been quite successful. There are also several others not so prominent, and possibly some of them will in time be the acknowledged mailing machine of the future. In view of this I have opened negotiations with the manufacturer of the Neilson auto mailing machine for the purpose of secur ing an agreement covering the operating of said machine, and can report some progress, though nothing definite at present. I propose to take up this question with the manufacturers of all automatic mailing machines in the near future, and, no doubt, will get results. I wish to say that a general feeling of confidence seems to predominate among us, as there have been but two small strikes recorded at this office, both inaugurating in No. 6, of New York, with the sanction of the executive council of the International Typographical Union. One of them was the affair in the Williams Printing Company, this firm employing seven members of No. 6 there at night, four in the day time. The proprietor discharged his night force without cause and placed several non-union girls at work on a ninehour basis. The matter was taken up by No. 6 and ultimately resulted in a strike, which was finally settled by President Lynch calling on Mr. Williams and explaining just where he stood in the matter. The other strike is on the Gardner Mailing and Binding Company, which refused to recognize the union or concede the eight hours, although it paid the scale. There has been a compact formed between the mailers, cutters and women bookbinders in this strike. Some progress has been made, but the strike is still on at this writing, with a good chance for a settlement. The question of jurisdiction over single wrapping, which was inaugurated in Chicago during my predecessor's term, is still in abeyance, owing to the following circumstances: The bindery girls having claimed jurisdiction over single wrapping which always had been, and, I sincerely hope, always will be ours by charter rights. This question was brought up by your humble servant on instruction from President Lynch, at a meeting of the Joint Conference Board held in New York city, March 1, 1909, and was referred to the presidents of the organizations involved who were members of the conference board, namely, President Lynch, of the International Typographical Union, and President Glock ling, of the International Brotherhood of Bookbinders; and, after being threshed out before said committee, they recommended that the matter be taken up locally for the purpose of arriving at a conclusion, and, if unsuccessful, the matter would then be taken to a labor court for adjustment. The suggestion has been carried out by some organizations interested, and it looks as though there might be a settlement made without going to extremes. Many minor disputes have arisen during my short term of office and have been settled, seemingly, to the satisfaction of all, as none has appealed further. Things look very promising under the heading of new business, particularly as to the organizing of new locals, having succeeded (with a little hard work) in organizing in Buffalo, N. Y.; Duluth, Minn., and Providence, R. I. In Providence the organization has been threatened with disruption, owing to the business manager of one of the dailies threatening to discharge any of the mailers employed in his establishment who did not quit the union; none quit and all are working as usual. I am keeping the affair thoroughly in hand, with a man within hailing distance at any time the matter becomes serious. I can also report a steady increase of membership in our craft, and believe, with a continuation of the interest shown, there is a bright future. I wish to extend thanks to President Norman McPhail and Secretary Curtin, of Boston Typographical Union No. 13, for the many courtesies extended during my visits to that city. I also wish to mention my appreciation of the attitude taken by Charles H. Taylor, jr., publisher of the Boston Globe, during the recent mailers' troubles; and, in conclusion, I desire to thank President Lynch and Secretary-Treasurer Hays for their able assistance given me during my term of office. Every reasonable request has been granted by the executive council. In fact, the council has at all times shown a willingness to assist us whenever there was a possible chance. Trusting the coming convention will be one long to be remembered for its activity, and hoping our affiliations and pleasantries will continue for ever and a day, I am, Yours fraternally, CHARLES N. SMITH, President. Brooklyn, N. Y. REPORT OF SECRETARY-TREASURER To the Officers and Members of the International Typographical Union: LADIES AND GENTLEMEN-In the following report there is submitted a statement of our financial transactions during the fiscal year ended May 31, 1909, together with other data relative to the organization's affairs, as shown by the records of the secretary-treasurer's office. The first of the tabulated statements immediately following contains a summary of the financial business transacted, and the second indicates the condition of the funds at the close of the fiscal year. The third embraces the expenditures of a defensive character incurred under the direction of the executive council. Returned transportation was as follows: No. 6, on account of G. W. Mears, G. L. Reed, $115.20; No. 16, account of J. Jennings, G. W. Roby, $63.25; No. 21, account of J. F. Blumer, $37.45; No. 45, account of R. J. Jahn, $21.05; No. 49, account of I. T. Brockman, $30.75: No. 50, account of William McDonald, $2.25: No. 91, account of John Lepper, $37.65; No. 190, account of C. W. Hill, $17.25; by M. F. Collins, $30.60; J. T. Pierson, $50.20. † Expenses of this character incurred in label advertising are not here included. St. John No. 85-Benefits and special assistance Chattanooga No. 89-Benefits. Madison No. 106-Special assistance... Knoxville No. 111-Benefits and special assistance Salt Lake No. 115-Special assistance... Wilmington No. 123-Special assistance. Butte No. 126-Special assistance. Hartford No. 127-Benefits and special assistance Williamsport No. 141-Benefits. Worcester No. 165-Special assistance.. Akron No. 182-Special assistance. Coeur d'Alene No. 445-Benefits. Owosso No. 455-Benefits and special assistance Livingston No. 489-Special assistance.. Alliance No. 497-Benefits.. Deposit No. 499-Special assistance. Iowa City No. 515-Special assistance. Norwalk No. 516-Benefits and special assistance Cranbrook No. 540-Special assistance.. Chicago Polish No. 546-Special assist $3,350 50 252 00 1,733 96 1,000 00 30 00 25 00 8,937 79 100 00 836 00 469 90 4,814 75 115 50 127 00 72 00 175 00 II 37 2,700 00 5,950 00 216 00 1,690 00 1,320 00 63 00 249 00 1,050 00 880 00 857 05 25 00 100 00 718 00 51 00 100 75 123 25 92 26 30 25 1,192 50 122 25 697 00 15 90 1,300 00 133 25 500 00 25 00 1,164 00 20 00 888 00 50 00 100 00 65 00 Philadelphia No. 2- -Special assistance...$20,850 00 Cincinnati No. 3-Benefits and special assistance 565 00 Columbus No. 5-Benefits. 24 25 New York No. 6-Benefits and special MAILERS. assistance Pittsburg No. 7-Benefits and special as sistance 1,568 00 Buffalo No. 9-Special assistance. Louisville No. 10-Benefits and special assistance 4,305 00 9.258 25 Boston No. 13-Special assistance.. Rochester No. 15-Benefits and special 2,450 00 assistance 3,621 50 Detroit No. 18- Benefits and special assistance mittee Milwaukee No. 23-Benefits and special assistance Peoria No. 29-Benefits. 655 00 14 00 St. Paul No. 30-Benefits and special assistance Fond du Lac No. 31-Special assistance. Evansville No. 35-Special assistance... Minneapolis No. 42-Special assistance.. New Haven No. 47-Special assistance.. Cleveland No. 53-Special assistance. Syracuse No. 55-Special assistance. Dayton No. 57-Special assistance. Kansas City No. 80-Benefits and special assistance New York Hebrew No. 83-Benefits... 3,405 00 240 00 408 81 520 00 175 00 1,149 87 1,065 00 350 00 Total paid to unions.. Expenses of Committees, etc.Supplemental education com mission Copyright law representative. 101 65 Eight-hour presentation com Meetings of National Arbitration Board.. Meetings of Joint Conference Board and share joint fund American Federation of Labor-Compilation and printing Label Law Digest... American Federation of Labor-Per capita tax union label trades department. Attorney fees.... Tuberculosis campaign. Telegrams 141 93 626 70 150 00 106 05 35 00 $116,468 67 .$2,500 00 1,198 00 7,617 48 247 00 892 98 989 05 1,010 50 30 00 Order executive council. 9 75 14,580 59 With the next fiscal year a large decrease in expenditures of this character should be shown. Conditions in most cities where offices were lost during the eight-hour fight are practically restored to their former basis, and as a result the unions that have received financial assistance from the International Union during the past year will be able to hereafter finance such organization work as is necessary in their jurisdictions. This will relieve the parent organization of the heavy drain upon its resources from this source and enable the maintenance of a balance commensurate with our needs. In this connection a summary of the amount expended for defensive purposes since the International Typographical Union began the regular payment of strike benefits and other defensive work will be interesting: Year. Amount Expended. 710 78 1891 $19,039 78 Lynch, J. M. 2,329 92 1892 Maloney, Robert S. 50,828 72 1,239 98 1893 48,467 II Mitchell, G. E.. 149 80 1894 33,834 69 Miller, Hugo. 40 50 1895 24,757 83 Morris, F. E. 34 15 1896 Murphy, E. B.. 23.329 35 159 86 McLernon, W. E. 1,870 68 McLoughlin, J. E. McNeil, Frank L. 2,897 16 92,734 60 Parsons, T. C... 25.538 85 Perkins, E. A. 30,502 13 Pettipiece, R. P. 32.771 41 Rodriguez, Armand B. 73,420 26 Rosenson, H.. Rust, F. A.. 143 67 1906 Scott, C. T. 39,603 16 815,291 80 t1.531,496 07 Shurr, C. J. 33 31 1908 Sims, Ned.. 109 80 Smith, Albert. 37 60 Smith, C. N. 411 20 Spires, W. J. 37 55 Stevenson, James. 55 10 Stevenson, R. J 37 95 Streeter, R. M. 5 36 Thomas, T. F. 67 80 Wardlaw, W. S 197 00 Wheaton, W. D. Woodman, C. W Wright, Edwin R. 18 50 15 00 Young, William, jr. Grand total.... 67 25 115 30 30.495 19 .$161,544 45 Per capita tax union label trades department, A. F. of L.. Compilation and printing Label Law Di 161,544 45 $3.760,760 79 *Includes sum transferred to general fund for expenses of shorter workday committee, and this fund's portion of the loss in the Indianapolis National Bank, Including transfer to other funds. GENERAL EXPENDITURES. Under this head will be found the items that in previous years comprised the expenditures from the general fund. This year, as has hereinbefore been noted, all funds except the Home and old age pension funds were merged into one, known as the general fund, from which the expenses of the organization are met, with the exception of those chargeable to the two funds above mentioned. The term general expenditures includes officers' salaries, per capita tax and assessments to the American Federation of Labor and the Canadian Trades and Labor Congress, clerk hire, office and convention expenses, the printing of the convention proceedings and officers' reports, etc., as listed below: Per capita tax and assessments to American Federation of Labor.. 106 05 150 00 $4,031 01 2,500 00 1,198 00 Per capita tax to Canadian Trades and Labor Congress... 468 80 101 65 141 93 626 70 892 98 661,793 33 1909 Total This fund now receives one-third of the dues (45 cents per month) collected by the International Union. Every member, therefore, contributed 15 cents per month to the support of the Home during this fiscal year. The revenue thus derived has proven adequate for the needs of the Home, but is not greater than is now necessary. With the completion of the library addition, upon which work has begun, an increase in the cost of maintenance can reasonably be expected. How long the present apportionment of per capita tax will support the Home is a problem that time only can solve, there being no accurate way by which the future demands upon the institution can be estimated. The amounts credited to the Home fund by the International secretary-treasurer in the twelve months ending May 31, 1909, can be summarized as follows: Fund's portion per capita tax to May Transportation of inmates returned... clothing account... Donations to library fund. Total Balance . $13,328 72 126 21 Transferred to secretary-treasurer Union Printers Home... .$13,454 93 251 50 . $13,203 43 . $13,203 43 The trustees of the Home, finding the balance in the Cummings memorial fund insufficient to erect the proposed library addition, authorized the International president to issue an appeal to local unions for donations for this improvement. This was done, with the result that contributions were made in the total sum of $5.576.28. In the following table will be found an itemized statement of the amount received: 1, Indianapolis, Ind.. 2, Philadelphia, Pa.. 3, Cincinnati, Ohio. 4, Albany, N. Y. 5, Columbus, Ohio.. 6, New York, N. Y 7, Pittsburg, Pa.. 8, St. Louis, Mo.. 9, Buffalo, N. Y. 10, Louisville, Ky. 11, Memphis, Tenn. 15, Rochester, N. Y. 46, Sacramento, Cal.. 52, Troy, N. Y.. 55, Syracuse, N. Y. $5.00 200 00 25 00 130 20 27 05 250 00 25 00 250 00 100 00 46 00 50 00 10 00 18, Detroit, Mich.. 19, Elmira, N. Y 50 00 5 00 20, Nashville, Tenn.. 25 00 21, San Francisco, Cal. 27, Mobile, Ala... 52 00 28, Galveston, Texas.. 29, Peoria, I.. 30, St. Paul, Minn. 33, Providence, R. I 35, Evansville, Ind.. 36, Oakland, Cal.. 25 00 10 00 25 00 335 00 13 50 25 00 50 00 25 00 30 30 45, Leavenworth, Kan. I 00 5 00 19 00 47, New Haven, Conn.. IO 00 32 50 |