The San Francisco call., 1905-06-22
PRESSNEN URGE
EICHT-HOUR DAY
Resolution Asking Support
in Coming Fight in This
City Adopted at Session
ATTACK ASIATIC LABOR
Local Delegates Ask Indorse-
ment of a Stand Against
Mongolian immigration

A resolution that may foreshadow seri-
Gus labor troubles IN San Francisco came
up yesterday at the afternoon session of
the international Printing Pressmen and
Assistants Union convention Local
Printing Pressmen's Union No. "A. Print
ing Press Assistants Union No. e3 and
Printing Pressmens Union No. petit
toned the convention for support in q
coming fight with employers over the
attempt 20 return TO the nine-hour work
ing day. and presented q resolution they
asked 70 be adopted The executive
board was asked to remain in the city
after the close OF the convention 20 IN
ouire into the question The convention
VIII take action on the matter before anal
adjournment
Another resolution affecting local inter
ests was introduced. II refers to the
convention's stand on the Asiatic labor
question Delegate Stephen Kane OF San
Francisco submitted the following reso-
luton which was referred to the COM
mittee on miscellaneous business, with
instructions TO report 10 the convention:
Whereas The unrestricted immigration OF
japanese cooieA especially upon the Pacific
CoaHS threatens to reduce the status OF the
American wage Garner to that Of the Asiatfc
And whereasl we believe that It Is our
GUY GUY 5ot e1ly az raee unioniEte but as citi-
Ee11 o. the United States TO maintain the Cau-
cAaAn standard OF living, 10 protect ourselves
and our farniiiee from the competition of a
Locs Enlch can nourish under conditic0s unfit
70! Nhttesi therefore be Il
Resolved That the Internatioal Printing
Pressnen and Assistants Union heartily in
snsse and Korean Exclusion League ana he
people Of California who are lsbortng 20 Sc
cure tns enactment OF japanese exclusion laws.
PHoTo-ENGRAVERs PROTEST.
The convention accepted the reports OF
Thiro Vice President Ranagan and Or
gsnizer Coffey. The reports Of President
Higgins First Vice President Randall
and Secretary Treasurer Webb are under
consideration, and will be reported on
later.
During the session E. w. A. O'Den.
organizer OF the Boot and Shoe Workers
Union, appealed 10 the delegates to be
particular about securing union-made
footwear. He was followed by W. c.
Booth OF the Brotherhood of Bookbinders
On behalf Of President Glocking with a
short speech, in which was shown the
fraternal relations OF a craft similar to
the pressmen.
In the afternoon. for the first time dur
ing the convention. President Higgins re-
lirquished the gaVel TO First Vice Presi-
dent Randall. A protest from Chicago
photo-engravers 10 printing pressmen
working for less schedule and longer
hours on photo-engraVing was reported
on favOrabIy by the committee. Here
after pressmen doing photo-engraving
must comply with the schedule Of wages
ana hours Of the Engravers Union The
project Of establishing home for aged
plessmen was referred 10 the executive
board. An appeal for the Endorsement of
woman's suffrage was received and flied
y he convention refused "a Gndorse the
movement
Arc SNOWY CHINATOWN.
A resolution tending TO transfer the ap-
pointment OF four organizers from the
executive beard 10 the delegates was re-
ported adversely. and after heated dis
cusSion the report Of the committee on
laws was sustained. This morning at 10
clock the receiving Of resolutions will
end and the session viii be devoted to
the acceptance or rejection of resolutions
fled.
Last night the delegates and their fam
lies were formed in small parties. and,
escorted by men detailed from the detect
i've force. were shown through Chinatown.
At 12:l5 to-day a photograph of the dele
gates viii be taken on the steps of the
Mint. At 1:30 the delegates will be guests
OF the local unions on a bay excurion,
and the social functions will end with a
banquet CT the Russ House tonight at
O'Clock Tomorrow the delegates will
spend the entire day in convention, when
Il is expected all work will have been
completed.