The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-07-24

for the growth, the betterment and the
improvement of Local "A, which means
better living for all of us and makes US
better citizens of this grand country
It has been decided to enforce the
minimum wage scale Of $3.50 day by
Laborers' Protective Union No SS44. 1t
has been. made known to officers of the
union that some contractors are en-
deavoring to cut this scale, but no
union man will work for less.
Final ARRANGEMENTS have been made
by the japanese and Korean Exclusion
League for the first of q series of mass
meetings to be held in cities outside
of San Francisco. This meeting will
be held in Eagles Hall, First street,
San Jose, next Saturday night. In adj
dition to Congressman z. A. Hayes, p.
H. Mccarthy, Walter Macarthur and o.
A. Tveitmoe. who will address the gath
ering, Senator Edward 1. Wolfe, Judge
James G. Mcguire and former Con-
gresham Thomas ]. Geary will be pres
ent and make addresses. Reports from
San Jose coming from the committee
in charge there state that the gath
ering will undoubtedly be one of the
largest ever held in the Garden City.
varnishers' and Polishers' Union No.
1S4, met in regular weekly session last
Saturday night at $50 Church street,
President L. R. Makree in the chair.
The meeting was the largest since the
big fire The local decided to be in
line on Labor day A fine Of SIS will
be exacted from absentees from the
parade and a like sum will be placed
upon any member INTOXICATED that day.
Three candidates were initiated and six
applications for membership received.
Every member of the union is work
ing and it is reported to be in pros
porous condition. The assessment for
the proposed Building Trades Labor
Temple was ordered paid. The locals
officers are as follows: President, L. R.
Makree; vice president, James Cum
ningham; recording secretary, ]. Page;
financial secretary, o. Radlon; treas
urer, @. Collopy; warden, A Kline; GUS
todian of the roll, A. Baker; conductor
r. Leon: delegates to the Building
Trades Council-C. NJ. Haybl, S. Arnold,
L. R. Makree and J. Mayfeld; alternate,
G. Oaks; delegates to the District Coun-
Gil of Painters-C. NJ. Haybl, L. r.
Makree c. Parker, J. Raggett and
George Wesel.
At the last meeting of Electrical
Workers Union No. fourteen mem
bers were admitted on clearance cards
The rolls of this union are not closed
as some eyilly disposed persons have
intimated. The local is doing all in it's
power to assist those who were
formerly members of the union but who
have left the graft and gone into bust
ness. When the fire came and burned
them out they were welcomed back into
the union.
"Labors habeas corpus" is the slogan
with which the Piano and Organ Work
ers' international Union is agitating
its union label and those of all other
unions In law the habeas corpus is
a writ for the deliverance of a person
from imprisonment The union label
delivers wage-workers from worse con-
ditions than imprisonment, the piano
men declare in their circular state
ment.
Business agents of all ons ANIL
lated with the local 10 executive
board OF the Hotel and Restaurant En-
ployes' International Alliance have
been called to meet this afternoon at
All Ivy avenue. This Is an important
meeting and every business agent
should attend.
The funds sent to it's union in San
Francisco by the United Boot and Shoe
Workers Union OF America to be dis
tributed to the members who lost by
the fire are being given out. If any
member has not been relieved he is
requested to call at Juri avenue.
The United Brotherhood of Rural,
Horticultural and Agricultural Wage
Workers of America, made up Of farm
ers, has entered the labor field. The
organization had its inception in Texas.
Its objects are to secure to agricul
tural, horticultural and all rural
Iaborers better and more stand
ard wages and more uniform
hours of labor and the protection and
elevation of such laborers and their
families The requisites to membership
are set forth as follows: "All white
male persons of over 10 years of age
and of good moral character shall be
eligible to membership in this organi
cation who believe in a Supreme Being.
who acknowledge the jurisdiction of
the organization and who are engaged
as laborers for wages on farms,
ranches. nurseries or in any other rural
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