The San Francisco call., 1906-08-26
EDITED BY O. M. BOYLE.

.. M. BOYLE.
decided that the remaining $500 in the
relief fund shall be deposited in local
bank for any future contingency All
engraving houses in and around San
francisco have been unionized and the
trade is in most fourishing condition.
Inc members are elated at trade pros
poets The union has decided to send
It's full quota of delegates to the next
convention at Minneapolis, and Andy
Gallagher, president of the union, and
T. L.. Hall will represent the local.
AT the last meeting of Janitors'
Union No. 10,367 a resolution was
adopted against any further influx into
this country of Japanese or Koreans.
IT was reported that the boycott on
the Mission Theater was proving eff
fectiye and there was evidence that a
settlement might be looked for before
long.
The last meeting of the Sailors
Union of the Pacific was presided over
by John Kean. The. secretary report ed
that shipping was fair. The strike and
lockout situation was reported practi-
cally unchanged. The longshore lum-
bermen of this city have been locked
out for refusing to perform sailors
work on vessels in port. The Tacoma
agent stated that shipping was fair,
men very scarce and prospects good.
The Seattle agent wrote that shipping
was good, few men ashore and that
the situation was satisfactory. The
Port Townsend agent reported that
shipping was slack The Aberdeen
agent stated that shipping was brisk
and men somewhat scarce The, Port
land agent wrote that shipping was
good and but few slen ashore. The
Eureka agent reported that shipping
was good on sailing vessels, but pros
poets We're uncertain. The San Pedro
agent stated that the situation was
unchanged. The Honolulu agent wrote
that the situation was quiet
Attorney General Coleman of Kansas
has rendered an opinion which is eS-
pected to prevent nullification of the
eight-hour law of that State. He saws
I am of the opinion that employees
about State institutions are governed
by the eight-hour law; that thew can
not be required to work during one
day more than eight hours and that
they should be paid the rate of wages
now obtaining. The attempt to pay
the men monthly wages and work them
ten hours day is an evasion of the
law" The opinion was called for by
the labor unions of the State.
The strike of weavers in PhiladeI-
phia, which has been in progress for a
month, has been settled by a compro-
mise. The strike was called for a
slight increase of wages and the aboI-
ishing of the apprentice systep,
The union photographers are making
good progress in their fight in New
e
William f. Long. president of the
Ldthographers' Association. Mr. Long
states that there are now forty five
firms in that city out of eighty-one
which have signed the forty eight hour
week scale. The last one to get in on
the eight-hour day is that of George
schiegel 14O Center street.
The Duluth Freight Handlers Union
having failed to get conference with
the employers decided to strike for
more wages. The members have been
receiving 30 cents an hour straight.
They demand extra pay flor overtime
and slight increase over the present
scale.
Cooks Union No. "A at its last meet
ing initiated four candidates and tho
secretary reported that he had twenty
five applications. which would receive
immediate attention. Frank Holt was
elected vice president. vice Henry
Klatt. resigned. H. B. Meyers was
made member of the executive COM
mittee in place of Frank Holt. Busi-
ness was reported very brisk and Ii is
hard to fill the orders for cooks.
At conference between delegates of
the International Papermakers' Union
and the International Paper Company.
recently held in New York City, an
agreement was made by which a re-
duction of hours from twelve to eight
per day was secured by the union with
out reduction in wages. Ten thou
sand workers are affected by the
change, which takes effect September
3, Labor day.
A. S. Ballantine, chairman of the EN-
ployers Association, has sent a let
ter to the Building Trades Council
giving the employers side of the con-
troversy with the hosting engineers.
In it he says: we demand the con-
stitutional notice of three months be-
fore making a change In the wages or
anything else covered by prior agree
ment- and upon agreement being made
to this right We will increase the wages
thereafter so cents per day on a years
agreement. Therefore this is to inform
you that in violation of your constitu-
tion and without any legal action the
members Of the Hosting Engineers
Union No. 80 have abandoned their en-
ployment, demanding that their wages
be raised 81 per day. viz, S. for eight
hours work. We serve notice on you
that we reserve the right to hire such
competent engineers as we may re-
quire, without regard to whether they
are members of the Hosting Engineers
Union or not, until such time as the
union engineers are governed by the
present agreement between US and
formal and legal notice be extended
to us of any change in our present
agreements. 1t being impossibie to
make contracts while wages may be
changed overnight
Before the international Typography
ical Union adjourned In Colorado
Springs it was decided TO continue the
fight for an eight-hour day. with spe-
cial reference To certain newspapers in
Los Angeles and Philadelphia The
Union Printers Home corporation is
holding its annual meeting this week
at the home, as are the trustees 1t was
stated that 3s.960 members arc working
on the eight-holr basis, 1855 are still
under the nine-hour contract and that
400 are on strike. The expense OF the
ofr ;1ro f0 od