Denver labor bulletin., 1915-09-25

where such district organizations exist,
be requested to urge their locals to i'm
mediately affiliate, and prepare TO send
a delegate or delegates to the next as
sembly Of the body.
Colorado has thirteen locals of the In
ternational Typographical Union, with
membership OF I34.
Wyoming has four locals with a mem
bership OF ca.
New Mexico has three locals with a
membership of 62.
Total number affiliated with the
twenty locals in the three states, $50.
Estimated number of unattached
members paying dues direct to l. T. u.
headquarters. lao. Which would give
us a total of 900 members OF the l. T.
L. in this district
The average earnings per member of
the entire membership of the l. 7. u.
last year is given at 81 .O26.5l. On a
Wyoming, Colorado and New Mexico.
this would indicate that union printers
in this conference district last wear
earned 81 .026.5lO-
These unions paid to the support of
the Union Printers Home a total of
81 l.4s1.55 during the above period.
The same unions drew from the /. T.
L. treasury in mortuary benefits a total
OF S2-375 in the past year; and LAS
in union pensions In strike benefits
tlc>e unions drew not one cent The
total amount drawn from the mortuary
ami pension funds by locals in this dis
triet amounted to $3.50.
Unions in the three states have p
pensioners drawing - per week each
from the l. +. U. pension fund, as fol-
lows: Denver. Is; Colorado Springs, B;
Pueblo. l.; Trinidad. l; Las Vegas, 1;
Sheridan. L: Cheyenne, l.
Local typographical unions in this dis
trict have 81 1.S3l.70 in their treasures.
We have three schools in Colorado
where an effort is made to teach the
printing trade, as follows:
Denver-The public schools have a
department in printing, Is students be-
ing enrolled in the class: the instructor
is practical man and n member of the
union; the course covers all branches of
the industry from receipt of copy to de-
livery OF the job; no work is done aside
from the needs of the board OF education.
Colorado Springs-At the state deaf,
dumb and blind school go-as- You please
instruction in printing is impaired to
the students by a teacher who is not n
practical printer.
Golden-State industrial school. non
union instructor; smattering of knowl-
edge of printing. small school publica-
tion is issued; few graduate. but seldom
come in competition with real printers.
Wyoming and New Mexico report no
vocational schools
These so-called trade and vocational
school propositions are rapidly becoming
matters that warrant the serious con-
sideraticn of the I. T. U. and local
unions. The attention of all delegates is
called to the report of the special COM
covering this subject and the action of
the convention thereon. II should be
carefully read by every thinking mem
Der.
The apprenticeship question is very
important one. and all locals should
favor legislation that seeks to improve
the conditions among the printers of the
future. After January l, 1916. no ap-
prentice will he admitted to any local
of the I. 7. U. who has not served at
least five wears apprenticeship.
The I. 7. L. correspondence course is
entitled to all the support our members
or locals can give it. The crying need
OF today in our craft is not so much
more printers as it is for better print
ers.
In conclusion, would say that time
has not permitted me to take the active
rart in the affairs of the conference as
I should have liked or as the office OF
president deserves As has been stated.
could not attend the last meeting. and
in effect the office was wished" on me
in my absence. I am not candidate
for reelection. and trust successor
will hc chosen who may give the neces-
sarv time and attention to the duties
of the position.
sec in this conference proposition
great possibilities to promote the inter-