The San Francisco call., 1906-11-10
EDITED BY o. M. BOYLE


tle duties Of the executive committee.
t was contended by some that no
matters would be initiated by the
.Cumittee; that the committee can only
Gea. with questions referred to it by
The council Others asserted that be-
tween meetings of the council the ex-
ecurive committee was in fact the
labor Council and could pass upon any
subject which in its judgment and
wisdom it saw fit TO decide. It was
dnany agreed that the executive COM
mittee shall bring in an amendment
70 the constitution defining the specific
powers Of that committee.
The Carriage and Wagon Workers
Union gave notice that it would declare
an intention 70 levy a boycott upon
Shea's blacksmith shop. The matter
was referred to the executive COM
mittee.
United Garment Workers and Cut
ters Union No. 131 presented a wage
scale. 10 take effect on November Is.
The scale gives the cutters an increase
NJ SO cents a day and the garment
workers g 10 per cent increase on all
single needles and a s per cent in
crease on all special machines. The
scale was referred to the executive
committee.
The delegate from the Musicians
Union stated that much trouble is
brewing over the importation of the
Italian band by Grauman's skating
rink Many OF the men are non union
and many fines have been imposed. If
these are not paid inside of ten days
q contest viii be inaugurated.
The broommalzers stated that bust
ness wss improving.
typographical Union No. p is about
70 inaugurare z new union label cam
paign and the delegate asked that all
delegates in the council assist the
movement
The boycott asked by the Walters
Union on the Capital restaurant was
lard over for a week.
The wage scale of the Undertakers'
Union was indorsed by the council
subject 10 the Endorsement of the
American Federation of Labor.
The secretary was instructed to have
the floors Of the offices covered with
linoleum.
The managing committee Of the
Anal lgamated Society of Carpenters
and Joiners, at its last meeting, passed
resolutions indOrsing the Building
Trades Council in the part il took in
the late campaign to further the in
terests of labor This was intended
as a rebuke 10 the brickiayers for
their action in condemning the officers
of the council.
Steamftters' Union No. 4e. at its last
meeting. announced that il has Sc
cured the eight-hour day for all its
members employed on the water front.
Heretofore the day consisted of nine
hours. The United Engineering Works
viii probably meet with the steam
filters and allow the union scale.
BARRIERS Union No. 14S has changed
its headquarters from S35 Webster
street 10 2409 Bush street, near Fill
more. Secretary Belly can be found
al this address hereafter. The union
VIII hold its weekly meetings in the
Labor Council Temple on Mondays
Retail Clerks Union No. 111s Of San
Rafael held its first regular meeting
Thursday night Max z. LIGHT in
stalled the officers. assisted by Presi-
! cent Maloney Of the Building Trades
Council Of Marin County. A large
\ crowd witnessed the installation of the
officers, after which dancing was en-
ojyed until midnight. This union will
meet on the second and fourth We'd
nesdays in each month.
The current number Of the Typo
graphical Journal publishes a list of
eleven printing establishments which
have thrown OF the yoke OF the
Typothetale the past month and joined
the eight-hour ranks. The open shop
Of the Typothetae is now almost
thing Of the past Enterprising firms
are finding II a losing business propo-
sition and are joining the popular
movement in order to hold their GUS
toners. Following are the eleven
firms which have unionized their
places: Brooklyn Eagle. Brooklyn.
Easton. Pa: Mcconnell Press Company,
New York City; News, Passaic. n. j.;
Freeman's Job Printing Office, Passaie,
n J.: The Burr Printing House, New
York City; c. G. Whaples & Co, New
Haven. Conn; The Foreign Language
Press Company, Boston; The German
Demokrat. San Francisco; The Robert
.. Law Company. Chicago; Calder.
Conklin & Co. Charleston, S c.
The Cleveland Street Garments Union
is now an accomplished fact. Last
Saturday permanent organization
was formed and officers elected There
was keen competition in the selection
of officers. which augurs well for the
new union. 1t was formed under the
personal supervision Of General Presi-
dent ". D. Mahon. At the last meeting
1900 Of the 200 motormen and con-
ductors in Cleveland Joined the union
and more are being taken in daily.
For the time being Third Vice Presi-
dent A. / Behner Of the parent body
VIII act as business agent for the
union.
One Of the unexplained mysteries is
the dearth Of labor throughout the civ
ilized world. The railroads IN this coun-
try are drawing heavily upon the un-
skilled Iaborers in the construction Of
roadbeds, and this might account in a
measure for a scarcity Of that kind of
help in this country. Through their
efforts TO obtain labor for work on the
lsthmian canal members Of the Canal
Commission have found a shortage of
labor. practically IN all parts of the
world. 1t is claimed that those coun-
tries which formerly sent thousands of
iab0rers to the United States all at
once find occupations for them at home.
agents for the Panama Commission
have Travelled Europe for laborers. but
with no success. Even in Spain the
agent has found the recruiting of Ia
bOrers difficult. Some few detachments
have been sent, but it is beginning to
dawn on the commission that its great
est fc fo o-a~ccrae an OF