The San Francisco call., 1897-09-04
San Francisco Labor Coun-
Gil Holds a Redhot
Meeting,
Manufacturers and Producers
Association Roundly
Scored.
They Are Informed That the Label
Is Guarantee Against Prison
Made Goods.

storm was raised like the burst OF a
thunderbolt out nj a clear sky at the meet
Ing of the San Fran cisco Labor Council
last night.
The whole trouble started out of COM
munication sent out by the Manufacture
.ers' and Producers Association to the
1ronmolders' Union, requesting that that
body gather statistics stating to what e1-
tent the sale OF Drison-made goods from
Oregon and the East affected their trades.
Lac communication was referred by the
Ionm holders to the Labor Council, with
the request that they take action on 1t.
y Inc action was taken, but not in the
way desired. On the contrary, it led to
hot discussion, in which the fact was
evolved that the Manufacturers and Pro-
dUcers' Association was formed neither OF
man utactuTers nor prod ducers, Dut prin-
cipalIy of jobbers, and jobbers who had
frequently been on record as enemies to
organized labor
r: a motion was made by Mr. Furuseth
that a letter be formulated stating that,
while the Labor Council was willing TO do
all in its power to suppress prison-made
goods, they mast first insist that, as
guarane ee OF good faith, the manufac-
turers recognize the iron-molders and
other union labels, which are sure guar
antees that the goods are not prison made.
II was the intention of Mr.. Furuseth in
making this motion that the letter be
sent to the Iron moIders' Union, but the
executive committee misunderstood this
ard forwarded it 10 Oscar Lewis, secretary
OF the Manufacturers and Prod ucers' AS
sociation.
In the meantime the Ironmolders'
Union had set vigorously TO work and
provided the association with the desired
statistics. When at tbeF next meeting,
however, the minutes OF the Labor Goun-
Gil were read, as is customary. it Gre
ated quite a Juror and the re-
suit was that lengthy communi-
cation was sent to the Labor Council
strongly criticizing its action on the
grounds that the request was a reasonable
one and that IL should have been COM
Piled with. They also sent a delegation
TO bear out their protest among whom
VAS Samuel Mckee, who is mem ber Of
The Manufacturers and Producers Asso-
citation and Is endorsed by the iron
III Olders.
Mr.. Mckee made long speech, in
which lie characterized the conduct of the
La Dor Council as very un-unionhke and
T. iried to show how the action of the associ-
alon was a burying OF the hatchet be-
tween them and the unions
He was replied. TO by Mr.. Furusetb,
who went over the history of the assoeia-
I on from the time it tried to break up
every union in the City until the present
time.
Mr., Furuseth was followed by several
other mem bers of the council, who were
all Of the opinion that, while mistake
had been made, the association had KILLED
the goose that laid the golden egg" when
they fought the unions, and If they desire
10 Join hands with Organized lat Dor they
had better show ii at once in their action
by recogn!zing the union labels and hav-
ing them placed on all their p -oducts.
- Mr. Macarthur of the Sailors Union
then took the floor, and after roundly
scoring Oscar Lewis for his action in oppo-
sition 10 organized labor, and particularly
ior the efforts he has made TO have the
rock. crushing plant at Folsom Prison in
creased, stated that the unions had no as
surance hat the association would join
hands with labor, and If such were their
Intentions, and they only employed union
labor, why did they not recognize and use
the Label?
70 Mr.. Coolidge poured oil on the troubled
waters by making a compromise motion
that the secretary be requested to write
10 the various unions requesting them to
gather data IN reference to the effect of
prison made goods on their trades, these
data to be sent to the 1ronmolders'
Union, and that they be urged that, what
ever use they make OF the data the union
label is the surest guarantee against
prison made goods.
The delegate from the Typographical
Union reported that the EN- porium and
Golden Rule Bazaaris about to D ace lar e
the second place the proposition provides
order for printing and reque: ted that acom-
mittee De appoin ted TO act in con junction
with the Typographical Union in urging
the firm 10 place its order in union
office. The matter was referred to the
executive com mittee with power
Ehe Labor-day committee reported that
slt arrangements for the monster mass
meeting TO be held in Metropolitan Tenn
pie on the evening of September 6
had been made. Speeches will be made
by Rev. W. D. P. Bliss, DR.. Scott, An
drew Furuseth and others.
:: Secretary Rosen berg reported that, al
though no official notice had yet been re-
cslved, The day was set apart by the st.
LOUIS Conference Good Friday, and all
laboring men were requested TO set apart
the days wages and forward it 10 S..
Louis in behalf OF the striking miners. A
motion was made to the effect that the al
teniion OF other unions be called to the
matter and requested to take action.