The San Francisco call., 1906-10-09

give the American Federation Of Labor
all the space 1t requires for an exhibit
ana IN addition viii give II the benefit
OF tne publicity department in which
20 advertise. This offer meets the an
probation Of President Gompers. but
the nnal decision viii be left TO the
executive council of the federation.
As an adjunct TO this exposition il has
Deen suggested that the national child
!aoor committee arrange an exhibit.
Erooaoly in no place In the United
states IS the question of child labor Of
Sucn vital Importance as in the cotton
states Of the South. Organized labor
mas also made less progress in the
Southern States than in any other por-
tion Of the country. For this reason
Jamestown is considered particularly
hitting place in which to hold the ex-
hibit
Walters Union No. 80 asks organized
labor and all friends to refrain from
patronizing the following japanese
restaurants; The Ambrosia. l77-179
Third street; The Golden Bay. z56
Third street; The Port Arthur, sss
Third street; The Grand. 404 Third
street; The State, 240 Fifth street; The
Sunrise. s42 Howard street: The EN-
portum, Ellis and Market streets: The
Oyama. 1856 O'Farrel, and The Eagle,
meet on every Wednesday evening in
stead OF in the afternoon. Members
are requested 10 make a note of this
enange Of time in meeting.
Russell I wisler. who has been seri-
ously sick for several months, has so
far recovered to be back at work Mr.
Wisler has many friends in the labor
movement who will be GLAD TO learn
that he is again able TO be around and
hope for his ultimate recovery.
The New York Plumbers Union No.
z, which was supposed to have been
disbanded after it's strike against the
/ Master Plumbers Association last July.
I is being revived by a number OF its
members The arrangement by which
I the strike was ended provided that the
strikers would give up No. 2, return
10 work at an advance OF half the
increase they demanded and then or
ganize as No. $50 of the United Ma
tional Association OF Plumbers and
Gssftters.
An appeal for individual contribu-
tions for political purposes from Chi
eago members Of trade unions has
been made by President Samuel Com
pers. II is expected that in Chicago
alone $4,000 VIII be raised. Copies
4 by the secretaries OF all local unions
Z in this city with the request that the
matter be brought at once to the at
tetitio1 of the members. The notice is
also published in the Federationist, the
4 Official organ OF the American Fedora
+ tion Of Labor. Il bears the signature
+ OF Gompers and all the vice presidents
OF the national body. including that Of
/ John Mitchell. who emphaticaliy de-
MES that he is opposed TO the present
political propaganda The amount
asked for, II is stated, will be neces-
sary 10 defray the expenses of the
campaign, and union men everywhere
are requested 70 contribute. The gen
erosity OF the response will determine
I the extent TO which the federation goes
+ into politics this fall
James o'Connel. president Of the
+ International Association of Mechinists
denies that a strike Of the mschinists
+ in the Washington shops of the South
ern Railway is imminent. Mr.. OCon-
nell asserts that negotiations between
the committee representing the ma
chinists and the officials Of the com
pany have not been broken off. The
/ committee" says Mr.. O'ConDelI, pro
4 ceeded in the matter as far as II
thought advisable and then referred the
question 10 the consideration of the in
L 4
Z the railway officials viii undoubtedly
/ be reopened soon"
The first result Of the crusade being
made by citizens and mine owners in
the vicinity OF Pittsburg against work
! ing on Sunday was recently announced
! by the McClintic- Marshall Construction
Company. Notices have been posted
that no Sunday work of any kind would
be tolerated by the company, and Civ
ing instructions that the work OF the
mill must be so arranged that not even
+ repair work would be necessary on that
day. 1t is to be a six-day week. and
nothing more will be allowed.
The regular monthly meeting Of Mu-
sicians' Union will be held next Thurs
+ day in Eagles Hail. 1875 Market street,
at u o'clock noon. The following prop
ositions will be acted upon: Quarterly
and monthly reports Of officers; report
Of committee on revision Of price-list.
! which is the special order for 1915
D. m The attention OF contracting
members is specially invited to the
/ price-list provision that makes il OBJ
ligatory that all political engagements
must be paid for in advance" The
adoption of this rule is the direct out
come of various disagreeable expe-
I riences in the past, and its close OBJ
) servance in the future will prevent
a repetition Of such experiences. be-
sides obviating the unpleasant neees-
sity Of the board of directors having
to take any corrective measures against
contractors who fail TO observe its
provisions