Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-06-28
labor. LEADER IS BEHIND
GLASS FOR NOMINATION
fred Gam Believes Virginia Soma.
tor Would BE Elected President
by Big Majority.
HOLDS IMPORTANT MEETING
Richmond Allied Printing Trades
Council Discusses Problems in
Session ut Eagles Iiall-Niatthcw
Wou Unable 10 Attend.

President Fred Gam, of the Rich
hond Allied Printing Trades Coun-
III, yesterday expressed belief at n
Gass-mectinS, at Eagles Hall. that IL
United, States Senator Carter Glass
So nominated for the presidency at
2 l,e Democratic National Convention
which convenes ut San Francisco to-
4 lay, he would be elected by Il large
majority. Labor leaders are OF the
= opinion that Senator Glass, If elected
{ President, would strongly favor ana
Use his office 20 promote better re-
ations between labor and capital
AS early as ESQ o'clock the crowd
3 narted to arrive. and when Presl-
lent Gam raised his Eavel 10 call the
Meeting to order hardly a vacant
y .hair could be seen. Critters Band,
+ rendering popular Richmond med
i ey. kept the crowd in good spirits
\ ,efore the meeting.
George L.. Wilcox Speaks.
NJ. r. Pace. of Richmond Typo
graphical Union. No. go. offered
he opening prayer. MIR. Pace was
followed with a selection by the band
md then the first speaker, George L.
Wilcox, who is business manager OF
he Central Trades and Labor Coun-
Ill, and member OF the House OF
Delegates, was introduced. Mir Will
:oS spoke on the seriousness with
which every union man should con.
lidcr his own local and declared the
men and not the officers are the real
lnion.
ID. ]. Campbell. organizer OF the
Southern States for the Interna-
onal Typographical Union, WAS next
Introduced. Mr.. Campbell told how
VI May ]. 1921 the new scale OF
orty four-hour week will go into
,ffect, affecting members OF tho
Typographical Union and urged the
,thcr members of the Allied Print
ng Trades Council 10 adopt similar
Methods.
Tells Needs of Bookbindcrs.
A man who came all the way from.
Montreal. Canada, TO talk In the in
Z erests OF the book binders was VIII
lam GlockiinG. first vice president OF
he International brotherhood o:
sookbtnders. Mr. GlocklinS spoke
tery forcefully on the need OF the
sookb!rdcrs, who are the weak sis
iers OF the Allied Printing Trades
Council. IN getting together and hold
ne fast; The same things may he
accomplished for them. he said. IS
rave been to- other unicas.
The difference between mob move
nents and organized labor was dw>el;
ipoa Z; some length hy Howard
-olvin, OF the State Department q
labor. He recalled how three men
fea.z ago. sitting upon pax bench.
lad Conceived tae idea which later
Z became ;h2 American Federation Of
Labor and further stated tina, 70
iu!;s would y unlimited !! tAe thou
iancs % members @. todzy would
Fo-k as consistently - :hs ,h.se
,riFiHal ,r,s.nte-x d.c
Worked In shop ThIrty-h,c Years.
William Il MILLER. G. Washington.
D. c: Of The 223.airde-s' UrIou. was
ie1t !at-5@zc=d AID after few re-
EzZrs-z, ?-=z!ts-, Cam called W. u.
sc4.s- t-ot2 ~ zEt.eace z.G re-
tc@st@c kin . make some s1os.ar 70
nz-sis- ~ AC-.a zz.d ;azr. though
IL h-zt sS-ss.-+ = : printing shop FOX
l1t--y-fT= years. !: "a. 5@c.ssz-y:o-
HE % SEP q 1cso-at o. rs eyes
i-.2 Il = -9@ ~ e.1ploye-.
"a x. co1s-z-:.. interrupted Tr!.t
ts9Az-s= ta:c-E5cgt tiz ak which
1es p-He;'e;H- si:a rszdy vi. ana
Emmy t-ortes
@aitae~ 'Fo.- III ce,a.esidea.
,! The A-a=r--za X. 1870: q. La
'os. wAo ~2s . a.ye ue.a .as min
;FpAi s?szke-l Was unable =, attend
az wore ~ax received from san y-.,.
:isco to- a.TI - a.oceea Z. once 70
me DeEacc-atic Sz:Sa2I Cozye..yo,
r keSs!21 ;a@yc q asS.z: samuel
5o1F=rE. president Q. me American
.ede-aton Q: Labor. IL ju.t!ag b..
iose me sla;:or.a committee III.
iSeos OF ;as isbor.ng nan.
Say Labor Is Commodity.
nc 9"ia; efaraes.zet IN mos. o.
yesterdays :;'seca@g vas ;h= fact ana,
amor IS q commodity Is !a sugar rro.
'essloaa! services IL. Lax or radssf-a
mo. y man owning property can
sci his prlee or It when 8, Is sor sale,
me worker can also SO, Z pro. .,
as services when thsy are Ia IN.
market. ''''
George ". Jennings. presIaen, Of
Richmond TypoEraph!caI T,f,
30. 20 attended the meeting ,yi,b ~,
majority Of his local. which aumbers
ser zoe. The engravers were
also well represented. {
IL is the intention OF The 1e.6.,s
,, Tie Allied Printing Trades COM.
III TO form State Allied p-i,,T.,.
trades Councn some time this fau