The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-05

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fornia several such unions have been
formed. The other night in Chico a
union whose charter members numbered
sixty was installed. Permanent officers
will be elected at the next meeting
The union will affiliate with the Gem
trail Labor Council. Mrs. Emma Lam
phere. international organizer is in
San Bernardino, whittier she went from
Los Angeles. Her visit has to do with
the reorganization of the Retail Clerks
Union, which has been quiescent for
some time. The second meeting will be
held this evening, and much interest
is being taken in the reorganization.
There will be monthly social meetings.
at which every clerk in town will be
invited whether he be a member or
not. The charter will remain open for
two weeks, during which time many
members will join. The organization
has several fraterna1 features. There
is q sick benefit of SIS week. In ad-
dition there is a death benefit fund.
The following officers were chosen:
President, George Tippett; vice presi-
dent, j. H. Taylor: recording and finan-
]. D. Hamilton; guide. John Osborn.
What is being done for the clerks in
organization Is being duplicated in
many other industries.
The next meeting of the American
Federation of Labor will be held in
Norfolk. Va. Several other cities were
bidders. but the Virginia city was
chosen.
Practical consolidation OF the open
shop movements of England and Amer
lea may result from the convention in
Chicago now in session OF the Citizens
Industrial Association of America. w.
Collision, who from London has been
directing the work of the National Free
Labor Association of Great Britain, is
In attendance. He will speak for the
10000 members Of his association in
the British Isles. and tell the delegates
of the progressive methods of the
Britons in matters of industrial peace
He will tell how this latest Yankee
notion" in industry has been received
IN England Organized labor will also
read about 1t.
| An early announcement of wage in
| creases, varying according to the class
Of labor, is understood to have been
| the agreement reached at joint meet
| ing the other day IN Cincinnati Of the
officials of most of the railroads CEN
| tering in that city. It is further stated
| that these announcements of wage ad-
vances will be made irrespective of any
demands of labor organizations Sew
| cral thousand men will be benefited.
| The directors of the Cincinnati Trac-
ton Company. not to be behind the
steam railroad officials, have announced
| an increase Of / ceny an hour to all
| conductors and motormen, beginning
january 1. This increase will AFFECT
over 1000 men and means an addition
to the wage roll of between 100000
and $4,000 yearly.
President Samuel Gombers, who was
reelected to the presidency OF the
American Federation of Labor at the
recent Minneapolis convention, is now
Sc years of age, but he shows no signs
of relaxing the activity IN the cause
of labor which he has maintained with
such signal ability for the last quarter
Of century. All his actions for the
! dorsement, the opposition being con-
fined almost entirely to the Socialists
! IN attendance.
Many union printers on the coast
will learn with sorrow of the death
OF Harry F. Streat, former president
Of Chicago Typographical Union No. 16.
He was one of the oldest and most
revered members of No. Is.
given out about the eight-hour day
struggle In that city: OF the original
1893 members on strike, but SO remain
on the strike benefit list; 691 have Sc
cured employment under the eight
hour day, and 81 have either left the
city or found employment in some
other line Of work. General work is
reported plentiful in Chicago and good
men are in demand. The membership
- fo I'm ot
in Its history.
At the next meeting of the Chicago
Federation of Labor the unseating of
the delegates of the United Transfers
of America will be attempted. Five
locals Of the seeding teamsters' orr
ganization have recognized delegates
in that federation.
The following nominations have been
made by Journeymen Tailors' Union
No. 2: President, F. j. Pratt; vice
presidents, L. Sherman, H. Miller and
@. Miller; financial secretary, L. Smith;
recording secretary, Charles Wachter;
treasurer, s. Donivan; sergeant at
arms, M. Feuster; trustees-H. West
phal, M. Levy and NJ. McGrath.
General Secretary Treasurer IT. j.
Dolan Of the International Steam
Shovelmen's Union has formed a local
in Oakland of all steam shovel workers.
Dolan has been on the coast for some
time and has organized several unions
in the north. He intends to visit the
southern part of the State and form O
union in Los Angeles.
The officers of the National Civic
Federation announce that at the an
nual meeting in New York City, De-
cember 1913, it's various departments
will hold meetings separately. A state
ment issued on the subject says, in
part: I'm addition to discussing ques-
lions as to the work in hand the exec
utive committees of the departments
will plan their work for the coming
year The Cancellation department will
organize its work in such a way as to
bring II in touch with every industrial
center and spread the idea of the good
to be done by Cancellation, arbitration
and trade agreements The immigra-
ton department will consider the dis
tribution of immigrants with the view
of relieving the congestion of immi-
grants at particular points and meet
ing the demands of sections of the