The San Francisco call., 1906-08-28


NOaE' and they want 20 cents They
? Nork eleven or twelve hours q dav
Hey are mostly Italians, Greeks, Por-
t4Euese and French. They have besn
3ltsSF &c half hour for luncheon. and
want one hour. They deIerated Can
tain ). d Johnson Of Vallejo to assist
.nen ~ forming union. He visited
taS city yesterday ard was seen AZ
, ne building trades headquarters Aft
Sr"4rd he saw Secretary-treasurer
Hoviing of the state Federation OF La
Dor. He was advised 10 place himself
n Communication with Nr Leavitt OF
Nne vallejo Trades Council. and If the
ouFrry was within the jurisdiction OF
the vallejo Council that bedy will
.proo@ely organize them Captain John
: ecn stated that there were some SEQ
o oearryuen IN Suisun who were anxious
70 form union, ard these men will
elso he visited by some one clothed
With authority TO organize them. The
men who are not citizens are anxious
q take out their first papers.
Vsrnishers' and Polishers' Union No.
is met Saturday night at I5e Church
street, President Z. r Makree in the
CHAIR six candidates were obligated
and eight applications for membership
are On nle- special meeting VIII be
held saturday night TO make final
PREPARATIONS for Labor day parade
over $50 will turn out from this union
So Tar no apparent progress has been
made 70 alleviate the strained rela-
rions existing in the District Of Colum-
bia between labor and capital The
union men claim that the entire cause
OF the trouble could be removed by the
master plumbers L. they would agree
70 arbitration As soon as the plumb
ers' dispute is settled members OF other
rrrf w. n
Thus L IS that the master builders OF
) Washington have IL in their power 10
break the strike by compelling the
master plumbers TO arbitrate
While the trend in all crafts is for
increased wages the. country over. II
remains for the Government 10 reduce
the psy Of the overNerked employees in
pQsroffces. 50 great Is the Indignation
A. the action of the Washington su-
.thorities that IN Manhattan and Brook
lyh q strike is seriously contemplated
BY the employees The postal employees
have strong equalization and recent
3. u asked for & slight raise They were
e.. answered that their requests could not
be complied with. and IL some cases
the salaries. small as they were, were
cut down. This action of the depart
Ytent. afects the clerks who have
-cfisrre- Of postal stations in steres-
tors usually employ young men or
xsraen 10 do the actual work az from
$500 70 S5o0 a year. These clerks are
placed under bonds. and they must
keep the station open from a. m
e. .untiI 10 p m The protest against the
recent action Of the Postmaster Gen
ensl is widespread
-.s concerted move is being made by
organised labor in Chicago 70 reach
OFT after the unorgsnized werkmen In
and around that city Representatives
from nine OF the principal trades ami
lated wiki the building industry have
Tna1ped out q plan Of campaign II is
. sssd that Gary. Ind, will be the Tirst
rtscs attacked and that a campaign
81. Tor general unioaism viii be carried On
o I'll there is hot non-union man lsft,
or until every contractor has agreed
20 employ none but union men and pay
. the Chicago rate OF wages The plan
> - q interview the contractors first and
get their consent to talk 70 any non
furfon men TO be found. Each OF the
latter viii. be given a constitution OF
the union governing his trade snd an
opportvnity given to ali TO discuss the
trade rules
II Is announces that the santa Fe
. Railroad has given its 1000 telegraph
Noerstors from Chicago 70 e Paso an
- increase OF wages averaging about 81
Per nosth a man. to take effect I'M
tnsdistely.
..N-ru~s Games from the north to the
erect. shat the Seattle and Tacoma
rnsr1bers OF the Pacific Coast Lumber
Manufacturers Association are trying
% eettIe the strike Of the Sailors
Union. The same authority ihtimates
that the trousle viii probably De al
:: 5usted inside month. Il p "a "a
that the steam schooner owners are
Hecoufng tired Of the struggle ana
viii soen agree 70 give the sailors the
IS a rnenth increase which they asked
.for and were refused.
waiters' Union No. 80 is reported to
be prosperiug. Business Agent Ayi-
ward states that the only trouble IN
the craft is found in the nTet-elass
houses. where the propristors are Try
snr to evade the scale and have their
customers pay the walters n tips This
81 q condition which the business agent
states viii not be tolerated. The wages
snd hours viii be enforced In ali
houses II ives alec stated that II the
T-rTted. Railroads should employ strike
Arsskers 70 take the places Of the car
yueu. the Waters Union viii instruct
IS members 70 refuse 20 wait upon
fhs nor union men. Only street car
rnen wearing the button viii be served
'tbe oHcials OF the union state.
There IA a movement on foot in New
1ertey 20 change its convict labor law
= 81 oroposed to stamp each article
rsde IN the state prison with the
words, Made in New Jersey ey prison
fabor" Another provision is that
y rrssou-nsde articles shall rot De Of
<S-os for sale unless so stamped. that
ali productions of convict labor be solo
Nv ne prison 20 the other penal and
:. cSrrectfonal institutions OF the state.
Jzo- Violations of these provisions hne
81 $1,000 and two years imprlsonnent
is provided
. .orrsnlzed labor is Up in arrns at the
action OF Acting Mayor Buckingham OF
.sr,rre Hsute, Ind In refusing TO re-
-1ove i q. Reading. president Of the
Bosrd OF Safety. 1t is sverreo that
~ Reading was sent 20 that city for
. fes sale purpose OF heading on 4 move
r,ent to anionizs = branch Of the Amer
car Car end Foundry Company MI
=. - e-aEef enemy OF or