New-York tribune., 1919-06-10
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for tickets for picnics and balls held
while they we're in the army and when
they could not attend Others were
compelled to pay an assessment that
fall due after they entered the army
or navy.
Franklin Union has likewise refused
to accept members transferring from
unions in other cities, and to pay dues
to the International Union.
This condition came to a climax
at meeting last Friday night when
returned soldier soundly trrashed
one of Bagley's lieutenants and offered
to thrash Bagley if he would leave the
chair. At this session Bagley was
voted out of the chair, and John p.
Mines put in his place temporarily
The new union which will be
chartered" said George L. Berry, inter
national president of the pressmen.
to-day, "will take into its membership
all of those members of Franklin
Union who stand for 100 per cent
Americanism and real trade union;sm.
That will provide for the majorit., OF
the members. The others may 40 :.
they please.
Will Stamp Out Bolshcvism
The international unions in tn
printing trade are determined to stam,
put Bolshevism by whatever name it's
advocates may choose to describe it"
The boilermakers and iron sh r.
builders have taken similar step ~
an order issued by Louis ', cv.... n.
ternationa) president, all .rnL. l. -yho
advocate or par+icipa. Il ste 1,g.ta-
tion for "one BIZ. anitr' will s:a..i e..
PEELED.
I'VE have" said Mr.. v'sy~.c, de
cided to smash the props.yandia+s
wherever they may be toun, Tie
order of the executive board, vic. :.
being sent to all locals, saws ro;i.e
on all that bolsHe' kl, I. ". W.. OF
kindred gentry IL not be Tolerated"
The order provides that "any ntel.
national. district or subordinate ledge
officer, member or members who sha-!
assist or participate in the agit..t: on
and prop. ganda, for the rLrl ose of
of our international Brotherhood into
an industrial form of organization or
the 'one biz union shall be subject to
expulsion from. our international
brotherhood and all rights and privi-
leges thereof"
The boilermakers have 175.0OO men,
bers, $4,000 of whom are in Canada. In
this number are included practically
all of the iron ship builders in Amer
ica.
Chief of Mooney Forces
4. D. Patterson, chief of the Mooney
forces now here, said tonight that he
did not believe anything impossible cf
approval by the convention would be
presented.
I'VE do not want" he said, ITO pre-
sent anything that will be voted down"
This statement was made after he
had advised with Mrs. Rena Mooney.
who was an interested spectator at
this mornings session. and with many
OF the delegates now here.
There were 1000 delegates and alter
mates in attendance when Mr.. Com
pers called the convention to order
this morning. William Quinn. presi-
dent of the State Federation Of Labor.
followed Mayor Bacharach. His main
theme was a request that the fedora
tlon move to force a reduction in the
prices of building Materials These, he
charged, were being held up by COM
binatons.
From President Wilson came mes
sage of congratulation to Mr.. Gompers
Tor what he has accomplished for the
workers.
Responding to the speeches., Mr..
Gompers briefly reviewed labor's part
in the war
Time for Readjustment
"The war, for all practical purposes,
is over, and the day for reconstruction
or readjustment is at hand" he said.
"The war has brought into play new
thoughts of the rights of man. The
workers of the world are determined
that this new concept of the relation
between man and man, and this new
concept of the right of the workers to
have voice in the determination of
the conditions of their labor and of
their lives, shall be recognized.
II am very proud and gratificd to
know that, to very large extent, this
new concept is being accepted and ex-
pressed by employers, yet there are
other employers who, like the bour-
bons of old, never learned anything,
never forgot anything, because they
never learned anything. Very recently
an industrial concern in Toledo refused
point blank to reconsider an arbitrary
action taken by the company in in
creasing the hours of labor of the
workers. If any employer believes that
industrial autocracy or industrial des-
potism is going to prevail in the United
States he has counted, and is count
ing, without his host"
Report From Peace Conference
Ihe afternoon session was devotee to
the reading of the report of the mission
sent to the peace conference by Vice
President James Duncan. 1t contained
nothing hitherto unpublished.