Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-08-14
TYPOS" IN BEST
CONDITION SINCE
UNION WAS FORMED

| COLORADO STRINGS, Colo, Aug. IA
A prosperous organization with it's
house in order" and ready to expand
the work it already has started in con-
nection with the war activities of its
lrembers, was pictured by Marsden G.
Scott of New York, president of the
International Typographical Union in
the address with which he opened here
yesterday the siXty-third annual con-
vention of the organization. He said
that nearly 800 members of the union
had enlisted with the Canadian forces,
that more than 400 already are in the
army or navy of the United States and
that thousands of others will follow
the Stars and Stripes in the worlds
war"
Forty-two Canadian members Of the
organization have been killed in
France and $12,225 has been paid to
their widows or dependents. Mr.. Scott
added He announced that the 1.-TWO
representative organizations of employ
ers in the printing industry-the
American Newspaper Publishers AS
sociation and the United Typothetae
and Franklin Clubs of America-have
recommended that all journeymen and
apprentices be reinstated in their po-
sitions when they return from the
war"
President Scott said that through its
executive council the International
union had subscribed for $4,000 of
the Liberty Loan bonds and that sub
scriptions for additional $57,950 had
been reported by subordinate unions.
He emphasized the fact that of $685.
652,431 earned by members of the union
had subscribed for $4,000 of the Lib
erty Loan bonds and that subscriptions
for an additional $57,95O had been re-
iported by subordinate unions.
He emphasized the fact that of $685.
652, ADJ earned by members of the
union in the fiscal year ending May 81,
only $4,6S4 had been expended by the
International Union because of strikes
or lockouts. He said the gross earn
ings of union printers had increased
SO, 940,626 in that period, the average
earnings member being $1,086.43, an
increase of $45.25 as compared with the
preceding twelve months.
President Scott also announced the
completion of an arbitration agreement
between the International union and
the CLOSED shop division of the United
Typothetae and Franklin Clubs Of
America, effective Aug. 4, 1917, to Dec.
81, 1926" Arbitration contracts, he
said, have been issued to 1911 news
paper publishers under the new inter
national agreement with the American
Newspaper Publishers Association, eff
fective May l, 1917, to May 1, 1922.
The total payments to 1909 old age
pensioners for the fiscal year were
given as $351,5O5. Mortuary benefits
totalled $298,476. The Union Printers
Home in this city cost $123,146 to
maintain and its capacity was increas-
ed Accommodations being provided for
$50 residents. The twenty-ffth an
niyersary of the home is to be celebrat-
ed Wednesday.
Opposition to a constitutional amend
ment proposed by Chicago Typograph-
lean Union No. Is which promises to
cause sharp debate in the convention
was expressed by Mr., Scott. He said
it was conceived in malice" and lin
tended to reflect discredit" on the ofic-
ers of the international body. 1t would
limit the powers of the general offic-
ers and subordinate unions in making
contracts and compel referendum on
agreements with national associations
OF employers
The address also indicated that rela-
lions of the union with the American
Federation of Labor were not altogeth-
er happy because, he declared, the
obligations which the officers and sub
ordinate organizations of the A. F. of
L., owe to this International Union
have been disregarded in many in
stances" He added.
The laws of the American Fedora
ton of Labor have been grossly violat-
ed repeatedly, and there is no assur-
ance that any official attempt will be
made to prevent repetition of these
illegal acts. Unless we are prepared
to accept the consequences Of these
illegal acts, we must repudiate them
promptly and without reservation.
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