The San Francisco call., 1906-09-13

diction. The work has been extended
to unorganized fields and more than
100 locals had been formed in such
sections within four months He said
that phenomenal gains had been made
throughout New England. Speaking Of
the new constitution and financial sys-
tenn, he said that they had proved q
success and now the financial cordi-
ton Of the brotherhood was impreg-
nable- Mr.. Balhorn is in New York
City this week attending q conference
on a dispute.
It is predicted by labor leaders Of
Milwaukee that il will not be long be-
fore the Building Trades Council Of
that city will unite with the Feder-
ated Trades Council in enc central
body.
The Cigarmakers' Journal presents
an interesting financial report of that
organization for the last year. The
report shows that the cost per mem
Der for strike Dement'S for 1905 was
% 710 cents, for sick benefts. s3-73;
for death Dement'S, ss.56. and for out
of-werk benefits, 81 cents. Since the
adoption of the benefit measures there
has been expended by the ergani-
cation for that purpose s6,s45,54o.e5.
President Perkins. in commenting upon
this. says: These figures portray the
international union in an altogether
different light from that painted by
D NJ. Parry and other trades union
detractors, and show that we do sew
eral things in the interest of humanity
besides striking
Plainly and fairly. says q labor ex-
change. one chief purpose Of a labor
union must be 70 increase wages and
make better working conditions. Nom
union laborer, if you are in sympathy
with that purpose you are certainly
in sympathy with the organization OF
labor, as there is no other institution
having such q purpose
The annual conventions Of the Ma
tional Association of Master Bakers
and the New York State Association Of
Master Bakers were formally opened
in the city OF New York last week.
The two organizations have declared
for the open shop. Papers on the sub
ject were discussed. Secretary F. r.
Babcock of the Anti-Boycott Associa-
ton read a paper before the National
convention on The Frustrating of IN
just and Unlawful Practices by Or
ganized Labor"
The longshoremen and stevedores of
New Orleans have signed a contract
running for. a year with ship agents
and the Board Of Trade. There is no
change in the rate of wages, IL being
20, so and so cents an hour-z0 cents
for regular time. so cents for night
work and so cents for Sunday work.
The only difficulty was in fixing the
rules governing the manner and meth
ods Of the longshoremen while at
work The longshoremen viii be gov
erned in this matter by an arbitration
committee, consisting OF four long
shoremen and three stevedores. Two
Of the longshorenaen are from the COL
ored mems union and two from the
white mems organization.
The lumber camps of Michigan and
States adjacent are sorely in need Of
labor. Logging contractors are ad-
vertising throughout the East for help.
but II seems hard to get. The logging
operators are offering ss5 and s3S per
month, with transportation and excel
lent board and fine accommodations,
and no one but Italians so far has
applied.
The seventh annual convention of
the United National Association of
Postoffice Clerks recently in session
fn Savannah, Ca, announced that il
would not afiliate with the American
Federation of Labor. A resolution was
adopted providing fer d Bureau of
Education and Publicity 10 assist in
the passage of the classification bill
now before Congress. The next con-
vention will meet in Peoria, Ill Frank
T. Rogers of Chicago was elected presi-
dent
oncial notice has been sent out by
Simon Burns, general master work
man of the knights of Labor, TO all
the local assemblies that the injunc-
ton asked for by John A Hayes. lead
ei Of the opposition faction, TO pre-
vent the proposed meeting Of the
Burns following in New York City, has
been refused by Justice Gould. sitting
in the Supreme Court of the District
Of Columbia. In Speaking Of the com
ing meeting Mr.. Burns said that sc
far as he knows the principal business
viii be the selection Of officers, nc
election having been held since 1902
This is one of the points upon which
John A. Hayes based his allegation
that the Burns organization is not le-
gal II has, however, been an offendel
in the same way ever since the spill
began. Mr. Burns expressed the hops
that the invitation extended to tbs
Hayes faction 10 participate in thu
New York meeting would be accepted
in which case harmony could bt
brought about without recourse TO the
courts and an end put TO the long
continued and expensive litigation thai
has been going on for several years.
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