Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-13
MANY DELEGATES IN ATTENDANCE
President Lynch and Secretary Bran.
wood Submit Reports, Showing Pro-
sreso Made-lmmense sum Collect.
ed and Expended for Elsht-Hour Day

| Which, ihS Dttrl
converted into convention hall. Adj.
dresses of welcome We're made BY
the mayor of the city, the officers of
the local union and others. and were
responded to by President James NJ.
Lynch. The reports of officers were
then presented to the convention.
About 1900 delegates and visitors arc
In attendance.
The report OF President Lynch Is
q comprehensive document, and coy
ers the progress made by the Inter.
national Typographical Union for the
period clapsing since the Colorado
Springs convention, and also outlines
new policies and touches upon those
that have become n part of the work
| and history of the organization.
Among other things an aggressive
campaign for the union label Is rec.
commended, and II is quito likely that
this subject will occupy considerable
OF the conventions time The cam.
pnign for an eight-hour day. which
has been vigorously prosecuted by
the International Typographical Union
for nearly two years. Is touched upon
extensively. and 1t is shown that this
I movement has Eccn attended with n
| 10y 49, ~ NtSi tt vi SutCtSS, uncut
$4,000 members OF the union now
working not more than olght.hours
per day.
In the presidents report the prom.
osition to pension the superannuated
and incapacitatcd members OF the
union Is given much space. This
feature. II adopted. Will be n now ven.
turc for tho union. but 1t Is looked
Il n fo, L.. Ia \.
anu undoubtedly proposition en-
bracing the pension feature Will be
submitted to membership vote OF
the International Typographical Union
| This union, on the Introduction OF
Vpcsetting machines, avoided the or
ror committed by other trade unions
III fighting the machine. and encour-
aged and advised the members to
learn the operation OF tho new device.
i'ccausc OF that wise policy nearly all
typesctting machines ARE now oper.
nted lw union printers. This subject
is touched upon in tho presidents re.
port, and the membership is advised
TO continue the friendly attitude to-
ward the machine. and to create the
greatest opportunity for the lnstruc.
ton OF union printers in the operation
~ N'P~'Nhtihb dtNiCCb.
Sanitary Conditions In Composing
Rooms.
Another most important proposition
touched upon In the presidents re.
port embraces the sanitary conditions
In composing rooms throughout the
country. The president strongly adj.
viscs that local unions insist on
healthful work-rooms, and without
OnQGtiOp fhn cnurnntio. ,..;ti
the presidents recommendation The
movement for the stamping out OF
tuberculosis has become national and
the union printers believe that they
are vitality interested In its success.
tuberculosis has for many years been
: the scourgc of the printing trade. and
the Union Printers Home at present
contains large number OF patients
VINO are suffering from The white
plague. 1t Is believed by the union
printers that unsanitary and badly
ventilated composing rooms are re.
sponsible for much OF the tuberculo.
sis that exists among them, and they
propose to see to it that they are
not made victims OF disease that
In nearly all cases spells death. From
the expressions OF the delegates II
| 80 ~ iNNhL bitit lutlC VIII 10 drastic
action by the convention along this
line.
The arbitration agreement between
the American Newspaper Publishers
Association and the International
typographical Union is given extend.
ed notice In the presidents report. |,
Is shown that about 200 of the larger
newspapers of the country have arbi
tru finn OF x,,itk
tional Typographical Union. II Is also
demonstrated that this agreement has
been OF great value to the union and
that many Increases In wages have
been secured under ii in peaceable
way. The operation OF this agreement
mus FAR has been distinct success.
ana IL is believed that there will be
but little friction under 1t. 1t will
expire in 1912.
The president recommends rigid
rules Tor the eduaction of apprentices
The union seeks to turn out first.class
workmcn, believing that the better
ment OF conditions and the securing
OF a fair wage depends to large ex-
'enl on the anlity OF the workman.
The Union Printers Home, as
stated by the president In his report,
Is most successful institution. 1t
is supported and maintained entirely
by the International Typographical
Union. and is tho only institution of
It's kind III the world
The Unions Fiscal Record
Secretary-Trcasurer Brentwood, in
his report, shows that the collections
for the year ending May 81, 1907.
have reached the enormous total Of
T,939,3Of,91. and the expenditures
$l,642.i4i.9i, leaving balance In tho
treasury of $296SG297. There was
also collected during the same period.