The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-04

we are All PERFECTLY IdI1lllldT With
the Judges Iof the United states SUI
preme Court. who are perfectly hon
est but fossilized Of mind. III.
II am however, convinced both from
/ the Inconsistency of these decisions
with the tenor of other decisions, and |
Furthermore from the very fact that
they are in such Migrant and direct
contradiction to the spirit and needs
of the times. that sooner or later they
will be explicitly or implicitly re-.
versed."
We cannot say surely that the man |
who wrote for the Review of Reviews |
in 1896 knew it was false" when he
wrote 1T. " "a
THE PRINTERS OF THE NATION
Next Sunday week two or threeI
hundred representatives of the Typo
graphical Unions of New York, Boston.
Chicago and Denver will be in Rich
mond They represent great organ
ization and should have a most cordial
welcome to this town. 1t is hoped that
| the Chamber of Commerce and other
business organizations of Richmond
will do what they can, and all they
can, to assist in the entertainment of
these worthy people while they are
| here.
It is the hope of the local unions
that the annual convention of the In
rernational Typographical Union may
be brought to Richmond in 1912. The
place for the meeting of the next an
nual convention has already been
fixed. These conventions are at
tended by from 1,50o to 1000
delegates, representing one OF the
most intelligent and representative or
4 CARNATIONS of laboring men in the
4 country.
The international Typographical
Union of North America, It's official
title. Is the oldest national trade union
In the United States. 1t is composed
of printers and those engaged in kin
dred trades. 1t was organized In 1850
at National Convention of Journey
men Printers. Two years later it as
sunied the name of National Typo
graphical Union, and in 1869 II changed
. It's name again, to the present form.
The Union is a typical industrial or
ganizatyon. Tt regulates the maximum
hours Of labor Of all it's members the
number of days for work, the method
of obtaining work and the discharge OF
employees and the fixing of prices for
composition. 1t has its regular dues,
u of course,-all organizations have--and
ts nrfi o. Il
to the general fund, five cents to the
p special defence fund. seven and one
half cents to the general defence FUND
seven and one half cents to the burial
fund and fifteen cents to the endow-
y rnent fund of the Union Printers Home
at Colorado Springs.
In addition, the International Unior
has created an old age pension funt
half per cent. of their earnings ant
this fund is distributed among Thu
members who have reached sixty year
of age and are incapacitased for FUR
. Their service This fund now amount
to about $500, 00o or these are the fig
ures given In the last number OF tn
Typographical Journal, the official or
gan of the Union.
= In the fiscal year ending May g.
: 19O6-the latest figures we have a
hand-the receipts OF the Unto
. amounted to s1.0ss,7ss.s4. and the tx
penses to s9s4,744.54 The averas
number upon which a per capita ia
was collected in 1eo6ewas 1880
III Eight years ago the Union conclude
an Arbitration Agreement" with III
OF American Newspaper Publishers Asst
" cistion. to last until 1907. By which a
trade differences with members Of I.
Publishers Association We're to be Sc
M tied by arbitration. An agreement
" a similar character has been renewt
IL by both organizations which will no
Until May 1, 1912. About 90 pei. Ger
Of the publishers have concluded CO,
tracts with the Union for the submit
-, sion Of all differences to arbitrator.
This brief sketch of the history al
. purposes of the international TYP
.,,s graphical Union is given for u
!. information of the people of Richmoi
who would like to take part in q
- entertainment of the visitors who a
!, expected here on September is and
:, ,Friendly greeting of these visitors "
doubtless have the effect of brnsir
IT., The great National Convention of 10
to Richmond, convention compose
-. as we have said, of particular
worthy ana intelligent body of wori
:, Ing men.
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anu 1t has been noted by the careful c
ia server probably. that, like the gre
ola soldier he is the Colonel has not fail
ent to guard his rear in all the despera
ON charges he has made against e
the trenched Privilege. Take any ono
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