The morning call., 1892-03-07
BEFORE TEE STORM.
Labor Unions Preparing for the
Impending Conflict.
Brewery Workmen Will Not Yield to the
Employers shoemaksrs Ready to Com.
promise-Sailors' Celebration.

To-day Is notable day in the history of
the trades unions. 1t is the beginning of
the conflict between allied labor and allied
capital long anticipated by both sides.
About one year ago an association was
formed by the manufacturers and employ
ers OF the city for mutual protection and
advancement, and to resist the encroach-
ments of the trades unions.
The trades unions at first declared they had
nothing to fear from the associated en-
ployers, but they speedily changed their
minds after several employers had declared
that they would no longer employ union men
aud would have nothing to do with the
Federated Trades. Other mem bers Of the
Employers Association took advantage Of
the new departure to reduce wages.
Both sides acknowledged that a crisis was
at hand. and when the shoe manufacturers
declared that after to-day they would en-
pioy no union man or woman In their fac
tories unless the boycott declared by the
Federated Trades on Calm, Nickelsburg &
Co. was raised, and the brewers declared
that they would lockout all their union men
unless the boycott of the Jackson Brewery
was raised, it was recognized that the crisis
was at hand.
The Federated Trades realizing the gray
q
ference with the Employers Association,
and the conference will be held to-day.
The shoemakers we're in session all of yes
terday afternoon, and until late hour in the
evening. Their Secretary, Alexis Sullivan.
admitted that the employees of one of the
hrmS had lett the union, but he believed
that the threatened lockout would be
ayerted. He would not give the reason for
his belief, but as the only condition made by
the pmDlOyprS under which thew would mt
lock out their hands. was that the boycott of
Calm, NicktlsDurg & Co.'S factory should
be raised, 1t is believed that this has been
done.
The Brewery Workmen's Union, whose
membership has also been decreased since
the trouble began, has decided that it will
not yield TO the employers.
The Executive Committee of the Fede-
rated Trades appointed a subcommittee to
appear before The Employers Association
this afternoon.
f., Bakers' Union No; "a held very success
Iul agitation meeting at Metropolitan
Temple yesterday afternoon. Many names
were added to the roll of mem bership. and
all the speakers declared that they had good
reason to believe that Sunday work would
soon be thing OF the past.
The PAYERS Union yesterday elected the
following officers: President, Daniel Des-
mond; Nlee-President, Edward Lyons; Re-
cordlng Secretary, Michael Murphy; Finan-
elai Secretary. John Callan; Treasurer,
James Finn; Sergeant-at-Arms, Thomas
McGraIh; Financial Committee-Richard
Shields. Patrick Golden, Dennis Grenpan.
The Coast Seamen's Union celebrated
It's birthday last night by parading
with torches and music and by holding an
enthusiastic mass-meeting on the lumber
piles at the foot OF Folsom street, on which
the flrst meeting of the union was held seven
years ago. The union now has 1900 MEM
bers, weekly paper, hall, recreation rooms,
shipping office and agencies from Victoria
to San Diego.
A conference of representatives of the
unions engaged in building was held yester-
day afternoon at so Ninth street. The I'M
checked violation of the State law, which
Ordains that on public works laborers and
mechanics shall be employed but eight
hours per day. was the topic discussed. 1t
was decided TO appropriate 5000 to employ
lawyers to test the constitutionaiity of the
law, and the following were appointed to
take the necessary steps: Building trades
w. Pagan. L. A. EgIn; District Council
of the Carpenters Brotherhood-W. F.
Floyd, James Bell; Alameda Federated
Trades. Il. Osborne, +. M. Latimer;
Sacramento Federati0n-J. A. Hunt, Otto
Bell; San Francisco Federated Trades-M.
Farlsnd, Nj. CRIES.; Laborers' Union-W.
Wiley. Z. ID. Mckinley, NJ. B0yce.
Ii was DECIDED TO hold convention I'm the
interest of the eIght-hour movement on the
lst of Nav,