The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-02-23
strikes and lOckouts in the future


The formation Of this league herald
| ed the complete effacement of the once
powerful United Typothetae of Amer
lcta Seventeen months ago the United
Iypothetae threw down the gauntlet
to the International Typographical I'm
| ion and invited battle over the eight
hour day. Today the Typothetae is
but wreck Of it's former self From
the beginning there was no disposition
among its more conservative members
! to resist the reduction of hours asked
Tor by the union, but the hot-heads
gained control, and they insisted that
the unions must be destroyed. But
| the Typothetae has not succeeded in
destroying the Typographical Union:
1t has committed hari-kari.
The Printers League Of America has
! been formed to take the place vacated
by the dissolution Of the Typothetae.
or rather the place which the Typothe-
tae should have occupied. It's scope
is broad, and If it develops into the
healthy organization of which it gives
promise it may go far to eliminate
many of the evils now rampant in the
industry.
The draft of the constitution of tho
| league was written by Henry w. Che
| rouny; of New York, one of the most
widely known master printers in
America. Its adoption will PERHAPS
mean. the inauguration of a new, sys-
tenn In this country for the settlement
OF disputes between unions and en-
ployers, and follows somewhat closely
the methods in vogue in Germany.
The preamble is as follows:
I'VE the printers Of the United
states, desiring for the sake of our
we'll being lasting covenant Of peace
between us, hereby form the Printers
League OF America, and by these pres
ents 90 ordain and establish this con-
sttrtlor: To the end that all differ
ences regarding the conditions of labor
may be settled by collective contracts
IN charge of one national and several
joint commissions"
The constitution vests the power to
make collective contracts in a "Print
ers' Congress- composed Of an eoua1
number OF employing and emploved
PROVISION Is made for the division of
printers.
the United States into fifteen nrtnt;np
ulstrlcts. Each district will be EMIT
led to three representatives in Tho
Printers Congress.
Inc congress will be vested with tho
power to fix the minimum wages and
hours OF labor, to fix the number NJ
apprentices in the trade; to pronu1poto
equitable working rules, valid for
every printing office; to fix additions
10 minimum wages to govern local
conditions where unusual peculiar,ties
exist; to make the necessary laws +o
enforce these provisions.
provisions is made for schools r,ho,o
IN employees will have an opportun{tr
Tor advancement. Apprentices GRO ~
De registered. Central and local 1aho-
bureaus are to be established ~
CORRECTION of funds to provide pensions
Tor superannuated employees is od
vocated au-
l., The constitution also prov,do, fou
ne settlnS up of local trade courts
c9nposed OF an equal number If an >
ployers and employees to adHdicata
minor affairs. "u1oolcdte
me expenses will be euuallv divided
tnetWeen the union of EMPLOYERS and
| the employers unions. aho
me further development of tho
league VIII be watched with INTEREST,"
not only by, the printers, but bv evecI
unions and employers Oh