The San Francisco call., 1897-06-12

State, in addition to the regular appropria-
ton for its maintenance; and whereas, be-
leyin ng that the regents have no right to ap-
ply State money toward intensi!ying The
struggles OF organized labor; therefore be it
ReSolvtd That the San Francisco La Dor
Council condemns the unwaTran ted action OF
the regents OF the State University in award
Ing the aforesaid contract to the Pacific Press
Publishing Company, and we hereby protest
against their wanton degradation of labor;
also
Resolred, That the daily press be furnished
with a copy OF these res olutions.
4. FuTuseth also introduced an addi-
tlonal resolution instructing the secretary
70 send copy of the resolutions to every
mem Der OF the Board of Regents of the
State University, instructing the execu-
tive committee 10 appear before the re-
gents to support the resolutions.
In addition TO this action the following g
resolution was passed:
ResOlred, That a telegram be sent TO Gov
ernor Budd at Yosemite Valley asking him to
request the regents to stop the signing OF the
contract.
The theatrical employees reported their
picnic at Shell Mound 4 grand success, and
also reported that Captain Siebe of Shell
Mound Park had promised to furnish only
uniOn-made liquors and cigars at his
grounds whenever he was so requested.
the report of The committee of the
District Council of Carpenters and Join
ers and OF the Ironmolders' Union, urg-
ing the representa- of the State at
Washington and the Secretary of the
Treasury not TO appoint Oscar Lewis as
superintendent of construction at the
POstotice, was indorsed, and the secretary
was instructed TO forward notice of the
councils action to the States representa-
tives at Washington.
1t was recommended that contribution
lists for the s. D. Worden defense fund be
sent to the unions affiliated with the La
Dor Council, with the request that the
subscriptions OF the unions and the indi-
vidual mem bers thereof be turned over to
the treasurer OF the Labor Council, who
shall turn the same over to Attorney Mon
teith, who in return shall give an account
ing of the amount paid by the council.
The approximate sum necessary for the
defense fund, as reported by Attorney
Monteith, will be $1,000.
The storm of additional pro otests which
the publication in TIE CALL of the re-
gents action called down upon the heads
of that august body proved as effective as
the injunction proceedings which State
Printer a. j. Johnston was contemplate
ing. The university authorities lost no
time In disavowiEg any intention o. allow
ing n unfair office TO do the institutions s
printing, and were anxious that the re-
port be characterized as an error.
Mr.. Johnston said in regard to the mat
ter: Il received information that the
gym - Adh dGC6Dteu Tue DlO OF the racine
Press Publishing Company through the
detailed report OF the proceedings of the
regents. These reports tailed in the di +
ferent papers and it is not likely that the
account OF the proceedings was different
from that which the board itself gave out.
l met Regent Chase this morning and he
spoke 10 me bout it. He said be did not
know the Pacific Press was an unfair
office and insisted had he known
it he would not have favored
their bid. He asked me to
telegraph to my foreman in Sacramento,
in whose hands is the copy for the work
proposed to be done by the Pacific Press,
and request him not TO let the represen-
tatIve of the Oakland concern have it. l
also met Regent Foote, and be disclaimed
knowledge of the character of the Pacific
Press Office. He said he would not have
favored an Unfair office knowingly.
Neither of the gentlemen denied that
the regents had not accepted the Pacific
Press bid. 1t looks 10 me as if the regents
are sim ply trying TO back out of an un-
comfortable predicament. Their action
now, | am satisfied is the result of THE
CALLS article this morning. Had nothing
been said, they would in all probabi ity
have gone on and let the contract 10 a
rat office. Now, if they propose to keep
the work from such an Office, that is all
that l ask, and [ think that is all the
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