The regular meeting of the Joint Conference Board was held at the Prince George Hotel, Toronto, Canada, at 2 P. M., November 3, 1909, and was called to order by President Glockling. The following were in attendance:

International Printing Pressmen and Assistants' Union-George L. Berry, of Cincinnati, Ohio. International Stereotypers' and Electrotypers' Union-James J. Freel, of New York, N. Y. International Brotherhood of Bookbinders-Robert Glockling, of New York, N. Y.

International Typographical Union-James M. Lynch, Hugo Miller and J. W. Hays, of Indianapolis, Ind.

International Paper Makers' Union-Mr. J. T.

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Document No. 22-Being the appeal of Memphis Pressmen and Assistants' Union No. 18 from the action of the allied trades council in that city in restoring the label to the Foster Printing Company.

Document No. 23-Being the appeal of San Francisco Stereotypers' Union No. 29 from the action of the allied trades council in declining to seat its delegates.

REQUISITIONS FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. Document No. 20-Being a request from San Antonio, Texas, allied trades council for money for use in paying court costs in its label cases against Guessaz & Ferlet in event an appeal is taken to a higher court.

In addition to the several documents mentioned herein I have other letters which will be presented for the consideration and action of the joint board. Respectfully submitted,

J. W. HAYS, Secretary-Treasurer.

The board first took under consideration the matter of the allied printing trades' label in Orange, N. J., which had previously had consideration and reference to Messrs. Berry, Glockling and Lynch. Evidence in the case was gone over and letter re-read by President Glockling from Mr. Frank J. Ostertag, secretary of the Newark Allied Printing Trades Council, embodied in former proceedings, touching on this case. It was decided by the board that, upon the committee's report of progress made and request to sit again,

to consider the Newark and Hudson County situation, action be deferred.

Document No. 21-Vancouver appeal: The appeal of Vancouver Typographical Union No. 226, from the decision of the Vancouver Allied Printing Trades Council, in reference to the application of the Moore Printing Company for labels, was then brought before the board. The secretary read the appeal, also rules (marked exhibit "A") bearing on the case, and a letter from Mr. H. C. Benson, president of the Vancouver Allied Printing Trades Council. After some discussion and a consideration of all the phases of the case, it was moved and carried that the board's dispo sition should be that it had no jurisdiction in adjusting this case, and referred the parties involved to section 23 of the agreement.

The secretary then read a letter from Organizer John Baker, in which he recommended that the label contract which he now holds with the Independent office, of Helena, Montana, be turned over to the Helena Allied Printing Trades Council, in consideration of resolutions adopted by that body to accede to the ruling of the Joint Conference Board in the Independent matter. It was moved by President Lynch that the recommendation be concurred in. Motion carried and the board advised that Mr. Baker be instructed to refer the contract back to the allied council of Helena.

Documents and correspondence in connection with the appeal of Memphis Pressmen and Assistants' Union No. 18, from action of allied printing trades council of that city, in restoring the label to the Foster Printing Company, were next read by the secretary, including the vote of the members of the board. Mr. Berry, president of the International Printing Pressmen and Assistants' Union, submitted exhibits of label used by the Foster Printing Company and affidavits in regard to same; also read letter from the president of the allied printing trades council of Memphis. Motion on the appeal was made and carried as follows:

"That the board finds that the Foster Printing Company was granted the label in accordance with the allied printing trades council agreement and in conformity with that agreement."

Communications were read from D. W. Gregory, secretary of the Printers' League of America, that were written shortly after the last meeting of the Joint Conference Board, but as the matters referred to therein had since been amicably adjusted, no action was taken by the board.

Upon the reading of a letter by the secretary from Mr. Morton B. Connelly, secretary allied printing trades council, New York city, in reference to the controversy between the mailers and bindery women over single wrapping, it was moved and carried that the board's secretary be instructed to answer the allied printing trades council of New York city to the effect that the matter was one that the Joint Conference Board had been unable to adjust up to the present time,

and one that Messrs. Lynch and Glockling are still trying to find a solution for.

President Glockling appointed Messrs. Berry, Freel and Miller to audit the secretary-treasurer's report.

Mr. Carey, of the International Paper Makers' Union then requested the board to permit Mr. Jacob Tazelaar, organizer of the American Federation of Labor, to appear before the board in person and present a report covering conditions, as he found them, in connection with the paper makers' trade. The board decided to hear Mr. Tazelaar at 10:30 o'clock Thursday morning. The board adjourned to meet at 9:30 Thursday morning, November 4, 1909.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1909.

Pursuant to adjournment the Joint Conference Board reassembled at 9:30 A. M., with President Glockling presiding. Membership was represented in full; also President Carey, of the International Paper Makers' Union, and Mr. J. W. Dougherty, secretary of the International Brotherhood of Bookbinders.

Document No. 20, constituting a request from San Antonio for financial assistance to prosecute label violations, was read by the secretary, also communications from Messrs. Berry and Glockling in connection with same. Motion was made and seconded by Messrs. Freel and Miller, respectively, that the request be denied, for the reason that as the label is of local assistance and benefit, money for its proper protection and legal defense must be provided locally. Motion carried. The board further desired to go on ord that it would only consider granting financial assistance for the prosecution of label violations in instances of rare and special import.

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Following this, the secretary read a letter addressed to President Lynch, from Mr. George Haven Putnam, secretary of the American Publishers' Copyright League. After a discussion of the subject it was agreed by the board that the conditions outlined in Mr. Putnam's letter merited attention, and it was decided to have a committee of three appointed for the purpose of considering and devising some means by which an investigation may be held, embracing the whole subject of the effect of the importation of books into this country, including the tariff proposition.

Pursuant to the decision of the board the previous evening, Organizer Tazelaar was here permitted to give to the board information relating to conditions existing in the paper makers' industry, after which Mr. Carey addressed the board further on the subject. Following this, a proposi tion, put in the form of a motion, was made and carried, to the effect that a letter be written President Ridder, of the American Newspaper Publishers' Association, setting forth the tyranny and spy system, etc., practiced against members of the paper makers' union, and asking the association's influence to secure to the paper makers the American wage earner's right to organize; that Messrs. Lynch and Hays prepare a letter containing data, etc., from reports presented by Mr. Tazelaar and from

the files of Mr. Carey; this letter to be transmitted to and signed by all the members of the board, and then forwarded to President Ridder.

Meeting adjourned until 2 P. M.

Meeting of the Joint Conference Board reconvened with the same members in attendance as at the morning session.

President Freel of the International Stereotypers' and Electrotypers' Union, pursuant to the instructions of that union, offered resolutions (which were adopted at the last meeting of the stereotypers' international union, held in Kansas City, Mo.) for consideration by the Joint Conference Board. The resolutions related to the holding of annual sessions of the various printing crafts at the same time and place.

It was moved and seconded that resolutions offered by President Freel be spread upon the minutes of the Joint Conference Board and that the attention of the five international organizations be called to the subject-matter therein. The motion was amended to read that representatives of each organization be instructed to send a copy of these resolutions to each of their respective local unions. Amended motion carried.

Mr. John G. O'Donohue, solicitor, appeared before the board and made a statement as to the necessity of laws relative to the registration of labels and trademarks in Canada.

The San Francisco matter was then taken up, the secretary reading the correspondence addressed to the members of the Joint Conference Board from the officers of San Francisco Stereotypers' Union No. 29, in connection with their appeal from the action of the San Francisco Allied Printing Trades Council in refusing to seat the regularly-elected delegates of their organization. He also read the answer of the San Francisco Printing Trades Council, signed by the officers thereof. At this point a discussion ensued between President Woll, of the International Photo-Engravers' Union, and President Freel, of the International Stereotypers' and Electrotypers' Union, as to the seating of delegates in allied printing trades councils.

It being the desire of the board that all the pa pers in connection with the San Francisco case be reviewed at the start, the secretary read the appeal of San Francisco Typographical Union No. 21 against the action of San Francisco Allied Printing Trades Council in withdrawing the allied printing trades council label from the newspaper offices of San Francisco, submitting the council's answer in connection therewith. The foregoing also included an appeal of the stereotypers, in which that organization joined the San Francisco Typographical Union in the language of its ap peal in so far as it related to the withdrawing of the labels. Following this, a letter was read by the secretary from Mr. H. N. Kellogg in reference to the San Francisco situation; also a communication from the officers of San Francisco Typographical Union embodying resolutions bearing on that union's withdrawal from the local allied printing trades council. Then followed the reading of a report signed by Delegates Desmond

and Michelson, of the San Francisco Trades Council, embodying letter from Mr. Kellogg, also Mr. Tracy's reply to charges.

President Glockling here stated that from his understanding there were four distinct questions to be considered and passed upon by the board, and debate then ensued as to which should come under discussion first. Here a motion was made by President Lynch, of the International Typographical Union, and seconded by President Freel, of the International Stereotypers' and Electrotypers' Union, as follows:

That the appeal of the San Francisco Stereotypers' Union be sustained; that both the appeals of the stereotypers' union and San Francisco Typographical Union No. 21, relative to the withdrawal of the labels, be sustained; that Typographical Union No. 21 be instructed to reaffiliate with the council; that the council be instructed to then restore Mr. George A. Tracy to his position as president of the San Francisco Allied Printing Trades Council, and that Mr. Tracy then be given the right to appeal from the action of the council in deposing him.

Point of order raised by President Berry on the grounds that the stereotypers' case and the other three cases were separate and distinct; that the Joint Conference Board could consider but one case at this time, and that should be the stereotypers'. In other words, as Mr. Glockling suggested, that there should be a division of the cases. Mr. Lynch objected.

President Glockling then said he was of the opinion that there were three distinct cases before the board bearing different dates, and that he would rule that they should be dealt with separately; that, while there was a collective and interwoven interest in all of them, yet inasmuch as they were presented at different times they constituted three distinct cases and should be so dealt with.

Mr. Lynch appeals from the decision of the chair.

On vote the decision of the chair was reversed by the following vote: Yeas, stereotypers' union, 1; typographical union, 4; total, 5. Nays, International Printing Pressmen and Assistants' Union, 1; photo-engravers' union, 1; total, 2.

Argument was here again reopened as to the subject-matter which should be first taken up by the board, and a communication was read by President Woll, addressed to him from President Lynch, in course of the discussion, in reference to the lockout of the photo-engravers. This ended in a vote being taken on the adoption of Mr. Lynch's motion, which resulted as follows: Yeas, International Stereotypers and Electrotypers' Union, 1; International Typographical Union, 4; total, 5. Nays, International Printing Pressmen and Assistants' Union, 1; International Photo-Engravers' Union, 1; total, 2. The bookbinders refused to vote.

The subject of Mr. Kellogg's letter then came up and a motion was made that the secretary be instructed to reply to Mr. H. N. Kellogg's communication and say to him that the board announces as a principle that i proposes to stand by all con tract provisions to which its members are a party.

[This department is conducted by the International Commission on Supplemental Education. Inquiries regarding the International Typographical Union Course in Printing and the work of the commission should be addressed to "The International Typographical Union Commission, 120-130 Sherman street, Chicago, Ill.”]

THE JOB COMPOSITOR'S SUPERIORITY. Specialization is not always best; the artist is not king of decorative typography.

The International Typographical Union Commission imposes upon the generosity of the editor of THE JOURNAL to the extent of two pages in this issue to demonstrate ocularly what it has often claimed-namely, that where there is co-ordinated in the compositor the craft of the letterer and typographical skill better results are obtained with a smaller expenditure of labor and money. The illustrations are reduced more than one-third from the actual size, and owing to the small type used the compositor's product suffers by reason of the reduction, while the commercial artist's work is benefited.

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Figure 1 is a title page of a job produced by one of the best printing houses in the world, and is the result of an advertising agent's suggestion and a commercial artist's toil. Figure 2 is the work of a student of the I. T. U. Course. This is not presented for the purpose of "taking a fling" at the artist. He is a good letterer and satisfied the buyer. The student was told to either letter the title page, use type exclusively, or, preferably, to make it a combination of lettering and type. It will be seen that he has chosen to "lift" the border and three principal lines of the commercial artistwhich is strong commendation of the letteringand use a stock ornament such as may be found in any office, setting the remainder in type. We submit the specimens and ask judgment as to who has produced the best results-the artist or the printerletterer. The manager of the office doing the work and employer of the artist gave it as his judgment that Figure 2 was 100 per cent better than Figure 1. In the matter of time spent on the job there is a vast difference. It is estimated that it would take a letterer from four to five hours to letter what the student has put in type, and which called for the expenditure of an hour's labor on his part.

We will overlook the lack of punctuation where punctuation is needed in the artist's work (see the last four lines), which would condemn the entire job in the eyes of many people. Punctuation is a part of the typographical sense that gives the compositor such an advantage in this class of work, if he will only learn to letter.

The example is merely another proof that job printers have no need to fear the encroachment of letterers and designers on the trade if they will display the enterprise that the newspaper compositor did fifteen or sixteen years ago, when he looked in amazement on the machine and determined to master it. A knowledge of the principles of design, which is the artist's chief asset in handling typog

raphy, is more easily obtained and no harder to acquire than a knowledge of the machine was to a newspaper man. One of the reasons why printers were given opportunities on the machine and were deemed by machine manufacturers and farsighted publishers to make the most promising students was that they, too, had typographical sense. They knew the needs of a newspaper office, were able to handle copy, and in times of stress intuitively understood when the paper was in a hole and were willing to "pull out" in that admirable fashion which makes the average composing room organization the most effective in the industrial world.

The job printer is not one whit behind the newspaper man in this respect. If in the jobroom there is no need for the highly developed organization and team work which is required in newspaper offices, the job printer has a knowledge of spacing, punctuation, how to co-operate with the pressroom

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great labor-saving quality-and a hundred other things which the artist has never dreamed of. On the other hand, the artist is not going to bother spending his time in the printing office to acquire this particular kind of knowledge, but the printer may with profit and pleasure to himself, through the medium of the I. T. U. Course, obtain at a long way below cost all the knowledge the artist applies when he is doing the ordinary run of work for printing offices.

As it is with lettering and design, so it is with color. The compositor with a scientific knowledge of color harmony is able to obtain results at less cost to the establishment than an outsider unacquainted with the mechanism and ways of printing offices.

Some job printers there are who bemoan that they are the step-children of the organization. This educational effort on the part of the International Typographical Union goes far to confute that assertion. When the machines were introduced the union did very little toward helping members to a better understanding of them. Not that it was unwilling, but it did not know of and hadn't the appreciation we have today of the benefits of trade education. Now that the work of the commercial artist is insidiously taking work out of the hands of compositors-as Figure 1 shows, for the buyer wants hand lettering-the union is alert in affording its members an opportunity to not only do what the artist is doing, but to do it better, both from artistic and commercial points of view. This is progress, with a cap P.

There are now more than 1,200 students enrolled. While educators express surprise at the progress made, and have freely admitted the I. T. U. Course is the best exposition of the philosophy and purpose of trade education, nevertheless President Lynch was correct when he stated in his last report that the opportunities are so great and the cost so small the enrollment should be by thousands instead of hundreds.