Evening star., 1924-02-18
AWARDS INCREASE
IN PRINTERS PAY
Typo Union Ratifies Agree.
ment for s Cents an
Hour Advance.
PACT WITH PUBLISHERS
Resolution Adopted Asking Presi'
dent to Reinstate A. F. Laufer,
Dismissed by Public Printer.

At meeting yesterday afternoon
Columbia Typographical Union rati-
fled negotiations conducted by its
scale committee with representatives
of the Washington Publishers Asso-
citation, as result OF which the
printers will receive u wage increase
of cents an hour after the contract
has been si-ned. The contract is t"
contain a provision that if at any time
during its life the statistics issued by
the bureau OF labor statistics Of the
United States Department OF Labor
show an increase or decrease i'll the
cost of living in the District of Co
lumbia, amounting to more than 10
per cent, as compared with prices
prevailing III December, 1923, the
scale might be reopened upon ten
DAYS written nGtice by either party.
The meeting, held in the auditorium
of Typographical Temple, was the
largest in the history of the union.
The vote of ratification was practi-
cally unanimous. The proposed con-
tract was explained in detail by mem
bers of the union scale committee.
composed of Frank a. Long, George
q. Seibold, Eugene Smith of the
Washington Post. r. +. Corwin of
The Evening Star, George l. Nal
johnson of the News and Marsh A.
Bodenhamer, "A special adviser to the
committee.
The meeting stood In silent prayer
for minute out of respect to the
late Woodrow Wilson. Mr. Boden-
hamer former president of the
union. offered a resolution in which
II was stated that the working people
would feel the former Presidents loss
most keenly because during the in
Gumbency of his office his symDathieS
could always be reached for any
movement that had for its purpose
the betterment of the common peo-
pie"
Plea for August r. Laufer.
Another resolution was adopted
asking President Coolidge to rein
state August f. Laufer. discharged
employe of the government printing
office without loss OF pay. The pub
lie printer has violated the law in
denying him the right of petition"
the resolution declared, such unlaw-
full procedure by public official ~
a danger and a menace to all persons
employed in the ciyii service of the
United States"
The union also voted its approval
of plan looking to the adoption
of amendment to the exist ing retire
ment law governing federal en-
ployeS The printers would like to
see adopted amendments making the
duration of service thirty years with
out regard to age, and providing an
increase in the annuity rates.
Officers Nominated.
Nomination for officers of the Inter
national Typographical Union result
ed in the selection of the following:
For president, James NJ. Lynch; vice
president, Seth r. Brown: second
vice president, Austin Hewson; secre
tary treasurer. J. w. Hayes; home
agent, Joe NJ Johnson: board of au-
ditors, Fred Barker: delegates to the
American Federation, of Labor. John
c. Harding, Max S. Hayes, 7. w.
Mccullough, Raymond T. Moore and
William Young; trustees, Union Print
ers' Home. f. p. Baientine, Nal
colin Knock. George Z. Nichols and
7 T. Mock, and delegate to the
Trades and Labor Congress of Canada,
l.. L. Spalding.