The San Francisco call., 1906-10-13
EDITED BY o. NJ. BOYLE

q poSilon where they could get real
printers President Parsons. in COM
menting upon this last Office to come
in. said III certainly is an indication
that we are winning our night when
within Z week we have had two firms
accede 10 our demands. II looks as II
every one Of the forty.hve ofices which
originally refused the elght-hour day
in Washington VIII grant it shortly.
There are only three or four of The en-
tire foriy-five now holding out"
The conference between o committee
representing the machlnists of the Bal.
timere and Ohio Railroad and the gem
eral superintendent of motive power of
that road has been IN session in Balti-
more II was agreed that the mum ber
Of apprentices 10 be employed shall be
reduced as those now in the service
complete their terms OF apprenticeship
and that not more than twenty five
new apprentices shall be employed DUR
ing the ensuing year. This will change
the ratio to about, one apprentice to
three machinists. In addition. some
minor changes were made in the gen.
eral schedule. The new agreement
which is for one year, becomes effective
at once.
A Supreme Court jury of New York
nrm for the death of lad injured in
its elevator. on the ground that the boy
was under sixteen years and employed
without labor certificate This Is the
first case OF the kind tried in New York
State courts II will be carried TO the
Court Of Appeals te test the coRstitu-
tionality of the child labor law.
H. Snow. national president of the
Elevator Erectors' Union, has with
drawn his resignation from that once
and viii serve out his term, which runs
Tot ABOUT one year. Members OF tho
national executive board announce the
settlement of the trouble in New York
City and the return TO the national or
ganization of the local there. which Sc
ceded several months ago
The labor movement in Great Britain
is at present passing through an
interesting phase which is tending
10 decide the future dominance Of one
OF TWO sections of the Labor party in
the House Of Commons, the Liberal
section led by John Burns. and the
Socialistic section, led by James Keir
Hardie. The Federation of Miners at
a meeting held in Swansea took hal
iot which, although official figures are
not yet available. is understood to
nave decided against joining the Har-
ole section. On the other hand a con-
Terence of the Amalgamated Society
or Railway Servants, sitting stimuli
taneopsly at Cardiff. passed a resolu-
ton, after long debate, in favor of
adhesion TO the Hardie section in spite
or the fact that their leader Richard
BeH' NJ r. was strongly opposed to
me railway men submitting them
selves 70 SoeiaHstjc dictatton
r
The Manufacturers Association of
Pittsburg has refused a conference
WIN a committee OF the International
Association of Machinists and the
district executive board has taken th .
matter up The main object of the
proposed conference was to discuss the
request for an eight-hour workday
with minimum rate Of 40 cents an
hour 1t was decided by the board to
call nnass-neeting OF the machinists
10 consider the matter. The meeting. |
which may advise a strike, is called for
next Sunday. Among the speakers en-
gagged VIII be Frank L. MuIholland
general counsel of the International
Association OF Machinists; James S. |
Clark. vice president OF the Pttsburg
district. United Mine Workers; James
Wilson. general president OF the Pat
tern makers League; Arthur z. Ire
land, special organizer, and several
others.
The Shipwrlghts' Union Of New York
is On strike in the yards Of the mem |
bers OF the New York and New Jersey
branch OF the National Metal Trades /
Association. II Is not expected that !
other unions will be drawn into the |
trouble, This is the first general strike |
Of the shipwrigbts of New York, who |
have heretofore gained demands from |
fo xryffl1
There are now about 500 men Ia the |
union. which at one time had a mem |
beTship of over 5000, and is one Of |
the Oldest of New Yerks unions While |
II is not probable that a sympathetic !
strike Will be called, Ii the shipwrights |
should need financial assistance they |
would readily get H. The union is not |
but II Is flghting the open shop Strike. |
breakers have been sent for. and more |
serious trouble may eRsue if they come |
ia any great numbers. The men want |
81 a day.
The embargo placed upon the steam
ers OF the Baltimore. Chesapeake and |
Atlantic and Maryland. Virginia and |
Delaware Railroad companies by the |
resignation Of the licensed deck off, |
GERS as means OF enforcing their de- |
mands for higher wages continues |
Crews are daily Joining in the strike. |
Strong hopes were expressed that a |
solution OF the difsculty would be |
reached at the conference arranged |
between the general manager OF the |
lines affected and the national sxeou- |
tive eopmittee for the Masters and |
Pilots Association, which has charge |
OF the mems interests. For some un- |
accountable reason the meeting was |
POSTPONED In day or two All vsexale /
running on the Chesapeake will be /
tied up IL the matter is not settled. |
The men are asking for a 2s to 80 |
per cent increase In their wages.