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


wanted to get away. This ultimatum
gives the New Workers until January
next to carry out the order of the
convention. Another special meeting
has been called by the New York Cen
trail Federated Union for next Sunday
to discuss the matter more thoroughly.
After thorough investigation the
committee empowered by Cement
Workers Union No. to make a report
upon the collapse of the Bixby Hotel,
Long Beach, has rendered its findings.
1t is the opinion of the men sent south
to make the Investigation that the ac-
cident was due to careless work and
faulty concrete.
The Arkansas State Federation of
Labor is In session this week at Fort
Smith. It was reported that much good
work to boom union-labeled goods had
been done during the past year, and
that trades unionism had made great
Roadway throughout the State Several
laws beneficial to the workfngmen are
now on the statute books and the
agreement between the federation and
the Farmers State Union to assist each
other will be of widespread benefit to
the two organizations.
The fourth annual convention of the
Citizens Industrial Association has
just adjourned in Chicago. This asso
citation, of which c. w. Post of Battle
Creek, Mich, is president, stands unal-
terably for the open shop and opposes
everything for which trades unionism
stands. claiming the labor movement is
a trust and therefore illegal. One of
the most important matters which
came UP was the establishment Of trade
schools. The association has been TN
successful in ENGRAVING its unrestrict-
ed apprenticeship scheme upon the vari-
Gus trades and believes ii sees the
realization of its ideas in training
schools, where boys and even men can
be taught trades. BY this method Mr..
Posts organization hopes to curtail the
advancing power of labor unions to fix
wages.
BARRIERS Union No. 14s met at the
Labor Council Temple Monday night.
with President Oppenheim in the chair.
Four candidates were obligated and six
applications for membership were re-
ceived. The following additional nomi-
nations were made. the election taking
place next Monday night at the Temple:
For president, w. w. Ewing; for treas
urer, Daniel F. Tattenham; for finance
committee, John Meyer, Gustaye Buech-
ting and Harvey Ruby; for trustees.
Charles Sandeli, c. NJ. Knipschild and
]. P. Eberle; for organization commit
tee, D. F. Tattenham, for delegate to
Stockton convention of State Fedora
ton of Labor S. Oppenheim. Joseph
Ducoing withdrew as candidate for
business agent
The wages and working conditions of
the engineers on the New York Central
Railroad who will become motormen
were settled recently at the conferences
between the adjustment committee of
the New York Central engineers and
the officials of the road. The wages
and conditions under which the engi-
neers on the steam roads will work
have also been settled. Chairman Joseph
M. Watson OF the committee of engi-
neers states that a good increase in
wages all round has been granted. He
declined to say what the increase was.
1t is understood that there is some
sort of an agreement between the men
on the other roads which are preparing
to eiectrify some of their divisions that
the wages and conditions for the mo-
tormen- engineers of the New York
Central shall be accepted as a prece-
dent for the men on the other roads.
P. ]. Conlon, representing the South
ern Railway machinists, has filed
statement of the mems demands for
better hours and pay. Copies of this
statement will be sent to Judge Gary
of Wilmington, Del, who has been Sc
lected as umpire The document was
received by General Counsel Alfred P.
Thorn of the Southern, but will not be
taken up this week, owing to the press
Of business resultings from the death
of President Spencer. Mr.. Thorn has
promised an answer by December 20.
This answer will be sent to Mr. Conlon
and he will have until December 81 to
make rejoinder Judge Gary will take
the case under advisement and the
award is expected in thirty days.
The adjustment of the wage scale of
the freight clerks of the Boston
and Maine road is about to be taken
up. William ]. Doherty has been Sc
lected to represent the road and he will
act in conjunction with a committee
from the Freight Clerks Union 1t is
expected that it will take several
weeks to settle the matter