The San Francisco call., 1906-09-06

f1e strike OF workers IN that craft at
= Youngstown. East Youngstown. Niles,
.'Jirard, -Struthers and New Castle, Pa,
~hereby more than 500 men are at
fScted, is believed 10 be preliminary
movement 10 similar action in the
PittsbUrg district, where a vote in
favor OF q strike was taken more than
/: three months ago.
The Pittsburg moulders want min
ssnum wage scale OF $3.50 for nine
hours, In place of $500 for ten hours.
These demands have been refused by
fhe manufacturers. II was decided
p remain at work and hold the strike
.: abeyance until the sanction of the
national officers could be obtained.
President Valentine viii be IN Pitts
5L-rg shortly and it is believed that
4 f.s visit viii be followed by decisive
action II a strike is ordered more
than 1900 molders viii be involved.
and in addition between 500 and 500
other workers such as patternmak
ers. VIII be made idle.
The most important features OF the
recent convention Of the International
Brotherhood OF Stationary Firemen
held in Omaha, was the raising of the
per capita tax 10 two cents 10 in
crease the funds on hand and the cleo
tion Of officers.
s The following were elected: Pres
ident, Timothy Healy; vice presidents
M. p Flanagan OF Boston, H. w.
T. S. Smith OF Newark, p. L. Farrell
OF Minneapolis, \. A James OF Wash
i.gton, .. C, and Thomas Musgrave;
general secretary treasurer, c. L.
Champ: delegates TO the American
Federation OF Labor-Timothy Healy
OF New York. J. w. Martin Of Chi
cago and c. L Champ Of Omaha The
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men VIII be held IN Detroit, Mich, in
1905.
Organised labor IS watching with
much interest the action Of the postal
authorities in reference TO the for
nation recently in Chicago OF the Am
erican Fed8ratiOn OF Postal Clerks.
At the meeting were delegates from
six principal cities OF the country.
t While there is no regulation against
f12uch an organization, the department
mas generally frowned on such. as
sociations. The department does for
bid clerks or carriers from taking an
active interest in furthering legisla-
ton affecting their duties or pay
This regulation has met with much op-
position from the clerks, and many
think that this was the main incen-
tive 10 become affiliated with the Am
erican Federation OF Labor.
the postal clerks is a shrewd move on
TIC part Of President Gompers in
: carrying forward the fight aimed at
certain Congressman. He fully real
izes the power in the hands OF the
postal employees TO defeat or elect
members Of Congress. The defeat OF
Congressman Loud Of this State, while
chairman OF the House committee on
Postoffces and Postroads. was due
largely te the demands OF the letter
carriers. The ultimate aim OF the or
ganization is undoubtedly TO receive
SHORTER working hours and more pay.
Thc attitude Of the department toward
members Of this organization will be
watched with interest by trades union
lsts.
A vegetable gardeners union will be
formed next Sunday afternoon at .
o'clock by Organizer T. E. zant at Sill
. yer avenue and Mission road, near the
g .five-miIe house It is asserted that
charter roll A charter viii be sent
- for from the American Federation of
Labor.
J Stablemen's Union, No. S76o, viii
hold meeting tonight at All Haight
street. All members are expected to
. be present, as new wage scale is
2. to be discussed The schedule calls for
SO for a day Of twelve hours and will
. take effect September Is.
=. .. Hereafter the United Glass Workers
: Union viii hold its meetings at the
d. hail at Fourteenth and Church streets.
The union viii meet Saturday nights
instead OF Thursdays and will hold
Its FIRST meeting next Saturday night
. al members are requested to make a
note OF the change Of meeting place
simon Burns, general master work
man OF the knights OF Labor, states
that the convention called for next
Monday in New York City, viii be
held as scheduled, Notwithstanding the
Injunction obtained against the or
ganizstion by John ". Hayes, who is
fhe leader Of an opposing faction Of
the order and who claims to be gen
kral master workman. The legal fights
have been on between the two fac
tions for long time, and il is esti-
mated that upward of 100000 has
been expended by each side in court
costs and attorney fees.
What was TO have been the final trial
at washington, D. c, several months
ago. was declared mistrial, and the
case is again on the docket awaiting
its turn. In the former case one Of
the jurors was taken suddenly sick
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removed from its temporary quarters
on Devisadero street 10 ST. McAlister
street. The association has built for
itself a comfortable home, and its
membership is fast building up, thirty
applications having been received in
one day
The executive committees Of the Illi-
nois Coal Operators Association and
OF the United Nine Workers are in
session in St Louis. Randolph Smith,
president OF the association, states that
the matter TO come up before the ses-
sion win relate to imposing fines on
both operators and employees who are
responsible for mines closing down.
The Joint meeting OF the two executive
committees was called after special
body appointed TO adjust the question
had failed 70 agree. Smith said that
the fnes TO be imposed when collected
would be equally divided between the
Operators and the United Mine Work
ers Of Illinois President John Mitch
eIl is at the conference