The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-08-29
THE PRINTERS At BOSTON.
Annual Convention Transacts a Big
Lot of Important Business.

Lot of important Business.
Gene Lyman, who represented Lin
coin Typographical Union No. 209 at
the internationals convention in |
Boston, has returned. The Lincoln
local meets a week from next Sun
day, which will be September 6, and
OH that day he will have his report.
Mr.. Lyman says the convention was
tile largest in the international's his
tory, and that Boston made good
as host, the entertainment being
the best ever.
st. Joseph was selected for the
1909 convention, the opposition to
old Joe Robideaux's town being scat
tered and unavailing. The convention
was in session six days and gave
consideration to more business than
congress usually considers in a whole
term. OF course it is impossible to
give more than the barest outline of
hat was done.
A proposition by Delegate Nolan of
Boston to include the amendments or
the General Laws with amendments to
the Constitution for action by the
referendum was defeated, the amend
| nients to the Constitution being the
only ones to go to the membership.
Another proposition by Delegate Nolan
tn have the conventions held quinquen-
1ially instead of annually was de-
| feated.
A proposition to hold the conven-
| tons in the headquarters city every
1 year was defeated, as was also the
proposition to buy land and build
permanent headquarters at University
City, Mo.
The proposition by the executive
council to increase the council to
seven members was lost. This propo-
sition was submitted by the council
and was submitted because other
propositions along this line were con-
sidered detrimental and unfair and
OF two evils they chose the lesser and
submitted their proposition but be-
lieved that the present board was
large enough The result was that
all propositions dealing with changes
il. the executive council were lost and
the council continues as at present.
A proposition to make the old age
pension an out of work benefit was
defeated.
All attempts to raise the death bene-
fit at this time failed of passage.
The bylaws and general laws will
row become operative at the same
time as do the laws adopted by the
referendum
In appeal cases both sides must
submit their cases in printed form
to the succeeding convention.
Delegate Harris of Washington
Ind, introduced a proposition that
the future conventions after the
year 1910 should be held in the head
quarters city and establish a fund to
defray the expenses of delegates tC
the convention. This failed of pas
} sage as did others of the same class
| An effort was also made to change
) the method of electing our officers
from the referendum to the conven
ton but was defeated, it being main
tanned that the referendum was this
5 hest.
; A proposition allowing candidates
for election to use half column 81
tine January Journal in which to state
!, their claim for endorsement failed.
A proposition passed calling for the
5 creation of standing label commit
tee to work in cooperation with tne
: International president in system
Y attic label campaign.
1t was left optional with loca
: union to fine members for non-par
, ticipation in Labor Day parade'
5 where such unions by majority vot'
e decided to parade.
t 1t was decided that no person
d should be admitted a member of thu
n union who had not served an appren
= ticeship of four years.
t Efforts to change the wording Oh
S the present travelling certificates wer
e defeated.
t The proposition of the executive
It council to change the wording on tn
withdrawal card so as to make clea
l. the fact that by taking out such
s card continuous membership wa
n severed, passed.
v A proposition allowing subordinate
l. unions to assess its members TO
k political purposes was defeated.
The allowing of sub lists was pre-
nihited