The San Francisco call., 1897-06-26
HANKER AFTER ia WAIL.
Building Trades Council in
Favor of the Proposed
Treaty.
The Labor Council Engaged in Rails
ing Funds to Perfect WOrden's
Appeal.

The Building Trades Council, at its
meeting last night passed resolutions
favoring the proposed treaty of annexa-
ton of the Hawaiian Islands, setting forth
Its reasons as follows:
WHEREAS, A treaty of annexation of the
Hawaiian Islands has Deen submitted TO the
Senate for ratification; and whereas, this said
action has provoked an expression OF opinion
by the press, mercantile and labor organiZa-
tions; and whereas, among the last mentioned
the San Francisco Labor Council has taken
action and recorded itself as opposed
TO the annexation Of the Hawaiian rePub-
lie in no uncertain terms, using al
legged provisions contained in the instrument.
mlsq noting its sections and constituting its
meaning different from its aiding and the in
lention OF its authors; and whereas, annexa-
ton will defeat the intrigues and plots of an
alien Government whose subjects in this
country to-day are The greatest danger i'm
pending American labor, which by the defeat
OF annexation will gain an ascendency over a
territory which, from its military, naval and
commercial Importance, is invaluable to the
Government acquiring il; therefore be it
ReSOlred. By the Building Trades Council,
composed of The represe entatives of the unions
connected with the building trades of the City
OF San Francisco, in regular meeting assem-
bled on June "a 1897, that we condemn the
action taken by the San Francisco Labor
Council as ill-advised, illogical, Irrelevant
and unjust. and that the reasons advanced by
the council are subterfuges resorted TO for the
purpose OF subserving private interests, as the
side of the question which presents advRn-
tages to labor is entirely ignored.
Res0lUed, That we look upon the acquisition
OF this territory as e step in the right direc-
tion; that it is of great National impor tance
as well as TO the particular advantage of Amer
ican la Dor, as resultant trsffic and commerce
must unquestiona bly, snow.
Resolved, That in our opinion, with Ameri-
can laws and institutions substituted for the
present governmental system, the opportuni-
ties afforded will be enjoyed by American
labor and will cause its transform alton into
the most commercially important country for
its re on the globe and be ii further
ResoiTed, That for these reasons we ask the
California Senators and congressman to favor
the annexation of the Hawaiian Islands.
H. c. HINCKEN,
President Building Trades Council
w. NJ. PAGE, Secretary B. 7 c,
The San Francisco Labor Council met
at their hall, 1159 Mission street. last
night, and after the routine business was
over took up the matter of sending Attor-
ney Monteith to Washington next Tues
day to perfect the appeal for Worden, who
is now at San Quentin under sentence OF
death, charged with the wrecking of the
train near Sacramento in 1894
Secretary Rosen berg stateu that S128 had
been contributed toward the S400 ueces-
sary to cover Attorney Monteith's ex-
penses, and that the balance would have
to be raised by Tuesday morning next,
The matter was finally referred to the
treasurer with full power to set.
After motion to appoint com mitteo
on Labor day to be named at the ne xt
regular meeting, motion to adjourn pre-.
vailed.