Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-22
BACK FROM CONVENTION
VIEWS OF DELEGATE TO BIG
MEETING OF PRINTERS.

Mr.. Harry w. Templar of the govern
ment printing office, who was a delegate
from Columbia Typographical Union to
the recent international convention of the
printers, has returned to this city.
The fifty-third session of the Interna-
tional Typographical Union, held at Hot
Springs, Ark, August 12-17," Mr.. Templar
said today, was notable, in view of the
fact that the representation of the various
local unions throughout the Jurisdiction of
the International union was large, when
the geographical location Of the convention
city is taken into consideration The ex-
IRENE northwest and northeast were well
represented, as We're almost every local in
the south and east
The weather was extremely hot that
being the only detracting feature of an
otherwise successful and interesting gath
ering
THE delegation from Washington intro
duced resolution appfopriating $1,000 to
the Womens Auxiliary to be used for or
ganization purposes. The committee to
which it was referred reported it unfavor-
ably, and the report of the committee was
concurred in by a vote of "a to 81. The
vote was close, and it is safe to say that
had the local typos known that it would
have been received so favorably they would
have made a more strenuous fight for its
passage.
The resolution introduced Dy j. Monroe
kreiter of this city prohibiting the ballot
box in open shops was defeated. Had this
legislation been enacted it would have been
the means of DISTINGUISHING the printers in
the government printing office. so far as
voting in their respective chapels, as is now
the custom.
The resolutions censuring the public
printer for his attitude in filming proofread
ers for mistakes, which were introduced by
]. Monroe Kreter at the July meeting of
Columbia Union and ordered forwarded to
the Hot Springs convention, were referred
to the executive council of the l. T. Z.
Boston chosen as the place of hold
ing the convention next year. defeating Lex
ington, Ky. the only other contestant, by a
vote of 14f to 81.
Delegate Moffitt of ST. Paul Union was
stricken with apopleXy and died almost in
stantly. Delegate Bochler of Cincinnati
suffered a sunstroke and was indsposed for
duty at the convention. The remains of
Delegate Moffitt were sent to his home in
charge of representative from the con-
vention a the exepnse of the l. I. L.
The convention considered an old-age
pension plan, and a proposition to carry
into effect such a benefit will be submitted
to the referendum in October. The scheme
provides pension of 81 per week for all
members over sixty years of age who have
been in good standing for twenty years and
are unable to work at the trade. In order
to finance the plan an assessment of one
half of l per cent will be levied, the as
sessment to go into effect Immediately after
the present per cent strike assessment is
discontinued. The beneficial feature will be
inaugurated five months after the old-age
pension assessment has been paid into the
i. T. u. treasury.
The convention marked another epoch
of progress in the international union. and
material increase in membership is looked
for the coming year. The eight-hour day
has been established almost universally
within the jurisdiction, and with the COM
ing demand on the part Of the pressmen
for an eight-hour day marks the end of
the conflict on the part of the employer.
The local delegates to the convention,
Messrs. Huston. Templar Love and Wiley,
will submit their report to Columbia Union
at the September meeting"