The San Francisco call., 1906-10-10


shoe Clerks Union No. 40 met al It's 4
nealcu uarters. 1z22 Steiner street, Mon
day -ight and the hall was crowded +.
The publication of the increased bene- +
1-s has been the means OF sending IN
large number Of applications for
n ube-ship. Many changes have
been found necessary IN the laws. and
the following COMMITTEES or constitu-
r.ol and bylaws was appointed Max
= LIGHT chairman. J. j. Byrne, E. A.
Levy u. J. Eenressy. r Lucier and E.
Il GCldstein A committee was sp-
pointed 10 visit the Mission district
and interview shoe merchants, urging
-rol them the necessity OF closing
-heir stores 81 6 o'clock every evening
except Saturdays The Labor Coun-
"a has been asked for declaration OF
!. --enlion 70 boycott the Brockton Shoe
-o--pauy because OF a failure 10 com
--v with union conditions Rehear-
sails are taking place for the minstrel
show 70 be given in Y II X A Hall,
pzge street. near Stanyan. This is the
largest hall IN the city The show IS 70
De given Friday night November %
Pointers Union No Is met Monday
- crr az Eiutracht Hall with a large At
-e-Eance The union decided 70 buy
m additipn 20 irs burial plat in Mount
Cl5vec Cemetery. committee was
appointed 70 pay e fraternai visit 70
-he young union Of painters n san
Rafael 10. S5. The committee 20 go
over the bay next Monday night IS A.
r Imperial A. Z Smith. T c Lynch.
Thomas Linton and z ?. Roy. +. II.
Pratt. president of the District Coun-
Oh. was present and 6istribu ute6 bunch
~ tickets for q ball 70 be given in
oakland. TwentY-one candidates were
Obligated twenty-five applications were
received and the union was reported
- he fourishirg The constitutions
printed II Italian for the benefit OF
some 500 members OF that nationality
VIII be ready for distribution in
short time.
Bartenders League No. Il has OBJ
rsined snug auaTers st $50 MeAilis-
ter street. ard VII be moved in day
or two. The league is prespering and
is a6li1g many names 10 its roster al
each meeting
Carpenters Union No. 1910 held its
last meeting in Duboce Han. 3z33 Du-
hoce avenue. with Pres dent G : Brow
-- =- the chair After the usual routine
business had been transacted thirty
oa-6iEotes were initiated and seven
teen admltted by cards
Al the last meeting Of Blaoksmiths'
HELPERS Union No. SIC resolutions in
f1rs-1E the candidacy OF Theodore A
BrT for Governor were unanimously
Tasse6 and Nr. Gillett was condemned
F-- his votes against all measures in
Congress aimed p assist The laboring
masses
r -ecrs thEt the announcement that
-r- L1nEshcremen Luuberren's As
location rescfnde6 lis intention Of join
r-r r. - - =
error small faction in the organi-
-r-fon after the regular meeting did
ze ia withdraw the application. but
-s handful of the organization had no
-sh- 70 speak for the entire union o.
fc.ais ~ -he union state that there IS
e faction il the organization that IS
-=-e- satisfied 10 matter how much
sod the union does for them The
uu5o- passed resolutions after the great
IRE 70 GO al IN its power 70 rebuild
san francisco. so far as handling lun1-
her was concerned and the officers q
the union state that the local pro-
poses 70 stand By that resolution This
organization VIII not bring any dis
credit upon itself i its present officers
can prevent The application for sf-
Citation with the Building Trades
. council Is still before that body
t. g. Critchlov-. first vice president
cll. charged with many crimes has been
erorr ~ his Office This news comes
from Chicago The action was taken
FL 2 recent meeting Of the national or
Eanizarion. and the proceedings were
supposed 70 be kept from the pub
lfc u IS known. however. that Vice
President CritchioW was put on the
rack By the general secretary -treasur-
rr and. The charges having been in
vszrfEated the convention adopted the
findings q the committee Critchlow
IS the general president Of the Inter
national Laborers' Union, and in addi-
ricr 10 his expulsion from the National
Building Trades Council the charter Of
Ills union has been withdrawn This
leaves him and his organization with no
support from the building trades
The strike of the noiders st the
-anesviiIe Pa Iron Works. which be-
gan last Nay has been settled, the com
many granting the demand for nine
hour dey. which was the main cause
of the trouble All non-union men are
70 be discharged-
q great labor experiment. which may
frave far-reaching economic effects, has
fust been started in London, and VIII
he watched with keen interest during
the coming winter by AL who are in
reresteG in the solution Of the employ
rent problem. Recently there was
crered al Kensingtoa the first of
chain of tveuty-seven labor exchanges,
which are 70 Ink together the metro
rolltan bor0ughs IN one great orgali-
zarIon Tor mutual help The seventh
~ these exchanges has Just been
opened. and the last OF the series viii
- completed by the end of this month
-In time 70 cope with the winter dis
--eEs The scheme may be said 70 rep
resent the FIRST sciertidc commercial
attempt 10 organize the labor mar
irer and II Is understood that the COM
-t-ee ia charge Is most anxious 70
risassociats II from the faint Of pllilan-
ropr ard The still more objection
able influence OF the fli-starred distress
rr--ullttees Of last winter. The sum
~ $1,000 was raised by penny rate.
md y this sum. slo.T50 was set aside
fo- the establishment Of these labor eX-
changes. 50 that tire idea VIII be given
fair chance. AS for details Of or
--atIon. it IS suffcient 10 say that
rr sl-r r-.r~-- seven nFTres r-fil