The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-08-11
WILL DISCUSS THE
INJUNCTION" PLANKS
The Greatest Labor Organi-
cation in the World, the
international Topographic
cal Union, Holds Its An
nual Convention-Its Sys-
tenn of Government.
Special TO The Journal.


BOSTON. Aug. l0.-Union printers
from every state and from Canaoa,
TneIand. Cuba, Porto Rico and the
Philippines are the guests of Boston
today. the assemblage marking the
lonening of the fifty-fourth convention
of the International Typographical
iITnion. For the first time, the London
Society Of Printers has sent dele
gate to confer with the printers on
this side Of the ocean, giving the
meeting more of an international
character than 1t has ever had Bos-
ton Typographical Union, one OF the
first organizations of printers, VIII
celebrate its sixtietl anniversary dur
ing the week. All of the sessions
will be held in Ford hall.
Following the formal opening OF the
convention today and the transaction
of preliminary business, adjournment
was taken until tomorrow, and the
delegates will spend the afternoon on
q harbor and bay excursion Tomor-
row will be ex-delegates day and will
he marked by a trolley trip 10 Lex
ington and Concord over the Paul
Revere route Many other entertain
menfs will be held, under the direc-
ton CT Boston Union Ne Is The
local union, despite its hoodoo num-
fber, has had a highly successful ca
reer, and is now IN the best of conGi-
ttion. The local has prepared an eiao-
lorate Souvenir booklet OF $50 pages
/ for distribution among the delegates.
: The International SteTeotypers and
! Flectrotyper's Union viii also hold its
convention, and it will be watched
with interest as viii the ladies' auXli-
tary of the international Topographic
cal Union. 1t is expected that the
total number of delegates and visiting
printers and stereotypers, with their
families, will reach at least 5000
Discuss "Iniunction" PIanks.
As this is the first important con-
lvention held by any labor orga1tza-
ton following the two national party
conventions, IL viii be watched wi
especial interest to see if legislation
will be introduced bearing on the two
anti-injunction planks adopted at Chi
cago and Denver.
Various important questions are to
| be discussed. among them being the
| Sherman antitrust law. the employ
ers' liability bill, the eight-nOuT law
for government employees, the use OF
linjunctions, the printing paper qJes-
ition and the subject of insurance.
The union conducts a Union Print
ers' Home at Colorado Springs, the
first and only institution of its kind
in the world. where aged and infiTm
printers to the number of 300 are
cared for at no expense to themselves.
The first old4age pension measures
ever adopted by a trade organization
In Boston have been recently adopted
by the union and went into effect Au-
gust l.
Addresses will be made at the con
vention by labor men from all over
the country. Representatives are
present from the American Newspaper
Publishers Association. with which
she International Typographical Union
holds a special arbitration agreement
running until 1912. which guarantees
both sides against strikes or lOckouts,
and provides that any disagreement
must be settled by arbitration. This
agreement has been in force for about
six years. having been renewed in
1907 for a second fve-year term.
The selection of the place for next