The San Francisco call., 1906-08-01
-HE executive council of the State
Federation of Labor met at SIS
Webster street on Sunday, Presi-

dent T f. Gallagher in the chair.
A communication was received from
the General Mill Employees Union of
Los Angeles requesting further action
against the Globe Milling Company,
doing business In Los Angeles, Wood
land, Cotton and San Francisco. The
council sent communications to all cen
trail labor bodies and bakers unions
throughout the State notifying them
that the boycott against that company
was still on and requesting that 1T be
vigorously prosecuted
In regard to the request of the Silver
Bow Trades and Labor Assembly of
Butte, requesting all central labor
bodies to send to their affiliated unions
communications requesting them to
hold a mass meeting on August pro-
testing against the delay of the trials
of Moyer, Haywood and Pettibone and
requesting Judge Frank j. Smith of
CALDWELL Idaho. to admit them TO bail,
the council placed itself on record as
being thoroughly in accord with the
request
President Gompers of the American
Federation of Labor sent donation to
the federation and expressed his sym
pathy with the working people of San
Francisco and the vicinity who were
made homeless through the fire.
The Eureka Trades and Labor Coun-
ell sent the following resolutions. which
were indorsed
Whereas. 1t appears by the Eureka
daily press that the Pacific Steamship
Company is catering to tn. the passenger
county with San Francisco; and
Whereas The said company without
being asked by the Sailors, Union for
steamships. not caring one iota for the
feelings and interests of this city and
county, and thereby delaying the mail.
express facilities and passenger travel;
therefore be II
Resolved, That all citizens who have
the interests of this city and county at
heart reciprocate said action of the
give and do leave their patronage with
those other steamship companies which
stood by us during these days; and be
Resolved. That copy of these reso-
lutions be sent to each of the San Fran
cisco Trades and Labor councils, the
California State Federation of Labor
and the State Building Trades Coun-
ell.
The International Woodmen and Saw
mill Workers requested that an organ
izer be sent to Mendoeino County.
State Organizer c. w. Holmquist filed
a most encouraging report. L. Z. Zant
stated that he had organized the debris
workers of San Francisco and is bring
ing together members of various unions
who had shown a lack of interest since
the fire Thomas Fennessey of Los An
geles has been requested to become
special organizer for the southern part
Of the State. F. Owens of Eureka will
be asked to do organizing work among
the woodmen and sawmill workers OF
Mendocino County.
Carpenters Union No. 4S3 met Mon
day night at 339 Noe street Twenty
candidates were obligated and a like
number were received on travelling
cards Accident benefits were granted
to four members. The union received
a widows death benefit from the Inter
national Brotherhood, and the same
will be turned over. The president, j.
C. Templeton, is building home on
Russia street, near. Athens, and owing
to his great popularity among his fell
low union men a delegation OF mem
bers of his local appeared last Sunday
with their tools and devoted the day
to assisting in building the home. 1t
is expected that a larger delegation
will do likewise next Sunday
The Allied Provision Trades Council
has been called to meet at 431 Ivy ave-
nue. on Tuesday. August 13, at $3.50
o'clock. Important business will be UP
for discussion. The secretary, Julius
Selmer. wishes every delegate to be
present. He will notify the various
unions of the meeting by postal card, SO
that no excuses for nom attendance can
be received.
Laborers' Protective Union No. S944
held It's regular meeting In Sheet Metal
Workers Hall. Twenty-Five candidates
were initiated and several applications
he foh 10 he.
business agents of the union report
conditions improving as to wages and
hours The local has received from the
American Federation of Labor a new
| seal, charter and complete outfit gratis.
The unions records were all lost in
the great fire. A substantial check was
| also received from the American Fed
Grafton OF Labor for the relief of mem
bers who suffered in the April disaster.
The following officers have been
| elected by Bookbinders' Union No. 81
President, William C. Booth; vice pres
! ident, Harry Hastings: recording sec
retary, James D. Kelly; financial sec
retary, AL Houle treasurer. Bernard
Hassler; executive committee-Charles
/ Dresher, Gus Larson and Theo Fluhr;
delegates to Labor Council-Theo. Fluhr
III. Hastings and Ed Hyde; delegates to
/ the Allied Printing Trades Council--D.
T. Powers, E. Huebbe and II. Hastings
delegates to Japanese and Korean Ex
! clusion League-D. T. Powers, B. Hass
| ler and w. Delaney; inspector, Philip
NUM-; sergeant at arms, John Redding;
statistician. George Buehn; guide. John
Hanlon. The joint meeting of Nos. 81
and 125 will continue during August
A committee was appointed to secure a
new hall and the netting night will be
changed. Trade conditions in both
branches are looking much brighter
and in another month nearly all mem
hers will be employed.
Complaint has been made to Musi-
clans Union No. from Los Angeles of
the Importation OF some of its mem
bers to fill engagements in the south
ern city The particular engagement
under consideration is the Palace Cafe.
Notice comes from the Los Angeles
union that 1t will not receive transfer
cards from any member imported to
! fill the Palace Cafe engagement with
| out the sanction of the Los Angeles
unions executive board.
|
A proposition suggested by Rev.
Charles Sickle, a former union ma
chinist, that trades unions take adver-
! Using SPACE in the daily newspapers