The San Francisco call., 1906-07-31


eEght-heur DAY at S2.5o from the United
Railroads. The men are now receiving
from s1.75 to s2.25 for day OF ten
hours. II was estimated at headquar-
ters that at least zoo men would not
80 20 work unless the advance was
conceded to them.
The Office is open at 1888 Mission
street, from TO o'clock, for the
registration OF members. Al Sundays
meeting about 500 crowded into the
hall
The Italian members are in charge OF
). P. Naseli. J. Nicolaw is the Greek
representative. and ". P. Fuller rep
resents the English-spea king members
7. E. zant, organizer for the Ameri-
can Federation Of Labor, is organizing
this branch OF the street car service
Six meetings have been held. and at
each more than fifty members have
been initiated. About eco registered
yesterday. r.very man eligible 10 join
who is employed on the street rail
roads has become a member, with the
exception OF some nifty, who will soon
join. so il is said.
The officers are: President J. Lynch;
vice president T. f. Mccarthy; treas
urer, P Hurley; secretary. J. J. oNeih
The two strike breakers who escaped
were at Building Trades headquarters
yesterday morning and talked freely
OF their escape. They say they were
engaged to come to this city from New
York. One is an engineer and the
other IS a fireman. They declare that
they were brought here under false
pretenses. They were told that no
strike was on or threatened; that men
OF their crafts were in demand In San
Francisco. and If they would come their
fare would be paid; that the engineer
would get IS a day while en- route and
the other man $3.50. One of them said;
We landed on Saturday night and
were herded together like cattle in the
car barn. There are about $50 men
in the Turk-street barn now. Most OF
these men have been gathered in the
East-fellows who wanted free ride
TO this city. Many OF them have no
craft and spend their time during the
day playing cards and drawing their
per diem. II is said that some of them
are here for an entirely different pur-
pose than doing electrical work Tor
the United Railroads. We heard
something of a street carmen's strike,
and some Of these men claim they can
la1 street cars.
Tle two men applied for their bag
ge at the car barn yesterday morn
l. and after some p2rley we're given
it, They say that some OF the recruits
from New York were sent her by
StrikebrezEer Farley. In all. they said.
the company had less than twenty
linemen 10 keep its lines in repair.
At the headquarters Of the Electrical
Workers everything was reported as
encoura ging for victory. It is be-
lieved there that If the Labor Council
would consent the Carmens Union
would go out on strike, not SO much
in sympathy for the lnemen IS for the
violation of their agreement with the
United Railroads. Many grievances
are being brought TO the headquarters
of the carmen by motormen and con-
ductors who say they are compelled
10 run feRderless cars and some with
defective brakes. 1t is probable that
the Labor Council viii be asked to step
in and lend & hand IN STRENGTHENING
out the trouble.
Statistics collected by the Govern
ment Bureau Of Labor. soon to be pub
lished. will show that while the cost
Of living has advanced in the last year
there has been 10 corresponding IN
crease in wages. This win be the first
time the bureau has admitted that
wages have not kept pace with the ad-
vanced cost of living. Furthermore,
there is nothing in the situation TO In
dicate that the limit Of high prices
has been reached. On the contrary,
necessaries Of life will go to more ex-
cessive lengths. Government officials
are averse to commenting upon the IN
creasing seriousness Of the situation.
perhaps realizing that II is a matter
that will probably be dragged into the
Congressional campaign this falL COM
missioner Of Labor Charles P. Neill SAID
II was a subject too large forsan Off
hand opinion, and frankly confessed his
inability to give any reasonably &C
curate diagnosis.
President cempers was in New York
City last week and in speaking OF con
vict-made goods being shipped into
other States than the one where manu-
factured said that the law should DC
modified in order 10 give the State
power to protect the unconvicted clti-
zen from the competition with con-
vioted citizens Of other States.
The Vallejo Trades and Labor ceun-
ell at its last meeting elected John X
Kropp president and D. II Leavitt
secretary treasurer The council is re-
ported in q prosperous condition The
installation win take place next Friday
night. Congressman J. r Knowland 1
has been invited to be present and viii
be banqueted after the installation.
The Boot and Shoe Workers Interna-
tional Union at Its recent Milwaukee
convention spent much time in dis
cussing trade agreements and why
they should be rigldly adhered to. In
many cases IN the past violations OF
agreements have been made, one side
being as derelict as the other. This
violation on the part of unions has led
employers at times 70 wish incorpora-
ton upon the part of labor bodies. Too
many times employers have attached
their signatures to agreements with
no intention OF keeping their part OF /
the contract The Boot and Shoe Work 4
ers. as well as the United Mine Work
ers. have adopted form Of discipline
which its sponsors think will have
much better effect than Incorporation. I
II an employer got damages from an
incorporated union the treasury would
suffer perhaps, bat the individual men, /
ber's responsibility would not be
The Boot and Shoe Workers /
Union is the first organization TO pro-
vide a penalty In its constitution for
violation Of contract with employers, (
and its officers Believe that IL viii do
much toward the future success of that
organization Strikes called in viola /
tion OF contracts have been too fire. +