The San Francisco call., 1906-07-07


of Minnesota The State fair manag-
ers have extended invitations to the
two labor bodies, and if it is accepted
the fair grounds on that day will su-
persede the annual picnics of the as
semblies. The speechmaking will be
on trades union subjects.
International Steamftters' Union No.
46 will hold a meeting tomorrow aft
ernoon at l o'clock at $50 Twenty
ninth street. The election of officers.
which was postponed at the last meet
ing. will be the special order. The
relief committee has expended so far
$1,000 to deserving members. The lat
est advices received from T. A. Rear
don, delegate TO the international con-
vention, were that the charter has
been granted from the American Fed
Grafton of Labor. Reardon is due in
the city in a day or two, and he will
receive a royal reception. His report
of the proceedings of the convention
Will be made at the first meeting after
his return. The officers of the union
report all members working and the
local body fiourishing.
The following officers were installed
at the last meeting of United Glass
Workers Union: President, D. B. Din
nien; vice president, P. j. Swinford:
treasurer. J. n. Ross; financial secre-
tary, r. French; recording secretary,
T. c. Hunter; delegates TO Building
Trades Council-E. Korbus, George
Bridges and D. B. Dinnien; trustees
w. Flaglor. W. Jeffreys and P. Heintz;
delegates 10 japanese and Korean Ex-
clusion League-O. Kinnien, George
Muth and P. Heintz; business agent,
w. Flaglor. There were six candidates
initiated.
The street car strike which has been
on in Allentown. Pa. for some time has
been settled. The directors of the COM
paDy were in conference with a COM
mittee from the union. and it was
recommended that all employees who
retired from the company, whether
members of the union or not, shall be
reinstated. and that the applications of
all employees who have been discharged
will be considered on their merits and
that all doubts will be resolved in IA
vor of reinstatement. The open shop
will prevail. The men have resumed
work.
The Eastern Division of the Anal.
gamated Association of Iron, Steel and
Tin Workers of the United States has
issued strike orders for the iron work
ers of all the mills in the eastern part
of the United States. The wage con-
ference of the Eastern Division made
demand for an increase of rs cents a
ton, fnishers to have a proportionate
increase. This the manufacturers have
refused year go the difference was
only 80 cents a ton. but since then the
mems wages have increased
steadily and the difference is now 81
The strike embraces all the large mills
east of the Alleghanies and in New
England.
Twelve thousand men were thrown
out OF work last week by the closing
down OF the rolling mills and other
plants of the United States Steel Cor
at McKeesport, Pa These
mills generally shut down for a day
OF two each year for repairs. but it is
asserted they will be closed longer this
year than ever before.
Eight hundred buildings are tied UP
IN New York City by the plumbers
strike. The men insist on $525 a day
instead Of s475. About 1000 men are
involved. Plumbers are in great de-
mand in New York, as there are many
hundreds of fiathouses and apartment
houses receiving their finishing touches
in the upper part OF Manhattan and
the Bronx. There is another Plumbers
Union, which was formed under the
arbitration agreement with the Build
ing Trades Employers Association
This union is the only one recognized
by the employers, and it has a charter
from the United National Association
Of Plumbers and Gas and Steam Filters
and Helpers, which expelled Plumbers
Union No. 2 for refusing to observe It's
rules.
Cooks Helpers Union No. 10 in
stalled officers at the last meeting
Charles Fleischmann presided The fol-
lowing will serve for the ensuing term:
President. J. Schwartz; first vice pres
Ident, Arthur Wilson; second vice pres
ident, Thomas Kane; financial secre-
tary and treasurer, Henry Huber; trust
ees. c. Rordam. Arthur Wilson and T
Kane; executive board, J. F. Wurl, Paul
c. Rordam, J. Pickering, Leon
Julig and A Silva; members of local
joint executive board. ]. Schwarz, A.
Wilson and H. Huber; delegates to the
Labor Council, H. Huber, J. Schwarz
and A Wilson. A committee was ap-
pointed on constitution and bylaws
and Will make its report at the next
meeting. All members must wear the
working button while at work
A wage-earners' club has.been formed
in Boston. Committees were appointed
TO draft a constitution and plan of ac-
ton.
That picketing by strikers is permis-
sible If done in a peaceable manner
and that injunctions cannot restrain
aborers from persuading or attempt
ing to persuade fellow workmen from
leaving their employers were the two
important points decided recently by
Circuit Judge o. 7. Williams of Mil
waukee. The first decision was handed
down in the injunctional proceedings
against the Molders' Union. The ques-
ton came up on an order to show cause
why the Injunction should not be set
aside or its terms modified. Judge
williams decided the word "persua-
sion" should be stricken out from the
order wherever IL occurred and that the
word "picketing" should also be ex-
ourgated, so that the striking molders
viii have the right of attempting to
persuade the non-union molders to leave
their employment. The authorities
seem to be unanimous" remarked the
Judge in deciding the question, that
when peaceable means are employed
and under certain conditions picketing
IS perfectly legitimate"
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