The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-07-12
FEDERATED TRADES.
Labor Day Will Be Celebrated by
the Unions Jointly.
Shall the Steamship Sailors Be Rsadmitted
to the Council !-Counsel Chosen in the
Molders' Interests.

ment OF the retail Sn0e CLERKS. III was
| stated that nearly all the leading shoe-deal-
| ers had been visited, and that about all
| had ann ounced that they are now closing
| their stores at o'clock in the evening;
! also that several more had agreed to fall
| into line on the 2lst inst
A report was made by Delegate Smith of
| the Organizing Committee to the effect that
| the newly organized Tin and Sheet-iron
Workers are progressing very favorably, in
| fact more so than was at first anticipated.
In short time it is expected that all the
| shops in the city will be unionlzed.
The Committee on Legislation submitted
| report that $4,000 copies of the proposed
| new system of balloting, called the Austria
| Ian style, be printed for distribution. and
| also that 5000 copies Of a petition in regard to
the matter, urging the passage of an act in
| cooperating the provisions of the new BAL
lot system, be printed.
THE STEAMSHIP SAILORS.
Quite prolonged discussion ensued over
| the subject of readmitting the Steamship
| Sailors Union to the Federation.
Mr.. Meanweli, the Chairman of the Visit
! ing Committee, reported that he had visited
! the Steamship Sailors, who had withdrawn
from the council, and he thought that they
| might be induced to return. He had sug-
| gested the matter to them and now asked
| that committee be appointed 10 confer
| with the union.
| motion was made to act upon the sug
| geStOn and appoint such committee.
| Several delegates opposed making adj
| vances to the steamship sailors, as the
| council would stultify itself, after having
| expelled the union last year.
Delegate Grambarth was especially OPP
| posed to sending any committee 10 see what
| the Steamship Sailors wanted.
| Delegate Spring thought no harm could
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Mr.. Meanwell, when asked for lnf0rma-
ton as to his visit to the sailors, stated that
| the union had expressed Willingness to
| return to the council, but the members de-
sired to know upon what conditions they
would be readmltted.
LAID ON THE TABLE.
Delegate Cannon offered as an amend
ment that the Secretary be authorized to
| send a communication to the Steamship
| Sailors and ask them TO send response to
| the communication as to whether they
would agree to obey the rules of the c0un-
| Gil.
As no official communication had been
received from the Steamship Sailors in the
matter, the amendment was ruled out of
order
The motion to appoint committee was
then voted upon and lost.
Delegate Mackie moved to refer the mat
| ter to the Visiting Committee with power
TO act. Before any discussion could take
place in this matter 1t was voted to lay 1t
on the table.
Delegate Condor reported that arrange
ments are progressing for the entertain
ment and ball for the benefit of the Iron
molders' Union. Headquarters had been
| opened at Second and Mission streets, and
| the Musicians Union had agreed to furnish
fifty pieces of music free.
Chairman Thurman then appointed the
following committees for the ensuing SIX
| months:
Legislative Commlttee-L. j. Cannon, Tan
ners' and CURRIERS' Union; L. W. Thurman,
Ty geographical Union 81; A. Sullivan. Shoe
makers; H. Kletlow. Clgar-makers; Edward
| Anderson. Coast Seamen.
Committee on Resolutions-W. j. B. MGckay,
Coast seamnen; Charles Gramgarf Pc G R
| makers; W. Springer. Pasierers.
Committee on Visiting UniOns-R. Bentwell,
snoemakels; NJ. Monaghan. Coopers; J.
| Mitchell, Cooks and Walters; j. *. Phillips,
| Typographical Union; j. harris, Shoemakers;
| James ii. Ferran, Shoe-clerks' Association.
Finance Commltiee-C J. j. Smith, Musicians;
| Thomas Finnerty, Coast Seamen; p. Martin,
| Harness.makers.
TROUBLE AT BENICIA.
Delegate Cannon of the Tanners and
| Curriers' reported that business is rather
| dull at present. He also reported that
| there is n possibility of trouble with a GER
tain leather factory in Benicia. There is a
foreman employed there who had made a
| threat that he would discharge all men en-
| ployed there who belonged to the union.
| Many union men Iluu D0cU ulSCUdlp
| the Tanners Union is determined that il
| the foreman is allowed TO so on in an I'M
| derhand way it would have TO take steps 20
prevent 1t, even If the National Federation
| had to be called on for assistance as we'll as
| the Pacific Coast unions.
Delegate Sullivan of the Shoemakers re-
| ported that he was sure that the shoe
| makers would assist the Tanners and Cur
riers' Union if the latter had any trouble.
The delegate from the Bench Carpenters
| Tod hat hn 20 rt.arr ny,1
Joiners' Union had placed his organization
in peculiar position by resembling the res
| UlutiOn in regard 20 eight hours in all the
| mills alter the LIST of August. The delegate
wanted advice as to whether it would be
| better for the bench carpenters to go out on
| strike on August 1st, or whether the cOun-
| ell would appoint a committee to endeavor
to arrange the matter. The Executive Com
mittee was authorized to look after it.
EARLY CLOSING sHoE-sToREs.
An encouraging report was made by the
| delegate from the retail boot and shoe
| clerks to the effect that their movement to
| close stores at o'clock in the evening is
| progressing well, but that there are yet
| many persons who seem to forget that the
clerks are agitating for reduced hours and
| persist in going downtown to make puT-
| cbases in the evening after o'clock, when
| they could very easily do their shopping
earlier or on Saturday night when the
| stores keep open late.
The delegates also reported that the Dry
| goods Clerks Association would soon join
| the federation and that the following stores
| will close: Rosenthal & Co., Kast & Co.
and Russell. Messrs. Nolan & Descalso,
| Descalso 81 Frank, p. f. Nolan and Ka-
| tinsky had agreed to close on the 21st inst.
| Conrech Brothers had agreed to give the
| movement months trial.
Delegate Ark of the Coast Seamen's
| Union stated that the various branches of
the union throughout the Coast had each
| decided to send three delegates to the In
| ternatioDal Convention of Seamen in Glas-
| gov. Scotland, during the first week in Oc-
| tober next.
| Mr. Ark also called attention to the fact
| that the American Government grants a
| subsidy to the Pacific Mail Steamship Com
pany, which employs Chinese as sailors.
| He was of the opinion that the council
| should take some steps to see that money is
| not given to a company which employs Chi
| ueSe.
ANTI-CHINEsE AGITATION.
| Delegate McGlynn said that he hoped an
opportunity would be made at this same
| time to reopen an anti-Chnese agitation.
| The Executive Committee was delegated to
| consider the matter
The Cooks and Walters Union reported
| the boycott against the Palace Restaurant
| on Market street is not progressing as
| favorably as it should. He thought that
| the Executive Committee of the coun Gil
| should take the matter in hand.
|
| lington coal, Delegate Ark of the Coast Sea-
men said he had received a communication
| from the miners of British Columbia that
| the trouble with DunSmuir & Co. had not
| been settled. and the fight against Yelling
| ton coal as handled by this firm is still in
| progress.
On motion of Mr.. Mackay the following
| committee was appointed to push the boy
| colt against the coal: Messrs. Finnerty,
Ark, Condor, Willis, Atkins. Mullen and
| Monaghan.
Delegate Grambarth made motion that
| committee of seven be appointed to make
proper arrangements for celebrating Labor
| day, which will occur on the LIST of Sep
| TENDER.
| An amendment was offered that the mat
| ter be placed in the hands of the Eight
| hour Committee
The amendment was lost and the follow
| ing committee was appointed: Messrs. An
| derson, McGlynn, Cannon, Meanwell,
| Guinne, Grambarth and Monaghan.