The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-13
UNION IS CARING WELL FOR WIDOWS
 OF VAR MEMBERS
Many Typographical Union Members Have Been Kill
 ed in the War

Colorado Springs, Colo, Aug. 13.-| A prosperous organization with it's house in order and ready to ex- pand the work 1t already has started in connection with the war activities of it's members, was pictured by Marsdep G. Scott of New York, pres l1dent of the International Typo graphical Union, in the address with which he opened here today the six ty-third annual convention of the or ganization 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" | Forty-two Canadian members of the organization have been killed in | France and $12,225 has been paid to their widows or dependents, MT. Scott added. He announced that the two Representative. organizations of em- plyers in the printing industry-the American Newspaper Publishers As sociatfon and the United Typothetae and Franklin Clubs of America in their positions when they return from the war"
 President Scott said that through l us G46CulkN0 COuIICll LIl0 lALSILdIlOud1 | union had subscribed for $50,00o of the Liberty Loan bonds and that sub- scriptions for an additional $57,950 | had been reported by subordinate un- l ions. He emphasized the fact that of s6e,- 1 652,431 earned by members of the un-
 ion in the fiscal year ending May 31, l only s4.684 had been expended by the international Union because of strikes I or lockouts. He said, the gross earn l ings of union printers had increased 1 $3, ,940,626 in that period, the average
 earnings member being $1,0S6.43, an increase of $45.25 as compared with | the preceding twelve months.
 l President Scott also announced the completion of an arbitration agree l ment between the International union and the tc1osed shop division of the United Typothetae and Franklin clubs
 of America, effective Aug. 4, 1917i to l Dec. 31, 1926" Arbitration. contracts he said, have been issued to 191 news | paper publishers under the new inter | nation agreement with the American l Newspaper Publishers Association, eff I fective May i, 1917, to May 1, 1922.
 The total payments to 1909 old age | pensioners for the fiscal year were giv-
 en as $351, ,505. Mortuary benefits to- tailed $298,476. The Union Printers i, Home in this city cost $123,146 to
 maintain and its capacity was increas- I ed, accommodations being provided
 for 250 residents. The twenty-fifth
 anniversary of the home is to be cele-
 brated Wednesday.
 I Opposition to a constitutional amendment proposed by Chicago Ty- geographical Union No. 16 which prom ises to cause sharp debate in the con vention was expressed by MT. Scott. He
 said it was '.conceived in malice and it''intended to reflect discredft'' on the
 officers of the international body. It
 would limit the powers of the general officers and subordinate unions in making contracts and compel a refer
 endum on agreements with national
 associations of employers.
 The address also indicated that re-
 lations- of the union with the Ameri- ! can Federation of Labor were not a1- together happy because, he declared,
 the Obligations which the officers and
 subordinate 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 Federation of Labor have been grossly violated
 repeatedly, and there is no assurance
 that any official attempt will be made
 to prevent a repetition of these ille-
 gal acts, we must repudiate them
 promptly and without reservation"