The morning call., 1892-02-18
NOTES OF THE UNIONS.
Meeting of the Manufacturers
and Employers.

| The Board OF Manufacturers and EN-
| ployers of California held its first semi
annual meeting yesterday in the State Board
of Trade rooms.
| The Introductory paragraph Of President
! Davis address was as follows:
| This organization has been in business. so 10
| speak, less than six months, and vet IFS power
| and influence have already been sufficient 10 put
| an entire new face upon The industrial situaIOn:
/ Public opinion now condemns mnch thdt -. ~
| formerly upheld or tacitly cOndOnedi The puonS
press has adopted new and fairer methoa Vi
| treating labor troubles; the unions themselves
| are no longer so snpTemely confident OF inel.
| own power, and The boycott has been fehdeteo
| almost powerless TO harm. All these Changes
| have been the direct result OF the organization
OF this board.
| Attention was called to the settlement OF
| the molders' strike, the passing OF new
| rules by the brewers and the failure OF inc
| boycott against Peter Lynch and the AOend
! Post. Ali the strength Of the ASSOCIATION
will be conferred on the brewers tight.
| The address concludes as follows:
Six months ago every industry in the state
! trembled before The dread power OF the unions.
! which, misguided, threatened 10 drive away every
| industry that could be removed. To-day Inc
manufacturers have taken heart; capital has
| been assured OF protection If invested In new
| enterprises, and if this association lives and
thriycs and does It's duty there Is every reason 10
| hope that one great impeachment TO the progress
! OF this State Will be entirely and forever re-
moved.
| Henry T. Scott submitted resolution In
! dorsing the Directors course thus lar ana
| directing them to continue on the same
! lines.
! Oscar Lewis introduced a resolution,
| unanimously approved, indorsing the posi-
! ton taken by the brewers and pledging all
! necessary support and protection OF the
! association.
The resolution also extends the moral
! support OF the association tie all asS0cla-
! tons whose fundamental laws are based
! upon the right TO select their own employees
| and control their own business.
| Short speeches were made by Oscar
! Lewis Of O'COnnell IL Lewis, fOundrymen;
! Samuel Valleau Of Br0die u CO., printers {;
! A. NJ. Mclaughlin of the National Brewery;
! Wales l.. Palmer. President OF the Golden
! Gate and Miners Iron works; Henry l.
! Scott Of the Union Iron Works, w: A.
! Frederick Of the Jackson Brewery, Her
man Thode Of the Union Brewery; T. g.
! Cantrell of MarNhutZ & Cantrell, foundry
! men; William WesteTfeld, baker, and the
manager Of the Sterling Furniture Company,
! all of which, according TO information gwen
! by the Secretary, were in effect that 1t was
| not the purpose OF the association to cut
wages or increase hours They simply de-
| sired to break away from arbitrary union
| rules. and they had all declared they had
! the situation thoroughly In hand.
There was a small strike at the Mer-
! CHtIto D-R-ubNA lhAd1 iilOl uluH dtilOh6
! the Ship-carpenteTs. Part of the gang at
! work on the steamer KaTnk was taken
! away to another job and the crowd Of idle
| carpenters kicked" claiming that some Of
| the idle should ave been given the job.
| The matter was settled To the satisfaction
| Of all hands however
! The condition yes erday Of affairs on the
water front, where lhe lOngshore lumber
/ men are on strike and the cargo Of the
! ship Griftths was being discharged by nom
/ union men, was, Ii was thought, OF a threat
! enng character all day long, but the pres
! ence of the police authorities prevented a
! trOublous collision. Twenty men joined
/ the strike.
| Vacancies in the Cigar-makers' Union
| have been filled by the following elections
| George Furstenhofer, Treasurer; Finance
| Committee. GuntheT, O.. Coleman and
! p. Faulhaber; Executive Board - A.
| Schnapka and 0. Culver; Delegate to the
/ Federated Trades Council. I. +. Burns
The Pacific Coast Federation of Trades
/ and Labor Unions will be asked by the
! Council Of Federated Trades tomorrow
/ nigh, TO take some action in relation TO the
! brewery trouble.
/ The Bncklayers' Association adopted its
/ revised consultation ana bylaws.