The San Francisco call., 1904-04-30
TRADES COUNCIL MEETS.
No Action Is Taken Relative to the
Troubles of Carmen.

No Action Is Taken Relative to the
Troubles of Carmen.
Three hundred delegates to the San
Francisco Trades Council assembled
in the organizations hall last night ex-
pecting to participate in some action
relative to the pending strike on the
city car lines. President Cornelius of
the Garments Union did not put in an
appearance, and the regular delegate
from that union TO the council simply
reported that there was trouble ahead
for the carmen and the outlook was
serious.
Delegates from the Stablemens I'm
ion reported hard times, with $50 men
out of employment and $50 horseshoers
in like condition. The circumstances
were explained in detail. and the an
nouncement was made that the strike
could be settled in ten minutes If the
union was willing to admit the exist
ence of open shops. That concession
the union would not make, hence the
outlook was gloomy.
communication from the Building
Trades Council caused considerable dis
cussion, as that body had appointed a
committee of seven to entertain the
delegates to the annual convention of
the American Federation of Labor,
which meets in San Francisco IN No
vember. Some of the delegates insist
ed upon the fact that the Labor Council
was the central organization and should
not be made the tail of the Building
Trades Council kite when 1t came to
the entertainment of the national body.
he ~ =,
appointment Of the following commit
tee, with instructions to cooperate
with committees from the Building
Trades Council and the City Front Fed
Grafton: c. E. Fisk, j. K. Walsh, James
K. Johnston, Thomas Lonnergan, Will
liam Haggerty, J. N. Copas, NJ w.
Coffey, G. B. Benham and Rudolph
Speck.
For the relief of the strikers of Stock
ton 800 was appropriated from the
general treasury.
Owing to the fact that non-union
musicians are to be employed, boy
colt was declared against the Druids'
picnic to be held next week.
AMONG OTHER TRADES.
"Open shops, free to every man who
is willing to work, union or non
union" are the signs that were posted
in the stables and horseshoers' places
of business yesterday. I'VE have more
men than we have places for, with
eighteen on the reserved list ready to
go to work tomorrow. These were
the remarks of Secretary L. G. White
of the Carriage Owners and Stable
mems Association when asked how the
strike stood last night. He also added
that the stablemen had nothing to sub
nit to arbitration.
There is a fair prospect of an ami
ciablc adjustment of the bakers
troubles. as both sides are willing to
come to pleasant settlement of the
impending difficulties which will ensue
in case OF a strike by the journeymen |
bakers.
Several unions at their meetings last
night donated sums ranging from $5
to $40 to aid the striking butchers in
Oakland The Walters Union signi-
fed it's intention of contributing $40
week to this cause.
Reports received in this city by local
that 900 men that quit work some time
about 200 still idle.
Shoemakers are having their /
troubles. for fifty-seven employees quit !
work last night in G. M. Kutz's factory !
on Mission street, owing to the en-
ployment of a non-union hand and the
refusal of the proprietor to discharge /
the individual who failed to have a !
working card.