The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-14

After celebrating for over two
hours last night over the 5urisdictional
question which has threatened to cause
serious trouble among the steamftters'
ana plumbers unions, the members of
the organizing committee of the Build
ing Trades Council reported that they
were so divided in their views that il
would be absolutely impossible for
them 10 make a recommendation.
The returns OF the committee were
entirely unsatisfactory to the council,
and members OF the latter body ex-
pressed themselves unwilling TO as
sumo the responsibility of disposing of
the matter. They preferred TO have
the subcommittee stand for any de-
cioed action which might be taken
The council ordered the committee
on organization to take up the matter
and instructed IL to bring in a final
verdict at the next meeting.
The controversy between the plumb
ers and steamhtters' unions has been
going on for the last six or seven
years. and is one OF the most important
9urisoictional questions with which
the labor leaders have ever had to
deal.
Matters were not improved between
members Of the warning unions when
the steamfitters won the first impor-
fant lSll by securing a charter from
the American Federation of Labor dur
ing the convention of the federation at
minneapolis. When the plumbers heard
OF this action they naturally contended
that they also were entitled to the
same rights as had been accorded their
brother union, the steamftters.
Walters Union No. 80 met Wednes-
cay night at headquarters. 1895 Scott
street with NJ. p. Scott presiding The
constitutional amendment that none but
those working at the business are ell
gible for office was read the first time
and discussed. It was decided to give
Christmas dinner TO the members
and $500 was appropriated for the
feast The following commlltee on
entertainment was appointed: R. L.
Grimmer, A 9. Beck, ". H Mcguire
II. C. Davis. z. Spahr, ]. D. Kirkpat-
rick Burt La Rue and S. Jancovich.
Members are requested to take notice
that the burial benefit is paid only for
those members who have been on the
books in continuous standing for six
months or more and have the cur
rent monthly dues paid up.
II was announced that a restraining
order had been issued st the instance
Of Proprietor Cross OF the Capital res
taurant This is the first injunction
issued since the FIRE with the aid OF
the Citizens Alliance Bush FinneIl
Is attorney Tor the plaintiff. The re-
straining order prohibits the use OF
the word unfair The union will hold
its election Thursday. December 81.
Twelve voting booths viii be used, and
the polls VIII open at a m. and close
At 10 p. m.
Laborers' Protective Union No. se4z
net Tuesday evening in Shee Metal
Workers Hall, Guerrero street, near
Fourteenth. and made the following
nominal tons:
For president, John Murphy; for vice
president. John Leamey and NJ J. Fox;
for recording secretary. J. II. Weide-
mann; for financial secretary. l. B
Higgins; for treasurer. p. Tierney: for
trustee, E. Campbell; for auditor. James
Reagan; for conductor. John McManus
for sergeant at arms, Con Mckinley; fol
business agent, William Meakin and
NJ O'Leary; for executive committee, E
J. P. O'Riley, p Tierney, c. NJ Erick-
son. William Meakin, L B. Higgins
John Leamey, James Regan, Frank
Delatour. NJ J. Fox. T. Pollok, Goode
Sears and Garrett Sears.
The election will take place next
Tuesday evening at the above hall.
The Central Labor Council of Oak
land al its last meeting elected C. W
Petry and P. C Weber as delegates tC
the Stockton convention of the State
Federation Of Labor.
Soap. Soda and Candle Workers
Union met for the first time Wednesday