The San Francisco call., 1906-12-19
EDITED BY o. M. BOYLE

EDITED BY
There is considerable talk in labor
circles about establishing a hank in
this city 10 be owned and controlled
by the trades unions There is no
good reason why such an institution
would not do q thriving business As
IL now is the. 200 unions in this city
have their funds scattered many banks
containing them. The subject has been
given deep thought by many and there
Is every reason TO believe that II will
be an accomplished fact before very
long. Some of the unions have bank
accounts running we'll up to FIVE fig
ures, and much Of the savings now in
bank belongs 10 members of unions.
II founded upon true principles
such bank could be made TO pay well.
bic IN any quarter and all that Is
needed for organized labor is TO get
I together There is enough business
ability TO be found in the ranks of
labor 10 make success of such an
undertaking The labor bank of Chi
cago has been doing a good business
ever since ii was started and Los An
geles is about TO establish such bank
In speaking OF the practicability Of
such project George B. Benham has
this to say The founding of a work
+ ingman's bank in San Francisco is only
a question of time. There is no rea-
son except that Of the apathy of the
workers that can be offered in oppo-
sition 10 the project The advantages
/ OF cooperation are becoming more
and more apparent TO trades unionists
This is evidenced by the building of
] nails. headquarters, etc, thus pre-
serving for the unions the profits of
& investment
Painters Union No 1s elected the
following officers at the meeting in
( Eintracht Hall Monday night: Presi-
dent. A z. Smith: vice president. S.
G. Drummond: financial secretary,
Harry Sheehan; recording secretary
A Z. Imperial; treasurer. William Gil
dea; reading clerk. Dell Wilson; busi-
ness agents. F " Walsh and J.
Dooney; conductor. F. ". Lentz: war.
i den. L J Thomas; executive board
F B. J. Collins, Joseph Fitzpatrick and
I Charles Moore: trustee to Organized
+ Labor. A z. Smith trustee to Pro
I gressive Planning Mill. Thomas Linton:
( delegate TO Stockton convention, 4.
Linton.
Steam Laundry Workers. Union No.
2s held an election Monday night at
/ following result: President. Guy F.
Thurber: vice president, Annie Mui-
I lin; secretary. Carrie Farmer: treas
urer, Harry Godsil; sergeants at arms.
Charles Lineger and Louis Matter:
I finance committee ]. Lee, Harry
1 Stacey and Fred Graham: executive
committee - James Farren, Charles
Deery. James Coughlin. Al Fritchey,
Dick Condor. Dan German. Harry
+ Clunie- George Black. Ed Leary and
J. Fitzgerald; trustee, Michael Pow
ers. business agent Robert E. Ewing
third vice president OF the Interna-
tionai Union, Guy F. Thurber: dele
gates TO Labor councii-Annie Mullin-
Mrs L c. Walden. Fred Grahame. Sa-
die Mcmahon, Carrie Farmer, Charles
Deery. Robert z Ewing. Annie Brown.
Guy F. Thurber and Harry Clunie. The
installation will take place January I.
As the time approaches for the call
ing of the State Federation of Labor
TO order interest In the business which
VIII come before II increases. That IL
will be the largest gathering In point
Of numbers ever assem- 6led by labor in
California is assured. Full delega-
/ tions from every section of the Sta te
viii be in attendance. Alameda Coun-
~ will have over forty representa-
/ tives and the southern tier OF coun-
ties will send a full quota Secretary
McCabe Of the Labor Council has
given much thought TO the legislation
( which should be enacted and he ad-
mits that many of the laws which or
/ ganized labor has been instrumental
] in placing upon the statute books of
the State are openly violated He
! would like the coming convention 10
take up some Of the measures and see
/ that they are enforced by the auttori-
/ ties On this subject he SAYS: 1T
/ would be well for the federation TO
make an investigation and see how
section 679 (added TO chapter I4s.
acts OF 1899 is being observed It
deals with protection of employees as
members of labor organizations. and
reads as follows:
Any person or corporation within
this State, or agent or officer on behalf
Of such person or corporation. who
shall hereafter coerce or compel any
person or persons TO enter into an
] agreement, either written or verbal.
not 10 join or become q member of
any labor organization, as a condition
of such person or persons seeking en-
/ ployment or continuing in the employ
nlent Of any such person or corpora
tion. shall be guilty of a misde-
meanor-'
This law is being and has been
violated throughout the State for the
cities of Stockton and Los Angeles
/ where unionism is not strong enough
I to have the rights granted it by the
State enforced. l believe that organ
ized labor should see that this law is
| obeyed. The Founders Association Of
Los Angeles has tried for years to dis
rupt the unions of that city and has
compelled some union men, through
stress OF circumstances. to sign their
so-called death warrant to trades un-
ionisHa- The Citizens' Alliance OF that
city has even gone to the extreme of
making men asking employment swear
before q notary public that they will
not join any trade organization I be-
lieve the federation at its next meet
ing should take this subject up and
see that the violators Of the law are
punished"
BARRIERS Union No. 14s at its Monday
night meeting at the Labor Council
Temple elected the following officers
for the ensuing term President, J. d.
Hester. vice president. H L Palm:
financial and corresponding secretary,
Joseph r Belly; treasurer, Daniel F.
Tattenham; recording secretary. W.
B. Currier: business agent, Charles
Koch: finance committee - Gustave
Buchting. P. c Haman and Harvey
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