The herald., 1893-07-23
THE VOICE OF LABOR.
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the Council OF Labor hall. The meeting
was called to order by Homer @. Katz,
chairman OF the organizing committee,
and after brief addresses by several
members Of the Council of labor the
meeting proceeded to organize perma-
nently. Another meeting will be held
tomorrow evening in Council of Labor
hall. when permanent oflicsrs will be
elected. Considerable interest is being
manifested by this crafs, and large
turnout is expected
The colored walters of this city met
last night in the Y. M. |. ball, on Main
street. for the purpose OF forming a
union. The prospects are very good Tor
q strong coloIed waiters' union.
The Los Angeles County Council OF
Labor held redshot meeting last
Wednesday evening. The election of
officers took place aad resulted as fol.
lows: President. II. +. Martens, Cigar
makers Hnion: first vice-presldent. 7.
McNamara. Plumbers; second vice.
president, f. D. Bishop, Carpenters,
Pasadena; recording secretary, s. j.
Chapel, Typographical union financial
secretary, W. A. White. Stone Cutters
union; treasurer, #. b. Colver, Typo.
graphical union; board Of directors, A.
VI. Green. Clerks'. J. M. Davis. Cooks,
D. j. O'Connor, Painters', 9: w. Stigen-
walt, Cigarmakers' argealll-at-arms,
Mescial, Bekers'. The etanding com
mittees will be appointed at the next
meeting.
The cards for druggists and doctors
will be distributed to the unions during
the coming week.
1t was voted to Withdraw from the
Pacific Coast Federation of Labor on ac-
count of excessive taxation. A South
ern California federation will probabl"
be organized.
The Lnemen will meet on Tuesday
evening.
The organizing committee will make
another effort to organize the BARRIERS.
The cooks are striving hard to replace
the Chinese cooks In this city with " hite
help. A strong effort was made to in.
duce the Natick house to change, with
out any good results. Over 40 rsstau-
rants and hctels are employing Chinese
cooks.
The White Walters union is renewing
gratifying success in securing recogni-
ton OF their button.
1t is only a question of a phort while
before the walters will have one Of the
strongest unions in this city.
The clerks are about to begin an active
campaign against late hours in the
Main street stores, in order to induce
keep open until midnight, ell day Sun
day and half OF Sunday night.
LABOR NEWS.
Biddeford, Mass, cotton mill worker
have won their strike.
Milwaukee and Toronto reporters have
organized unions.
There are l30 unions in ST. Louis and
Sc in Kansas city,
The cigarmakere will meet in conven-
tion in Chicago on September 25,h.
The ministers union OF JACKSON,
Mich, has decided to boycott Sunday
funerals.
The Norwegian government ia framing
law to prevent night work in bakeries.
A national convention OF broom
has been formed with headquarters in
Detroit.
Tho Building Trades council and
Knights of Labor IL st. Louis have
formed a comtination.
Twelve hours make Maya work for
old and young, male and female, Ia q
mill in North Carolina.
Kansas City printers have succeeded
in reducing the hours OF labor and al
the same time raising wages.
Workingmen are requested to etaJ
away from the Frazier river, British
Columbia, as hundreds OF men are
actually starving and strike ia immi
nent.
Organized labor is beginning to feel
like saying, II told you So" Within
the last week or two it has ehuckled
over strike of lawyers in Spain; it has
noted the action of Oregon ministers
fixing q minimum union rate for SER
mons; it has witnessed the success OF
the Socialists in German elections, and
the pardon OF Anarchists by the COVER"
nor OF Illinois. Moreover, il has seen
the clergymen OF the country urge the
boycott against the worlds fair, and the
Grand Army men apply the same
weapon to the trolley company running
through the Gettysburg battlefield.
Some of the leaders are beginning to
feel that, If THE sort of thing keeps up,
they will soon be looked upon as wise
men, instead Of walking delegates and
agitators. Philadelphia Ledger.
San Francisco Labor council reporta
trade generally dull. Sal ors' unior
making winning fight against thos.
| ship-owners who ARE trying to reduce
wages and compel the coasting seameL
to sign in the shipping commissioners
Office. Several erstwhile scab veeselt
are now carrying union crews. Brewerr
worKmen reported their boycott on Ger
tain brsweries making good progress. 90
operative brewery Cunion) gaining trads
Cigar makers report trade generally
dull. Printers will work nine and one
hall hours per day, decreasing one-hak
hour per day each successive year untK
eight hours IL reached; scale for ma
chine work taken under advisement.
Council resolved to hold next cleo
tion OF officers under Hare pre-,
ferential system. Lecture dsiyered by
p. Miles OF the United Brotherhood o.
Carpenters and Joiners. Resolution
presented thanking Governor Alteeld oi
illinois for the release of Fielden, Neebs
and Schwsb; adopted. Resolutionapre'
sented urging upon congress the enforce
ment OF the Geary act and calling for tht
impeachment of President Cleveland +
referred to the committee ON resolu.
tons. Committee appointed to confer
with midwinter exposition directors ard
urge upon them the employment of O. v
ifornia labor at days wages upon tho
buildings.
It is reported that there have been I'D.