The San Francisco call., 1906-11-04

Hall No acknowledgements
Tsilors. every Monday. Tuesdays
Stationary Firemen, every Tuesday.
Wednesdays-Stea Filters, FIRST and
third Thursdays-Ssilnaker first;
Horseshoers. second and fourth Fri
6ays-Jewelry Workers. first and third.
About 100 people can be accommodated
in this hall. and IL has not been en-
gagged for the second and fourth
Wednesdays. third Thursday. second
and fourth Fridays and Saturdays and
Sundays
Hall No. 4-Mondsys-Pavers. first:
Janitors. third and also first Sunday
afternoon Tuesdays = Rammermen.
first. Picture Frame Workers. second
and fourth Thursdays-MachineH Hands,
first and third: Machine Coopers. sec
ond and fourth: Union Printers Mutual
Aid Society. second Thursday after
noon Fridsys-Soda and Mineral Wa
ter Bottlers, first Saturdays-Execu-
tive board OF the Street Carmen, first
snd third Sundays-Jgnitors first
afternoon; Bakery Wagon Drivers. sec
ond and fourth afternoons. This hall
viii seat eighty people. and has not
been engaged for the following nights:
Second and fourth Mondays. third
Tuesday, every Wednesday. second.
third and fourth Fridays. second and
fourth Saturdays. every Sunday even
ing and third Sunday afternoon John
kean has been made superintendent OF
the building and persons wishing to
rent halls should apply 10 him.
All is not well with the Industrial
Workers Of the World. An organiza-
tion scarcely out Of its swaddIins
clothes and il already is beset by foes
within apparently more formidable
than what is ordinarily known IN
trades union circles as the common
enemy The organization II seems.
has accumulated some funds and quite
crop OF Socialists. The backbone of
the order is generally considered the
Western Federation OF Miners. but the
trouble that has been generated is not
much TO the liking Of the miners. II
their Official organ even approximately
voices their sentiments. Here is what
the Miners Magazine SAYS:
1t must have been a spectacle At for
the gods 70 have gazed upon DeLeon
as he moved that the constitution be
suspended IN order that his apostles
might be fed from the alfalfa in the
treasury OF the I ". W What kind
OF revolutiOnists are men who plead for
tl-so per day-scab Tage@in order
that they might prolong their existence
al hy-joints and doughnut factories7
We never knew that g beggar was a
revolutiolist. II these beggars had a
constituency behind them that were
nerTed by a revolutionary spirit their
representatives would have been equip
ped with WAYS and means that would
furnish them q seat al a restaurant
and room al hotel Men are 10 be
judged by the sacrifices they make.
The fact is apparent that DeLeon's
disciples had scarcely any constituency
behind them and were merely a bunch
Of trsmpS. 70 be used as a wrecking
crew 70 destroy the Industrial Workers
OF the World"
The courts OF Chicago are now
wrestling with the intriczcies OF the
organization. and meantime the deposed
president, Sherman. holds the fort and
the KEYS TO the strong-box-
Later reports from Portland about
the settlement of the grainhandIers'
strike are most favorable for the trade
unionists- The non-uRion men are 10
be discharged after q given time. The
grainhandlers gain the Port Costa scale
which means a minimum halliday in
stead OF broken time; 521z cents for
overtime instead OF 50 cents, and a
nine-hour day instead Of ten. Grain
handlers Union No. 2ss has won q
notable victory
Three hundred chauneurs employed
by the New York Transportation Com
pany, which operates $50 public cleo
tric cabs in New York City. are on strike
for al increase in wages The men
declare they are compelled TO report
for work at the garage at a. m, and
that some days they are not given any
work They are paid Is z-3 cents an
hour for the time they are driving.
and demand 81 for q tweive-hour day.
Another grievance is the cost OF the
-
Following the demands made in Chi
cago by the Brotherhood OF Railway
Il Tainmen for an eight-hour day for
switchmen. at the same pay they are
AZ present receiving. the railroads
centering in Cleveland have also been
asked 10 grant the same change. In
the event Of a strike II fs stated that
every man back OF an engine would be
affected. which means that baggagemen
and yardmen as well as conductors
would be drawn into the movement be-
sides the switchmen-
President john Mitchell. at meeting
in Terre Haute. Ind. the other day, IN
replying TO the charges that the Of
fciais OF district No. l5. United Mine
Workers OF America, had not acted In
the interest OF the organization. accused
the dfssenters OF an effort to disrupt
the union. A sensation was precipitated
when Delegate 7. c. LIeweIlyn spoke
OF the top coal question He criticised
the decision OF Mr.. Mitchell on that
question and BY inference declared that
the national officers, Including Presi-
dent Mitchell, were not above suspicion
The words had scarcely left the speak
ers lips before President Mitchell was
on his feet. He said that LleweIlyn
had been the recipient Of credentials Of
the Industrial Workers OF the World
and possessed them now Mr.. Mitchell
claimed that Lleweilyn was allied with
the Western Federation OF Miners, and
as its ally was doing all in his power
70 break the supremacy Of the UnIted
Mine Workers in the Indiana field.
President Mitchell's remarks were
cheered.
The New York, New Haven and Hart
ford Railroad is contemplating estab-
fishing the bonus or piece system at its
Readville shops. where about 1909 en-
ployes. who are absolutely organized
fl various unions and under various
national Affiliations. are working TO-
eether as a unit IN opposition Last
week q nsass-meeting was held. at
which the officers OF both the national
and local lodges OF both the brother
hood and the association Of carwork-