The San Francisco call., 1906-08-12

$40 Golden Gate avenue, President
/ urmy in the chair. Fifteen clear
ance cards were received and three
candidates were obligated. The execu-
I tive board was directed to secure suit
1 able headquarters to meet the growth
/ or the organization. The board will
either secure long time lease or
purchase ground upon which to build
permanent headquarters. Strong reso-
4 lutlons commencing the action of the
japanese and Korean Exclusion League
/ were passed. They embodied a declara-
/ tions in favor of the total exclusion
not alone of Chinese, but Japanese and
Koreans as well. The secretary was in
structed to take steps to have the sense
Of these resolutions incorporated in the
platforms of the several political
parties.
The figures for 1905 show that since
1901 the number of central unions in
Austria has increased from thirty-two
to forty-seven and the number of local
unions from 1878 to 2974 On the other
hand the district unions show a de-
crease from 266 TO 100. The total num-
Der of organizations has therefore in
creased from 1871 in 1901 to Bill in
1905. During the same period the total
membership has risen from 119, ,050 to
32S,099.
Carpenters Union No. 1852 objects to
the action taken by the local Dis
lng $4,000 of the relief funds con-
tributed by the Eastern unions to
the Building Trades Council Labor
Temple fund. The locals delegates
TO the coming Niagara Falls con-
vention Of the United Brotherhood of
Carpenters and Joiners have been in
structed to bring this matter to the
of HOT
reported to be in flourishng condi-
ton. Ten members We're added TO the
roster at the last meeting.
The Supreme Court of Kentucky re-
Gently handed down a decision which if
not reversed by the court of last re-
sort will compel labor unions to adopt
rigid laws against unsafe scaffoldng
etc. The decision in substance exempts
the employer from all responsibility of
injury to workmen employed under the
closed shop. The Kentucky court
holds that under the closed shop
rules the unions have taken upon
themselves the responsibility of
determining who is and who is
not competent and therefore the en-
ployer is released from responsibility
for acts of incompetency which cause
injury to other employees. This ruling
nullifies every fellow servant law en-
acted if it be allowed to stand.
Retail Clerks Union will give it's an
nual picnic and family reunion next
Sunday at Schuetzen Park. San Rafael
Boats will leave Tiburon ferry al $50
and / a. m. and at 1885 p. m. Valuable
prizes will be given to successful con-
testants in varied series of games.
From reports received at the head
nf Hada 1f
Labor it is shown that for 937 unions
making returns for the month"; with an
aggregate membership of $1,000, there
were Ia per cent without employment.
In the preceding month SIS unions with
membership of 90.O7S reported 8 per
cent unemployed.
The average wages of American
workingmen are double those of the
English and nearly treble those of the
German workingmen, according to sta
tist!cs published by the Department of
Labor. The figures cover twelve COM
mon employments, and show that in
these the German workman's pay aver
ages II cents an hour. The English
mans pay averages 17h cents an hour
and the Americans 35 cents. In the
thirteen years from 1890 to 1903 wages
rose on an average of 21.8 per cent in
Germany, 11.9 per cent in Great Britain
While the price of clothing in England
is less than in this country, food is
very little cheaper and with the differ
ence in wages the American workman's
condition is far better than that of the
European workman.
Carpenters Union No. % met Friday
night in Eintracht Hall. Twelfth street
near Howard. One hundred and TWEEN
ty-two new members were admitted,
fifty-six by clearance and sixty-nine by
initiation. The union now has between
22S0 and 2300 members. The commit
tee on entertainment and smoker
which takes place next Friday night
reports everything in readiness and the
union decided to meet at o'clock on
that night so as to receive members
with clearance cards as well as to ini-
tiate candidates into the union.
Piemakers' Union donated 500 from
its treasury to its members who suffer-
ed severely from the fire, The union
reports business improving, with all
members at work.
Janitors' Union No. 10,367 initiated
two candidates at the last meeting.
The committee on wage schedule rec
commended that the following be in
dorsed: Janitors in theaters, SIS a
week and those working In buildings
$50 a month. The boycott is still being
prosecuted against the Mission Thea
terF After the routine business had
been transacted the union adjourned
At the last meeting of the Sailors
Union of the Pacific II. G. Lundberg
was in the chair. The secretary re-
ported that shipping was medium. The
executive committee reported that the
strike situation was in good shape in
San Francisco as we'll as all points
along the coast. The following amend
ment to the constitution was intro
duced and laid over under the rules:
Amend article XVI by adding the fol-
lowing sections: Section -. Members
more than one year in arrears in their
dues may be reinstated upon payment
of one years dues and such fine as the
union shall see fit to impose. Section
-. Members so reinstated shall not be
entitled TO any benefit from nor to hold
any office in this union until after six
months from the date of such rein
statement" The Tacoma agent stated
that men were scarce. The Seattle
agent wrote that the general situation
was unchanged. The Port Townsend
agent reported that shipping was fair
and that few men were ashore. The