The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-11-29
TRADES FEDERATION.
Reports From Unions at the
Councils Meeting.
Early Closing Movement Gaining Headway.
Protest Against an Ordinauce-Mold-
srs Profess to Be Hopeful Yet.

| At the stated weekly meeting Of the
| Council of Federated Trades last night,
| Alfred Thurman presided, and the Alameda
Federation sent William Mullender as a
| delegate, and he was seated.
A communication from the National
Board of Trade, asking whether the council
desired to join that body. was read and
placed on file. 1t was evidently intended
| for the State Board of Trade.
State Senator elect j. 81. Mahoney sent in
letter declaring that he is in favor of the
Australian ballot system, and that before
| going to Sacramento he would like to confer
with committee ffom the council in refer
ence to the matter. Referred to the Com
| mittee on Legislation.
4 letter from Bushnell Bros. in reference
| to the boycott declared by the council was
| placed on file, Chairman Thurman stating
| that the firm had not been boycotted, but
| that ban had been placed upon the weekly
paper published by it.
EARLY-CLosING MOVEMENT.
| Secretary Kretlow made report for the
| Executive Committee, showing that the
| early-closing movement is steadily gaining
Roadway. A number of additional dry
| goods men and boot and shoe dealers had
! promised to close at o'clock. Kelly &
| Liebes promised to close their store at
| o'clock after the first of the year, but soon
| after this the retail clerks distributed boy
cotting circulars against the house. The
| firm, therefore. now refuses to close early at
| any time, and will have nothing to do with
| the clerks association. Various furnishing
goods houses will close early If others will
( follow suit
fact that there will be mass-meeting Of
| the blacks miths and horse-shoerS in Lower
| Metropolitan Hall tonight.
| The council decided to take no action in
reference to the purchase of any limited
| number of tickets for the core-makers' ball
at living Hall tonight, as it was thought
| best to make individual subscriptions or
| donations
Thomas Finnerty of the Coast Seamen's
! Union was added to the Committee on Leg
| iSlatiOn.
The box-sawyers' trouble in reference to
reduced hours of labor was referred to the
Eight-hour Committee.
REPORT FROM SACRAMENTO.
Charles Grambarth of the Special Commit
| tee, appointed to visit Sacramento, made a
| report on the boycott of the Bee. He said
he believed that when Judge Armstrong
| heard all the evidence in the case he would
not make any further interference in the
fight. He also reported that a new evening
| paper will soon pear ut the State capital
| in opposition TO the Bee.
Delegate Dundas said that it was neces-
| sary to take further act on in reference
to protesting against the proposed action
! of the Board of Supervisors in pass
| ing an order to prohibit the distribu-
ton of circulars or boyeOtting dodgers
| upon the streets. All members of labor un-
ions were asked TO attend the meeting Of the
| Supervisors on Monday night and join IN
| protesting against the proposed order.
| Mr.. Mule nfer made report in reference
to the condition of the trouble at Judson's
Iron Mills at Emeryville where $50 men are
| out on strike. All other trade organiza-
| lions in Alameda County he said are in
| prosperous condition.
| Delegate Condor reported that unions Is
| and %, of the International Furniture
| workers, had finally decided TO amalgamate
| and would take the necessary action TO
bring it about next Tuesday night.
| Delegate Pye reported that business is
| rather dull with the boX-sawyers. Some of
| the members Of the union are indignant
| over The small prices now paid by the firms.
| fhe retail shoe-clerks reported that they
| expected to induce all their employers to
| close at Z O'Clock in the evening after the
| first OF the year.
NO TROUBLE AMONG THE UNIONS.
Delegate Ark annoupced that the coast
| seamen were having q little trouble with
| the United States Shipping Commissioner
! in reference to certain coast provisions of
| the shipping laws. The members of the
| trade before the Commissioner, but there is
| no war, he said, between the steamship sea-
| men ana the coast seamen, and the trouble
| between them is being amlcably settled.
The cooks and walters made known that
| their bureau is receiving more orders than
| it can fill.
Delegate Mullin made the report that the
| Leather Federation on this Coast is in a
most prosperous condition. aud the demand
| for Calii0rnia-made goods constantly in
| creasing.
| President Valentine of the Molders'
! Union said that two of the agents sent East
| by the Manufacturers Association had re-
| turned to this city without having secured
any men for the struck foundries In the
last two weeks nine more imported men had
deserted the shops under the ban
| aid returned East. Mr.. Valen-
| tine further said that the molders'
strike might last until next March, making
it a whole year in duration. 1t is fight to
| the death. but the molders felt certain of
| finally gaining a victory.
| The BARRIERS Eight-o'cloek Closing
League reported that it had requested the
bosses to resign and that headquarters and
| free employment bureau would soon be
| established. The Fame Of the organization
| had also been changed to the Journeymeu
| BARRIERS League.
| Delegate Condor reported that there will
| be a meeting OF the Eight-hour Committee
| on Sunday morning.
! IRON TRADES.