The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-21

The Building Trades Council passed
strong resolutions last night condemn
ing President Roosevelt and Secretary
Netcalf for their stand IN the Japanese
question.
II was announced at the meeting
that the anU-Japaness mass meeting
that was to have been held some time
ago, but was postponed owing to the
condition Of the weather. would be held
next Sunday afternoon IN Walton's
Hall on Buchanan street, near Golden
Gate avenue. Among the speakers viii
be Senator Frank MCGOWAN. Mayor
Schmitz, P. Il Mccarthy and O. A
Tveitmoe.
In his report to the meeting Trustee
p H Mccarthy recommended that the
Building Trades Temple be fncorpor-
ated under the laws of the state. which
would permit each person affiliated
with IL to become q member.
The application OF the Steamftters'
Union 10 affiliate with the council was
held over until the American Fedora
iton OF Labor decides the jurisdictional
question between the plumbers and the
steamftters.
Waters Union No. 80 met in its
headquarters. 1873 Scott street,
Wednesday evening, with NJ P Scott
presiding. The charter was ordered
draped in mourning for thirty DAYS IN
memory Of G D. Laughlin. The secre-
tary was rquested TO ask the next in
ternational convention TO establish
roll Of honor for the departed members,
and that the name Of c. D Laughlin
be inserted on the scroll. The Christ
mas dinner committee reported having
secured Hamilton Hall. at Steiner and
Geary streets. in which TO hold the
feast There viii be open house day
and evening. A ten-cent per capita
contribution was donated TO the Local
Joint Executive Board TO defray ex-
penses Dues viii be raised to rs
cents q month after the New Year
Much time was consumed in discussing
Secretary Metcalfs report about the
Japanese and their treatment in this
city That part which dealt with the
Waters Union was condemned. The
following resolutions were passed
unanimously
Whereas. Secretary Metcalf In his
report 10 the President without trou-
bling himself to inquire into the facts
frsrn the union itself. introduced al
legged evidence from japanese sources
TO the effect that japanese restaurant
keepers resorted TO bribery of one w.
5 Stevenson said to be an agent of
this union, with the understanding that
boycott then in operation against Jap
anese restaurants on Third street TO
be lifted by the union. thus publicly
and without proper investigation as
labor union composed of as good and
as law abiding body Of citizens as are
70 be found anywhere in these United
States. and,
Whereas, No such name az W S. Ste
venson appears upon the roll OF mem
bership nor is known TO the general
Whereas. AT the time of Secretary
Netcalfs visit to San Francisco this
union, through its officers. gave unre-
seTTealy a.. an[oF sozcn,3 oesiTsd wi1n
and IS now al any and all times ready
70 aid the constituted authorities IN
deed If such should happen by any
one OF its members: and,
Whereas. Said boycott was lifted in
response to q general sentiment among
that said boycott proved too expensive
for one or two unions TO maintain; and.
second. from doubts as to the propriety
Of z labor union bearing the whole bur
den OF an undertaking that should be
financed and prosecuted by the COM
munity at large or by citizens OF every
class and station. therefore be Il
Resolved. by Walters Union No. 90,
IL regular meeting assembled this 18th
DAY OF December. 1906. That we deem
the so-called investigation by Secretary
Metcalf was Instituted with set pur-
pose to discredit this union IN particu-
lar and organized labor in general and
TO bolster up the arbitrary and I'M
statesmanlike attitude assumed by the
President on the question Of Japanese
exclusion: be II further
Resolved. That we demand from Sec
rotary Metcalf and from the parties
interested IN behalf of the Japanese
restaurant keepers 10 produce and con-
front US with the evidence so sensa-
tionally paraded in order that II true
false that the blame may be placed
where II properly belongs. and whether
true or false TO show. 70 the world that
this union is as jealous of its honor
and integrity as any other individual
or body Of citizens, whether they occu
py high or low stations among their
Resolved, That copies of these reso-
I 1z1tiors be forwarded to the President,
Secretary Metcalf. the Japanese Con-
sui and the press
The following committee was ap-
pointed TO make q thorough investiga-
ton OF the charges made by Secretary
Metcalf against the union NJ P. Scott,
A c. Rose, A Schlieper, R. L Grimner
and Fred Emery
The feature of Ievying voluntary
monthly 1e-cent assessments has
proved a popular measure and it will
be continued during January Two
members died during the month Ivan
Ivanson was buried last Monday and
Charles Thomas viii be buried this
afternoon at o'clock from the under
taking pariors of Porter & White at
Golden Gate avenue and Scott street
The Executive Council OF the State
Federation of Labor viii meet Sunday
afternoon at the Labor Council Temple.
This will be the last session before the
convention and much important bust
ness will come before the council.
United Glassworkers' Union met in
Sheet Metal Workers Hall, Guerrero
street near Fourteenth. Wednesday
night with President D Dineen in the
chair Two candidates were obligated.
The Initiation Of glaciers will be $50
instead Of $50 after the first of the
year
The union BARRIERS OF the country are
agitating the establishment of home
for aged, invalid and INDECENT mem
hers The question will be decided hy