a constant de-
crease in the number of unemployed.
The executive council Of the Interna-
tional Typographical union has finan-
ced this fight most admirably with
thousands Of idle men on their hands
Jan. l, 1906. At the beginning of the
year the I. T. U. had comparatively no
funds but today, after six months, it
is in better shape financially then ever
before in its existence. The reason for
this is found in the fact that the work.
ing members went down in their pock
cts and assessed themselves as high as
Is per cent Of their wages in order to
give the officers Of the I. T. U. means
to carry on the fight to a successful
termination. The members have been
loyal and true to their international
officers and have the most implicit
confidence in their ability to manage
the present strike. Such a noble spirit
Of unionism has never been manifested
before by any labor organization, and
the working members are still ready to
respond with more funds, if necessary
to make the victory a clean and de-
cisiVe one.
The Duluth Typographical union
made it's demand for the eight hour
signed up ten offices in this city. This
demand was not made summarily. The
proprietors were given thirty days. no.
tice to that effect In accordance with
the agreement entered into with the
Typographical union. All the Typo
graphical union asks Of its friends is
to demand the union label on all print
ign. 1t can be had. Demand it and
help the striking printers to win their
fight.
President BARRON, the newly elected
presiding officer Of No. 1876, took the
gavel and in a few appropriate remarks
thanked the members one and all for
the honor conferred upon him and ask
ed the loyal support Of all the members
in his administration of the affairs of
the union and particularly at this time
with the eight hour fight on so that
Duluth would soon be able to COM
municate to headquarters the terminal
ton of the struggle for the shorter
work day in this city.
The other officers installed were H.
N. Wilson, vice president: secretary
treasurer, A. Murphy; recording secre-
tary, E.. T. Hughes; sergeant at arms,
M. Olmen.
Organizer J. C. Devereux of st. Paul
was present at the meeting and gave
a most encouraging report Of the con-
dition Of affairs throughout his district.
The local union will become more
aggressive then ever in it's fight for the
eight hour day and the union label,
which is the emblem of fair dealing,
will be pushed with determined Wig
or. Business men will be requested to
see to it that all their printing bears
the label. Organized labor is general
in this city is supporting the Duluth
Typographical union and the union la
bel is being demanded in all printing.
The printing industry is one branch
Of business above all others that can
be we'll regulated to the eight hour
day. The Duluth printers are in the
fight to win and win they must. Let
every union man in the city add his
share to help, request his friends to
do likewise and it will be but a short
time when Duluth will be placed in
the column Of eight hour cities in the
United States.