The San Francisco call., 1906-11-03
EDITED BY o. M. BOYLE

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The Labor Council met in its new
home last night. President Hagerty
made short address, congratulating g
1.-The delegates on the splendid building g
just completed.
favorably on the application Of the La
dies Tailors' Union, and the delegates
were seated.
The Walters Union asked for a
declaration OF intention TO levy a boy
colt on the Central Restaurant. Re-
ferred TO executive committee. The
eJanitors' Union also asked for a decla-
ration OF intention to levy a boycott on
the Central Theater. The matter was
referred TO. the executive committee.
The delegate from Musicians Union
said that q grievous mistake had been
made IN stating that the Coliseum
Skating Rink was unfair So far as
the Musicians Union is concerned that
institution. was fair 1t was stated
Fillmore and Page streets. which had
Imported the Italian band to the ex-
clusion of home musicians.
% The delegate from the Brewery
Workmen, said that an agitation was
about TO be started for the red label
Of the union It was asked that the
label be asked for when bottled beer
The following letter has been re-
eeived in this city from c. L. Baine,
general secretary treasurer OF the In
terhational Boot and Shoe Workers
Union:
Nh. George Gallagher, San Francisco:
Dear Sir-At a meeting of the gen
eral' executive board held October 25
= we have decided that those of our Cal
ifornia unions that became imperative
Because of the disaster in April and
whose dues were stopped by the board
again become operative and dues OF
3. mem bers started with the week end
ing November 3. The dues of the mem
bers of your local Will therefore be
started with the week ending Novem-
Der 3. All dues that the members may
. have paid since the dues OF the Cali
.fornia locals We're suspended will be
credited toward their accounts on week
Of November s. Kindly forward local
registry cards to this Office so that the
accounts Of your local union may be
properly started Fraternally yours,
c. L BAINE,
General Secretary-Treasurer.
The announcement IN the labor col
umn OF The Call that the general exec
uSve council OF the Boot and Shoe
Workers Union had decided TO hold
another election for general president
and vice president owing to alleged ir-
. regularities in the recent election was
the first intimation the local unions
had of such movement The above
letter indicates that the locals in this
city could participate in that election.
The wage agreement between the
Milk Wagon Drivers Union No. 226
d. and the Dairymen's Association is now
being drawn up and will be signed at
the next meeting of the interested par
ties. which viii be some time next
week. The arrangement arrived at
2 seems. TO be satisfactory to both sides,
and nothing but the best Of feeling
EXISTS between the dairymen and their
employees. The customers generally
are satisfied to have daylight delivery
q only, and the innumerable complaints
of noisy milk wagons rumbling over
the streets when people are trying to
sleep viii be thing Of the past
At the last meeting Of Retail De-
livery Wagon Drivers Union No. 27S
nine candidates were obligated and FIVE
applications are awaiting action Busi-
ness is reported brisk and all the mem
bers are at work. The treasury of the
union is building up and the local was
never more hourishing.
g.. Cooks Union No. A met at its head
quarters. 1894 Ellis street, last Thurs
day night with President Charles
Fleischmann IN the chair. Nine candi-
dates were obligated. The union has
a handsome small hall for rent to some
union. The seating capacity is about
fifty. After December 1 next no cook
viii be accepted as a member of the
union who is at the time member OF
any club or chartered organization
. which has for its object the employ
nent Of men IN the culinary craft.
Secretary Balslow says: The mem
-f ~ r-4O
scised over the failure Of the city ad-
ministration TO give union conditions
and wages to the cooks employed in
city institutions. After a series Of ne
gotiations extending over two months
the union has only been able to get
some empty promises, which, as events
have shown, were never meant 70 be
kept. This whole matter has been
turned over TO the local joint executive
board Of the affiliated unions, where no
doubt some energetic measures Will be
taken in order 10 bring this matter
20 a proper conclusion"
Laborers' Protective Union will meet
tomorrow at Sheet Metal Workers
HALL Financial Secretary Higgins will
be in the Office this afternoon and to-
morrow, to receive dues, and members
who may owe are requested TO make
Il convenient TO see the secretary.
Much important business will come up
before the meeting tomorrow, and all
members are asked TO be present
An Eastern concern, whose real name
should be Graft, is sending letters to
all the gullible merchants throughout
the United States, stating that ii has
made arrangements to have a complete
AID full abstract of every session Of
the coming convention of the American
Federation OF Labor at Minneapolis.
This enterprising firm states that the
convention will proabbly be the most
Important gathering ever held by or
ganized labor in this country, and that
a'limited number Of copies can be pro-
cured for SIS a copy. The business
man is told that this IS dirt cheap for
the document, which may mean so much
70 him and his business; that he should
prepare himself for the inevitable crisis
between capital and labor which is at
hand. To be forewarned is TO be fore
armed The whole affair is simply a
boldup. any one can procure copy
Of the proceedings Of the convention
from the headquarters of the A. F. Of l.
for IS cents. thus saving Sl4.75-