The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-02-06

extend the right hand of fellowship and bid
them godspeed in their noble work.
RESOLVED, That Mayor Sutro voiced the
unanimous sentiment of this meeting when he
said that the pocket of every open friend of
the funding bill contains railroad passes and
their gold.
condemnation and detestation of any
newspaper which either 1gnorantly or
for corporate hire attempts to
place this community III false position upon
! the subject of the railroad funding bill.
! Resolued, That we pledge our votes and our
! influence TO defeat any candidate who will in
any way use his influence TO pass the bill
| through Congress should he come up for Office
| in the future; and, lastly, be it further
ResolUed, That we pledge our votes and in.
| fuence to those who may stand by us and heir
us out of our present condition. and that 3
| copy of these resolutions be sent to THE CALL
Chronicle, Examiner and Star, and to ouI
| official paper, the Railway Times
| Adopted by local Union No. 345, A. R. o.,
| February 5, 1896.
Before the meeting was over L. E. Stin-
son and George w. West were selected as
delegates to the big mass-meeting of labor
unions to be held at 1859 Mission street on
| the 14th inst.
| At the meeting of the District Council of
Carpenters and Joiners last evening, the
subject of carpentering in the Police De.
par ment was discussed. 1t was reported
that in repairing the several stations regu
lar police officers are kept at work when
they should be patrolling their beats and
protecting lives and property from the
Iawless. 1t was stated that from one to
half a dozen patrolmen are constantly
kept engaged doing work that journeymen
carpenters should have. 1t was consid-
cred unfair that carpenters who are tax.
payers should be deprived of the means oil
making a living while this class of work is
being done by City officials who are sup.
posed to be performing another kind o.
service.
In order to learn who is responsible fol
this injustice committee was appointed
to call upon the Chief of Police, Police
Com missioners and the Supervisors. The
committee consists of John Mccartney, T.
P. Norburg and L. N. Vezina. The idea
prevailed that the Supervisors, and not
the Police Commissioners, are responsible
In not providing the means for the pay
ment of carpenter for the Police Depart
ment's carpenter work.
Several months ago dozen men and
women employed in Schmidt's Label
Company at II Main street went on q
strike because of reduction in the wages.
Their action was sustained by the Press
mems Union.
The executive committee of this BODY
last evening reported that Schmidt had
sent for them with view of straightenine
out the difficulty and declaring the strike
off. He insisted that several of the women
could not return to work. A second meet
ing was promised to fix up the matter and
the executive committee reported that
Schmidt had again changed his mind with
regard to compromising the difficulty.
The union decided to continue the strike
and agree to no terms but those they offer.
the re-esta blishment of the old rate OF
wages and that all those on the strike be
taken back without prejudice.