The San Francisco call., 1905-04-05
TALKS BEFORE
LABOR BUREAU
Rev. William RAIDER Lee
lures to Association on
Reign of Common People
AUDIENCE is. ATTENTIVE
Speaker Says Development OF
Patriotism Is Essential
to Life of Community
AUDIENCE is ATTENTIVE
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The Rev. William RAIDER spoke last
night before the Labor Bureau Asso-
citation at S151s Market street. He
chose for his subject Uncle Sam. or
the Reign of the Common People. A
large audience listened attentively to
his remarks, and at the conclusion OF
the lecture many asked the speaker
questions pertinent to the talk or the
evening The gist of the lecturer re-
marks was that it was necessary ror
the laboring men to understand that
they are the Government of the United
States. He said in part:
We are living in very important hour
ternational shadow lowering over US. Never
theiess we have three problems before US
the negro gS a., guet ,ns a15ect q stsn
and the United States are the police OF
the world.
This is our country. 1t behoovss US all to
use cur energies to new sense OF patriotism
sential life OF the people large number OF
the big men OF the world come from the work
He is no picture of fiction he lives in every
day life. Characters like his are the big help
TO the great masses IL we don't get
what we want we have a right TO kick but
kick according TO law and order.
Compare the conditions of the poor in the
Old World with that Of the poor in this. Look
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hocking TO this country to come and live under
the Stars and Stripes They are leaving
freedom We are the business nation of the
world but do not approve OF the Rockefeller
extravagant commercial enterprise.
Don't get pessimistic. 1t Is better to look
on the sunny side than the dark side Of life.
C. z. Schmidt, first vice president of
the International Butchers Union, ad-
dressed the members on the local labor
movement. He expressed his opinion
that the butchers would amicably set
tie their existing troubles to the salts.
faction of the union. Mr.. Schmidt will
take a bride before his departure for
the East tomorrow. Miss Alma
Scheithe of Oakland will be the other
party. Joseph NJ. Lyons. F. thinner
man and Herman May were appointed
committee to draw UP a set of reso-
lutions to extened hearty welcome
and we'll wishes to the happy couple.
The International Union of Steam
Engineers will picnic at Sunset Park,
Santa Cruz Mountains, on July is. The
following were appointed as commit
tee of arrangements: Harry Mitchell.
Charles Teubert w. A. Griffin, o. T.
Anderson and Theodore Helms
The BARRIERS Union has selected Ger
mania Gardens for its picnic to be held
May IA The following committee was
appointed at the last meeting of the
body to prepare arrangements: F. E.
Smith, II. F. Dumont. j. J. Calish, G.
Young, A. Carpenter, f. Tallenhan,
George Confines and J. r. Belly.
On the evening of June IL the Box
makers and Sawyers' Union will hold
a ball at Native Sons Hall. The affair
will be in charge of the following MEM
bers: Charles Arnsheim, w. G. Deseole,
John Hughes, Fred Mclaughlin, Her
man Bocisky, John Williams and
James Stuart.
The local Pressmens Union at its
meeting Monday night discussed the
coming convention of the international
body. which is to be held in this city
In June. Preparations are being made
to have affairs in readiness when the
delegates assemble here to transact the
business of the seventeenth annual ses-
sion.
Mayor Schmitz will open the conven-
ton on the forenoon of June 49, The
entire week will be devoted to the con-
vention. The local members are maxi
ing ample preparations in the way of
entertainment to offer to the visitors
A delegation of local pressmen will
journey to Sacramento and escort the
Eastern delegates into this city 1t is
expected that full representation of
Eastern delegates will be on hand when
the convention is called to order. The
local organizations affiliated with this
union are the pressmen, the web press
men and the press feeders and helpers.