Show Tlic Typos BUFFALO Juno 7he thirtyfifth annual convention of the International Typographical Typograph-ical Union is in session here The forenoon was occupied by the work of the Committee on Credentials In the afternoon President Jaimeson of Nashville delivered tho annual address He congratulated the convention on the progress made in tho past year and the cheerful outlook for the future Of the strike fund he said I is a mooted question ques-tion whether the fund as it exists now is not productive of more injury than good There can be no question that in many instances that fund and not a just demand was a potent factor in asking an advance lat year and if the fund had been allowed an immense number of men would have been thrown out of employment The executive council therefore determined to withhold aid except in extraordinary cases On the question of stereotype plates which promises to give rise to the greatest amount of discussion in the convention the president dent said that perhaps tho union never had been confronted with Buchan intricate and difficult question and that whether it was for time good or ill could only be determined by Of the ninehour law the president said it was a most important question that would affect the book and job printers most but whether the time was ripe to pass upon it the union must decide In his opinion the coming year would have important matters enough to deal with without this and he suggested sug-gested its postponement to a more convenient conve-nient season Of apprentices the president said at this time wo have the subject still with us The resolution prohibiting subordinate unions from recognizing apprentices on morning papers or those who may be thereafter illo Rally placed thereon has not been heartily acquiesced in amounting in cases to nonobservance non-observance A strange paradox is that employers em-ployers who suffer from incompetent work I men place obstacles in the way of remedying remedy-ing the evil evl The Committees on Stereotype Plates and on Borrowing and Loaning Matter were appointed appinted The law making The Craftsmn l the ofli cial organ of the body was repealed |