The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-09
PRINTERS ARE
LINED UP FOR
OPENING TILT
Progressive and Admins
tration Factions of 1T. U.
May Clash Today.

First clash between progressive
and administration factions of In
ternational Typographical Union, in
session here, was expected today
with the vote on report of the reso-
lutions committee indorsing acts of
President Charles P. Howard, leader
of the progressives.
When fight broke out this morn
ing on the credentials committee
report recommending that Norman
w. Reed delegate from Windsor.
Canada, be not seated because he
was elected on a wrong date, the
committee report was upheld by
286 to 234 vote.
James j. Hoban, administration
faction leader, was refused a roll
call and lost an appeal to the dele
gates by forty-five vote margin.
Others demanded a roll call, how
ever, and it was granted.
Addresses by prominent labor
movement leaders featured the
morning session. Among those who
spoke were President Howard;
George L. Berry, president Interna-
tional Printing Pressmen and AS
sistants' Union; John j. Manning
of label trades department Ameri-
can Federation of Labor; John B.
Haggerty, president international
Brotherhood of Bookbinders, and
Frank Morrison, secretary American
Federation of Labor.
Charleston Seeks Meet
Thomas P. Stoner, mayor of
Charleston, S. c., personally extend
ed an invitation to the convention
to visit Charleston in 1928. Chatta-
nooga, Tenn, and Kansas City, Mo,
are also bidding for the next con-
vention.
A telegram expressing regrets Of
John L. Lewis, United Mine Work
ers of America president, over in
ability to attend, was read.
Howard, in opening the conven-
ton, spoke on the Importance of
cooperation, not only within the
organization, but with employers.
ut is this cooperation which has
placed the I. T. U. on its present
successful basis" he said. I'VE must
also continue to cooperate with the
five other printing trades unions"
Berry Stresses Peace
Berry referred to the success of
the Pressmen's union as due to peace
with employers, the use of concilia-
ton and arbitration, and efforts to
bring into the industry efficiency
and drive out waste.
1.-The union trade label is doing
more to regulate child labor than
any legislation can, although legis-
lation is vitality important" Man
ming declared.
Summary of aims and achieve
ments of American Federation of
Labor was given by Secretary Nor
riSon.
A. F. Of L. Objective
1.-THE A. F. of l.. has for its pur-
pOoC IlOI 1CSuldOlOLl VI ulQiNIQudl
unions, but rather seeking of legis-
lation protecting the labor move
mGnt, boosting the union label and
similar measures" Morrison said.
ut must continue to fight the
insidious Company Union, formerly
known as American Plan, and in
reality the open shop, where the
employers run the union and also
we will continue to seek legislation
against the yellow Dog contract
whereby some employers require
labor to sign agreements not to
belong to a union"
Resolutions adopted by Mailers
Trade District Union Saturday for
withdrawal with equity rights of
100000 from International Typo
graphical Union will be read and in
PRODUCED on the floor of the Typo
graphical convention probably today
or Wednesday.
The resolution, calling for separ-
ate referendum votes by mailers and
printers because of alleged persecu-
ton of mailers is expected to result
in a stormy session