The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-04-18
The LABOR WORLD.
Meeting Of the Council of Fede.
rated Trades.

Several important matters to the labor
world were considered by the Council of
Federated Trades last night, but probably
none of greater moment than the stand
taken in relation 20 the shoe-makers' lock-
out
Quite lengthy report was made by the
Executive Committee of the condition Of
this trouble. 1t was in substance that all
efforts at arbitration had failed. Four or
five conferences had been held, between the
committee and the Manufacturers Associa-
ton, but the terms proposed by the latter
were so unjust and obnoxious to the unions
idea that they were unanimously rejected by
the league.
The most Objectionable proposition made
by tie association was that the employer
should have the right to employ and dis
charge whom he pleased. While the COM
mittee assented to this right, it objected to
having it Incorporated in the articles of
agreement. 1t was too one-sided. 1t was
an attempt to introduce the associations
rules into the terms of agreement.
THE QUESTION OF WAGES.
That the question Of wages is an impor-
tant issue, notwithstanding the denial of the
association, the committee holds is evil
denced by the fact that there have been five
reductions since the first of January. Many
workmen hnd it impossible to earn more
than 40 cents week. The league hau been
obliged TO submit to this oppression because
it is in hard way, and desired to avoid
rupture.
A part of the report stated that tho league
had serious grievance against some of
the Manufacturers Association. One firm,
while holding the white-labor stamp are
importing annually of cheap Eastern labor
and ChineSe-mnde goods more than double
! their own manufactures. Their own output
is $4,000; their imDOrtati0ns exceed
81, 000, go. Other firms are engaged in like
unfair trade.
TIE council voted unanimously to levy
boycott on the factory Of buckingham u
Hecht and the warehouse of Hecht Bros.
1t was decided that the Secretary be en-
powered to issue credentials to delegates
who may be appointed to go TO other cities
and into the interior to push this boycott.
A committee, consisting OF Delegates
Thurman. Cannon and OConnell. was ap-
pointed to appear before the next meeting
of the Farmers Alliance to urge the bog
colt.
OBSERVANCE OF MAY DAY.
1t took nearly one hour to settle upon
some sort of appropriate demonstration for
May 1st. A mass-meeting was FIRST pro-
posed but it was finally decided to give
ball for The benefit oil the locked-out shoe
filters.
The following Committee of Arrange
ments was appointed Delegates Puschlar,
Schmidt, Harper, Donovan, Boyle, Crowley,
Nelson, Lynch and Miss Hynes.
Delegate Valentine denied uncondition-
ally report published in an evening paper
that the Molders Union had conceded
every disputed point to the Foundrymen's
Association. He said there had been no
conference and no attempt at arbitration.
The union is as strong to-day as 1t was thir-
teen months ago, when the strike took
place.
Delegate Puschar, from the German
Topographic, reported that a certain pub
Usher here is advertising for nOn-unlon
German printers in New York City. The
union " i'll take action on the matter to-mor-
row afternoon at o'clock.
FILLING OF VACANCIES.
Delegate Burtwell of the Shoem akers'
League was appointed to fill the vacancy in
the Organizing Committee.
Delegate R0thSchild of the Typographical
Union was elected Treasurer of the council
to succeed Henry Ark, the late defaui;er of
the Coast Seamen.
Delegate Nelson of the Shoemakers'
League was appointed to a vacancy on the
Visiting Committee.
The two vacancies on the Wellington Coal
Boycott Committee were filled by the ap-
pOintment of Delegates Plato and Lavelle.
Credentials of Delegates Shay from the
pattern-makers and James Kane from the
uphOlsterers were received and the dele
gates seated.
The request of the Type-founders' Union
for admission into the council was referred
to the Organizing Committee.