Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-08
UNION PRINTERS
GATHER MONDAY
ST. JOSEPH WILL ENTERTAIN
TYP0GRAPHERS
OFFICERS REPORTS WILL SHOW
GREAT PROGRESS
Fifty-fifth Session of international
typographical Union Will Be
Held This Week in
Missouri

ST. JOSEPH, NO., Aug. THE fifty
fifth convention of the International
Typographical union will convene Mon
day in the Coliseum, St Joseph's big
convention hall. Addresses of welcome
will be made by Mayor Clayton, Presi-
dent Burnham of the local Typograph-
ical union and others, and response
by President Lynch of the Interna-
tlonal Typographical union, after
which the convention will begin con-
sideration of large volume of busi-
ness, ultimately adjourning until Tues
day morning to hear the report of the
credentials committee on contested
seats.
The reports OF President Lynch and
Secretary Treasurer Hays, when read,
will show great progress made by the
union during the last year.
The International Typographical
union is fifty-seven years old, and
with the present gathering has held
fifty-five conventions during it's life
time. In 1896 and 1898 biennial conven-
tions were held. The international
Typographical union claims to be the
oldest national or international organ
lzation of skilled labor in the world.
It's sessions here will be attended by
300 delegates and 800 visitors.
Plan Insurance Feature
Matter of importance that are to
come before the convention are propo-
sitions for the establishment of an IN
surance feature and certain changes
proposed in the pension policy that
was made effective by the union one
year ago. The relations between the
union and the American Newspaper
W
for consideration.
The International Typographical
union has many features that are
unique with labor organizations and
which stamp this union as one of the
most progressive in the labor field. The
pension policy, for instance, is distinc-
tive with the International Typograph-
ical union. Under the pension law,
members who have reached the age OF
60 years and are unable to secure sus-
tanning employment at the trade are
paid 81 a week.
The payment of pensions has hereto
fore been considered the function of
the government, but in this instance
the union evidently believes that its
veterans should be taken care of in
dependent of state or nation. The pay
ment of pensions began with the first
of last August, and up to May 81, when
the unions fiscal year closed, $6I5S0
had been paid pensioners, while the
administration of the fund had cost
only $4,000. ..
Report of Treasurer Reviewed
The union also conducts home az
Colorado Springs, and contributed duf-
ing its fiscal year to this institution
SS6,51S31. The actual expense of con-
ducting the Union Printers home was
S72, $685. "a. and there was a balance in
the home fund of $32. 33z. 63. The receipts
and expenditures of the home from It's
inception to May 81 1909, were $751;
801. .29 and 1885,, ,463.66. The home prop
erty at Colorado Springs is valued at
100000.
The union pays a burial benefit of SIS.
During the fiscal year there were 500
deaths, and the benefits paid amounted
to S3S,175.
For advertising its union label the
union paid out $76174S.
The expenditures of the Information
al Typographical union during its fiscal
year were $161, ,544.45.
From the year 1901 to 1909 the union
received $61SS, 045.75~ and expended $5,-
$50, ,S9S. so. this sum including the eX-
pense of conducting the Union Printers
home
The union has a membership of
47,174.
The union also conducts technical
school at Chicago for the benefit of its
members and apprentices who desire to
perfect themselves in their trade.
The sessions of the convention will
continue throughout the week.
Eat at the Angelus grill.