The San Francisco call., 1906-10-16

city are able 10 cope with the carnival
OF crime which is now confronting the
city and is opposed to anything SAVIOR
ing OF e vigilance committee.
The Joint meeting OF the two mill
mems unions and the District Council
OF Carpenters on Sunday ratified the
action Of the Building Trades Council
IN the settlement OF the dispute among
the mill owners and millmen. The men
all went TO work yesterday morning
Laborers' Protective Union No ss44
met Sunday at the Sheet Metal Work
ers' Hall. with John Murphy in the
chair. Forty-fiye candidates were obli-
gated and a number Of applications are
on file Financial Secretary Higgins
announces that he will hereafter be
found at the Office, 2o5 Guerrero
street, every Saturday afternoon and
receiving dues. The Office Of Trustee
Charles Wheir was declared vacant for
nOn-attendance and Mr.. MulvihiiI was
appointed 10 the unexpired term Con-
ditions in the craft are reported TO be
good and the union is hourishing.
Business Agent Meakin was the dele
gate 10 the sO-called meeting OF the
committee OF safety Saturday after
noon. He reported that the committee
failed 70 receive the delegates at the
hour announced. and condemned in IN
measured terms the proceedings in
bringing forward a cut-and-dTied pro-
gramme. The union upheld the posi-
tion Of the business agent in his con
demnation Of the proceedings. This
union viii not consent 10 be party TO
anything in the framing Of which 1t
has no voice As Iaw-abiding citizens
the members wish the law upheld in a
lawful manner and will not coun-
tenance any unlawful act
Walters Union No. so had a pros
porous time during the month Of Sep
tember. There were 103 candidates in
itiated, 14s former members reinstated
and forty two admitted by cards. FIT
ry-seven travelling cards were issued
by the union. three withdrawal cards
issued. twenty-niae members suspended
and one member died The sixty day
rule as TO payment OF dues has been en-
forced since august p and VIII con-
tinue- The present low Initiation and
reinstatement fee Of s2.75 viii remain
in effect only 10 November l. when
the former fee OF $5.75 viii prevail
Three ten-cent burial assessments have
been levied for the months OF October,
November and December Dues after
January l Will be 70 cents per month
The boycott on the japanese res
taurants is still being prosecuted with
vigor. The net gain in membership
for the month Of September was 19S.
The receipts were for that month
s1.030.65 and expenditures s607-75-
There was deposited in the reserve
fund $3.50 Business Agent AyIward
addressed a large and enthusiastic
meeting OF Union and Risdon iron
workers last Saturday noon on the
subject OF Japanese competition in
many Industrial lines The audience
demonstrated that il was in accord
with the movement 10 exclude japanese
from this country. The distribution Of
the matchboxes has had an excellent
effect and the business agent thinks
with the assistance OF the white res
tsurant-keepers il viii not be long
before the japanese restaurants of the
city VIII be closed.
Alf Knitzer was IN the chair at
the last meeting Of Sailors Union OF
the Pacific The secretary reported that
shipping was good The Tacoma agent
stated that shipping and prospects were
good, but men were scarce The Seattle
agent wrote that shipping was fair
The Port Townsend agent reported that
shipping was fair and prospects good.
The Aberdeen agent stated that the
situation was unchanged. The Port
land agent wrote that no men were
idle The Eureka agent reported that
shipping was good. but prospects were
Uncertain, The San Pedro agent stated
that shipping and prospects were fair.
The Honolulu agent wrote that ship
ping was dull and prospects uncertain.
The executive board Of the State
Federation Of Labor met Sunday after
noon at s35 Webster street Reports
were received from the organizers. L.
D. Biddle from the southern part Of the
State made very encouraging state
ment- He was granted two weeks or
a month more II necessary TO continue
the organizing work he has begun.
From Eureka the report was excellent
". L Owens is doing efficient service
in the northern part of the state. The
State Union Labor ticket was indorsed
with the exception OF the Governor.
The Labor tickets of Alameda and San
Francisco counties were indorsed with
few minor exceptions.
Possibly no labor union IN San Fran
cisco needs the assistance OF sister
unions more than the Broommakers'
Union. The existence Of its members
is menaced By the cheap. inferior work
OF several broom factories run BY Chi
nese and convict labor. Carloads OF
convfct-nade brooms are constantly ar
riving IN this city from the Joliet (IIl)
Penitentiary- Many of these non-unfon
brooms must find their way into homes
OF trades unionists- This is what hurts
the members Of this organization who
are lighting for their lives and the
privilege OF being allowed to make
sufficient to keep want from the door.
II does seem passing strange in a com
munity so strongly intrenched in
unionism as San Francisco that this
particular union should be allowed to
languish- The broommakers have a
label and il is easy to know the tnion
from the non-union article. II is earn
estIy asked by its members thar a
little more care be exercised by union
families and insist that no broom not
bearing the stamp OF unfonisrn be al
lowed in the household A little mis-
sionary work in union homes. instruct
ing the women folks about the inn
portance OF this matter, would work
wonders for the soreIy tried union
broommskers OF the city
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