LEGAL NOTICE.

Notice of amendment of the articles of incorporation of the International Union of Journeymen Horseshoers of the United States and Canada.

Notice is hereby given to all members of the aforesaid organization that a certificate of amendment of the articles of incorporation of said union was filed August 27th, 1918, and recorded in the office of the Secretary of State, Columbus, Ohio, certifying that on the 19th day of July, 1918, at the thirty-fourth convention of said union, at Pittsburg, Pa., the articles of incorporation were amended as follows:

Page 5, Section 5, Article 2, sixth line, the words "ten dollars ($10.00)" shall be stricken out and insert the words "fifteen dollars ($15.00)."

In line seven add the letter "s" to the word "convention."

Article II, Section 6, page 5, shall read as follows: "Election of officers shall take place at any time during the convention that the majority of the delegates so decide. After election the officers shall be installed with the exception of the Secretary-Treasurer, who shall be obligated upon the acceptance of surety bond by proper officials. The officers elected shall take their seats and transact the remaining business of the convention; all retiring officers be allowed the same privileges as a delegate while the convention is in session. The election of officers shall be by the Australian system."

Article III, page 6, after the semi-colon following the word "necessary" in the sixth line, insert the following words: "The salary of the organizer shall be established by the executive council;"

Cincinnati, Ohio, August 27, 1918.

Resolution.

To Assembled Delegates of the International Union of J. H. U.:

BROTHERS:

Be it resolved, That no officer, member or delegate from any local union of the Journeymen Horseshoers be allowed to ask or accept money from any business house or corporation for the purpose of defraying the expense of said delegate to the International convention, as said solicitation of money belittles our organization.

Any member or officer or delegate not complying with the above resolution shall be debarred from any J. H. U. convention, and his credentials shall be revoked. Also, he shall be subject to any fine that the convention may see fit to place against him. Respectfully submitted by

CHARLES L. Willets, Delegate from L. U. No. 36, Syracuse, N. Y.

Resolution concurred in.

Resolution.

WHEREAS, The abnormal condition of the times has necessitated an unusual increase in the adjustment of wage scales in all the various trades;

WHEREAS, Most crafts have been greatly benefited by these increases granted by the wage boards; and

WHEREAS, The trade of horseshoeing is not excelled in either skill or manual labor by any other trade, many of which have been granted generous consideration by our Government; therefore, be it

Resolved, That we petition Hon. W. B. Wilson, Secretary of the Department of Labor, to use his good influence in seeing to it that horseshoers employed in the various cantonments shoeing the horses of the Government shall at least receive the current rate of wages prevalent in the locality from which they have been called; and be it further

Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be sent to President Woodrow Wilson, one to the Secretary of Labor, and one to be spread on the minutes of the convention. Respectfully submitted,

HENRY F. BROENING, Chairman,
No. 2, Baltimore, Md.

Resolution concurred in.

Hour Day.

WHEREAS, The wage earners organized throughout this country through the organization of their local unions, supported by their International Union, has brought about an establishment of the eight-hour day; and

WHEREAS, The journeymen horseshoers of the United States and Canada in the various parts of this country are working on a ninehour basis; and

WHEREAS, The membership of our International Union are much interested in their future success in shortening the hours of labor; therefore, be it

Resolved, That we, the delegates attending the Journeymen Horseshoers' International Convention in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, instruct our Executive Board to arrange with the Executive Board of the Master Horseshoers' Association of the United States to bring about the establishment of an eight-hour day throughout this country for the various local unions affiliated with the Journeymen Horseshoers' International Union; and be it further

Resolved, That May 1, 1919, be the day selected for the establishment of the eighthour day for all Journeymen Horseshoers in the United States of America.

Respectfully submitted,

JAMES GRIFFIN, President,

Local Union No. 5, Boston, Mass. Moved and seconded that the International Union go on record as approving the efforts of any local to institute the eight-hour day in their respective localities. Carried.

Bonding of Officers.

SEC. 43. All local unions must have the officers who have in their custody the finances of the local unions bonded with the International Union. Failure on the part of the local unions to comply with this section shall debar them of the right to appeal to the International Union for financial assistance. It is compulsory for all locals to be bonded in the Fidelity Department or be suspended.

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We, the Finance Committee, recommend to the convention that each member be assessed the sum of fifty cents each year beginning with January 1, 1919, for their subscription fee in order to help defray the expense of publishing the MAGAZINE.

The total assessment for the members shall be taken out of the local treasury the first of each year and forwarded to the Editor of the MAGAZINE, with a correct list of members in good standing with their local.

The Finance Committee further recommends that the journeymen patronize those firms who advertise in our MAGAZINE, and by the brothers taking an active interest in the welfare and progress of the MAGAZINE it will only be a question of time until it will prove itself greatly beneficial to the treasury of our organization.

The committee therefore recommends that the traveling men and supply houses be asked to contribute to the MAGAZINE.

Report of the Finance Committee adopted as read.

BROOKLYN, N. Y., July 11, 1918. Mr. Hubert S. Marshall, Secretary-Treasurer International Union of Journeymen Horseshoers, Monongahela House, Pittsburgh, Pa. DEAR MR. MARSHALL:

At the annual convention of the Master Horseshoers' National Protective Association, held in Boston, Mass., September 17th-20th, 1917, the National Agreement entered into in Cincinnati, O., March 23rd and 24th, 1917, between the Executive Board of the Master Horseshoers' National Protective Association and the Executive Council of the International Union of Journeymen Horseshoers, was approved, and it is suggested that should a new agreement be entered into or the old one renewed, it would be well to insert in the same a clause prohibiting the departure in any manner from the provisions of local agreements that are entered into during the life of such agreement excepting with the consent of the National Arbitration Board, consisting of the representatives of both National Associations.

Trusting that you may have a very successful meeting and that the efforts of yourself and your fellow-members may redound for the best interest of the trade, I am, with kind regards, Very truly yours,

C. J. MCGINNESS, Secretary.

Mr. Charles McGinness, Sec'y, M. H. N. P. A., II Union Square, Brooklyn, N. Y.

DEAR SIR:

Your letter of July 11th received in Pittsburgh while the convention was in session, and was read before the body.

A thorough discussion of the National Agreement was entered into, with the result that I was instructed to communicate with you and notify you that the International Journeymen Horseshoers, in convention assembled, would not sanction the National Agreement.

continue in the future and with kindest personal regards, I am,

Very sincerely yours,

HUBERT S. MARSHALL, Sec'y-Treas.,
I. U. of J. H. of U. S. and Canada.

Mr. Hubert S. Marshall, Secretary-Treasurer, International Union of Journeymen Horseshoers, Second National Bank Building, Cincinnati, Ohio.

DEAR MR. MARSHALL:

Yours of the 22nd to hand. We note that the matter of the National Agreement that was entered into in March, 1917, between the International Union of Journeymen Horseshoers and our National Association, that the same was presented at the recent convention of your association and that your convention refused to sanction the same. However, I presume that you have acted wisely, as far as your association is concerned, and I wish to assure you that the action of your convention will not in any way mar the friendly relations that have been existing between our association and the International Union for some time past, and I wish to assure you that we hope that the same will continue for some time to come.

Congratulating you on your almost unanimous re-election as Secretary-Treasurer of the International Union, I am with best wishes for your future success.

Very truly yours,

C. J. MCGINNESS, Sec'y.

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