The San Francisco call., 1906-10-25


viii be patronized. The branch was re-
ported to be in very hourishing con-
dition
President Hood was in the chair at
the last meeting of Branch of the
society Of Carpenters and Joiners, and
some sixty members were added to the
roster.
A siewierski and Gus FrankeI were
delegated by the joint executive board
OF the Brewery Workmen to go to
san Jose to straighten out some slight
trouble with several bottling firms in
that city The visit was q success and
the result of the committee will be
laid before the San Jose branch for
ratification this evening. The two DEL
egates will go to Santa Rosa tomorrow
on like errand.
At the last meeting of Branch of
the Amalga mated Society of Carpenters
and Joiners after the usual routine
business had been transacted, resoiu-
tion was passed placing a heavy fine
against any member who patronizes
the Mongolians in any way or who
patronize any firm or person who hires
orlentals. A determined fight is to be
Waged against the further influx of un-
desirable Asiatcs.
During this week there Will be a
local union formed in Oakland of
freight handlers, and President Cronin
Of No. So win take charge of the pre-
liminary meeting. Oakland has enough
men IN this line of business TO have a
strong union, and il is said large
number win become charter mem
bers.
Al the last meeting of the Vallejo
Trades and Labor Council the delegates
were entertained by an address on the
injunction laws by Judge L. G. Har-
rier The judge went over the ground
eXhaustively and showed that the law
OF injunction is very indefinite and that
with the discretion allowed judges it is
OF the utmost Importance to organized
labor that judges should be placed upon
the bench who would give labor an
equal chance with capital The Vallejo
Labor Council has invited several men
learned in the law to address it. and
the innovation in the proceedings is
well worth copying by other labor
bodies.
The Bricklayers' Union of New York
Will make a demand that clause be
inserted in the trade agreement be-
tween the Mason Builders Association
and the Bricklayers Union giving the
latter the right to strike against any
mason builder who employs any men
other than brieklayers to do concrete
construction work in buildings. This
action Of the New York union is of
interest to the bricklayers of this city
because sooner or later the same ques-
ton viii be up for solution here The
New York bricklayers assert that il
this is not agreed to there will he
nothing for them to do but abroeate
the trade agreement. Strikes have
already been ordered in New York
against independent contractors who
have employed laborers to set the con-
crete in walls A representative of the
Greater New York District Council of
Br1cklayers in speaking of this matter
said that if the inroads of concrete
tended 10 throw bricklayers out of
work it also tended to make mason
builders idle.
We would be sorry" he said, ito
sever the friendly relations which have
lasted so many years between the Mas
ter Builders Association and the brick
layers but we must look out for our
trade and guard the interests of our
members. We do not want to stand
in the way Of progress if concrete has
come to stay, but will fight to the last
ditch against driving the bricklayers
out. II the employers will not make
the same arrangement regarding the
concrete construction work as they
have done for SO many years with re-
gard to fire-proofing, then the trade
agreement must be abrogated, and we
viii present an uitimatum to the en-
ployers 10 that effect
General President James Wilson of
the Pattern makers League. who was
fraternal delegate to the British
Trades Union convention in Liverpool
from the American Federation of Labor,
is now in Cincinnati making arrange
ments to remove the headquarters of
the organization from New. York CITY
to the city on the Ohio River. Presi-
dent Wilson will have a very interest
ing report to make of the proceedings
of the British Trades convention at the
coming convention of the A. +. of L.
The many desertions of clerks from
the postal service on account of poor
pay compared with like service in pri-
vate enterprises has forced the postal
authorities to raise the salaries over.
the entire country. To keep an eff
cient force the Government has learned
that it must pay its overworked postal
clerks al least a living wage.