The San Francisco call., 1906-06-22

ness OF the Industrial Workers of the
World ut this time. as most of the To-
Gals hsve no money TO send delegates
TO a convention.
The officials of Furniture and Piano
Drivers AID Helpers Union NO. 544,
are desirous of having 4 fuii attend
ance Of the members at tho meeting
tonight TO be held at 1+7 Fair Oaks
street Business that will interest
every member will be transacted
AT the last meeting of Picture frame
workers Union No. 147 the donation
sent out by the international swas dis
tributed TO those members who lost
their worldly possessions by the great
1re. The officials of the local report
that business conditions are much i'm
proved and that the members are Sc
curing work. The following officers
were elected for the ensuing term:
President. H Gabel; vice president Ed
ward Johnson; recording secretary,
Daniel Walsh; financial secretary, Otto
Schulz; treasurer. William Goertz: ser
Seant at arms. William Behan; trus-
tee, J. Hardy. Members will bear In
mind that henceforth meetings Will be
held the first and third Tuesday nights
OF each month at 936 Fillmore street
The Building Trades Council is al
ready bestirring itself to make Labor
day one long to be remembered in
trades union circles. The matter was
taken up before the great fire and
committees were appointed but there
the subject has remained 1t is now
proposed TO have those committees get
TO work. To that end the Labor day
committee viii have formal meeting
Saturday evening, July 2. and lay out
plan of action. 1t is already under
stood that the literary exercises will
be held at Shell Mound Park The
question of a monster parade will prob
ably be decided upon at this meeting
Already several of the most int1uen
tial unions have expressed themselves
as favorable 10 a street procession.
and it is highly probable that the. CITY
viii witness the most imposing Street
labor parade ever seen west of Chi
cago.
An independent union of machfnists
has been organized separate and dis
unct from local No. Is OF the Interna-
tional Association of Machinists. which
has hitherto represented the machin-
lists OF New York and vicinity. The In
ternational Association is now agftat-
Ing for the eight-hour workday, but has
not fixed a day for the demand. The
new union has nothing to do with this
agitation, and IL is making a bid for
members. It will have no initiation fee
for the first three months and will meet
weekly. Its members have agreed. it
is said, ito ignore all attacks from the
international Association" from which
IT is gathered that it will be rival of
the. older union.
The Los Angeles Press Feeders
Union has voted to continue the strike
for the eight-hour day until II is con
ceded to printers. pressmen and feed
ers. This strike has been on in Los
Angeles since last January, and the
strikers are just as determined now toy
win the fight for the shorter workday
as when they walked out.
The open shop received a jolt recent
" in Rochester, \. Y. when the paper
hangers and decorators signed agree
ments with twenty-four contractors for
the closed shop and an increase of 25
cents per day.
Organized labor in Chicago has
launched its new bank It's bylaws
provide that organized labor always
shall have at least six of the eleven
directors George W. Dreblow, who for
merly conducted a private bank, is
- ne cashier is William e.
Chambers, who was an employe of the
Illinois Trust and Savings Bank for fif
teen years. While labor leaders will
be In actual control, the executive su
thority will be vested in men with wide
banking experience. The promoters ex-
pect TO see the new bank the demos
itory OF all union funds, which amount
70 several million dollars in Chicago.
The savings department will solicft tba
business of fYIlora1
drew B. Adair of the Chicago Typo
graphical Union is chairman of the
board of directors. The capital is $500.
600. and half of 1t is paid up. No one
person may own more than $4,000 of
the stock. Many union laborers have
purchased shares, some of them buying
half dozen at $3.50 share.
There will be general meeting of
the japanese and Korean Exclusion
League in Woodworkers' Hall. Twen-
ty-second and Folsom streets. Sunday.
July j. AT this meeting the series of
meetings to be held in nearby bav
towns will be more fully discussed.
Secretary Yoell requests affiliated
bodies to send their present addresses
TO him at $50 McAllister street. 1t is
learned that many contractors have al
ready become dissatisfied with their
japanese help and have discharged
them.
Millmeu's Union No. 422 held an in
teresting meeting recently, with Pres
ident Henry Christensen in the chair.
One candidate was obligated The
business agent reported that Rudolf
Hardman was sick in the City and
County Hospital, and a donation was
given to the stricken member The
attention of members was called to the
decision Of the District Council of Car
penters and Joiners. No member will
be allowed to work outside on Satur-
day afternoons after July 1. With one
or two exceptions, all the old officers
have been reelected, as follows Presi-
dent. Henry Christensen: recording sec
retary, Emil Steenberg; financial sec
retary, Julius Becker; assistant f1nan-
cial secretary. A. Warwarosky; treas
urer, J. H Miller; conductor, Carl
Lundberg: warden. Paul Dittmar: au-
ditor Ernst Schober; trustee, Jacob
Mayblum; trustee for the Progressive
Planing MIL Henry Christensen; del
egates TO the District counciI-H.
yornbrock. F. Schmitz, Thomas Black,
z. Steenberg. Fl. Thieler. H. Neidlinger.
]. II. Miller, g. Burger; delegates to the
Building Trades Council-H Thieler,
II. Christensen, II. Nefdiinger, j. II. Mil
Ter, @. Burger, T. Schmitz and John