The San Francisco call., 1906-11-04
EDITED BY o. NJ. BOYLE

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Business Agent J. A Sullivan OF Iron
Aolders' Cnion No. 16E has been IN Los
angeles for some TING organizing the
nolders % thar CITY. He reports that
there IS an organization there OF almost
-Nr charter members The charter has
been sent FOR and is expected within q
cay or two Al the last meeting OF
No lee twelve candidates were obli-
gated The union viii meet hereafter
ln Labor Council Temple on Tuesday
evenings Assistant Secretary A. Wynn
VIII have his Office in the temple and
can be found there most ot the day
A. The last meeting OF Postohlce
clerks Union No 1881 IN Polito Hall.
Sixteenth street. near Dolores. thirty
candidates were obligated and twelve
apr-lca lions are being considered The
meeting was addressed BY Walter Mac
arthur in his usually vigorous manner.
HIS remarks were along trades union
lines After the meeting e banquet was
served Addresses were made BY Presi-
dent Csvenny- Organizer G. n Jones.
Treasurer William Mayer and Vice
President De Bow. Thomas Kelly was
elected delegate 10 the labor Council
The Labor Council Han Association
VIII formally open its new building.
SO Fourteenth street near Mission. on
Thanks giving eve November Is. Prep
srations are being made 10 make the
occasion q memorable one The best
~ talent in the city have numbers on
The programme and after its compile
rion dancing VIII be in order until 4
- u Refreshments VIII be served
The following committees are in
charge President OF the evening.
Richard Cornelius; arrangements com
nitree. Leo Michs elson -(chairmanl. Guy
=. Thurber. J. J. Fields. !. Puusigarn. A
Siewiersl1. J. J. O'NeilL 9. u. Bell and
william P AfcCsbe. reception commit
Tee. " r EaEerty H s Cleveland.
George A Tracy. Miss Carrie Farmer.
Miss Anna Burkhardt. Miss Margaret
Patrick Burke. " c. Lefingweu a T.
wynn. Antoine Wall and Miss Annie
Brown; floor manage Guy F. Thurber-
Twenty candidates were initiated al
the last meeting OF Typogra phical
Union No. q. and several applications
are before rhe proper committee
during October and forty-three issued
The former record of No. q viii soon
be eclipsed Il the present ratio OF trav-
cling cs-6s received continues much
longer The record previous 70 the fire
was 81
The mine operators OF Illinois pre-
scented a bill for s556.o0e fines against
-he union miners who refused 70 work
on -Virden day" President Smith and
The executive board OF the union did
ror happen 10 have that much change
about their persons and the collector
was asked 20 call again The agree
meut under which the miners and op-
erar tors are working stipulsres that ali
-. n ar-
cert TIE regular holidays or the United
States Failure 70 live Up 10 the agree
u-ent calls for a 1ne OF SO upon each
miner refusing 70 work @Virden day"
IS SO called % commemorate the
slaughter of many miners during riot
~ Tirden in 1883 The miners decided
10 refuse 70 work on the anniversary
of the trouble Hence the fine After
z long conference the operators with
drew the hne and further trouble was
sverteo.
seven unions were represented al
the reorganization OF the Joint execu-
tive council OF the International
Brotherhood OF TeauEters- II is the
the snbulsnces belonging 70 the city
are paid the minimum union wage OF
$50 month Up 10 the present time
these drivers receive only SIS & month
and out OF this must buy their uni
forms The following officers were
elected President Eugene Mccarthy
T1ce president. James Bowlsni record
ing secretary. John Killisn: financial
secretary. !. J. Monshan. trustees,
Charles Wlgus John O'Fsllon and
Peter Burke.
The union Iithogrsphers OF the coun-
Try have been on strike for almost
-H-- r.
many places they have won victories
out of 80 men in Chicago who walked
cut only eleven proved untrue 70 their
union vows Almost 100 men are now
enjoying union conditions. while l6s
are stiil or strike Reports from other
sections of the country are 70 the
effect that the union men are much
encouraged and believe they viii short
ly win victory for the eight-hour
Jsuitsrs' Union No. 10.ss7 viii meet.
a. o'clock this afternoon IN the La
Dor Council Temple. with President
Nstheson in the chair. All the Janitors
connected with the municipal admins
trstion are members q the union. The
secretary wishes all members who are
delinquent 70 square themselves on the
books as soon as possible a reason
ab6e tin1e viii be given them 70 pay
their dues. after which they viii stand
suspended and their names advertised
The Labor Council Al the Friday night
meeting declared its intention 10 levy
3 boycott on the Central Theater, be-
cause union isnitors are not employed
At the last meeting Of the SafImak-
ers' Cniou II was announced thst the
employers had agreed 10 pay tee new
scale without q contest The Increase
amounts 70 81 e day. One apprentice
VIII be allowed for each machine and
two apprentices for three or more ma
chimes used The following nomina-
tions have been made. For president.
Emil Miiar; vice president. F. A
Adams. secretary. G. H Hatch; treas
urer Carl Hansen; trustees. Robert
Blackiston. E. J. Wslcott and Harry
Sufth. finance committee. Thomas Oh
son. william Miller and Thomas Doyle;
delegates 10 Labor Council c. Il
Hatch and n = Msdsen-
The halls in the new Labor Council
Temple are being rented rapidly BY the
aFlfated unions. Following are the
unions which have been assigned halls
in the building and the evenings when
rhe- VIII be in session