Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-21
PRESSMEN COME
FOR Big MEETING
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York Times Is six stories under the ground
and last year there were eighteen death,
In one New York union.
Statistics show more deaths from tn,
berculosis among pressmen than in an,
other Of the allied printing trades" SAID
Vice President Flannery, "snd it is es
sential that we take some action at this
meeting"
II. l.. DEEPENING and II. M. Mayer, dele
lates from Portland. Ore, say that In
their country most of the press rooms are
on the first floor and are well ventilated,
though they class Omaha as an eastern
city.
you people here in the east do moi
know how TO keep well" said Mr.. Deepen.
nlng.
Canada VIII Help.
Delegates from canoda say they will
vote to establish a tuberculosis home in
the states, though such a home will not
help them as the immigration laws prohibit
anyone suffering from tuberculosis from
crossing the ltncf
Nearly every large city in Canada has
a home for. c~onsumptivesS' said A. R.
White. secretary Of Gthe Hamilton union.
Some Of these are under government SUI
pervision while others are private insti-
buttons"
William r. Berry. president Of the Ham
iiton. Ont. union, said he thought most
OF the Canadian delegates would vote to
continue the strike in the four southern
cities in the interest Of the eight-hour law,
though not until this last year has Can
ada received any help from the interna.
tional union. despite the fact that $40, 900
was paid into the international treasury
by Canadian unions. About a year ago
the Hamilton union registered a kick
and the international president sent them
an organizer and ten unions have been or
ganized within the last eight months.
only those unions organized before the
eight-hour law went into effect are COM
pelled to pay strike assessment, and in
Canada there are only fppr of these old
unIons-St. Johns. New Brunswick: Cal
gary, Alberta; Hamilton, Ontario. and
Vancouver. British Columbia. They are
not in favor OF continuing the strike as
sessment.
Growth of the Union.
The secretary OF the international union,
81. J. McMullen OF Cincinnati. said the union
Is closing its most successful year since its
organization twenty-one years ago. Thirty
One subordinate unions were organized last
year. more than have been chartered in
any five years since the existence Of tho
International, the membership being in
creased by $500. Today the pressmen 5
onion Is second in the list OF printing
trades. having the largest percentage Of
employees in its membership.
San Jose, Cal, Is after the convention
Tor 1910 and H. ]. Young OF that union is
button-hollng every delegate in behalf Of
his city, filling their pockets with desorlp-
tive literature. The whole Pacific coast
Is for San Jose. and they will give Co
lrmbus, D., another city after next
years convention. a hard rub, The propo-
s.t.on OF having biennial meetings instead
Of annual wil come up Tor discussion at
this convention. and should the change be
made, then San Jose and Columbus will
want the convention IN 1911 instead OF
1910
Charles A. Ries, secretary of the con-
venilon committee, Is looking after the
registration of delegates. none but acored-
tee d~elegtes being allowed a voice in
he convention. The representation Is
based on one delegate to every fifty mem.
oers, or fraction Of that number in q
union.