The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-12
EDITED BY O. M. BOYLE

LII LIZ IL l.
The Illinois State Federation of Labor
is about TO institute a fight against
the civil service law on the ground
that il works a hardship against organ
fixed labor. The federation has issued
/ instructions TO its legislative commit
tee to begin the fight. and it is init
mated in Chicago that the American
Federation OF Labor will also take up
the matter. 1t is said that at the recent
! Minneapolis convention plans were dis
cussed in secret, but the line of action
/ has not yet been divulged While some
branches of the civil service in various
States recognize organized labor, union
men, especially in Illinois, feel that
they are being Disseminated against
l in many ways, and hope to better their
condition by the contemplated fight
/ The stand President Roosevelt has
taken favoring organized labor in many
branches of government work has
4 caused labor leaders to feel that this
I is an opportune time to begin the con-
test 1t is expected that the first move
made will be an endeavor to organize
men under civil service rule, and the
success met with in Chicago in organ
I izing the members of the fire DEPART
ment is encouraging. The fight will be
made for modification of the present
civil service law IL not for it's complete
annulment
Speaker Cannon of the House of Rep
resentatives has received fifteen petit
tions from prominent labor organiza-
tions in the country asking him to use
his influence in the passage of the ship
subsidy bill. AS President Gompers
of the American Federation of Labor
and other prominent labor leaders have
openly opposed the measure, the petit
/ tons sent to Speaker Cannon have
caused some surprise in that they indi-
cate a division of sentiment among the
/ labor forces on this important measure.
/ The Speaker has always opposed the
4 ship subsidy BILL and as he is also at
outs with President Gompers the ap-
peal to Mr.. Cannon is all the more re-
markable.
It is not generally known on this
coast, but it is a fact nevertheless, that
Albert Young has severed his connec-
ton with the United Transfers of
America. the seceders from the BrothA
erhood of Transfers. Young was vice
president and general organizer of the
rival teamsters' union. This action has
ASSOCIATED him from the cause OF labor
unionism in this country. His resigna
ton is dated November 10.
EdiulEIS Union NO. ~ met at Elm
tracht Hall Monday night. and notwith-
standing the inclemency of the weather.
a large attendance was present. Four
candidates were initiated, fourteen
members admitted upon clearance cards
and twelve applications were balloted
upon. The following nominations for
the ensuing term were made the cleo
ton TO take place in Eintracht Hall
next Monday night: For president, A
E Smith and W. L. Reed: for vice
president, S G. Drummond; for record
ing secretary. A F. Imperial: for fnan-
cial secretary, H F. Sheehan and John
Kelly; for reading clerk, Dell P Will
son; for business agents (vote for two)
Joseph Dooney, W. G. Walsh, T. c.
Lynch, J. Gorf, Frank Scollin and ]. B.
Fleming; for treasurer. Aft. Cooksey
and 7. Bayliss; for warden, F. w. Lentz;
for conductor, L. ]. Thomas; for trustee
TO planning mill T. Linton; for trustee
TO organized labor, A E. Smith; for
delegate to Stockton convention of
State Federation of Labor Cvote for
one), 7. Linton and A z. Smith Thirty
delegates were nominated for the Dis
trict Council of Painters and nineteen
for the Building Trades Council
NJ viviani, the new Minister Of
Labor for France. it is said will in
4 NllluAC ccftIdl lOnS-CHGIlSneQ REFORMS.
Among the first things that will re-
ceive attention is the full application
Of the separation law. Then Will come
the pensions for aged workmen, some
what after the New Zealand system
There are plans for the buying of the
railroads of Western France from
private companies. 1t is also said that
the income tax law will probably be
one Of the early accomplishments of
/ the Clemenceau Cabinet.
The strike on the Sonora branch Of
the Southern Pacific has been declared
off. and trains are now moving En-
gineer Reitz. whose arrest for the &C.
cidental killing of a Yaqui Indian
caused the strike, has been released.
/ All trains on the branch were tied up
over the matter for several days.
TIL action of the Minneapolis con-
vention of the American Federation Of
Labor in requiring the New York City
/ Central Federated Union to expel or
CARNATIONS which II recently admitted
and reseat the delegates of other
bodies which it had suspended. on pain
of the withdrawal of its charter and
the organization of another central Ia
Dor union, caused a big stir at the last
meeting OF the Central Federated I'm
convention was wholly unexpected by
many of the unions, though others had
been apparently prepared for it. 1t
/ was decided to write to President
Gompers and ask him to call meet
| ing of the Executive Council of the A
| F. OF l. without delay to consider the
question of ordering the American Fed
/ Grafton of Musicians and the lnterna-
1 tional Alliance of Theatrical stage
| FYnnIoves TO call on the subordinate
| unions in New York City to withdraw
| their members from the Metropolitan
Opera house until Mr.. Conried settled
with the old Chorus Singers Union. Ii
was asserted that a letter had been sent
some time ago calling on the council
| to take such measures, but that 1t had
not been acted upon. Among the un-
ions which have been suspended, which
! the A f. of L. convention ordered rein
stated, is the Brotherhood or Painters
which is national body affiliated with
| the r Of L, The New York City