The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-01

W. 1S1s In 1I
able to finish their business within a
weeks time. The following nominal
tons for the principal offices have been
made: For president, John Mitchell of
Spring Valley. Iii. for vice president
rotary treasurer. W. B. Wilson of
Blossburg, Pa.
A telegram from Topeka states that
there is rurnor on the streets that the
Iong-drawn-out strike between the
Santa Fe and the machinfsts is about
to be settled. Similar reports have
been heard a great deal and after the
last meeting Of stockholders II was
thought The action at that meeting
would hasten matters. The board of
directors, however. did nothing. 1t is
now said that speedy settlement will
soon be brought about. This strike
affects about 1000 men working from
San Francisco to Chicago and Chicago
to Galveston, Tex The strike has been
on since May q 1904.
About 1000 miners employed in the
Bingham district, Utah, have had their
wages advanced, the increase beginning
today. The amount of the gain will be
determined by a committee OF opera
tors. The Newhouse Mines and SmeIt-
ers Company has granted its $50 en-
ployes an increase of 25 cents a day,
to remain in effect as long as copper
sells at Is cents or more
President James W. Lynch and the
executive council of the International
Typographical Union have issued
peremptory order to the union printers
who walked out of the Spokesman Re-
views Office in Spokane, Wash. the
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Immediately, as by their action they
had violated the arbitration agreement
Some of the men have already left
Spokane and it is with difficulty that
a complete force can be had. The ex-
ecutive head of the International or
ganization is doing all in its power to
remedy the mistakeNthe printers made
Several printers have applied for situa-
tions by wire and in few days the
trouble caused the newspaper win be
thing Of the past.
The strike Of the paper mill employees
in Antioch several days ago has been
settled. The differences have been ad-
justed and all the men have returned
TO work.
At the last regular meeting of Dfvi-
sion No. 1872 of the Amalgamated Asso-
citation of Street and Electric Railway
Employees Of America at Castle Hall,
3T7 Twelfth street, Oakland. much bust
ness was transacted. Eight candidates
were Initiated. two admitted by cards
and eighteen applications received The
finances are IN good condition II was
decided to give a smoker on election
day, Tuesday, December Is. at which
time 1t is expected that the full
strength of the division will be polled.
Controversy on discrimination against
one particular member Is becoming fire.
quent, it is reported, and unless there
is cessation of hostilitfes on the part
of certain officials serious trouble may
officials Of the union said: 1T Is a
most unfortunate state of affairs when
any official of corporation who has
authority over a large body of men
fails TO recognize those principles of
right, justice and equity which should
be shown to all under his immediate
control. Irrespective of his own per-
sonal feelings We find that IN many
cases an official will allow his personal
enmity to govern him, and more espe-
ciaIIy Is this so when the employees are
formed into labor organizations. The
official who allows personal prejudice
to override his sense of justice is slow
1y but surely paving the way for in
dustrial strife. Such persons are IN
fit TO have authority over large bodies
of men, Discord and bad feelings are
engendered by them Could the higher
officials of street railway companies
know of the unjust discrimination too
often practiced toward their employees
by those in immediate charge It is sure
they would call a halt. Such a course
sooner or later brings about state Of
affairs which means not only public in
convenience. but perhaps financial loss
bitterness which may last for years.
When corporations learn that clean,
truthful intelligent business man is
what is needed In dealing with an or
ganized body of employees, and not
small, two-by-four. prejudiced. intoI-
Grant, petty tyrant, then, and not till
then. will come that era of justice,
right and square dealing for all so
often preached and so little practiced-"
The recent Minneapolis convention of
the American Federation of Labor came
out vigorously against further fmmi-
grafton from the Orient It also went
on record as being strongly opposed TO
Chinese digging the Panama canal
Slavery was the term used to de-
scribe the employment of Asiatic cool
les on the canal. IF, )" reads the re-
port on the subject. "the canal cannot
be built except by the Introduction of
involuntary servitude IL is better that
1t be not built at ALL
Comptroller Ridgely wants to have It