The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-11-17
EDITED BY o. M. BOYLE

A communication was read from
max Norris. fourth vice president Of
,He American Federation of Labor. at
iaSt nights meeting of the Labor
eopnciL stating that the executive
council had decided to hold a union
-anel exhibition next year and that he
had been delegated to take charge Of
the affair. The Federation has al
ready done mach to advertise the vari-
Gus union labels and this exhibition is
expected 70 prove OF immense value to
uncontrolled products. Morris wishes
organized labor to send to him any
suggestions which may. make the ex-
pesltlon success. The time and
place viii be announced soon.
The delegate from Journeymen Tail
ors' Onion No, , asked that the tall
oring establishment of Mcmahon.
heyer & Steigler Bros. be placed on
the unfair list.
The call for the Stockton convention
OF the State Federation of Labor was
read The meeting will take place in
January Delegates from the council
viii be named at the next meeting.
The delegate from Musicians Union
stated that members of the Italian
hand engaged at Grauman's Skating
Rink had been suspended for non-pay-
ment Of fines and the union men had
been called out. 1t was stated that
there was every prospect that a local
union band would soon be employed.
A telegram was ordered sent to
President .Gompers asking him to in
form Secretary o. A. Tveitmoe of the
Building Trades Council by wire that
members Of the Steamfitters' Union
should not be Disseminated against by
any trades unionists Of this city. Dele
gate ONeiu was likewise communi-
Gated with.
Delegate Walsh asked for an in
vestigatiOn into the rumor that a
delegate Of the Labor Council was
renting houses to Orientals, and the
following committee was given charge
OF the matter: Secretary William p.
NcCabe, George A Tracy and John
r. AIatheson. The investigation is
aimed at Supervisor Thomas Lonergan,
who is delegate from the Bakery
Wagon Drivers Union.
The legislative committee was au-
thorized TO draft a proposed law to
better safeguard the employees in fac
tories in the State.
Another union will establish head
quarters in the neighborhood of the
Labor Council Temple. The Bakers
Union has taken a fve-year lease on
the upper floor Of the building to be
erected at 1775 Mission street, near
Fourteenth. The building will cost
$4,000 and is to be completed in sixty
days Until that time Bakers Union
No "a viii remain in the quarters ii
has been occupying since the fire, at
Ceary street and Central avenue This
evening the union will hold its usual
weekly meeting at the old hall Too
many bakers are coming to town and
many are now idle.
At the last meeting Of Lathers' Union
10 65 the following officers were elect
ed. President, J. d. Maggie; vice presi-
dent. r.. Newberry; recording secre-
tary. ". n. Gill; financial secretary. J.
Sell; treasurer. J. z. Mutton; business
agent f X. Rhodes; sergeant arms,
Z. McCloskey.
The Building Trades Council decided
al its Thursday night meeting to
change its weekly meeting place after
tie first Of next month. The council
has made arrangements to occupy the
main hau Of the new building being
erected by the Sheet Metal Workers
Union on Guerrero street. near Four
teenth. The council will remain with
the Sheet Metal Workers until its own
handsome building adjoining is COM
pleted
The Longshore Lumbermen's Union
was admitted TO the council and will
be represented by eleven delegates.
They will take their seats at the next
meeting. The union has a membership
OF over 900.
The bricklayers, plasterers, carpen-
tiers, stone masons and plumbers re-
ported that their organizations had
many idle men and that the city was
being deluged with artisans Of these
crafts. Large delegations are coming
from England, Germany, Australia and,
- LII,
This state Of affairs was laid at the
doors Of the California Promotion Com
mittee by many Of the delegates. If
these artisans continue to come in in
such droves il viii be a serious prob
lem to house them from the winter
storms, 10 say nothing Of giving them
work.
Garment Workers Union No. 131 met
Thursday night at the Labor Council
Temple, with James Davis presiding.
Five candidates were initiated and
fourteen applications received. Cutters
Union No. As was amalgamated with
the garment workers at this meeting,
bringing in about forty-ive members.
The union has presented a wage scale
10 the employers, to take effect De-
cember !. The cutters are TO have a
daily increase Of 50 cents, and the OPP
eratives win receive a 10 per cent in
crease.
The local meets the first and third
Thursdays IN the month. At the next
meeting nominations will be IN order.
General President W. ID. Mahon of
the Street Railway Employees of Ameri-
ca has an article in the current num-
Der Of the Bricklayer and Mason on the
benefits Of the union shop that is well
worth reading. He openly accuses the
employers with opening the gates and
flooding this country with the cheapest
labor OF Europe.
They did not go to the higher stan
dard countries" he says, but to the
lowest, the cheapest and the most de-
grading and brought them here and
made us compete with them in the
omen markets Of our country As true
American citizens, realizing the neces-
sitv Of protecting our homes and fire.
sides from the invasion Of these hordes,
we formed the trade union and are
not only protecting the American work
inplnen. but are educating the immi-
grants how TO become good citizens
also. We are doing this through the
union shop, with its doors closed to
ffe vicious and savage and inefficient,