The San Francisco call., 1906-09-14

AcoI BdulI6IOn OF the counCn was
adopted. subject to the approval of the
afItiated unions Following are the
provisions Of reorganization: No union
Is 10 make demands except upon ap-
proval OF the council The grievance
Of one union viii be the grievance Of
ali affiliated unions. Representation TO
the council is 20 be two delegates for
the fret Ice members or less. and one
delegate for each succeeding hundred
have more than ten delegates. The
council is 70 have an executive commit
tee to consist of enc delegate from each
union affiliated The council is To in
Vestigate ali matters and report thereon
With its recommendation TO the coun-
ciL The council will decide matters
in controversy, and when important ac-
ton is contemplated it will order the
same submitted to all affiliated unions
for approval. except in cases of extreme
emergency. when, on a thirds vote,
the council may take the necessary
steps 10 enforce its conditions.
The secretary of the council is to
act as its executive officer and have
the aid and support of all business
agents Of the affiliated unions. The
necessary revenues for the support of
the council are TO be derived by per
capita assessments upon all unions af-
fIlisted- All business agents are 10 con-
fer at least once week with the execu-
tive officer of the council.
Marcel Willie and Julius Selmer were
appointed 8 committee to visit all af1li-
sted unions and urge them 10 send
their delegates to the next meeting of
the council. as business of great i'm
portance will be transacted.
Walters Union No. 30 was in regular
weekly session. on Wednesday after
noon at its headquarters. 11s5 Scott
street A committee. consisting of A
Schleipper, Theodore Johnson. NJ. P.
Scott, Thomas Alyward and o. w Ma
guire, was appointed to consider the
basis Of reorganization of the Allied
Provision Trades Council and bring in
q report at the next meeting. A few
changes were suggested which viii be
submitted TO the council. August Renk
was appointed assistant business agent.
The salaries of the business agent and
secretary were increased.
August Renk resigned as treasurer
in order to be able TO perform the
duties OF his new Office, and A J. Peter
son was elected TO fill out the unexpired
term Of treasurer The organization
was reported to be in a aourishing con-
dition and the finances in good shape.
The initiation fee and reinstatement
viii remain at s275 until November l.
The 500 garment workers formerly
employed in wholesale clothing
man ufactory Of Utica n. Y, are going
back to work. The fight against the
clothing company was begun early in
June. The employees sought to compel
the company 10 give them a ffty-four
hour week. Upon refusal the union
took. its label away and declared the
strike. Strike benefits were being
ef-.z f-of
g loaf was better than no bread at all
and as winter was coming on and little
ones were to be fed and clothed they
would better accept the pittance Of
fered by the company.
A hght for an eight-hour work day,
which will affect more than 100000
workers in the various metal indus
tries. is to be launched in Chicago this
week. Delegates from every LOCAL or
Eanization Of metal trades workers in
America viii meet TO form an interna-
tional federation. which will collect
funds and carry on the fight. These or
ganizati0ns do not expect to ask that
changes actually take place for prob
ably four years; but a committee will
take up the work OF securing funds,
educating the workers and doing all
the preliminary work necessary to pre-
pare the men for the struggle, il one
must come.
Cornelius p. Shea, president Of the
Brotherhood Of Transfers, paid New
Orleans a visit last week, and among
other things promised that city the in
ternational convention in 1908. He
made the principal address at a mass
meeting Of teamsters and he seemed to
be fsvorably impressed with the city.
shea in an interview said:
The teamsters of New Orleans have
not been thoroughly organized. but
they will be in the very near future
This city promises to be a first-class
trades union town. Our organization
is young. and there are many locaH-
ties that have not been organized. This
VIII take time
The Impression that the Chicago
tesmsters lost everything by their
Of Chicago are now more strongly or
ssnized than before the strike, and the
BOSSES Of Chicago have more respect
for the teansters unions than ever.
They are not so anxious 70 begin an
ether strike and Are more willing 10
Yield. The men stood together so well
organized. Many people have Won
dered how ] held the men together in
spite Of ali the stories printed about
me in the newspapers as TO how ! went
on nightly drinking tours, while the
families OF the men were in want. Well,
the secret Of the whole matter is that
the men knew better. We always had
meetings at night. and ] was always
there counseling with the men, There
fore the men themselves knew that the
stories were untrue. and they got TO
the point where they paid no attention
10 anything said about me.
out OF 1000 men. scarcely a dozen
went back to work during the strike
The Employers Association kept boast
ing Of 81 600 900 it had to spend to
break up the Transfers Union, and
the men wanted 10 give the association
: chance to spend IT. Marshall Field
asked me in a conference at the be-
ginning Of the struggle. when only the
men Of Montgomery Ward were out:
fMr Shea, DO you know that this
association has 100000 to spend in
case of a striker
] told him that ! knew il. and that
we would burn il up for him.
wen. then I'll spend another mil
lion" said Field, and told him that
we could 6urn that up. too. Now. the
Chicago teamsterS unions are better
organized than ever Al Young is try
ing 70 make a little trouble just now,
but II viii not amount TO anything.
A branch OF the Amalgamated So
ciety Of Carpenters and Joiners was
established in East Oakland Wednes-
Gay night AZ the corner OF Sixteenth
street and Eighteenth avenue. About