The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-22
BOSS PRINTERS
WILL FIGHT THE
SHORTER week
Declared That Federation VIII
Contest With Union to
Limit.
VISITORS TO TAKE
TRIP ON BAY TODAY
Second Days Session Will End
Observation-Disclosures
Tonight.

The second days sessions Of tho sor,-
Ventlon of the Southeastern Typothetas
VIII open at $3.50 o'clock this roornin,r
"lth an address on "A Fools Errand I"
by "one of the fools" The tbanoa ~
the address will be on the validity and
value OF contracts between printers and
employers. The chief question before
the RECREATION at this years convention
IS that of the establishment of the a.
hour week and it is expected thar
aehnlte program to fight the shorter
week will be adopted at the executive
session which VIII follow the address This
morning. '''i0
AT o'clock this afternoon the visit
ors VIII be guests of the Ben Franklin
oiuD OF PENSACOLA on a bay trip. The
delegates will be taken to the ravaI
air station, where a program, &c 81.
stunts WIN be presented after which
they VIII continue to Fort Pickens and
10 the old battleshfp Nassa chusatts
which is grounded off the harbor en-
trance where it was sunk by the guns
from the coast defense forts and the
railway batteries during January. Re-
IIeshhehts VIII be served at Fort Pick
ems ana surf bathing will be enjoyed.
p In his annual address Yesterday
morning, Pres. Roy e. Williams nf
Nashville, declared that the federation
VIII night to the limit of it's ability any
attempt on the part of the unions to
shorten the working week to A hours
or to increase the wage scale
me employing printers were welcomed
10 the city by o. ]. Semmes, acting for
Pres. NJ. @. Hoffman. of the chamber
u u commerce. The invocation was by
Rev A. s. Moffett, of the First Pres
byterian church. Response to the ad-
dress Of welcome was by First yica
President John G. Hauser, of New or
leans.
Reports from state vice presidents
were by j. J. McAIahon, of Mobile. IT
G. Mitchell, of Little Rock; S. A. Mvsor.
OF atlanta; j. V. Demehtz. of Meridian:
w. A. Goodwin, Charlotte, and I n
Granger, of Greenvile.
Addresses were made at the afternoon
session by j. L. Engle, of PhiladeIpbta-
on The Spirit of Organization. =" A N
SaosSbHenIaes-s Of Indiana on "Tha H.,
ture of the Printing Industry;'' Fl. q
McCutcheon, of Atlanta, on Passing
the Buck"
Today's business session will be de-
voted to an address by "One of the
fools" on "A FOOLS Errand" FOLLOWING.
this there viii be an executive session
at which the questions relating TO the
44-hour week and the open shop will be
discussed and some action taken.
The election of officers will also he
heid ana the place Of the next meeting
VIII be selected. The remainder of
the day viii be devoted to pleasure. no
night banquet will be rendered 10 me
visitors by the Ben Franklin club Of
Pensacola, at the Rest-awhile tea room.
Delegates in Attendance.
Those attending the convention are.
IL. S. White. Pensacola: Fl NJ
White, Pensacola; Harry NJ. Ellis. New
Orleans; w. ]. Speyer, New Orleans.
Paul Meyer, New Orleans: John 7
Weiling, New Orleans, e. p. Brandoo
New Orleans; J. p. Denham. Charles-
ton, S. c.; G. NJ, Upton, New Orleans.
Sam Goldman, New Orleans: w p
Baird. Nashville; J. G. Hauser. New
Orleans; H. Chaset, Mobile. II r
Delchamps Mobile; S. b. KIipnaIt
Birmingham; John w. Haines. JacI..
sonville; w. w. Egerton. New Orleans.
D. r. Mcguire, New Orleans, Edward
Iottschalk, Louisville; L. II. Haxtbau-
sen, Lake Charles La: A. w. Hvaft
New Orleans; f. u. Perschall New Or.
leans; Frank II. O'DonneH New or
leans; w c. Benner, Atlanta; f ].
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