The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-01
EDITED BY o. M. BOYLE

EDITED BY
George B. Benham was in the chair
at the meeting Of the Labor Council
last night in the absence of both the
president and vice president
Much heated debate was INDUCED in
over the attempt to seat Alexander
Dijeau as delegate from the Stable
mems Union Dijeau has been expelled
from the Milk Wagon Drivers Union
and some of the delegates contended
that he was therefore Ineligible to a
seat in the council. Dijeau's case was
placed in the hands of the organizing
committee and the members of that
body retired TO pass on the matter.
was unable TO come TO any conclusion
Further investigation viii be con-
Quoted by the committee
The wage scale and agreement Of
the Milk Wagon Drivers Union were
presented and were referred to the ex-
ecutive committee.
George ". Bell and George A. Tracey
were elected OF represent the council
in the forthcoming convention of the
on January T.
A boycott on the Capital restaurant
726 Turk street. was levied by the
council.
The committee appointed to render a
report on the betterment of the street
car service of the city made a lengthy
statement that there can be no real i'm
provement in the service until the
United Railroads viii have placed more
and better cars on the various lines.
The following committee was named
TO appear before the Board Of Super
Tisors at the boards next meeting and
urge that pressure be brought to bear
10 relieve the street car traffic con-
gestion in all parts of the city
Much has been written in labor
periodicals about the Chicago Teach
ers' Federation and many teachers IN
seriously OF following in the footsteps
of the Chicago pedagogues. Miss Mar
garet Haley has been the leading spirit
in the Chicago movement. For six
years now. when her efforts. have come
near to oeing crowned with success,
some one has discovered a rule in the
constitution of the American Fedora
ton of Labor which, it is claimed, bars
her federation from afiliation with
organized labor. She was anxious to
have delegates seated in the Chicago
Federation of Labor, but some Chicago
labor leaders believe there can be no
afiliation The section which may
shatter Miss HaIey's hopes is as fol-
lows: Local central bodies or any
other central body Of delegates shall
not admit to or retain in their councils
delegates from any local Organization
that owes its allegiance to any other
body. national or international, hos
tile TO any affiliated organization, or
that has been suspended or expelled
by or not connected with a national or
international organization OF their
trade herein affiliated. under penalty
of having their charter revoked for
violation of their charter, subject to
appeal to the next convention Ar
ticle XII, section 1.
This law was enacted at the Pitts
burg convention last year. The clause
~Or not connected with national or
international organization of their
trade according to prominent Chicago
labor leaders, bars out Miss Haley s
organization There is no unionized
body of teachers in the country, which,
II is said, precludes the possibility Of
the Chicago teachers securing afiiiia-
ton
When the law that rules her organi-
zation out Of the labor movement was
shown to her. Miss Haley wept bit
terIy Her usual aggressiveness gave
way TO utter despair" says friend,
when il was pointed out that the
constitution of the American Fedora
ton Of Labor would have to be amend
ed before her union would be permit
ted to keep its delegates in the Chi
cago Federation of Labor II is
feared this latest discovery will have a
tendency to disintegrate the chicago
teachers organization
The teachers in the San Francisco
School Department who are agitating
the formation of a union will make a
thorough investigation of the position
OF the Chicago union in the labor
movement before any further steps
are taken
Labor leaders in this city do not
see the force of the decision reached in
Chicago. It is claimed here that that
section of the constitution was aimed
at organizations which had seeded
from their internationals or had be<
come delinquent in their dues TO the
parent body. It also was aimed at
the unions affiliated with the. In
dustriaI Workers Of the World Should
a teachers union be formed in this
city IT would. because of no inter
national body of teachers. secure it's
charter direct from the American Fed
Grafton OF Labor the same as Federal
unions. That the position taken by
the Chicago laborites will not be up
held is the consensus of opinion in
this city.
The annual convention of the United
Mine workers of America will open
its sessions in indianapolis on Janu-
airy Is Owing to the fact that the
existing agreement between the mine
workers and operators is for period
of two years, the operators will hold
no meeting in Indianapolis and hence
il is expected that the miners will be