United labor bulletin., 1910-02-25

liant Grafton.
The library addition to the Union Print
ers' Home at Colorado Springs was dedi-
Gated last week by James NJ. Lynch OF
the international Typographical Union to
the use for which 1t is intended. In the
formal dedication, Mr. Lynch voiced the
sentiment Of the 10000 members of the
organization who have made possible the
.ndditiou TO that grand monument to
unionism when he said
AS president OF the international Typo
graphical Union. and OF the board OF
trustees Of this institution, 1t is my priv
Hcre to formally dedicate this library ad-
dIuon to the uses for which it is in
tended"
Vlce-Presideut Thomas McCafery pre-
sided aud President Lynch opened the ex-
ercises Mayor II. F. Avery Of Colorado
Springs made the opening address on be
snlf Of the citizens of the Springs.
AFTER telling OF the organization OF the
Typographical union; of the turbulent
times It had in its youth; of lockouts and
strikes: and of wage Increases. better
conditions and advancement. and OF how
after the organization had spent $4,000
0O0 In strike for the eight-hour day that
lasted three years. every cent OF which
was raised by the union. the employers
came to realize that the organization was
factor to deal with President Lynch
said in part
Briefly. | have sketched for you the
progress and the policies Of the Interna-
tional Typographical Union. Let me now
ask you to consider In connection with
what we do, the assaults and the vilifca-
tion INDUCED in by the enemies of the
trade unions. who seek to prejudice the
public by false or distorted statements.
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
home in which non-union workman may
II right spend his declining years, other
than the poorhouse? Have you ever
heard of a sanatorium erected for the es-
pecial use and treatment of the non-union
workman who may be afflicted with tuber-
culosis or other disease? Have you ever
heard of a pension fund for non-union
workmen which is his as a right, because
lie conceived and maintained 1t?
THE printers union is pointed out to-
day as the ideal union. But we are now
only ideal because We fought and suffered
and because We had perseverance to go
through what the newer organizations
are now facing. The International Typo
graphical Union is the oldest trade union
on this continent 1t has so 900 members
and enjoys high place in the esteem of
the public. Members of our union never
become public charges-we take care of
our own.
MY friends the Home would be sufii
cient Justification for the existence of the
international Typographical Union con-
sidcred entirely apart from the other ac-
tivities OF the organization, apart from
the great increase in wages that 1t yearly
brings about, apart from the shorter
workday II has established. apart from
the happiness, the contentment and the
culture 1t has brought to the homes of its
members, the pictures II has placed on
the walls of these homes and the books
that are at the command of their habit
ants. We are naturally proud of the de-
velopment of this great institution. We