The San Francisco call., 1906-09-05


II session FOR the remainder Of the
week Lhirty members OF the House
g Commons participated This Is the
tEirtT-Etnth annual trades union con-
:. Erass The success OF the candidates
81 organized labor ~ the national cleo
-l-cs and the number OF problems for
. scl solution must De sought along
To,itiesl lines give special Importance
% she meeting
Lae advance programme contains
tWenry-seVen sections. and the sub
zects run from the serious 70 the novel
= proposal Interesting 70 Americans
g fsvers TIE passage IN Great Britain OF
= : homestead act such as exists in this
rsuHtrv- The docksrs viii protest
! sgalnst the passage Of theological acts
fl ne place Of educational measures
EHd The gas workers VIII seek the
passage 81 resolutions covering the
f7iL owing proposals
@irst-The state maintenance OF
scheol children.
Second-Scienti6c physical educa-
rea, Fith medical inspection and the
nerpetustion OF records showing the
physical Development Of al children
z-Eeneilg the state scheels, Eith a pro-
vision for skilled na6icsl attendance
. for any child requiring the sane
Ihird=Ihe complete separation Of
= reforms from peor lax administration.
Fourth-A national system Of. educa-
. 30. under tul popular contFes. free
). and secular from the primary scroll 70
=. TIE university.
Fifth-That secondary and technlcaI
. 1education be an essential part af every
:: cr:-Gs education and secured hv such
an extension OF the scholarship system
g. ss VIII place the maintenance Of
p sc1o-srSllP within the reach 81 every
q. child aRd thus make Il possible or all
d. cfildFen to be fun tine day pupils up
- the age of ls
=. Sirth-fhst the best intellectual and
81 secrnical training be provided for the
: ttacLers Of the children
2 sevenrh-The cost OF education 70 be
= met by drafts from the imperial ex-
eieleQuer and by Ehe restoration of mis-
- appropriated educational en6eWmezts-
TIE great bolT OF organised laRer in
. Great Britain seems % be strongly IN
fever Of q purely secular system Of
? education. and the educational bill in
=. rrod Qced by the present Liberal Gov
,: ernEneat does not 80 far enough % suit
the labor interests There VIII be res
olurions against militarism and vel
coming international srbitEation- rec
cEnizing Nay as Labor DAY. favor
ing universal old age pensions. apply
irg 70 both sexes al the age q 50
years and 20 be al the rate Of al least
3 snllllgs per week. for the national
tztng OF all railways. canals mines and
minerals in the United Kingdom fer
the founding II z labor newspaper for
the certi6cation OF al men in charge
ot engines ard boilers. and for The ex-
animation OF apprentices froH time 10
tine 70 see if theT are being efficient
ely instructed in tneir hsn6craft
Action wil also be taken on The
amendment of the alien act IN the
House q Lerds- and that body viii be
rellc-E scored when the measure
was recently before that house al
sne1aHeut prohibiting the impoFts-
uc1 ot workrlen 10 take the places Of
strikers. whtch had been inserted al
tle request Il the labor members OF
TIE House OF Commons. was stricken
out
Many other measures are scheduled
nc D brought Up. but the above are
me most important
There VIII be 2 federal union formed
in antioch IN short time comprising
CLERKS, BARRIERS. lsboreTs. plumbers.
rzters and various other crafts II
VIII -umber between 100 and 2ee. The
pollarF Wtrkers of antioch. forty
' s-roHg. already have union
ras executive board OF BARRIERS Tn
ion- No l4e. VIII meet THIS evening
e. se5 webster street Members are
expected n he present. as business Of
LIE. Utmost Importance viii be con-
,sdered- Owing 10 Labor day. no meet
% i"E of the union VIII be held until
.aeKl Monday
The Labor Council celebrated labor
deg AZ Turn Ferein Hal with speeches
and songs. After the literary exercises
g. The hsll was cleared and dancing fol-
le"ed for several hours.
=. A. Erickson was in the chair
e - the Pacific. The secretary reported
2 that shipping was good Tne executive
ccErHlirzee reported al length upon the
strike and lockout situation. which
was declared 10 be IN drst-class con
csrsor- The Tacoma agent stated that
shipping was fair. The Seattle agent
wrote that shipping and prospects
were good The Port Townsend agent
re7crted that shipping was dull The
Aberdeen agent stated What shippin z
. continues 70 be brisk. The Portland
agent wrote that shipping vas good
The Eureka agent reported that ship
ping was unchanged The san Pedro
agent stated that shipping was slack
Ihe Honolulu agent wrote that ship
ping was dun and prospects poor.
h Following the footsteps Of the Chi
cage trades unionists. the labor unions
or CoTlngt01. Ky have started q
@ movement for 3 trades union bank II
VII have a pald-up capital stock OF
Sc 5000 This stock has already been
subscribed b. the trades unions.
Ar offensive and defensive alliance
between the steam filters Of four States
-MIchigan. Indiana. Illinois and Wis
coi.sin--was recently arranged al a
convention The delegates decided 10
ocrtrol helpers and refuse u recognize
the cnion OF Sunior steam filters
There are 7e.066 convicts in the
United States. q which number zTos
arr women and 1887 inmates OF ju-
rcniIe reformatories. se7 OF the latter
.t-iEg gir-- F.tty-nine per cent Of
tac gross fetal are employed al pro-
% duct5ve labor. and are thus brought
llste competition with free labor
Fer The first time In its history Con
fra Costa County celebrated Labor day
by g parade and literary exercises in
Aurioch- The meeting was presided
over BY the Rev Gr. Merrill o. TIE Con-