The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-13
Labor News
PRINTERS UNION PAYS
5G12,277 IN BENEFITS.
TREASURY NOW HAS $15s, 1880 TO
THE GOOD.
Typographical Journal Publishes De-
tailed Statements of Receipts and Elk
penditures Showing Expense of Car
rying on Strike for Eight-Hour Day
Strike Roll Now Has 5,7s4 Names.

In the current issue of theTypeg1raph-
ical Journal is printed a detailed fnan-
cial statement of the receipts and eX-
penditures of the organization from
Aug. "a, 1905, to April q, 1906, TO-
gether with monthly balances and the
months ending Jan. 81. Altho the ex-
penses of carrying on the elght-hour
contest have been enormous, the report |
states that the international treasury /
contains a balance of $15S;f22 90, gu
vided into the. following funds: De !
$24 ,247 81; Typos phical Journal fund,
$697.5S; special defense fund, $15,-
$500; Cummings memorial fund, ST.,
7O9.71. A deficit in the general fund OF
$4,676.30 reduces the total of the above
amounts to the sum mentioned above as
being in the treasury.
How Funds Stand. 49,
Receipts for the defense fund from
Aug "a, 1905, to April 81, 1906, are as
follows
Funds portion Of per capita tax...... $2S,44562
one-half of 1 per cent assessment. 4,511.1o
Fifty-cent assessment. ............... 13l ,3O3o0
Ten per cent assessment. ............ 423. S23A
Dona lions to eight-hou fight. ....... 2,9O6.S2
American Federation of Labor ..... 4I.T1594
Cash returned OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, 342.T3
Total 5000. 100. 80
Ezpenditures 612, 217. 81
Excess of receipts over expenditures. 500 S3l 80
Transferred from special defense fund 4I,ooo.oo
Balance in fund Aug. "a, 190o...... o'oIo.'4
Balance In fund April 81 1906 $109, $3.50
From the foregoing figures it will be
seen that the sum of $5S9,69S.l9 was
raised thru assessments upon the mem
bership. This amount is $22 9.45
from lptenS6
fund to defray the cost of maintaln-
ing the strike. Up to April Il,
1906 the International paid to mem
bers on strike as benefits and for ex-
penses incidental to the conduct OF the
strike, the sum Of $612,277.64 While
at first glance it would appear that the
union treasury was running behind, the
report informs us that funds received
from other sources such as an assess
ment levied by the American Fedora
ton of Labor, have brought the cash IN
hand up to a point safely above the
outlay.
Assessments to Continue.
It is the intention to continue assess
ments upon the membership for some
time to come. The strike roll con,
tanned on April 81, 1874 names, divided
4,7S2; apprentices, 401, and COL who are
on the benefit list from the allied
trades. Last month the expenditures
from the defense fund were $13l, 7OSS:oo,'
against Sill, 539. 10 for the preceding
thirty days. On the basis of the total
receipts up to April q, the union has
received from the 10 per cent assess
ment Approximately 100000 a week. j.,
There are ninety nine unions on the
strike roll, their total membership be-
ing 27,135, only the job branch being
involved in the controversy.
Notice has been sent out from the In
ternational to the effect that the earth
quake on the western coast will reduce
the number Of paying members by y,
about 1000 In fact, it is now we'll
known that the city Of San Francisco
will require considera BILE financial ald,