Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-08-14
PRES. SCOTT OUTLINES
Work of international
Typographical Union

Colorado Springs, Colo, Aug. IA
prosperous organization with its
house in order" and ready to expand
the work it already has started in con-
nection with the war activities of its
members. was pictured by Marsden G.
Scott of New York. president of the
International Typographical Union, in
the address with which he opened here
today the SD annual convention of the
organization. He said that nearly 500
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"
Fortytwo Canadian members Of the
organization have been killed in
France and s12.225 has been paid to
their widows or dependents. Mr.. Scott
added. He announced that the two
representative organizations of en-
ployers In the printing industry-the
American Newspapers Publishers AS
ISOLATION and the United Typothetae
and Franklin Clubs Of America-have
recommended that all journeymen and
apprentices be reinstated in their posi-
items when they return from the war"
President Scott said that through it's
executive council the International
union had subscribed for $50 900 of the
Liberty Loan bonds and that subscrip-
tons for an additional s57,95O had
been reported by subordinate unions.
He emphasized the fact that of $685.
652,43l earned by members of the union
il the fiscal year ending May 81, only
S4.6S4 had been expended by the In
ternational Union because of strikes or
iockouts. He said the gross earnings
of union printers had increased So
94o,62b in that period. the average
earnings member being s1,0Se43, an
increase of s4525 as compared with
the preceding twelve months.
President Scott also announced the
completion of an arbitration agree
n-nt between the International Union
an the "closed shop division of the
United Typothetae and Franklin Clubs
OF America, effective Aug. 4. 1917. to
Dec. 81. 1925 Arbitration contracts,
ne said. have been issued to 191 news
paper publishers under the new inter-
national agreemnt with the American
Newspaper Publishers Association.
effective May l, 1917, to May l, 1922.
The total payments to 1909 old age
prisoners for the fiscal year were Civ
en- AS S351,505. Mortuary benefits to-
tailed s29S,476. The Union Printers
Home in this city cost s123.146 to
maintain and its capacity was in
creased Accommodations being provided
for $50 residents. The twenty fifth
anniversary Of the home is to be cele-
hrated Wednesday,
Opposition to constitutional
amendment proposed by Chicago
Typographical 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 intended to reflect dis
credit" on the officers of the interna-
tional body. 1t would limit the powers
of the general officers and subordinate
unions in making contracts and COM
pei referendum on agreements with
rational associations OF employers.
The address also indicated that rela
tons of the union with the American
Federation of Labor were not alto
eether happy because, he declared.
the obligations which the officers and
'o''o4 INNATE oiSdjIHdtiOnS OF the A. r.
of l.. owe to this Information Union
Rave been disregarded in many in
stances" He added:
. The laws of the American Fedora
ton of Labor have been grossly vio-
lated repeatedly. and there Is no as
surance that any official attempt will
be made to prevent a repetition of
these illegal acts. Unless we are pre-
pared to accept the consequences Of
these illegal acts, we must repudiate
them promptly and without reserva