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WANT A. F.OF L. TO INVESTIGATE TROUBLE OF
STEREOTYPERS' UNION NO. 4
Stereotypers Union No. 4, whbse
allegiance to the locked-out press
men during the"Hewspaper strike last
year, lost them their charter in the
International body, may have a
chance to regain their lost position.
At yesterday's meeting a resolu
tion, introduced by C. A. Pense, was
passed by the Chicago Federation of
Labor asking that the A. F. of L. in
vestigate the trouble last year with a
view of determining whether Stereo
typers No. 4 or Stereotypers No. 114
were entitled to a place in central
body.
L. P. Straube, president of No. 4,
made a speech defending his organi
zation for their.attitude in sticking
to unionism last year and denounced
the new organization. His "speech was
received with great enthusiasm.
Following is Pense's resolution:
"Whereas, The credentials present
ed by Chicago Stereotypers' Union
No. 114 opens up a question that with
the little knowledge the delegates
have to guide them in the premises
may jeopardize the Chicago Federa
tion of Labor's jealously-guarded
reputation for equity and fair deal
ing or possibly stigmatizze the fed
eration as a body not courageous
enough to frankly face a trying issue,
therefore be it
Resolved, By the Chicago Federa
tion of Labor in regular session as
sembled, that, though endorsing the
action of Chicago Stereotypers' Un
ion No. 4 in supporting the locked
out pressmen and highly commend
ing them for their loyalty to trades
union principles, the federation fully
eralizes that the controversy in the
stereotyping craft must be settled, in
order that the trades union move
ment may continue to progress and
the attainment of the object for
which it was founded be not hamper
ed by continued internecine strife 'and
turmoil, a thorough investigation, in-
parties concerned, would best serve
to bring order out of existing chaos;
therefore be it
"Resolved, That the Chicago Fed
eration of Labor request the Amer
ican Federation of Labor, as the par
ent body of the international directly
involved, convey to the proper offi
cials of said body, the International
Stereotypers' and Electrotypers' Un-i
ion, its .desire to have the claims of'
the two contending stereotyping or
ganizations of Chicago submitted to
an investigating committee consist
ing of five persons, the first of whom
is to be chosen by the American Fed
eration of Labor, the second by the
Chicago Federation of Labor, the
third to be either a representative
Electrotypers' Union or Chicago,
of the International Stereotypers' and
Stereotypers' Union No. 114, the
fourth to be named by Chicago Ster
eotypers' Union No. 4, and these four
to select the fifth and last man, the
judgment of which committee is to
be final and binding upon all concern
ed; and be it further
"Resolved, That tie investigating
committee so constituted be instruct
ed to convene, at the earliest possible
date, in the city of Chicago, and all
parties involved or interested be offi
cially summoned to appear and be
granted a fair and impartial hearing,
and at its conclusion a transcript of
the proceedings, together with a copy
of its judgment, properly authenti
cated, be forwarded to each organ
ization represented on the commit
tee; and be it still further
"Resolved, That, pending a detail
ed report of said investigating com
mittee, the Chicago Federation of
Labor hold in abeyance any action
Lupon the credentials of Stereotypers'
Union No. 114, and in the event of
any of the parties to this controversy
declining to submit their respective
contention to investigation as here-
cludjng antopaTtial-haTtag--ofaUTnbefore outlured;5nch."" objecting
