The Washington times., 1907-08-12
UNION PRINTERS
OPEN CONVENTION
Plan for Pensions May Be
Submitted to Member
ship.
S3,533,000 Spent on Eight
Hour Day Campaign
...- and Strike.

| HOT SPRINGS. Ark. Aug. l2-The
-fifty--third convention Of the Interna-
| tional Typographical Union was called
! to order this morning in the Eastman
| Hotel. Addresses Of welcome were
made by the mayor. the officers Of the
! local union. and others. and were re-
| sponded 70 By President James NJ.
| Lynch. The reports of officers were
then presented to the convention.
About 1900 delegates and visitors are at
| tending the meeting.
The report OF President Lynch is a
comprehensive document, and covers
the progress made ~ the international
| Typographical Union for the time since
TIE Colorado SpriU gs convention, and
also outlines new policies.
Among other th!nGs an aggressive
campaign for the Vnion label is recon-
merded. and II is quite likely that this
subject will occupy considerable Of the
conventions time. The campaign for en-
eight-hour day. IL is shown. has been
attended with a very large degree OF
union now working not more than eight
/ hours per day.
Many Favor Pension Scheme.
In the presidents report the proposi-
/ tion 10 pension the superannuated and
! incapacitated members Of the union Is
| given considerable space. This feature
/ Is looked upon with much favor by the
/ delegates. and undoubtedly a proposI-
| tiOn embracing the pension feature viii
/ be submitted 10 a membership vote.
/ Another important subject discussed
/ by the president is sanitary conditions
/ in composing rooms throughout The
country. The president strongly ad-
4
/ iul work rooms. and the convention
/ will indOrse the PRESIDENT s recOmmCn-
I dation.
tuberculosis has for many years been
! the scourge OF the printing trade, and
/ the Union Printers Eome at present
contains a large number OF patients
suffering from the white plague Il IS
/ believed that u1sanitary and badly ven
| ulated composing rooms are RESPONSE
| bic for much Of the tuberculosis among
! printers. and they propose 70 guard
! against the disease.
Arbitration Agreement.
The arbitration agreement between the
American Newspaper Publishers As
sociatloa and the International Typo
graphical Union is given extended notice
| in the presidents report. II is shown
that about 300 OF the larger newspapers
OF the country have arbitration con-
=
graphical Union II IS also demon
strated that this agreement has been Of
great value 10 the union and that many
increases IN wages have been secured
under Il in a peaceable way.
The operation OF this agreement thus
far has been a distinct success. and IL
Is believed that there will be but little
friction under IT. II Will expire in 1872
The president recommends Tigic rules
for, the education OF apprentices Inc
union seeks 10 turn out fIrst-class work
men. believing that the betterment OF
conditions and the securing Of fair
wage depends 10 large extent on the
ability Of the workman
The Union Printers Home. as stated
BY the president in hts report, is a most
successful institution II is supported
and maintained entirely by the lnterna-
tiOnal Typographical Union. and is the
only institution OF its kind in the world
Unions Fiscal Record.
Secretary-Treasurer Bramwood. in his
report. shows that the collections for the
year ended May 81, 1907, have reached
a total Of SI.93 3O4.s1. and the expendi-
lures 1852. .A41.94, leaving a balance in
the treasury OF S2s6, s62-s7. There was
also collected during the same period.
for the support OF the Union Printers
Home. S51.9Si.4G.
The secretary-treaSurer SHOWS Inal lhe
| expenditures from the burial fund for
the year were S3s.27O. The total ex-
penditures from this fund since its es-
tablishment in 1892 have been SAB lO5.
The average age Of death OF printers
for the year was 467 years
1t is proposed to build an addition 70
the Union Printers Home. and the fund
for this purpose is known as the Cum
nings Memorial Fund. There was in
this fund on May 81, 1907, Sl2,sl044
The net cost Of transacting the gen
eral business OF the organization. ex-
Cluding the conduct OF the eight-hour
campaign. has been Sl5 5g26.63. The aver
age cost per member has been 3T.TS
cents; the average cost Of officers sal
aries has been 1902 cents
The total cost of the eight-hour cam
paign and its attendant strike up to
May 81. 1907, is shown by the secretary
treasurer TO have been $3.5S2O5S.1l. The
receipts and disbursements Of the Inter
national organization, from 1891 TO 1907.
are A,s34 1855 and sass, p, respec-
lively.
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