The San Francisco call., 1897-10-26
A Strike of Hodcarriers in
Progress at the New Ex-
aminer Building,
The IronmOlders Again Agitating
the Subject of PrisOn-Made
Goods.

a mass-meeting OF veterans was reeen tly
held in Oakland to protest against the
discharging of veterans at Mare Island
and other Government works while work
men who we're not veterans were retained
4 set OF stron resolutions for presenta-
ZION TO the Secre tary of the Navy were
adopted. IN which the grievances were
fully set forth and the suggestion made
that old soldiers be the first employed and
the last discharged.
The local breadwinners, however, look
at the matter in an entirely different
light and last night at the meeting oi
Union 483, Carpenters and Joiners OF
America, the following resolutio Is were
adopted:
WHEREAS, The United States Government
pays 10 the veterans OF the late wHr and their
Iamiiies the sum of over 1858 600 600 per
ear IN pensions, which Is more than is re-
CURED to support the com bined armies OF
france and Germany, which is provided
through the wOrkingmen of this country, and
besides gives them The first call 10 work on all
Government work; and where's, the veterans
are not satisfied with this, but have made de-
4 ands at meeting attended by Congressman
HlIborn with a view to influencing the Gov
tf- ment and It's heads OF depar ,mentS to COM
pei tnein 10 keep veterans at work nl the
time, irrespective of qualifications, to the
detrimCnt OF all other wOrkingmen, who have
to provide these vest sums paid in pensions;
and whereas, we as workingmen and mem
bers OF Trades unions have objections 10
these veterans having the preference if
they are mechanics in the respective
branches in which they have been
called, but do object iucompete tent
Wen being kept at woIk and receiving wage,
which they do not and cannot earn, and be-
sides drawing pensions paid to compensat
them for their disability 10 do few days
worK. while AL other men especially quail
fed, having served aiprenticeships to these
different branches of trade, are to be dis
Har1
work retained, because they are veterans;
therefore. be it
Reso ued, That Union 4s3 Brotherhood OF
Carpenters and Joners OF America, do protest
against union men being excluded from said
Government work. and requests all unions to
take some action TO secure a fair share of said
Government work for It's mem bers; and be il
further
Resolred. That q copy of these resolutions be
forwarded to our members of Congress re-
quest1ng them to use their influence wi tn the
secretaries OF War and the Navy aud demand
tnat workmep be retained in employment on
their merit, the san as ali private concerns
conduct their business and so enable the
heads OF departments to complete their work
satisfactorily, both in workma ship and cost
OF same
These resolutions Will be brought up at
the next meeting OF the Carpen ers' DIS
trlct Council and the Building Trades
Council for Endorsement.
The ironmolders are still vigorously
pushing their light against prison-ma
goods from Oregon and the East. and a.
the State Legislature seems powerless to
assist them they will make the Tight ma
tlonal one, but just on what lines has not
yet fully been decided. The names OF the
n hrms handling prison mad goods are be-
Ang obtained and will be published at an
early date among the union men, in order
that they may know whom 10 patronize
One OF the most active unions in the
city for its age Is the Upholsterers' Union
Although scarcely tour months have
elapsed since its organization 1t has
already come out victorious in two strikes
ana IS so fav rably looked upon by he
balance OF the large employers in the city
that no iurther trouble is anticipated At
Iast nights meeting twelve new me N bers
were initiated.
strike OF hodcarriers is now in pro-
gress at the new Examiner building. cor
ner of Market and Third stre.ts. When
work on ;he building was started, four
union men were employed, at IS 90 per
day. Yesterday tue foreman uut three
mont union men 10 work, al 81 per day.
he four union men, Thomas Nj, Govern
William Leahi. William Conway and
John Ragan, saw that If this were ner.
mitted a curtaiIing of their wages would
soon follow, and Immediately objected
with the result that they were promptly
discharged.
The stonecut,ers, who have been fight
ing against The employment of non-union
men on the new ferry depot, ever since
the work was started. begin 10 see rift
In the clouds, ana hope soon to be success
full in their Pfforte