sympathy with the trade union movement. One of the rejected delegates from Washington, E. W. Oyster, being a member of Columbia Typographical Union No. 101, was later appointed by President Aimison to fill a vacancy in the delegation from the International Union. This appointment, however, was virtually rejected by the convention, a motion being made and carried to defer action until receipt of credentials signed and sealed in proper form by the president and secretary-treasurer of the International Union. The following paragraph from the report of the delegates to the convention of the federation will be of interest: The report of the committee appointed to revise the constitution, as adopted, either leaves out or modifies almost all of the objectionable features of the old constitution. At the last meeting of the International Typographical Union considerable opposition was manifested to a provision in the old law requiring national and international unions to apply for a charter before they could be represented in the federation. A feeling seemed to prevail that to do so would be to acknowledge the supremacy of another organization, which a majority were decidedly averse to doing. Being in sympathy with this feeling, and believing that we expressed the minds of union printers generally on this question, we, while on the floor of the federation, gave that body to understand that the International Typographical Union would acknowledge allegiance to, or recognize the supremacy of, no other organization, nor would she apply for, or receive, a charter from that or any other body. This resulted in having this clause so changed that any national organization can become a member of the American Federation without compromising herself or lowering her dignity in the least. A fair construction of the constitution on this subject, as it now stands, is that bodies represented have allied, affiliated or federated themselves together for certain purposes in which all are supposed to have an equal interest, and each is to receive a "certificate of affiliation" as evidence of such fact, it being specifically set forth in the constitution that each is to remain supreme in the control of its own trade affairs. Through being able to inaugurate concerted effort to secure legislation in the interest of trade unionists and laboring people generally, this organization can be made of great benefit if properly managed. Benefit will also result from bringing together, annually, representative men from the various national. and international trade unions, where opinions may be exchanged, and the proper management and discipline of trade organizations discussed. Such meetings will result in all the participants gaining new and practical ideas, which will be especially valuable if each organization will adopt the plan of sending its executive officers as its representatives. Almost every national union has some feature of special excellence, and any one adopting the good points of all will become more perfect, and no better place can be found for becoming conversant with these good points than at meetings of this kind; hence, in recommending, as we do, that the International Typographical Union continue to affiliate with the various organizations comprising the American Federation of Labor, we would suggest that the president and two members of the executive council, but more especially the president, be sent as delegates to the next annual convention, which meets in St. Louis, Mo., December 10, 1888, for the reason that those officers are in better position to put in force anything of practical benefit they may be able to observe. Executive Council Meeting - The sessions of the convention having extended over a period of six days, and the delegates being anxious to return to their homes, a resolution was passed that all unfinished business on the secretary's desk at the hour of final adjournment be referred to the executive council, which met immediately following adjournment. Several propositions of minor importance were passed upon at this meeting of the executive council, while others were laid over to be considered at a later date. The Brotherhood - Three of the resolutions postponed were as follows: By Messrs. Mansfield and Bushnell (San Francisco), by instructions of San Francisco Typographical Union No. 21: Resolved, That any member of a subordinate union who shall be convicted, after due and regular trial, of being a member of any organization which demands as a qualification for membership that the applicant shall hold membership in the International Typographical Union, or any union subordinate thereto, unless such organization has been authorized by the International Typographical Union, shall be expelled, provided, that nothing in this resolution shall be construed to apply to the Union Printers Mutual Aid Society of San Francisco, an association of printers formed for the purpose of caring for the sick and burying the dead. By Mr. Nolle (Washington): Resolved, That subordinate unions be instructed to incorporate in their by-laws the following: It shall be unlawful for a member to associate himself with any society or combination composed exclusively of printers having for their object the manipulation or giving out of positions, the shaping of legislation, or the controlling of the offices of the union. Any member found guilty of such an offense shall be expelled. By Mr. Hays (Minneapolis): Resolved, That should any organization be found to exist, and be proven to be in existence at any time, whose members are composed of union printers and whose object is to take advantage of any union printer who is not a member, or to in any way affect or control the legislation of the International Typographical Union, each and every person found to belong to such organization shall be declared unfair, and published in the list of unfair men. Denver, Colo., was chosen as the convention city for 1889. Officers, 1888 - Officers for the ensuing year were elected as follows: President, Edward T. Plank, San Francisco; first vice-president, L. C. Hay, Leavenworth, Kan.; second vice-president, Columbus Hall, Washington, D. C.; third vice-president, P. J. Weldon, Chicago; secretary-treasurer, W. S. McClevey, Chicago. Trustees Childs-Drexel fund-August Donath, Chester, Pa.; James J. Dailey, Philadelphia; Frank S. Pelton, Chicago. District Organizers-Michael J. Nolan, Albany; O. R. Lake, St. Louis; John C. Hook, Memphis; J. J. Jones, |