The San Francisco call., 1906-07-18

between Flfth and sixth streets. The
building viii have an s0-foot frontage,
with a depth of 1913 feet. Acoommoda-
tions will be provided for every labor
organization in that city, of which
there are more than seventy. The cor
nerstone will be laid on Labor day 1t
IS expected that the building will be
completed and dedicated on Labor day
OF next year.
Garment Cutters Union No. As meets
the second and fourth Wednesday in
the month at 1924 Folsom street At
the last meeting Ed Corpe presided. A
committee was appointed to interview
two San Francisco firms having fac
tories in Oakland and straighten out
some difficulties which have arisen. A
branch of one San Francisco factory,
which is unionized, has been established
in Petaluma since the fire, running
100 machines, and members of No. as
are employed. Another firm will be
running on overalls In about two weeks
and 1t viii give employment to more
members. Only one-fifth of the mem
bership is working.
Sheet Metal Workers Union No. 1o4
has elected these officers: President,
John Crane; vice president, J. Brown;
recording secretary, w. A. Reeves; cor
- ,
financial secretary, ". A. Wissing
treasurer, Charles Frahm; warden j.
J. Kelly; delegates to the District coun-
ell of Sheet Metal Workers, ]. Denley,
J. Crane and II. Costen; delegates to
the Building Trades Council, John
Crane. H. Frederick and George Haga-
miller.
Harry c. King. member of Milwaukee
nh R1 fr,,a of
the Sentinel chapel, is missing, and 1t
is charged that funds of the union
amounting to several hundred dollars
have not been accounted for The
shortage was discovered by the newly
elected secretary, Charles Buehler.
while auditing the books. Until all the
cards are examined it will be impossi-
bic to tell how much money has been
taken.
Millwrights' Union No. 7ss has elect
ed the following officers: President. G..
w Martin; first vice president, J. Barn
grover; second vice president, L. c.
Waters; recording secretary, F. l.
Luce; financial secretary, H. E. Spaul-
ding; treasurer, J. H. Hanly; conductor,
W. H. Van Horn; waeoen, ]. w. Miller
Jr; trustee. W. H. Van Horn; auditor,
J. B. Wilson; delegares to the District
Council, George Marshall and w. H.
Van Horn; delegates TO Building Trades
Council, J. P. Miller. w. H. Van Horn:
alternate. G. Barngroyer.
The evil of child labor is claiming
more attention now than at any pre-
vious time. Organized labor, having
been more intimately acquainted with
the child labor question, is more out
spoken against the evil than possibly
any other class of the community. 1t
has been the subject OF most thought
ful discussion in recent conventions of
labor organizations. The convention of
the Boot and Shoe Workers Union,
held last month in Milwaukee. took up
much of its time in discoursing on the
train Of evils resulting from allowing
young children to be overtaxed in the
factory and shop, and in the current
number OF it's official journal is most
interesting article on the subject. The
young toiier rarely becomes a good
adult worker, for youthful strength is
prematurely exhausted by premature
toll" asserts the editor The raiser
Of fine horses. the trained horticulturist.
would never allow the premature racing
OF fruitage Of their cherished posses
sions. They know too we'll at what
excessive cost too early honors are at
tained. Only the embryo man, crea-
tion's superlative effort. is allowed to
endanger future abilities and POSSIBLE
ities Of success" Some of the evils
are thus enumerated: Factory life in
Manchester, England, has produced a
stunted race. OF 1900 men examined
there for the army, 10000 were rejected
To send a child at dawn TO cotton
factory or box factory or glass works
and keep him there until nightfall.
and there are many thousands so sent,
is a crime that should arouse the peo-
pie of America to such action as would
make such conditions impossible. To
say that II is necessary to so put chill
dren TO the crucihxion of daily and
nightly toll in order to earn money for
the family is to confess that social and
economic conditions are out of joint.
and that something is criminally
wrong, and that so-called civilization
Is a failure"
Much has been done toward the
amelioration of the unwholesome con-
ditions in factories and workshops in
this country by State Legislatures, but
the real remedy is to quicken and
arouse the conscience and good sense
of the American people and TO apply
true principles to question In which
every citizen should have profound
interest.