The San Francisco call., 1906-08-07
EDITED BY .. M. BOYLE.

anese and Korean Exclusion League
was instructed at the Sunday meeting
Of the league 10 present the follow
ing plank for insertion in the political
platforms of the several political
parties of the State: Recognizing the
Imperative necessity of preserving the
people OF our State from competition
with Mongolian labor. we declare for
the strict maintenance of the Chinese
exclusion act without modification Of
any kind and for the extension of that
act to exclude japanese and Koreans;
further, we pledge our candidates
to Congress to work for the
passage of bill which shall
effect this latter object" On
the last Sunday In this month a
mass meeting will be held by the
league to which Congressman Julius
Kahn and E. A. Hayes will be invited
TO speak.
Housesmiths' and Architectural
Iron Workers Union No. rs recently
elected these officers: President, c.
Munson; vice president, E. Berwith; re-
cording secretary, H. G. Haustein: :
financial secretary, ?. w Otis; treas
urer, T. Carson; business agent, Z. a
Clancy; warden, c. Long; conductor,
{. Beshy; trustees, z. Long and David
Sheehan; examining board. Eugene A.
Clancy. II. T. Lynch. c. Munson, P.
Vaughan and G. 9TH; delegates to the
District Council of Structural Iron
workers, Eugene A. Clancy, P.
Vaughan and j. Hartwell; executive
board, Eugene A. Clancy, P Vaughan;
c. Munson. T. Carson and H. T Lynch.
The following officers were elected
at the recent convention OF the Inter
national Steel and Copper-plate Print
ers Union in Washington, d. c.: rres-
ident. William Foley of Boston; vice
president, Z. c. Robertshaw OF Chi
of Washington; organizer, T. j. Kee-
gan of New York; delegate to the
American Federation of Labor, E. L.
Jordan of Washington; trustees. T. j.
Gallagher Of Philadelphia, William
Leissler of Washington and William
Game OF New York; members of eX-
ecutive committee, John Hallman Of
Philadelphia, William Leissler of
Washington, William j. Foley of BOs
ton, z. c. Robertshaw of Chicago,
Henri Sappey and T. J. Keegan of New
York. w. ]. Muntz of Ottawa, E. G.
Schaunberg of ST. Louis and T. F. Nc
Cabe of Albany, \. Z. The next an
nual convention will be held in Chi
cago. beginning the third Monday in
July.
Boston has been chosen as the seat
of the international board of appeals,
elections, etc, of the Carriage and
Wagon Workers Union and the Bos-
ton union has elected Thomas Butt er.
James Frazier, John McTaggart,
George ". Pattison, John Crowell
Roderick Innis and George A. Rodgers
as the international board for that
purpose.
Team Drivers District Council of
Boston has voted to engage lawyer
to prosecute any teamster in that city
who wears the button or insignia of
the unions and International Brother
hood without right.
The Sheet Metal Workers Union of
Boston is asking for a $3.50 daily wage
International Organizer P. J. Downey
is in Boston conducting the negotia-
tions with the bosses.
According to General Secretary j.
Wood of the Transvaal Miners Asso
citation, miners wages nave been stead
lily reduced since the advent of Chi
nese contract laborers in that ciuntry.
Abundant supplies OF Kaf1r labor are
obtainable and a decline in the pro-
has set in. amounting in June to 3772
less skilled white men than would
have been employed under the old
management The Labor party in the
British Parliament Is attacking the
Government on this subject.
The strike of the ironmolders in
Chicago and vicinity, which is now in
its third month. is still being prose-
cuted. The struggle is for 25 cent
increase in the daily wage. The Ma
tional Founders Association say slat
the output of the foundries is only 65
per cent OF the normal. while the offi-
Gals of the union claim it Is consider
ably less. The Chicago strike has
settled down TO one of endurance, and
while the union is making but little
headway its officers are satisfied with
the present status Of affairs. so they
say.
The District Council of Ironwork-
ers. composed of representatives of
Bridge and Structural Iron Work
ers No. 81, Bridge, Structural
Iron and Pie Drivers No II
a picnic and family reunion at Schuet-
zen Park on Admission day. Monday
September 10. Valuable presents will
be given the guests, and prizes will be
awarded successful contestants in va
rious games and races. A special fea-
ture Of the programme of sports will
be a tug-of-war between teams picked
from the three locals. The committee
IN charge will make special efforts to
insure patrons an enjoyable outing.
What is known as Labor Sunday"
to precede Labor day. is to be held by
the Brooklyn Young Mems Christian
Association the first Sunday in Sep
tember. The topics to be discussed
will interest both organized labor and
the church. The Rev. Charles Sickle,
a member OF Machinists' Union, will be
the principal speaker of the day. The
reverend gentleman Is widely known.
A year or so ago he appeared before
the San Francisco Labor Council and
made an impressive address.
Cheering news comes from the South
ern States for those interested in the
enforcement of child labor laws. Miss
Gertrude Beeks, who is secretary Of
the welfare department of the Ma
tfonaI civic Federation. has just re-
turned from visit throughout the
South. She has been examining into
labor conditions of the mills and paid
particular attention to the employment