The San Francisco call., 1906-09-19

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First Vice President OF the Retafl
Clerks International Protective Asso-
ciaton Max i. LIGHT win soon make
an ofnclal visit TO the various locals
IN this city and the surrounding towns
me International association is gain
ing members rapidly. having now over
os'vVv IN good standing. The interna-
tional sick bene1ts will be available
after October 1 and sick members viii
be paid 50 week for twelve weeks
Ia any one year The fund now
amounts 70 over s25.0Oe. It is kept
Up by 2s-cent assessment on each
member IN the association
President G. S. Brewer was in the
chair at Monday nights meeting OF
the new union known as Carpenters
Union No. 1910. The meeting was held
at SEQ McAllister street. Thirty can
oidates We're obligated and nineteen
were admitted On transfer cards. This
anion expects TO move into its new
hall, Duboce avenue and Fillmore
street by next Monday night
Shoe Clerks Union No. 40 was in
regular weekly session at its head
quarters, 1922 Steiner street. last Mon
Gay night Three candidates were in
itiated and four applications received.
The long-oelayec minstrel show will
be given Thursday night November
= The proceeds viii be devoted TO
swelling the sick benefit fund Sew
eral retail stores in San Francisco are
run by japanese and crusade against
tnem IS 10 be made. The delegates
20 the japanese and Korean Exclusion
League were instructed TO use their
utmost endeavors with the league to
aid the clerks n their movement
against the japanese Vigorous ac-
ton is TO be taken against several
stores which are violating the o'clock
closing agreement The grievance
committee was instructed TO take this
matter I'D and use drastic measures
u necessary. The Building Trades
Council and the Labor Council viii be
asked 10 lend their valuable aid in
this matter.
Laborers' Protective Union No. ss44
met Sunday night IN Sheet Metal
Workers hall and initiated twenty
eight candidates. There are a large
number OF applications, on the secre-
tsry's desk President Murphy gave
the new members some wholesome ad-
vice which applied 10 the old mem
bers as we'll Business Agent Meakin
reported that business was brisk and
q good demand for men. Contractors
are now paying S2-75 and SO a day
for extra good men. II was decided TO
postpone the question of raising the
have neglected TO attend the meetings
recently, and hereafter the fine for
non-attendance will be strictly en-
forced Members who have been dere-
Act are notified to take warning.
The international Brotherhood Of
Papermakers, United Brotherhood of
Cafpenters and Joiners, Amalgamated
Woodworkers and the international
Association of Machinists working
Jointly, have succeeded in inaugurating
The eight-hour day in the eighteen !
mills which practically comprise the
entire paper-naking industry Of the
country. Instead Of inauguratfng the /
eight-hour day in all the factories ST. 1
mUltaneously, however. il is 20 be in 1
troouced into one each month begin 4
ming with September, for a period of
eighteen months until all are enjoy
ing the short workdsy. There is to
De no reduction in pay. Each en-
ploye VIII receive one-third more in 1
wages and will work one-third less In
hours than he did formerly, because
the paper mills have been running
twenty-four hours q Gay in shifts OF
twelve hours each In commenting
upon this the current number of the
Aachinists Journal says:
AS an instance showing how nee
essary Il is 10 go slow at times and
how haste can best be made by NOV
ing slowly il was shown conclusively 4
az the New York conference that If
all the paper mills were 10 start to- I
gether on an etght-hour day there are
Try 70 man them Hence il was decreed /
that the eight-hour day would be
started IA one mill al q time and
year and q half would be consumed 1
IN making the change This gives a
chance 10 every one, aTerts disaster, /
-rrrE h. f1a al -<n.1t
al all times when great changes are i
contemplated. II avoids jar and fric-
ton, adjusts things smoothly, is sci /
entihc in its application and a prac- /
teal demonstration OF evolutionary 4
progress"
Rabbi Brown Of New York, in speak /
ing 10 the Worlzingmen on Labor day, /
claimed that the labor difficulties of
today are Identical with those which 4
confronted the Israelites in the days /
Of Moses; that Noses, in fact, was the
frst walking delegate. The Rabbi con- 1
cluoed his discourse as follows:
Judaism always encouraged union i
indeed. the laws OF God have created 4
within US the tendency to unite. There 4
were unions of workingmen in an /
cient Israel, and the various trades 1
had in many instances separate syna- /
gogues. I am q union man myself and 4
violate the law Of God and the yearn-
ing OF the human heart Where is 4
the remedy for the oppression OF the 4
WOrkingman2 Not Roosevelt radical /
ism. Bryan national ownership, nor 4
Hearst socialism viii help US. We
must 90 down 10 the root Of the evil 4
and reform the heart Of the employer 4
Unfortunately. the boss Of today does /
not want 10 recall the time when he /
was q workingman- One millionaire
So far forgot himself that he rejected /
his wife who struggled with him in his
adversely Let the pulpit, not the /
politician. come 10 the rescue OF the +
working classes. The politician is
never the friend OF the workingmen,
save Just before the election. Even
then HIS friendship is q mere pretense-
Let the pulpit hammer away at the
rich and not be on its knees before
the wealthy. Unfortunately, many Of
our leading ministers are the syco-
phants OF the rich and they cannot
be the real friends of the poor"
Tres~osferss Union No So at its Mon