The San Francisco call., 1897-05-29
CITY WORK
IS URGED
BY LABOR
Bateman Bros. Censured for
Delaying the New
Hall.
"THE CALLS" POSITION
INDORSED.
No Valid Reason for the Present
Dllatory Tactics Is
Found.
OSCAR LEWIS opposed FOR
SUPERINTENDENT.
1t Is Charged That Municipal Con.
tractors Are Opposed to Ulion
Labor on the N W Hall.
OSCAR LEWIS opposed FOR
SUPERINTENDENT.
1t Is Charged That Municipal Con.
tractors Are Opposed to Ulion
Labor on the N W Hall.


met last night and opposed the appoint
ment of O car Lewis as superintendent of
the new Postofice building. They also
pat them elves on record as decisively OPP
posed to the dilatory policy OF Bateman
Brothers and others responsible for the
cessation of work on the new City Hall.
The organizations that thus fell in line
with THE CALL on the question of the mu-
nicipal building and gave their own views
on the Federal superintendency were the
San Francisco Labor Council. the Distrist
Carpenters Union and the Building
Trades Council.
The Building Trades Council sent dele
gates to confer with the Lator
Council committee and with them Jointly
oppose the appointment Of Oscar Lewis
as superintendent of the new Postoffice
building.
The committee from the District Car.
penters' and Joiners' Union consists of
the following: J. Connell, ]. Mccartney
and A. Nichol. Those from the Building
Trades Council are: J. E. McDougal. A.
Lsmmons, Martin Hughes, ]. ". Rose,
John Plugard, M. Schwartz and P. Han
non.
The committeeman from the Labor
Council are: W. Macarthur, ]. Walters.
Ed Rosen berg, S. L. Collins, William Dove
and President j. Hill.
This body will take action as Joint
committee representing the labor eie-
ments OF the City, and when its plan OF
of action has received the Endorsements of
the several bodies which the me m bers rep
resent the finding will be forwarded 10
President Mckinley and Congressman
Loud protesting against Lewis appoint
ment.
A committee. consisting of President J.
Hill. w. Macarthur, s. L. Robbins, w. Z.
Ackerman and j. w Walters, were appointed
to confer with the committee appointed
by the Associated improvement Clubs on
municipal ownership OF gas and water.
The council instructed Secretary Rosen-
berg to communicate the councils oppo-
sition to the Dingley tariff on tobacco.
S. L. Robbins, delegate from the Typo
graphical Union. claimed the privilege of
the floor to speak on the delav of the con-
tractors having the building of the new
Temple of Justice. He said, 1.-The reason,
as / am informed, that the contractors
for the new Temple of Justice have de-
layed the building is that there are none
but scab workmen employed. 1 under.
stand that Bateman Bros. have stated
that they would not employ union hands
on the building.
THE CALL has taken up the question of
delay and the Supervisors are following
suit. Therefore it is the duty of this
council to assist THE CALL and force those
contractors to go ahead with the work.
By doing this every business man on the
line of Kearny street will thank US.
I'VE must land heavily on the backs of
those ducks TO make them feel our weight.
By forcing them to go ahead it will give
200 or 800 men work. The money is lying
in the City treasury ready to be paid out
the work progresses yet men are idle
by the treachery of those men,"
Those remarks were indorsed by the
council and on motion of w. Macarthur,
the subject was referred to the executive
committee for action.
A communication was received from
George J. Crosby and Harry A. Knox,
bers of the A. r. U. No. 345, asking
for the cooperation of the council on the
Worden matter.
To explain what was required OF the
council on this snbject two delegates were
present who stated that they had been
informed that Governor Budd had stated
that he would n not interfere with the man.
date of the law in Worden's case, but that
he would give delegation hearing. In
order to have good case to lay before the
Governor the delegates stated that they
would 60 fortified with affidavits showing
that Worden did not have fair trial and
that his witnesses had been refused a
hearing in court.
All they wanted in this instance was
fund. to prepare those affidavits. On mo-
tion SIS was voted for that purpose.
The report of the executive committee
on Hawaiian emigration submitted last
night to the council was an able review of
the situation. 1t quoted the severe penal
labor laws in force in the islands, as we'll
as the stringent de ebt laws obtaining there.
The committee found that under these
laws the American who went to labor
there would be liable to come into prac-
tical slavery, not being free to leave the
islands at any time he desired. This
would be more likely, seeing that the pro-
posed cooperative system would neces-
sarily place the American in debt for
many months, thereby, under the island
laws prohibiting his departure.
Commissioner Fitzgerald had explained
to the committee that he believed the
Provisional Government would suspend
its penal labor laws in favor of the
American laborer; otherwise he would
not recommend any immigration. He
said he would learn definitely regarding
the matter from the Hawaiian Govern
ment. In the absence of any definite in
formation, however, the committee from
the labor council EN- pnatically warned all
workmen against emigratlng to the Ha-