The San Francisco call., 1906-07-25


IN ary to the building Of the labor
n temple have been complied
with. The lease has been
signed and ground will be broken in
side OF ten days. The central body
viii have In a very short time a home
that viii be an ornament 20 organized
labor and a great accommodation to
the unions afiliated- AS it is now
: the locals are compelled TO take any
Wan they can get as q meeting place,
no matter what its capacity. The erec-
tion Of the building will be watched
with much interest
Forty three years ago five or six
locomotive engineers met at a private
house IN Marshall, Mich and started
q brotherhood which today numbers
$4,000 members. The initial meeting
was occasioned by a cut in wages.
Keep sober, be decent and mind your
own business" has been the watehword
and the policy OF the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers. Drunkenness
has never been tolerated and good
moral character has been a prere-
ouisite TO membership. The brother
hood prOspered under the leadership
OF several able men, but possibly the
man whose ability shone with the
greatest luster was Peter NJ Arthur.
Scotchman, at one time holding the
throttle on one of the big engines
OF the New York Central In many
respects Arthur was a unique figure
IN the labor movement. He was
power not only in his own organiza-
tion, bat in other labor bodies. His
ending was truly dramatic He died
on the floor OF one Of the convention
meetings. He arose and with much
fmpressiveness began a speech. i
want 20 say a few things. as these are
my parting words to you" he said and
his voice broke and his frame was seen
20 sway. He began again: We are
Aere tonight, but no one can tell"-and
4len he fell 10 the floor dead. Heart
failure due 10 over emotion" was the
verdict OF the physicians.
Gus Uhgerman. the former secretary
OF Beer Drivers Union No 227. has been
elected a delegate to the Toronto Ma
tional Convention, which meets in Sep
tember. The union will have an able
representative in Mr.. Ungerman
The joint local executive board Of
the United Brewery Workmen at its
last meeting passed the following reso-
lutiOns:
Whereas. The saloons have now been
running in San Francisco since the 5th
day OF July, 1905 and experience has
shown that none Of the evil effects
anticipated by their opponents have
nlaterialized; and
Whereas, In the judgment of the
5oint local executive board Of the
United Brewery Workmen the closing
hour OF o'clock does not seem to
meet the requirements Of large part
Of our population. and especially the
workingmen, as this hour OF the day
IS too early for a great number OF
them and they are Inconvenience TO
g great extent by such early closing
Of the saloons. and
Whereas. There appears TO be no
reason TO fear any evil effects from
keeping the saloons open a few hours
longer in the evening. In so far as
the safety and quiet OF the city is
concerned; and
Whereas, By such keeping open the
saloons IN the evening a great num-
Of the members of our three unions
Namely brewers. bottlers and beer driv-
ers and also other crafts closely related
20 the brewing industry. would be ma
terially benefited by giving them an
opportunity TO work more regularly
at their trade; now therefore be IL
Resolved. That we urge upon his
Honor, the Mayor of san Francisco,
and upon the city authorities to allow
the saloons 70 keep open few hours
after O'Clock in the evening; and be
IL further
Resolved, That a copy OF these reso-
lutions be forwarded 70 the San Fran
cisco Labor Council and submitted TO
said council for Endorsement as we
believe that the welfare of the city
would be promoted by such action and
the interest OF a large number of our
mem bers at the same time would be
advanced.
Respectfully submitted by Joint
local executive board OF United Brew
cry WOrkmen."
The anthracite miners who are mem.
bers OF the United Mine Workers OF
America have gained a notable victory.
the Supreme Court OF Pennsylvania
deciding that the miners certificate
law Of 1897 is constitutional and effec-
tive
bill providing for an eight-hour
day at the prevailing rate OF wages on
all State and municipal contract work
has passed the New York Legislature
and been signed by the Governor. It
Is a re-enactment Of section 8 of the
labor bin which before the adoption Of
the constitutional amendment last year
had been declared unconstitutional
The Building Trades Council will meet
at $40 Golden Gate avenue every Thurs
day evening. 1t was advertised last
week that the council would meet in
Eagles Hall on Market street, but IL
was found later that that hall had been
previously engaged for Thursdays. IN
III further notice the council VIII meet
at Gao Golden Gate avenue.
The following officers have been
elected by Carpenters Union No. 95:
President J. Rossi; vice president z
Ratio: recording secretary. A. Pedroni;
financial secretary. a Pordon: delegates
TO the District Council of Carpenters.
L Rossi E. Ratio and n Centrona:
delegates 70 the Building Trades Coun-
ell. F. Ratio, d. MOrdica and L. Baci-
galupi.
About eighty debris workers en-
pioved by Mahony Bros. walked out
yesterday because their demand for an
eight-hour day at a rate of s22s was
not granted. The strike affects the
work on the ST. Francis Hotel. the