Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-08-10
-rrrTy.r1rTH SESSION OF THE IN rERNATIoNAL TYPoGRAPH-
 ICAL UNION
MANY YOElEGATES AND VISITORS
President Lynch and Secretary Hays Submit Reports Showing Progress Immense Sums Handled Since la9-- Benefit Features to Be Discussed.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo, August 9,-The 6ftv.dfth convention of the internat- iopaI Typographical union convened to- day in the Coliseum, St Joseph s big .opveption hall Addresses of welcome were made by Mayor Clayton, Presi- dent Burnham of the local typograph- cal union, and response by Presi- dent Lynch of the International Typo oranhical union, after which the con 9enIion began consideration of large volume of business, ultimately adjourn ;pg nntil Tuesday morning to hear the report of the credentials committee on contested seats.
 The reports of President Lynch and Secretary Hays show great progress made by the union during the last year.
 The International Typographical un' ion is 6fty-seven years old, and with the present gathering has held fifty five conventions during its lifetime. In 1896 and 1898 biennial conventions were held. The International Typo. graphical union claims to be the old est national or international organiza- ton of skilled labor in the world. It's sessions here this week are attended by three hundred delegates and eight hun dred visitors.
 Matters of importance that are to come before the convention are prop ositions for the establishment of an insurance 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 Publishers association will also be up for consideration.
 The International Typographical un ion 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 distine- tive with the International Typograph- ical union. Under the pension law members who have reached the age of sixty years and are unable to SC cure sustaining employment at the trade are paid $4 per week, The pay ment of pensions has heretofore been considered the function of the govern ment but in this instance the union evidently believes that its veterans should be taken care of independent of | state or nation. The payment of pen Sions began with the first of last Au- l gust and up to May 3l, when tine un ions fiscal year closed, $67 ,5S0 had | been paid pensioners, while the admin | Stration of the fund had cost only | 5000.
 The union also conducts a home at l Colorado Springs and contributed dur | ing its fiscal year to this institution | S63lS.3l. The actual expense of con Nuctlng the Union Printers home was s'259S.94 and there was balance in the home fund of $32, ,337.63. The re ee'pts and expenditures of the home From its inception to May 3l, 1909, l were sS67 ,S0l.29 and $S35, ,463.G The nome property at Colorado Springs is valued at $l,000,OO.
 The union pays burial benefit of | $500.
 During the fiscal year there were 'V' deaths and, the benefits paid amounted to $3S,l75.
 For advertising its union label the unlon paid out $7,6l74S.
 The expenditures of the Information at Typographical union during its fs 'a year were $l6l,5i4.45.
 For the year 1891 to 1909 the uu- Ion received $6,lSS,O45.75 and expend ] co S''95O,S9S,9O this sum including the 'Npense of conducting the Union Prin. ters home.
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 'ue union also conducts technical 'cnool at Chicago for the benefit of ,'S members and apprentices who desire !" perfect themselves in their trade.
 me sessions of the convention will 'O"'uue throughout the week.