The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1905-06-20

States. 1t has taken years, he added,
to bring about the recognition of the
man who works with his hands, but in
San Francisco the laboring man can
look forward to contentment and peace
as the result of good wages and good
hours.
EIGHT-HOUR DAY.
I'VE have here in San Francisco"
continued the speaker. an eight-hour
movement which will come before you
for consideration. San Francisco was
the first city in the land to gain the
eight-hour concession, and it was the
result of calm reasoning on both sides
and a due regard for the rights of all
concerned Now that there is to be an
effort made to take that away again,
1 hope you will stick together and so
urge your views on those demanding a
nine-hour day that they will be i'm
pressed with the business of your
claims and grant the eight-hour day.
l sincerely hope there will be no strife,
but I also hope that the convention will
look favorably upon the eight-hour day
after an investigation into the merits
of the situation
The Mayor then urged. an exa NINA
ton into the japanese labor question,
speaking of 1T as menace to the bulk
of young Americans in the ranks of la
Dor, and asking the convention to help
those of the Pacific Coast who oppose
the Importation OF cheap labor.
President Higgins was the next speaker.
He confined his remarks chiefly to the
progress made by the international or
ganization and a discussion of the eight
hour day. He contended that sound judg-
ment and a spirit of fairness had ruled
every move of the pressmen and the
eight-hour day was demanded not from
a desire for change, but for the business
Of the cause and the uplifting of the craft.
With the finish of President Higgins
speech the appointments began.
Daniel w. Goff Of New York was made
sergeant-at-arms The committee on Gre
dentials was then formed and is COM
posed as follows: Stephen Kane and I.
j. Kane sof San Francisco, Edward Nc
Gently of San Francisco. Thomas Moran
of New York, George Mccormack of Sc
attic. Clifford Kinney of st. Louis and
John w. Thormly of Sacramento.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
At the opening of the afternoon session
Delegate Stephen Kane. chairman of the
committee on credentials. submitted a re-
port seating LIZ delegates. fight be-
tween locals of two New York unions was
referred to the convention, as the COM
mittee refused TO judge the merits or de-
merits of the case. The principal ques-
ton of the seating of delegates was that
of the Cincinnati delegation. The Press
feeders Union of that city is in arrears
and their seating was objected to, al
though the delegates averred that the
money was here in checks that were de-
layed in beng cashed. 1t was decided
to seat the delegates pending payment of
dues during the convention.
Objections to local 81 and local 23 Of
New York were received from various
sources. Local % charged local 81 with
violating the International constitution
The matter was referred to the conven-
ton by the credentials committee with
out recommendation. Both locals were
seated and charges, if any, must be pre-
ferred in the regular order of business.
Following the report of the credentials
committee the nominations of candidates
for Office for the next year were proceed
ed with. This occupied over an hour, and
during the nominating many warm
speeches were made in behalf of various
candidates. After the nominations were
closed the convention proceeded with tfss