The morning call., 1892-07-03
MUSICIANS AND SAILORS.
The Difference Between Two Unions
Still UusettIea.

The Difference Between Two Unions Is
StiIi Unsettled.
Whether the Sailors Union of the Pacific
will participate in the parade tomorrow
with a union band az its head is still ques-
tion which the committee on arbitration,
appointed by the Federation of Trades last
Friday night, has not yet settled.
The trouble between the two unions dates
back for about year, and grows out of the
hiring of band from the Musicians Union
by the Sailors Union, to play during the
run of piece called "'rhe Long Strike" at
the POwell-street Theater, under the au-
spices OF the waterfront organization. The
piece was a financial failure and when the
affair came to disastrous ending there WAS
sos due the orchestra.
The Musicians Union turned to the
Sailors Union for the money, but the claim
was rejected, aud in consequence the musi-
clans placed the sailors on their blacklist
and refused to furnish them with any music
| at any OF their celebrations or funerals.
This was the beginning of the trouble,
but there have been several other chapters
added TO it since then.
Ali the phases of the difficulty were gone
over yesterday at joint meeting Of
| the Federated Trades committees and com
mittees from the Sailors and Musicians
unions. The proceedings were strictly eX-
! ecutive, and nearly the whole day was con-
I
were firm in their stand that the sailors
should pay the Indebtedness of sos before
they could have union baud at their head.
| The position which the musicians held was
| that the difficulty was not as between union
| and union. but as between the sailors in
the role Of employees and the musicians who
were hired.
IL was also explained hy the musicians
| that there were other matters in the case
which should be considered by the fedora
| ton committee.
After the Sailors Union had been placed
| on the musicians blacklist an effort was
made 10 secure band TO play at the funeral
| OF the sailor, Anderson, who was killed re-
! Gently on HowaTd-street wharf during q
| dl1Dcnlty regarding the shipment of a nom
/ union crew on schooner. The musicians
| refused to furnish the band. Before the
| funeral, however, note was received by
The Musicians Union, signed by Alfred
/ Fuhrman of the Brewery WOrkmen'S Union.
asking that band be sent out to the brew
| cry workmen's hall at 1853 NJ s5ion street.
| The band was furnished, and il was then
| taken down 10 the sailors headquarters and
lsrtie pated In the funeral The Musicians
Union theIeupon expelled the manager OF
| the band Tor thus breaking the union rule.
| After heated discussion Yesterday the
| question finally narrowed down as 10
| whether the Sailors Union could nave a
| union band To accompany IL in tO-morTOw's s
| parade. The musicians claimed that some
t4'bo a NNiiihlttrc hIptlutc b1 tue
| Sailors Union had passed favoraby upon
the demand Of the musicians. The sailors
| committee maintained that the matter had
| not been fully understood by the Tepresen-
tatiyeS of their body who passed on II.
Ii as at last resolved that if the Sailors
Union would deposit sl05. the amount IN
dispute. in the hands of MT Farland the
chairman Of the Federated Trades commit
tee, pending the hearing IF the rights of the
musicians Ia the ease, band would be fur
nished for the sailors so that they could as
sist in tie Fourth CT July display. The
matter viii be finally settled to-day one way
or the other il is understood