Denver labor bulletin., 1918-08-17
Especial corresposdeaee.)

SALIDA, Colo, Aug. 12.-The sixth
annual convention Of the Intermoun-
tain Typographical Conference was
held in Elks hall, this city, yesterday.
Several subjects of concern to the
printing craft were discussed, among
them vocational training in the public
schools and the extension plan Of edu-
eating apprentices in city Offices.
President Frank ]. Pulver made an
exhaustive report covering every ac-
tivity Of the printing industry during
the past year.
A part Of his report reads as fol-
lows:
"The past year has been a fruitful
one for the members of the Interna-
tional Typographical Union in this
jurisdiction. Employment has been
generally steady; wage scales, where
contracts have expired, have been ma
terially increased in most instances,
and, for the first time in several years,
the demand for printers in this Sec
tion has exceeded the supply.
However, the printerman, with 9TH
ers, has been unable to increase his
pay check anywhere in proportion to
the increased cost of living.
This period of prosperity, however,
our efforts at organization or in
strengthening our defenses. Most la
Dor authorities agree that a serious
crisis will confront trades unions dur
ing and following the inevitable read
justment period that will surely follow
the termination of this world-war.
Zone prominent labor man has said:
In these critical times surely we
must all pull together and not lose
sight of the fact that only thru unity
can we hope TO come thru the war with
our organization intact
Our international president, Mars
den 6. Scott, says this Of the future:
1.-The coming year will test our pa
I tience, and If we can do as well in the
next twelve months as we did last
year. j am sure that every meVber of
I the International Typographical Union
VIII be proud of his organization thru
all the years TO come
Possible federal restrictions upon
newspapers the coming year, together
with certain unfavorable laws and
rules already put into effect covering
postal regulations and other matters.
may have a serious effect upon our
portion of the industry and members
may be called upon to Zealously guard
the rights assured by our laws and
contracts with employers.
THE war has taken many of our
members in this section; it will un-
doubtedly take many more. To fill
their-situations in many Offices in diff
ferent towns has not been an easy
task. However. SO far as / am ad-
vised. no contract-holding publisher
has yet made reasonable demands on
the Typographical Union for journey
men that has not been met.
Activity in conference work on the
part of your president has been largely
in spreading the doctrine of organiza-
ton; soliciting affiliations from locals
not yet n part of this body. and in
pushing the free employment bureau
feature.
This latter function has undoubt-
edly been of great value to the men,
bership generally. and to the en-
ployers in the smaller towns as well.
Members of the i. T. u. are now
employed, at the standard eight-hour
workday and reasonable pay, in more
country towns in this jurisdiction than
at any time in our existence.
Country jobs no longer require a
printerman who is endowed with the
manifold requisites to play a snare
drum, lead in the choir and milk the
editors cow-all for about S12 per
week; but, rather, he is expected to
be competent workman and work city