The morning call., 1890-08-23
FEDERATED TRADES.
Rep Ort of Labor Troubles Cabled
From Australia.
Eight-Hour Committee Reorganized-Eforts
Of Dry-Goods and Boot and Shoe Clerks
for Eariy Closing.
The Federated Trades met last night. A.

The Federated Trades met last night, A.
Thurman presiding.
The following communications were read
and referred to proper committees:
From Union 304, carpenters and ioiners CIV
ing notice of its decision to join the federation.
From E. HOhenslen OF Healdsburg. stating
that higher wages had been granted to hop
pckers there, and asking that In case Of short
age OF white help few carloads be sent up
rrom this city.
TROUBLE IN PORTLAND BREwERIES.
From John OBrien of the Federated Trades
Assembly OF Portland Oregon, stating that the
proprielOrs of the CITY Brewery and United
States Brewery. at that city, had refused to
uni0nize their brewers, and recommended With
drawal of patronage.
From Samuel Gompers, President American
Federation of Labor, refusing the request to re-
call the charter 10 the Musicians Union In this
CITY, and insisting upon some proof OF wrong
doing before taking action as desired.
From the Federated Trades Assembly at Port
land, Oregon. reporting 5000 net receipts from
the picnic for the benefit OF the San Francisco
IRON, melders, and the arrangement Of another
picnic In aid Of The locked out and evicted coal
miners az wellington, b. c.
l.. N. Ahrens presented his credentials
from the Cigar-makers' International Un-
ion, No. 22S, vice A. A. Philo, resigned.
Ahrens and Frank Dolan of the Pattern
makers Association were initiated.
The following cabIegram from the Sgd
new Federation of Labor was read and re-
ferred to the Executive COMMITTEES:
Acute struggle between capital and labor.
Australia seeks support. EDWARDS.
The Eight-hour Committee reported in
different attendance at its meetings. On
motion the names of members absent at
the last meeting were stricken from the
committee. The vacancies on the commit
tee were filled as follows: Harrison, Nc
Sloy, Dolan, Ahrens, Ehlers, Deckard and
willis.
The Labor-day Committee reported that
band of twelve pieces had been engaged
for the pail in the evening, and that forty
performers had already volunteered for the
literary exercises.
The Committee on Wellington Coal Mine
Strike advised the engaging of two men for
a few days to follow the coal delivery
wagons and discover where Dunsmuir's
agents are and report to the committee.
Favorable action in the matter was taken
by the council
The President reported that the commit
tee sent to the san Jose Convention to have
ballot reform plank inserted in the DEM
Ocratic platform was successful.
POLITICAL INTRIGUES.
A motion to extend vote of thanks to
the Committee on Platform and Resolutions
at the San Jose Convention for adopting a
reform ballot plank in the Democratic plat
form was carried after lively discussion.
Several members addressed the meeting
upon the unc0nstitutionallty of the pro-
ceeding.
The COMMITTEES of Council on Labor day
reported having engaged a band of twelve
Dieces for the parade,
Tho Willow and Game Workers, ITnion
renorted having changed its name to the
Rattan workers' IIninn
Thomas McSloy. for the retaiI dry-poods
clerks, urged the necessity of requesting
tho n1rchssing nnblic of Son Erapc;Sco re
discontinue shopping after O'Clock in the
evening, that the working hours of the
cIerks NAV he rednced from fonrteep 10
ten hours a daV-
The brewery workman renorted having
donated 500 to the strikino iron.molders
and the boy-sawvers renorfed having do.
mated 500 In he strikino coal-miners in
Rritisb Colnmbia>
The Cooks' and Walters, Union reouested
that the ORGANIZATION Committee wall mpon
the nroprietors of the Snntbern Pacifc