The morning call., 1890-11-15
FEDERATED TRADES.
Retail ShOe.StOres Are Asked to
Close at 2 O'clock.
President Valentine on the Moders' Strike.
Boycotts OF Hand by the Council.
Reports From Unions.

A meeting of the Council of Federated
Trades was held last evening at the coun-
ellis hall. 597 Mission street. President Fuhr-
man in the chair. The following new dele
gates presented their credentials and were
admitted to seats:
Iron-molders' Union, No. 164-Edward X.
Harper vice James Wilson. resigned, and
Joseph f. Valentine vice John Paterson.
resigned.
Retail Shoe Clerks Association-Martin
Solomon in place of James Farren.
Boot and ShoemakerS' White Labor
League. d. Nelson vice J. j. Reilly, re-
signed.
Box-sawyers' and Nailers' Union of Cali
fornia-O. A. Clegg vice j. r. Fischbeck.
United Brewery Workmen's Union
Timothy c. Hannah. vice Charles Reichart,
resigned.
Retail Clerks Early-closing Association
Gardiner, Fontenena and DyaS
Delegate Martin Solomon of the Shoe
Clerks Union stated that the members OF
his organization had determined to make a
fight against the shoe-dealer5 who kept open
till O'clock, it being their opinion that the
better class of dealers are willing to close at
O'Clock. He reported that about twenty
five members of his union had been sued Tor
$500 each by b. katchinsky, and that they
nau 4 t sId he heard in coTrt
ACCUSED OF LUKEwARA1NEsS.
Delegate ATKINS sald liiat II hau Deen tne
opinion OF many delegates tnat Ihe men-
bers Of the ShOe-clerks' Union were luke
warm heretofore. and he thought that was
" by tile council last Friday voted for
O'Clock as The hOur LOT Keeping open inc
shoe-storeS. Now that the shOe-cierks hau
shown themselves 10 be III earnest ne Ia
vored their petition Tor making o CLOCK
the hour for union stores to close, 1t being
understood that the dealers themselves are
Wiling 10 accept any reasonable Aouf, Just
so 1t WAS general lie moved 10 RECONSIDER
the action OF tue council which NAMED
O'Clock as the CiOSlnS EOur.
This motion was carried unanimously
amid enthusiastic applause.
a letter from b. hatcIlhskS, proprietor
OF the Hnllaqelpha Slue-sloIe, was Teau
complaining that ne had been ooycolted Dy
the Shoe Clerks Union LOT Keeping open
unill O'CLOCK, allhoueh ne consIueiet u, 1t
right to DO so under his agreement Win the
council VI Federated Trades.
II esldent THURMAN SAID the action Oh the
Shoe clerks Union ID THIS regard could not
be approved.
Secretary hretioW was instructed tot"rlte
TO all retail dealers IN this city Withdraw
ing the letter sent week ago and to re-
quest them all TO close at : u'ciock hereafter.
REPORTS FROM UNIONS.
Delerate White of the Cooks and Walters
Tnion amid mach laughter asked ia have
,bn otta1fion - tho n,a7IGaTs Iled tn the
fact mat the nrnnrietor of the Windsor
Hotel had DISCHARGED his white cooks and
mad hired Chinese. He supposed union men
would govern themselves accordiugIv.
Delegate Mcneil said that labor bureau
for cooks had been organized with head
quarters at $50 Sacramento street
Delegate Sullivan reported that the Shoe
makers Union had won in its contest with
Nh MUIR. after battle OF day and half.
Delegate Cannon reported that the Ian
neTs' and Curriers' Union Is prosperous;
not member idle; money in the treasury
and an increase of iIty-six members in
three months
When President Valentine of the Iron
molders' Union arose to make the report for
his organization, he was greeted with cheers
and applause. MIR. Valentine said the strike
Of the lrOn-mOlders is doing we'll. Last
week the bosses lost heavyweight of their
best non-union men. The bosses hope to
have more men when dull times come IN the
East This winter, but the union molders eX-
,pect TO be able to take them away as fast as
they come. Some OF the bosses appear To
he willing to settle, but others are standing
out, and lew are on the fence.
Mr.. Valentine also stated officially that
the Iron-mOlders' Union as body had
obeyed the mandate of boycott declared
against certain candidates. for municipal Of
tlcers. Some individual members had been
reealcltrant, but that was not the fault OF
the anton. Mi. alentlne SAID ne had been
elected delegate 10 The American tedtlatlOn
OF Labor, but he had decided not TO go o De-
Ioit. pIeleii4h5 % ssd5 neie Httii INC ooyS
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REGARDING boACoIIS'
The question OF boycottIng the Elntracht
saloon and restaurant was considered and
action was deferred to give the committee
chance to talk with RuSe, the landlord.
Delegate Cannon reported that the Legis-
latIve Committee Is making good progress
IN pushing the cause OF the Australian ballot
law.
Mr.. Sullivan OF tile Executive Committee
reported that the boX-SawyerS had been
called out of the box factory OF the Truckee
Box and Lumber Company and that the
place had been closed. The proprietor told
tile committee he would not unlonlze his
Sn0p.
On motion OF Delegate R0xburgh boycott
was declared against the Iruckee Box and
Lumber Company.
A communication was received stating
that the Michigan Radiator Company, the
Rochester Stove Company, the Annheuser-
Busch Brewing Company and the Lemps
Beer Company had defed all union men
and had expressed their contempt for organ
lZed labor.
The communication was referred to the
Executive Committee for consideration.
The matter Of choosing a delegate to the
American Federation of Labor, to be held
III Detroit, Mich, on the 6th OF next month,
was made special order for next Friday
night at 9 o'clock.
MORE CONCERNING BoYCoTTs.
"A communication was received from NJ NJ
NIcGIynn now in I.os ANGELES saying the
hnyrotf against the Dsilv Times If fbat cltv
is heing carried on with yignr1
DeIe9ate Peter NcNaiii Save nofica of
$500 s,-aa+ VII
4 bovcott was deelared AGAINST Kilbnr,,s
cooper-shop.
Delegate Grambarth said that recently
when a committee of the council called on
1.iebes Bros. and asked them to discharge
their Chinese and hire white men in their
cigar factory they offered to do so if the
council would take off their hands a million
and a half of Chinese made cigars. While
not rejoicing at any mans misfortune he
drew their attention to the fact that all those
niSbt5s fire no nnderstnod Tho. 49,
Bros. were well insured and that their loss
would be nominal. He was glad of this, for
ne expected to see them start into business
soon again Win q QrSt-CldSS crew OF white