The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-09-20
FEDERATED TRADES.
Trouble With the Early Closing
Movement.
Preparations Made to Boycott the South San
Francisco Brewery-Shoe-Stores
Under the Ban.

The Council of Federated Trades could
not transact the usual amount of business
last night, on account of having decided to
attend the mass-meeting of the Free-PresS
Defense A ssocation.
Complaint was made that the National
Brewery is still using Wellington coal, and
it was proposed to hasten the boycott
against that institution.
g An objection WAS raised to suchfsummary
proceeding, however, because the National
Brewing Company had shewn that it is
under contract with Dunsnuir IL Sons to
accept coal until May !, 1891, and that
breach of that contract meant forfeiture
of $1,000.
Some declared the contract to be only
"fake to avoid the wrath of the Federated
Trades. But since the representations made
had every appearance Of good faith, the
council felt called upon TO credit them until
the contrary is proven.
The charge was made that the South San
Francisco Brew cry persisted in using Duns-
muir coal and Delegate Finnerty gave notice
that in one week he would move to declare
a boycott on that establishment.
Another delegate suggested that the
National be included in the motion, but
the Chairman ruled adversely, explaining
that the.tfederation could not afford to take
any such action at present.
The Executive Committee was instructed
to look into the charges in relation to the
/" faked" contract Of the National Brewing
Company.
LOS ANGELES FEDERATION.
The Los Angeles Federation sent word
that a constitution and bylaws had been
adopted by that body, and with slight alter
atiOnS are the same as those governing the
San Francisco body. The word g unions"
had been changed to organizations" in
order that the Knights of Labor might be
admitted.
The credentials of Delegates f. Friebel
and D. 5. Durkes, representing Carpenters
and Joiners' Union, No. 304, were received
and the delegates seated.
The committee having in charge the We'll
lington coal boycott and other matter refer
ring 10 it reported that about all the salts
faction that could be had of Dunsmuir was
that he is only working his men eight hours
day and that he would not recognize the
union.
A long discussion was INDUCED in rela-
ting TO the retail shoe clerks 7 o'clock
closing movement, and one of the delegates
from that body named three firms that per-
sisted in breaking faith with the association,
AM that unless they are kept IN line all the
other stores refuse TO be bound by the agree
ment. lie asked that the federation declare
a boycott on the refractory firms
Secretary Bushnell said he and others Of
the Executive Committee had called on
these firms, and indeed all the retail shoe
firms with which the association has been
working. and it was his belief that a
O'clock closing movement, at least until
after the holidays, would be entirely out of
the question. Seven o'clock the proprietors
would not agree t0-unless, of course, the
movement became general but an o'clock
movement he believed would be practi-
cable, and advised the shoe clerks to agree
upon that hour for the sake Of harmony and
for lack OF anything better.
THE CLERKS PROTEST.
The shoe clerks delegates protested, de-
claring they have been working sixteen
heurs, until it seemed as though they could
not stand it any longer. They asked for
TWO hours reduction, had planted their ex-
istence as an organized body on that basis,
and they did not think modification would
be consented to. II had been discussed at
length time and time again, and T 80 was
the very outside limit that would be listened
10 by any one.
The opinion of the council was very much
divided as to the possibilities of the o'clock
movement. Some thought that the desired
hour could be attained as we'll as later
hour, and that all that is necessary would be
a little energy and determination on the
part of the clerks themselves. 1t was finally
decided to declare a boycott on Cohnrech,
and in all probability Descalso IL Frank
Will be the next victims.
Since the council had decided to attend
the masS-meeting at Metropolitan Hail.
further business was Interrupted by adj
journmenr, and headed by the Chairman it
marched out of the assembly-reom in twos,
and up Mission street to the meeting.