The San Francisco call., 1906-12-18

would nSv be in Portland, Ore. If the
arbi-ratDn board sitting in this city
Were though with its work Cornelius
haf nc doubt that the carmen in
ia n0thern city will win their fight
heatze 1t Is just enc. The Port
LAD Federated Trades is supporting
te carmen on strike and has promised
u the financial support necessary. Be
Ices this the strikers have the lnan-
sial backing of the international In
speaking OF the trouble Cornelius says
the pay Of the men is from twenty to
twenty-feur cents an hour, very few
OF the men remaining long enough in
the employ of the company to get the
larger wage. He says 1--WE have had
an organization in Portland for sew
ersl years, but Il became dormant.
Last January an active campaign was
inaugHrated to abolish some of the
abuses under which the men were
working. chief Of which was the arbi-
trary rule Of the company compelling
each man who works on the platform
10 furnish a Photograph OF himself in
order that an effective blacklist might
be maintained. Another thing which
the men complained about was the
manner in which the schedules had
been arranged, whereby a large per-
centage Of the men were compelled to
put In from eighteen to twenty hours
In order to get eight TO ten hours of
work. These and great many other
things CAUSED a revolt. and IL Will no
doubt result in firmly establishing an
organization Of carmen in Portland in
the future. When the men realize that
outside Of the Amalgamated Associa-
tiOn Of Street and Electric Railway
Employees they are at the mercy OF an
unscrupulOus company and are forced
TO sell their labor for what the COM
pany is willing to pay they will flock
10 the union"
Alameda County labor unions will
. send about forty delegates to the COM
ing Stockton convention of the State
Federation Of Labor. This is larger
number than the county has ever be-
fore mustered. Many of them are
Identified with the Building Trades
Council The unions in the county have
made great gains IN the past year, and
the prospect for the future is said to
be bright
The following officers have been
elected by Branch ! Of the Amalga-
mated Society Of Carpenters and Join
ers; President. w ". Freeland; vice
president. E. f MacKay; secretary,
John Harkness: treasurer, Richard
Uglow; check steward. J. Frary; money
steward, W Smith; doorkeeper. Lucas
Riviera; referee, Peter Steadman.
At the last meeting OF the Cooks
Helpers Union No. 10, with President
J. Schwarz in the chair, eight candi
dates We're initiated and ten applica
tions for membership We're received.
Fifry-seven new members were added
20 the union during the month Of No
Vember. The local has now a larger
membership than before the calamity
The following officers have been elect
ed: President, II. J. Spooner; first vice
president, ?. Campbell: second vice
president, A W Fox; recording secre-
tary. c. Thomas; financial secretary
treasurer Henry Huber; chaplain, J.
Schwarz: conductor, Charles Thomas;
executive board. Schwarz P Camp
bell, Paul Girborn, +. Carter, A w
Fox and H. J. Spooner; trustees-H
J. Spooner, Charles Thomas and J.
Schwarz: delegates to local joint
board-H. Huber J. Schwarz and P.
Campbell; alternates-George Enos, A
Wilson and II. J. SpOoner; delegates to
Labor Council and Allied Provision
Trades Council-H Huber, J. Schwarz
and p. Campbell
There is a rumor that the miners in
the Grass Valley district are to re-
ceive d Christmas gift from the mine
operators in a shorter workday. The
miners have asked for an increase Of
pay for the carmen and shovelers and
the leading superin tendents of that
district recently held meeting in this
city TO talk over the demands 1t is
said that at that meeting it was de-
cided TO give all miners working un-
dergrOund an eight-hour shift. The
men are now working ten hours and a
reduction of hours would be very
grateful to the men. Many of the
miners would prefer an eight-hour day
T.-1 fr- mt
miner OF that section in speaking of
the rumor said: The day is fast ap-
preaching when all labor viii be
placed on an eight-hour basis and the
life Of a miner should be considered in
conn lection with the rest. His work is
hazardous and the air he breathes is
not always the best. His life would
be heightened by the change. Let us
hope the story now in circulation may
be declared TO be absolutely true with
in short time"
Serious trouble is feared this week
in san Jose in the ranks of the Musi-
clans Union. There is a disagreement
between the proprietors of the thea
ters and the union as to the orchestras.
The union insists that seven musicians
be employed where the charge of ad-
mission exceeds 81 for the choice
seats For vaudeville performances
p-ietors are incensed at the demands
aad they theatened to discharge all the
musicians and use Photographs. If
his is done trouble is promised by the
union men,
At the last meeting Of Stationary
Firemen's Union No. S6 ten candidates
were obligated The election of off,
GERS will take place this evening at the
Labor Council Temple, Fourteenth
street, near Mission. Many questions
Of much Importance to every member
are to be brought UP and all are re-
ouested to be present.
Ten candidates were initiated at the
last regular meeting Of Plasterers
Union No 66 and several applications
are awaiting action. President N.
Liden was ia the chair and ruled with
his accustomed good judgment. The
meeting was held in Union Hall
United Glass Workers Union will
meet tomorrow evening in the new
Sheet Metal Workers Hail. Guerrero
rfrea4 near Fourteenth. The union will