The herald., 1893-09-24
THE VOICE OF LABOR.
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A regular session of the county counci
of labor was held last Wednesday even
ing. The most important business be
fore the meeting was the communica
tion from delegation of the Knights ol
Labor urging united action against the
| Times on account of it's continued at
tacks upon organized labor and its pro
Chinese attitude. After lengthy dis
cussion the matter was deferred until
Monday evening, when a special meet
ing will be called to consider the ques-
ton.
There being q vacancy in the Office OF
second vice.president, s. Larsen was
unanimously elected to that position.
The only trade reporting business as
good was the plumbers. All the rest of
the building and other trades are very
dull.
HHThe Main-street merchants have all,
with one exception. broken their agree
ment with the Clerks union. They all
agreed to close every evening at o'clock,
and signed written agreement to that
effect. They kept their agreement for
about two weeks and then violated it.
The Walters union is still keeping up
an active campaign against Melst ed &
Maxwell with every prospect of success.
Every union waiter in the city is now at
work.
Those employers who have discarded
their Chinese help for white help report
themselves well pleased with the
change.
The Sailors union at San Pedro re-
port their fight as progressing favorably.
The ship India calls from Port Los An
geles with a full union crew. The
James Cheswith that came into San
Pedro with scab crew will leave with
a union crew. The British ship Sal
manca is loading at San Pedro with
wheat for Europe. She sails next Tues
day and will carry union crew.
The 'longshoremen of Redondo will
organize union next week and affiliate
with the San Pedro union.
The federated trades arrested two
Chinese shoemakers last Friday, and
their cases will be heard next Wednes-
day.
The committee having in charge the
matter of Chinese agitation have writ
ten to Senator White and Congressman
Geary, asking them to appear in the
United States supreme court and have
the habeas corpus cases of the Chinese
already ordered deported pushed to 9
speedy hearing.
The United States district attorney
has placed the matter of arresting 16
Chinese highbinders in the hands of
the police authorities, but up to date
the only arrests that have been made,
have been at the instance OF the council
of labor.
The San Francisco labor council ia
endeavoring to secure the names and
address OF all unregistered Chinese in
that city, as the courts have refused to
grant any "John Doe" or "Richard
Roe" warrants,
The Los Angeles county council of
labor have decided not to celebrate La
Dor day on the I'd of October, for the
reason that the day has already been
celebrated all over the state and the
United States, and will not be celebrated
anywhere else in California.
The Seattle council of labor has for
warded tie following resolution to all
central labor organizations on the coasts
Whereas, Seattle feels the depression
of trade in common with other parts of
the country; and,
Whereas, Unemployed men move from
place to place, making their own and
others' condition worse;
Therefore, 1t is resolved that we re-
quest all idle men to stay away from
Seattle until the present depression is
relieved. All unions please take notice.
State of trade generally dull.
The same circular might we'll apply to
Los Angeles. This city is already COM
mencing to feel the influx of unem-
ployed and If they continue to arrive
they will cause serious trouble. The
free labor bureau in this city has pro-
vided work for quite number Of those
who recently came here, but work in the
city and country is decidedly slack.
A state anti-Chinese meeting will be
held in San Francisco on October 9th.
Delegates will be present from all over
the Pacific coast.
GENERAL LABOR NEWS.
The Los Angeles County Council of
Labor is now in an exceptionally -four
ishing condition.
The San Diego Seamen's agency re-
ports shipping dull. Few men ashore.
Schooner Lottie Carson in port with
Japanese scabs, and guarded by the po-
lice. All trades are very dull.
The Santa Fe company has issued or
ders to all foremen in every department
OF the road in San Bernardino county,
directing them to discharge all Austri-
ans, Italians and Huns, and not to en-
ploy any more OF them on penalty of
losing their positions. Unemployed
Americans will take their places. Good
for the Santa Fe.
The Miners federation at Virginia
City, New, have decided by big ma.
jority to vote against 10 per cent cut
in wages. The Mechanics union has
also decided, unanimously, against the
reduction of wages.
The Tacoma, WASH, city council has