The morning call., 1890-08-02
FEDERATED TRADES.
CO0pers' and Brewery WOrkmens'
Troubles Discussed.
Dry Goods Clerks Delegates Seated-Eight-
Hour Committee-The Subsidy Bill.
Reports From Unions.

The following delegates from various
unions were seated: Mill Carpenters, L. III.
Harrison and Thomas OBrien; Union
Brewery workmen, John Laumeister and
Henry Mrs; Pressmen's Union, No. "a,
John Roxburg; Box Sawyers' and Nailers'
Union. F. S. Fishbach; Dry-goods Clerks
Association, w. Dundas, 2. b. Keeney, 7.
McGlory and r. j. McClunie.
An application was made by the German
American Typographical Union for admis
sion, and also by the Pattern-makers'
Union. 1t was decided to grant them.
The matter of the Furniture workers
Union boycott against Kemp 81 Co. again
came up. and the council decided to order
general boycott against the firm which
the fuIniture-w workers have fought against
SO long
SAN JOSE FEDERATION.
A communication was read from the
Santa Clara County Federated Trades
stating that business is depressed in San
Jose at present; also that the carpenters
there are having some trouble with the
prOprietOrs OF the Garden City Lumber
Mill. who have refused to accede to the
eight-nour movement, and the recalcitrant
employers had been boycotted on account
of their action. In regard to the boycott of
canned goods put up by Chinese the matter
is being agitated most vigorously in Santa
Clara County. Assistance from the San
Francisco canneries was asked in pushing
the matter.
1t was reported by the Executive Com
mittee that the shoe-store of Deasy Broth
ers on Market street had been visited in re-
gard to the firms closing at o'clock every
evening except Saturday night. The firm
informed the committee that it could not
close at the hour named as certain stores in
their vicinity insisted on remaining open.
The question of bOycottlng the firm was
then discussed, and finally notice was
given that it would be brought up at the
next meeting.
BY the Organizing Committee it was re-
ported that visits had been paid to the
Blacksmiths' and Horse-sh0ers' Union and
the BARRIERS Union, both of which are pros
pering. The Blacksmiths' Union will prob
ably join the council, as will also the Up
holsterers' Union.
EIGHT-HoUR COMMITTEE.
Delegate Curry Of the Eight-hour COM
mittee reported that the committee is not
working together as it should. 1t is diff
cult to assemble quorum at the meetings.
1t was decided to instruct the Chairman to
organize as soon as possible and Messrs. +.
S. Fishbach and w. Neuman were appointed
on the committee to fill two vacancies.
The Legislative Committee reported that
it had decided to send the pamphlets which
had been prepared regarding the Australian
system of balloting all over the State.
President Thurman further stated that the
committee had been very slow in sending
out the circulars.
In reply several members of the committee
added that they had not sufficient funds
enough to pay for the work of distribution.
1t was therefore ordered that the council
have funds collected at once from those
unions which had voted funds but had not
yet turned them over to the council; also
that certain number of copies of the pro-
posed law be sent to the declarations at San
Jose and Sacramento for distribution at the
conventions which meet in these places.
The Organizing Committee also reported
that the Retail Dry-goods Clerks Associa-
ton had elected delegates to the council
There is some opposition to having the dry
goods delegates seated, as some delegates
thought the clerks were only using the
council to carry through their early closing
movement. The delegates were, however,
seated after they took the proper oath.
LABoR-DAY CELEBRATION.
The Committee on Labor Day, through
Delegate Grambarth, made Il report to the
effect that at the meeting last Tuesday
night delegates from twelve different
unions had been present. 1t was decide
to accept Woodward's Gardens for the eele-
bration at an expense of S225 for the day
and evening. A committee OF five on
printing had been appointed and ticke IS
had been ordered. The admission fee
charged will be % cents for adults an d 10
cents for children under u years old.
The matter of the difficulty between the
CoOpers' Union and President Thurman. as
employment agent of the council, then
came up. AT the former meeting the COM
mittee reported that the charges of the man
HerZog against Mr.. Thurman were not well
founded and Mr.. Thurman was eXonerated.
A recommendation was, however, presented,
signed by Delegates Meanwell and Pye,
which was to the following effect:
That the Coopers Union have the employment
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permanent office; and after the establishment OF
cOOner's Office the Executive Committee Of the
Coopers' and two from the Brewery Workmen's
Union shall adopt rules governing the employ
ment OF coOper's in beweries.
This matter was not taken up at the last
meeting with the report of the committee.
A wELL-CoNDUCTED OFFICE.
Delegate Mackey declared that the en-
plOyment office, as regards the brewery
wOrkmen especially, had been built up out
of the trouble with the brewery bosses a
year ago. He did not believe in dragging
the private matters between the employ
ment agent and the coopers into the coun-
ell. Let them settle it on the outside.
Delegate Smith agreed with Mr.. Mackey,
and said that if the coopers are not salts
fed all that they can do Is to withdraw from
the council.
Delegate Philips said that the complaint
of the coopers had been found to be
complaint upon? There is no use in trying
! to remedy something which does not exist
Delegate Meanwell urged that the COM
| mittee had tried to settle the thing. Some
| of the committeeman thought that when
they had investigated the Herzog matter
the whole thing had been settled. But
| there had been letter sent by the cOOpers
asking that they be allowed to establish an
employment bureau of their own, and that
should be settled The coopers should be
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regarding the employment of men in the
business, as well as in the shops. The
recommendation was made in order to set
tie the matter and avoid friction, and the
c0opers should have the right to employ
their own men.
ONLY WITH ONE MAN.
Delegate McGlynn said that the discon-
tent Of the Coopers' Union seemed to be
with one man. Mr.. Thurman, He was
sorry to see it, because in labor troubles in
the past no truer friend of labor interests
had ever been found. He is honest, and
| always presented a square frontin troubles.
He considered the present arrangement the
best, and askeI that in order to settle the
personal matter Mr.. Thurman explain the
| matter.
MIR. Thurman replied that it was just
| year yesterday that the screws we're put on
| the owners OF the breweries, and the brew
cry workmen had control of every brewery
| in the city. Since then the union has
grown and now has 500 members. The
union said it would make its members free
| men and it has won the fight. The brewery
| bosses recognize the one employment office,
| but will not recognize two. Let the matter
| he given to the coOpers If they think they
| can hold the brewery bosses down as well
as the brewery workmen. There are only
| about seventeen coopers employed in the
| breweries, where there are 500 brewery
workmen. Mr.. Thurman said he was tired
Of this continual bowling against the
brewery workmen. Let the coopers run
| the breweries if they can. He wished
| them luck in their new endeavor.
A motion was made by Mr.. Condor that
the recommendation of the committee that
the co0Ders have an employment office of
their own be adopted. 1t was lost.
Mr.. Thurman wanted to know what re-
course a man has who has been unjustly at
tackled, and asked the council to take action
regarding the charges made by the CooperS'
Union.
THE SUBSIDY BILL.
The special committee reported having
| sent the following telegram to Washington:
To the Pacific Coast Representatives. in Con-
0Tess: The Co'tnc OF Federated Trades of the
Pacific Coast, representing the often. ex pressed