The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-07-18
FEDERATED TRADES.
Protest Against Coolie. Manned
C0asting Vessels.
Lumbermen Withdraw From the Council.
Strike Of Grain-Handlers at Crockett.
Reports From the Unions.

At the weekly meeting of the Council Of
Federated Trades last night President
Mackay occupied the chair. E. G. Murphy
was admitted as delegate from the Ware
house and Lumber Mems Union of Carqui-
neZ Straits
A communication was received from the
longshore lumbermen stating that they de-
sired to withdraw their delegates from the
council. This, the union said, was deemed
necessary because the lumbermen have
Joined the waterfront federation and have
no time to attend to the affairs of the ceun-
ell. Having paid their dues up to date, the
resignation of the delegates was accepted.
A letter from the Oakland Enquirer
chapel protested against the action of the
council in indorsing the boycott against that
journal The printers declared that the boy
colt was without Just or legal cause. The
matter was referred to the Executive Com
mittee.
THE GRAIN-HANDLERs
Delegate Murphy of the Carquinez Union
explained the cause of the recent strike of
the grain-handlers at Crockett and asked
assistance from the council in organizing a
branch at Port Costa. He said the men
struck at Crockett because they had been
refused 80 cents an hour. Two ships were
tied up there, and no men can be secured TO
load these vessels until the demand of the
union is acceded to.
j. 5. Collins and Alexander Sullivan wer
elected members of the Executive Commit
tee, to fill the vacancies caused by the resig-
nations of Delegates Valentine and Gram
barth.
Delegates D. 0'Connell and S. Todd were
elected to the Organizing Committee. vice @.
j. Boyle and j. M. Crowley, resigned.
Charles Dickelman of the BARRIERS League
was elected member of the Eight hour
NoAhili'tee
REPORTS OF UNIONS
ReportS were received from the various
uuions in = M Edorot;n, m, - -, ,,,,,os
rarorto5 ~, 80 s,o nc 10 "a " ., ,
i o' ~ ted oiat soou ptu5feSo - peIS hldus
~ Tue puycott against CafFlck, lillian u
20.
Delegate Collins of the Iron-molderS'
| Union said they had heard from Valentine,
who wrote from Salt Lake tbat savaroi
| red card - men were stranded there Ha
rannrtad 3D. ~ 49,. Ssi - W. W., ie
tepo,eu t,i't inc rullon Iou WORKS re-
cehily discharged Tour non union men, and
several holdings cast at the Risdon works
were foupd TO be useless The strikino
molders proposed To win their fuht if thev
had 10 keen il nm eightaan monthS Innasr
- S,IiS,o =, ~, ~ oi w. ioti 81
,rn1ears ~ .llis"h vi lle DooI anu SHoe
Makers Nhlte Labor League said that the
removal OF Lewis Murr's factory to Buring-
ton, VT, was not due to recent strikes. MUIR.
he said. had made very little money here and
went East because of the big bonus given bv
Burlington to open up. his factory there;
The BARRIERS reported that they were hav-
ing considerable trouble in causing shops on
the outskirts of the city to close at O'clock
in the evening. a committee of twenty-five
had been appointed to attend to the matter.
WELLINGTON COAL
The arpended resolution was introdncad
by Deputy Finnerty and adoptad: 10'N
WHEREAS. Recognizing the fact that the
American shipping Industry of The Pacific Coast
Is in great danger from competition by foreign
vessels M aimed by coolle and other cheap labor.
a. as witness tne steamer I@lchiow, no" chartered
T,lnr,Iia n ~ suns 10 carry e8al from Brilsh
twepfy.eicht Jansnese sailors and nrs"en .i,h os
prospect OF a regular line OF such cooIie manned