The San Francisco call., 1906-11-01

/ fore Parliament, especially those sec
tions relating to injunctions. Follow
ing are the exceptions as embodied in
the proposed act:
"A combination. agreement or con-
tract to do or procure to be DONE or
not to do or procure not TO be done
any act which would not be punishable
as a. crime If committed by one person.
The lawful and peaceful use of the
public highways.
The establishment of pickets or
patrols in a peaceable and reasonable
object OF communicating information
or persuading persons to work, or to-
abstain from working"
BY working. forty-hve men eight
hours per day at 81 the employer Sc
cures: $50 hours service for $50, at the
rate of rs cents per hour. BY employ
ing forty men nine. hours per day at 81
the employer secures $50 hours' SER
vice for $50, at % 20 cents per hour.
BY working thTrty-six men ten hours.
per day at 81, the employer secure $50
hours service for 'S72, at the rate of
20 cents per hour By working thirty
men twelve hours per day at 81, the
employer secures $50 hours service. for
$50, at the rate of 16 2-3 cents per hour.
This explains the economy and adwan-
tages Of the fong-hour. day to the en-
ployeE and its disadvantages to the
wage-earper e
The forty-sixth annual report of the
Amalgamated Society of Carpenters;
and Joiners which has. HEADQUARTERS in
Manchester, England, and branches
throughout all English speaking coun-
tries and is strongly: represented in
San Francisco shows what a drain has
been made in. the funds by the depres-
sion Of trade in Great Britain during
the past year. In the twelve months
covered by the report the society eek
pended in dement's $1,O32,13l; of. which
S464,0S4 was spent for out-of- work
benefits and in sending members to-
localities where they could secure en-
ployment Sick benefits were respon-
sible for an expenditure of 1922, ,e92,
while old age pensions cost the society
s1S0,S1A Tire amount expended for
strike pay reached, only s7o'se4: an
average of about 81 a member. That
the organizat tion believes -in concilia-
tion and soint trade agreements rather
than in strikes is shown by. the report
Of General Secretary Francis Chandler.
After making plea for conciliation he
sayss .:
. The. experience of our society
strengthens this opinion. as duripg the
past seven years we expended $713;633 I
in payment of trade privileges, and
added TO this is the loss of scontribu /
tions which materially increased the
liability. and having regard to the rel
suits I inoline TO the belief that in the
ma iority of instances, if not in 5all, the
expenditure of this vast sum of money,
in the interests. of its mem
bers, had ip reality. an. entirely oppo
site effect. At any rate T. look over
that period in vain TO find instances
where the militant policy represented
by strikes has been a success. while I
scores eff cases cam be found where rep
resentatives of employers and EN- !
ployes, meeting in friendly confer j
ence TO. discuss the: pros and cons of
the demand, have. secured settlements
in every way advantageous to our
trade" 20.
Branch No of the Amalgamated
Society," of. Carpenters and Joiners ad- /
mitted seven members at the last meet
ing9 TIE annual ball of the branch will
he held Friday evening, November 80.
The arrangements committee premises |
an enjoyable evening TO the guests: \
Secretary Murray of Journeymen
Butchers! Union No. 115 recently or
ganized a butchers union in San Ra-
faei and it promises to. be a strong
No. lis will. give ball
teenth and Mission streets, next We'd
nesday night. The committee in charge
includes A. F. Breslin, d. j, Murray,
Joseph NJ Lyons Herman May and
Frederick Zimmerman.
i
L. D: Bfddle. one OF the organizers /
for the. State Federation Of Labor for
the southern part of the State. has been
commissioned a special organizer for
the American. Federation of Labor.
The Butte Mill and Smeltermen's |
Union through it's trustees has begun
an action against the Aetna Banking |
and Trust Company of Butte to recover |
s911f principal and interest alleged |
TO be, due the union on It's deposits |
Eugene T. Wilson, national bank ex-
aminer, has. taken charge of the affairs /
temporarily. Robert Lyons has been
appointed receiver Of the insolvent cor
poration.
A joint meeting was held last Sum
day in Indianapolis by the Brotherhood !
of Locomotive Engineers, Brotherhood |
of Locomotive Firemen, Order of Rail- |
Trainmep and Brotherhood Of Railway |
Trainmen. Circular letters had been !
sent out by Secretary Knowles of the |
number of railroad men were present. /
The purpose of the meeting was for
the renewal of fraternai feeling and for
the entertainment of applicants for
membership in the various bodies. The /
Grand Lodge officers of the various: or /
ganizations delivered addresses and a |
banquet was served.