The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-01-03
FEDERATED TRADES.
A Savage Attack ON President AL.
fred Thurman.
Judson's Iron-W Workers State Their Case-Shoe
Clerks Appeal in Behalf of
Their Boycotter.

Council of Federated Trades was that which
was held last night.
President Thurman was assailed as a
trades-union Bismarck making use of his
position to aid his friends and injure his
enemies the Coast Seamen were attacked
by the Longshore Lumbermen for aiding an
employer of scabs; the Carpenters COM
planned that the eight-hour rule is disre-
garded on hotel that is being rebuilt;
boycott circular in which the owner of judi
sons Mills will take deep interest was
passed, and the question of affiliating with
the Grocers was settled.
Credentials were received and accepted
from NJ L. Farand of the Typographical
Union; B. J. Pye, Fl. o. Mullen. o. A.
Cleggs and J. A. Watson. of the Box-saw-
yers' Union James O'Rourke of the Horse
shoers' Union: John +. Mullen, Robert
Burtwell, Henry j. Brown, G. Driscoll.
Alexander Sullivan, r. NJ. Willis and c. F.
Mason, of the White Labor League; Mi
chael Mcdonnell of the Herse-shoers'
Union; G. NJ Brosboll of the Shoe Clerks;
j. T. Walkenshaw of Carpenters Union.
No. 4S3; P. Berth and G. Gerkin, of the
UphDlsterers' Union; George Ii. Thomas
and John Lennox. of tho Longshore Lum-
bermen; Robert Hattnn and John ]. Nea-
and A. Z. Brehm and r. Urbais, of the
Tanners and Curriers' Union.
IRON AND STEEL WORKERS SEATED.
A communication from the Iron and
Steel Workers Union asking permission
to send delegates to the council was referred
to the Organizing Committee, on whose
favorable report the delegates of the iron
and steel workers were seated.
The Typographical Union sent informa-
ton that it had eXonerated w. A. Bushnell
and E. w. Thurman of the charge of en-
ploying Chinese labor.
Then came very long letter from the
Brewery Workmen IS Union. No. is, recently
organized. accusing Alfred Thurman, Cen
eral Score tarv, of playing the autocrat to-
ward the mem ers of the union and of using
his position to reward his friends aud pu n
ish his enemies. 1t called him the only al
mighty boss in the labor movement corrupt
and welding dangerous power, and in con-
ciuSion the new union asked to be admitted
into the council.
President Thurman said, that this new
union is composed of two bakers, two tai
lors, some saloOn-keepers and "Scab."
They are all in the employ of one brewer,
and are the tools which he is using in an at
tempt to disrupt the union.
REFERRED TO A COMMITTEE.
Delegates elected by the new organiza-
ton were in waiting In the anteroom Tor a
chance to tell their story in the council and
President Thurman asked that the delegates
be heard, but the council decided to refer
the matter to the Organizing Committee.
The Officers-elect of the council were in
stalled after President Thurman had made
short speech, in which he said that he would
not have again sought the chair had he OF
been made target for bitter attacks DO tn
inside and outside of the council. He de-
elared that detectives had been on his track
for weeks to find out some flaw in his public
or private life, and tnat conspiracy has
been formed between certain persons and
daily paper to blacken his reputation, ana
that the first fruits of their labor would ap-
pear in sl&nderous assault to be made
upon him on Monday morning in the Gel
umns of the paper to which he REFER ed.
The Executive Committee next submitted
the text of an agreement between it and the
Retail Grocers' Executive Committee The
committee had decided that the retail gro
GERS might affiliate with the unions provided
they sold union goods and upheld all the
councils actions.
Several members demurred to entering
into such an agreement on the grounds that
there might be unreliable, self-seeking gro
GERS in the Retail Association, and that the
council would have very big chunk to
chew If it undertook to boycott all grocerS
not in the organization.
A QUESTION OF ENDORSEMENT.
Delegate Pye explained that the grocers
did not ask a seat in the council, but simply
asked that their certificate that they do not
hahdie Cninese goods or employ unfair men
might be indorsed.
President Thurman and others held that
nearly all the unions would be benefited by
lndorsing the grocers' proposition. He urged
that the grocers had organized to fight the
trusts and the corners of the wholesale
dealers. They would handle none but union
goods, and where. he asked, is the manufac-
turer that would fight trades-union know
nf fha oil
were behind II. He thought that the
grocers' certificate should be Endorsed and
that the union gr0cers should have all the
patronage the tollers OF the city could give
them.
The matter. after debate that appeared
to be almost intermiDable, was settled by
the passing of set Of resolutions indorsing
the grocers' certificate.
The Legislative Committee reported that
a reform ballot law had been prepared to be
presented to the Legislature, and that it
would have the hearty support of the
Farmers Alliance. Tue bill will be present
ed in the Senate by Benjamin Langford of
the San Joaquin District, and by Eugene +.
Best Of this city in the Assembly.
COMMITTEES APPOINTED
The following committees were appointed:
Legislative Committee-L j. Cannon, G.
J. Boyle, w. w. Shannon, a. Sullivan and
James Roxburg.
Visiting Committee-M. Rothschild, W.
u.
and E. Mcguire.
Committee on Rcsolutions-W. J. B.
Mackay, j. Valentine. George Bennett, H.
f. White and l.. Schmidt.
Committee on Finance-P. Martin and G..
Langford
Joseph F. Valentine of the molders'
| union stated that there is good reason to be-
lieve that the long strike in which the menu
bers have been engaged will soon be won by
them.
The Carpenters Union complain that GER
tain contractors are violating the nne-hour
rule, and the matter was referred to the
Eigh-hOur Committee TO suggest remedy.
Among those complained of was the builder
who employs the men at work on the Bur
lington Hotel.
The shoe clerks stated that one of their
number had been fined for passing boycott
circulars, and as all the unions had an in
terest in the case they thought that the
council should have the case appealed to a
higher court as the lawyer who defended
the boycotter believes that there is good
ground for obtaining anew trial of the case.
This request was referred to the Executive
Committee.
The longshore lumbermen complained that
the Coast Seamen's Union is acting unfairly
toward them in permitting its members to
work for boycotted firms which have re-
duced wages They demanded an investi-
cation of the charge and the Executive Com
mittee was instructed to do what it could in
the way of finding a solution for the diff
Guilty.
THE BoYCoTTED BOASTS
The Horse-shoers' Union deplored the
fact that an employer who is being bo ycot-
ted by them publicly boasts that the BOY
colt advertises his business and has done
him much good. They were shown how
they could change the exultation of the
boaster to deep chagrin, and will set to
work immediately with the pointers re-
ceived.
Valentine of the holders Union stated
that the moders employed at Judson's Mills
at Emeryyille. will probably be ordered to
strike at an early date. He spoke with
manifest pleasure of the fact that suits in
yolving large sums have recently been com
menced by a member of the Manufacturers
Association OF this city. Subsequently a
circular giving an account of the trouble at
Jndson's was read TO the council and ap.
proved for transmission to the unions.
Prasident Euhrman stated that thu now