The San Francisco call., 1906-11-06
EDITED BY o. M. BOYLE

bership shall be carried out. The gen.
eral executive board has exceeded its
powers. There is nothing in the consti-
tuition of the organization that gives
the members the right to do so. The
board has acted in defiance of all prece-
dent or union law. But it is no more
than we have expected When you
consider that four or five members of
the board are in the pay of the organ
izatiOn under the present management,
it is not surprising that every effort,
however bold. is made to keep Tobin
at the head of the union"
Z. A Erickson was in the chair at
the last meeting of Sailors Union of
the Pacific. The secretary reported
that shipping was good. o. Hansen
resigned as janitor and F. Smith was
elected to the vacancy. Nominations
for officers for the ensuing term Will
be made at the next meetings held
in the headquarters and agencies. The
Tacoma agent said that shipping and
prospects were good. The Seattle agent
wrote that shipping was fair and pros
poets good. The Port Townsend agent
reported that the general situation was
unchanged. The Aberdeen agent said
that shipping and prospects were fair.
The Portland agent wrote that ship
ping was good and that not many
men were ashore. The Eureka agent
reported that shipping was good and
men were scarce. The San Pedro agent
stated that shipping and prospects
were fair. The Honolulu agent wrote
that shipping and prospects were me-
dium with but few men ashore.
In the East Helena smelters of the
American Smelling and Refining Com
pany of Butte, Mont. the wages of
common laborers have been raised.
About 80 per cent of the force is af-
fected by the increase, which will be
about per cent. Men working a ten
hour shift. getting 50 day. will here
after receive S225 and those under
the eight-hour day. receiving 1925 to
S3-25. viii get Is cents more a day. The
total increase in the pay of the men
in the smelter will be about $1,000 a
month
1t was stated at the last meeting
Of the Fishermen's Union that the Sc
attic and Astoria agents and the sec
retary- treasurer of the United Fisher
mems Union of the Pacific Jointly
with the local officers of the union and
local committees, are preparing the
agreements for next seasons fishing
and generally revising the work of the
union.
At the last regular meeting of Iron
Molders' Union resolutions indorsing
the candidacy of two of its active
members were passed. The men the
union wishes elected are Daniel J.
Reilly for Senator from the Eighteenth
District. and Daniel Toomey for the
Assembly from the Thirty-fi first Dis
trict.
The stockholders of the Los Angeles
Labor Temple Association have decid-
ed to increase the capital stock from
$4,000 TO 100000 and the price OF the
shares has been reduced from $125 to
81 each. Provision has been made to
issue extra stock to all persons who
have purchased at the sI.25 rate Many
shares Of this corporation are held by
labor unions and individual trades un-
ionists in this city. At the recent
election the old board of directors was
returned, but the board was increased
from seven to nine. r. c. Hunter and
J. f. Timmons are the new direc RS
Two-thirds of the subscribed stock of
the corporation was represented at the
meeting.
Union carpenters of New Orleans
have drawn the line at elephant help.
Superintendent z. D. Cullen of the Ha-
genbach circus tried to employ the
services of twenty elephants in carry
ing lumber and other necessaries, but
the carpenters refused to handle the
lumber and the elephants have
now been put on the unfair list
H. Frazer presided over the last
meeting Of Marine Cooks and Stew
ards Association of the Pacifcc. Sec
retary Steidle reported that the situa-
tion was fair and that shipping on
sailing vessels was very good. The
Seattle agent said that shipping on
sailing vessels was brisk The San
Pedro agent wrote that shipping was
slow.
The straw hat industry of the coun-
try has never been organized. There
is a movement on foot by the United
Hatters of North America to annox
this branch of the hat trade. There
ever. Straw hat makers are employed
but a portion Of the time and must
find employment at some other line
the major part of the year. So far
as milliners are concerned this objec-
ton does not exist and this line of
the trade will be organized. In fact,
in New York and Chicago substantial
progress has already been made 1t
will not be long before the union label
will be found in women's hats. 1t is
understood that a union of milliners
in Chicago will be formed in the very
near future.