The San Francisco call., 1906-12-27

ceives as his salary only the rate of
wages which prevails in his craft.
communication from Commandant
Lyon of Mare Island navy yard rela-
tive to letter from the Vallejo
lrades and Labor Council regarding
the scale of wages for the coming
year expresses the opinion that the
council has failed to present a strong
case The commandant says that he
VIII forward the councils complaint
TO Washington, with his comment
thereon. The communication to the
council was referred to Richard Cav
erly and the law and legislative COM
mittee. The raise in wages princi-
pally concerns helpers in the yards,
and not mechanics.
1t is stated that every retail clerk
IN Anaconda is a trades unionist
There is perfect harmony and an en-
tirely satisfactory understanding be-
tween the merchants and the en-
ployes. Present conditions could not
be improved. At the last meeting it
was decided, in accordance with the
agreements, that all stores would be
closed on Saturday evenings at 9
o'clock. Every other night in the
week the closing hour will be 6
O'Clock. This arrangement will go into
effect on New Years.
Fourth Vice President E. A. Ball
of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire
men states that all railroad lines in
the vicinity of Pittsburg nave grant
cd the hremen practically the same
concessions given by the Pennsylvania
Railroad. The committee of the broth
erhood handling the firemen's griev-
ances on the lines East have thus far
failed to reach an agreement with
General Manager W. W. Atterbury. The
situation on that division is causing
some uneasiness among the men.
Lodge 25 of the International Broth
erhood of Boiler-makers and Iron Ship
Builders recently gave a smoker and
high jinks at the hall in the Polito
building. The banquet hall was most
artistically decorated. The musical
part of the entertainment was fur
nished by Messrs. Peterson, Custer,
Martinson and Byrnes After the sup
per the time was pleasantly spent in
dancing and singing. The committees
in charge deserve much credit for the
excellent programme carried out.
Minister of Labor Lemieux has intro
duced a bill in the Canadian House
of Commons to aid in the prevention
and settlement of strikes and lock-
outs in coal mines. 1t is intended, he
says, to extend the scope of the meas
ure when it is under discussion so as
TO make it apply to all public utilities,
among which Lemieux mentions tele-
graph and telephone. gas and water
and street railway services. The pur-
pose of the bill is to prevent strikes
being declared until the differences
have been submitted to board of ar
bftration.
Judge Kohlsaat of Chicago, acting
as arbitrator in the jurisdictional dis
pute between the steamfitters and the
plumbers, has handed down decision
in favor of the former body. hold
ing that the installation of the com
pressed air tubes for cleaning pur-
poses came within the province of
that organization. The question has
been a mooted one between the unions
for some time and has tied up work
on several large buildings. The death
of Judge Gary, who had been named
by the unions as arbitrator, postponed
the settlement of the !. trouble. as
neither side could agree on man who
would consent to act judge until
Judge Kohlsaat was selected.