The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-08-15
FEDERATED TRADES.
Musicians Complain of the Ma
tive Sons.
The Molders Claim That Their Strike Has
Greatly Retarded Work on the Govern
ment Cruisers-UniOn Reports

At the weekly meeting of the Council of
Federated Trades last night President
Mackay occupied the chair, and Secretary
KretIow was at the desk. L. Cornelius
Begg was admitted as a delegate from the
Horse-shoers' Union.
A communication from the Western
Central Labor Union stated that the strike
of the mi ners at Franklin, Newcastle and
Gilman is still in progress, and that it would
be necessary to place 4 boycott on the out
put of those mines. The matter was re-
ferred to the Executive Committee.
The Journeyman Coopers Union petit
toned the council TO take steps to cause all
hO0p-driVing in the breweries to be done by
members Of the union. 1t is claimed that
this action is necessary in order that coop
ers will not be compelled to do the work at
the reduced rate Of 81 day.
In reference TO the proposed boycott on
Starr Il Co.'S fouring-mill for alleged
blacklisting OF striking members of the
Lumbermen and Warehousemen's Union of
Carquinez Straits, the Executive Committee
reported having Investigated the matter.
The firm refuses to yield TO the demand of
the handlers To- 30 cents an hour
until other millmeu paw the same rate.
EMPLOYERS had blacklisted the strikers for
self-protectio n. Action on the matter was
postponed for week.
a SINGULAR PROPOSITION.
Chairman Mackay reported that the firm
of Acres * Williams had refused to re-
employ the striking book-binders. 1t seems
that the young men who went on strike
demanded journeymen's wages, but the
| firm claims they are not competent to earn
the wages Of journeymen. The strik ers
| are not members of the Book-binders'
Union, but the union promised to back them
up in their light for higher wages. A mo-
ton to boycott the firm was declared by
various delegates to be "a singular PROPOSE
| tion," because the strikers are not union
men anu cannot he admitted to the union
until they receive IS day. The motion to
boycott was laid over for two weeks.
= report was made in reference to the
use of a bogus shce-stamp by Rosenthal,
! FEEDER & Co. Members of the Boot and Shoe
Makers White Labor League said that by
| the use of the stamp the firm is selling East
! ern-made shoes for California goods. As
the firm has promised to discontinue the
! use of the stamp. the proposition to levy q
! boycott was laid over Tor one week.
REPORTS FROM UNIONS.
Reports we're received from various
| unions. The Box-sawyers' and Naiers'
| Union reported good progress in the fight
| against Carrick, Williams q Wright
The Journeymen BARRIERS League gave
1 Il.
Roser OF 1541 Geary street, because he re-
fused to close at o'clock in the evening
Delegate Thurman reported that the
| brewery workmen are making elaborate ar
rangements for the Labor day parade.
| MANY of the breweries have volunteered to
| furnish horses, and there Will De a cayal-
| cade of al least 80.
| The JOurneymen CoOpers reported hav-
ing unionized members of the craft at
| Sacramento, and expect soon to form a union
| at San jose.
Delegate Davis reported that the Must
clans Union IS still trying to fight against
| army bands. He said that the Native Sons
] are always anxious to employ non-union
bands, and had already engaged two army
| bands for their coming celebration. a
peculiar fact was that California Parlor,
| which had hired tue Angel Island band, had
| many members of labor unions in its ranks.
One member is a delegate to tie council.
ONE EFFECT OF A STRIKE.
Delegate Orr of the Alameda County
Federation said that the sIen0graphers and
| typewriters of Oakland are organizing q
| union. Members Of the federation will
| assist the Farmers Alliance in conductine
cooperative stores.
Delegate Collins of the Irou-molders'
| Union made a report in which he said that
| the strike of the mOlders had greatly de-
layed work on the Government war-ships
He said that Cruiser No. had been de-
| layed six months and the contractors would
| be eighteen months behind time before the
vessel is launched. The Monterey, which
| should have been finished six months ago,
he said, would not be turned over to the
| Government for a year. The non-unon
men employed in the foundres had been
| armed with pistols aud clubs to stand of
| pickets.
The committee appointed to make
arrangements for the Coast Federation Con-
vention recommended that the convention
be held in this city on Monday, September
| 21st, and that the council proceed to elect
| delegates. The report was received as
| progressive. Delegates to the convent ou
| will be nominated on Friday night and
| elected the week following