The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-02-24

tund OF $24O,O00, thus guaranteeing its
STABILITY and permanence. Aged and in.
nrn members of the International TWO.
graphical Union do not become public
, 'harees. We care for our own.
We are proud of our trade. We de.
sire to maintain that trade in all its ira.
dltion and perfection. To that end ye
nave established and maintain a tecb.
meal school for the benefit of journeymen
anu apprentices SO that they may perfect
themselves In their chosen calling, NAV
know Of and understand it's newest do
Velopment and latest improvements and
may turn that increased knowledge not
only to their own account in the way
oi addltlonal remuneration for their La.
por, but that the art of printing may it
seif DC advanced, and that the product
OF the press in America may be superior
TO that of any other country. In this
way we perform a public and a patriotic
function.
The people of Colorado Springs know
OF the ravages of tuberculosis. Its ter
rinle lnroads, its devastation and it sat
tendanty misery stalks in your street bv
day and makes night hideous for its
Victlms. Any human agency battling
against this dread destroyer is deserving
ol Puohc appreciation and public sup
port. Ihe economic loss to society by
reason OF the toll taken by tuberculosis
is beyond calculation while the sum of
human misery to the sufferer and the
bereft is SO tremendous that its mere CON.
slderation appaIls and terrifies. Fore
most IN the battle against the spread of
the great white plague, in the van of the
movement for its elimination, leading in
the ranks of that band of courapeous
spirits which is determined to eliminate
tuberculosis is the International Tvno.
graphical Union. It is a part of the
National Anti-Tubercuosis Association.
1t maintained an exhibit at the inter
national congress held in Washington.
and also at the Seattle exposition. It
distributes each year hundreds of thou
sands of leaflets, not only to its mem
bers, but to the general public. contain.
ing advice as to the best means of com
Dating, avoiding and curing tuberculosis.
1t has carried on crusade for sanitary
composing rooms, and it's members are
ADVISED that while they should be con-
servative in presenting demands for in
creased wages and decreased working
time, they should be emphatically radical
IN their demands for dccently arranged.
sanitary workrooms
Briefly, L have sketched for you the
progress and the policies of the Inter
national Typographical Union. Let me
now ask you to consider in connection
with what we do, the assaults and Wilt
hcation indulged in by the enemies of
the trade unions, who seek to prejudice
the public by false or distorted state
ments, or manufactured evidence. All of
the great international unions with which
am acquainted, and an experience of
twenty years gives me some right to
speak, have beneficial features On the
other hand, have you ever heard of n
home in which a non-union workman NAV
spend his declining years other than
the poorhouse? Have you ever heard of
sanitorium erected for the especial use
and treatment of the non-union workman
who may be afflicted with tuberculosis
or other disease? Have you ever heard
of pension fund for non.union work
men which is his as right because he
conceived and maintained it3
"My friends, the Home would be suf.
ficient justification for the existence of
the International Typographical Union
considered entirely apart from the other
activities of the organization, apart from
the great increase in wages that it yearly
brings about, apart from the shorter
workday it has established, apart from
the happiness, the contcntment and the
culture it has brought to the homes of its
members, the pictures it has placed on
the walls of those homes and the books
that are at the command of their habi-
tants. We are naturally proud of the
development of this great institution. We
are proud of its magnificent library, and
of the other features of this most beau
tiful addition. We are proud to have
you with us rs our guests at this func-
tion, and as president of the Interna-
tional Typographical Union, and as pres
ident of the Board of Trustees of the
Union Printers Home, it is my privilege
to formally dedicate this library build
ing to, the uses for which it was in
tended.''