The herald., 1893-09-10
THE VOICE OF LABOR.
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ICONTRIBUTED.I
At special meeting of the council OF
labor held laet Wednesday evening the
following new delegates we're seated :
p. McNamara, J. Z. Cusick, w. o. Mer-
rill, r. j. Miller of the plumbers, A. w.
Fink of the longshoremen, Z. j.
Cooper of the bakers, VIM. Turbman,
A. McFarlane. ]. Coburn, f. E. Peters
OF the electrical workers.
A special committee, with IL. Q.
Katz as chairman, was appointed to
take charge OF the Chinese cases. The
proposition to contribute one days pay
towards fund for the deportation of
the Chinese is meeting with much favor
among trade unionists, and $1,000 can
easily be raised to deport all the Chinese
in this city. Just as soon as the present
cases are disposed of, an active campaign
against the Chinese will begin.
Ii the United States marehaPs Office
is crippled by the lack of funds the fed
Grated trades can easily supply the def
cheney and perform an act OF great BEN
eft to the city. Many OF the restsu-
rants in the city now employing Chinese
are already negotiating for white crews,
as the Chinese have signified their in
tention of leaving Los Angeles at once.
In the event of deportation sentence
on Monday by Judge Ross, nearly every
Chinese restaurant employee in the
city will throw up his job.
Some interesting developments will
take place in a day or two in this mat
ter.
At a regular meeting of the Clerks
union last week, resolutions OF thanks
were adopted for Mr.. J. T. Steward in
recognition of the many favors received
from that gentleman and also for closing
his store every evening in the week at
6 D. m. .t'.-..
The council of labor, at its last ses-
sion, unanimously adopted resolutions
in favor of the proposed issuance of
school bonds for the purpose of building
new school houses.
LABOR NEWS.
Trade continues dull in all branches
in this city. The number of unem-
ployed Is increasing daily.
The free labor bureau continues to
materially assist the unemployed in
securing situations without cost. 1t
has been a great help to needy aspirants
seeking work.
1t has been decided by the supreme
court of Tennessee that fremen and en-
gineers on colliding trains in accidents
caused by the negligence OF the con-
ductor in charge of the train are not fell
low-servants, and are entitled to recover
damages from railroad companies.
The trouble between the Pennsylvania
Plate Glass company and the Knights Of
Labor at Pittsburg, Pa. has been settled
to the complete satisfaction of all con-
cerned, and all the men have returned
to work.
White men and women are working
in the Fresno, CAL, vineyards and or
chards for rs cents q day with board or
$1.l5 without board. This is less than
the Chinese received, which was $1.40
without board. rf
The employees OF, Armour's packing
houses at Kansas City are on strike
against 10 per cent reduction of wages.
Chicago carpenters and painters
unions have deposited $1,000 in the
banks. A committee of %, chosen
from labor unions, and similar num-
ber OF merchants, has been appointed to
help relieve the unemployed in that
city.
Arthur. of the Brotherhood of Loco.
motive Engineers, will be on trial on
September 18th for the alleged encour.
agement of the Ann Arbor railroad
strike.
The union sailors at San Pedro have
been charged with another outbreak
against the schooner Lucy, throwing
stones at the captain and crew. Every
outbreak in San Pedro is nowadays laid
at the doors of the Sailors union. II
never strikes the Associated Press re-
porter in that city that scab sailors
might do all these dirty tricks. The
scabs appear to be the cream of the earth
while the union sailors are to bear the
brunt Of all the crimes committed in
that vicinity.