The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-07
EDITED BY O. NJ. BOYLE

The call for the sixth annual con-
vention of the State Building Trades
Council of California has been issued.
The convention will meet in Stockton
on January IA The representation is
made up as follows: One delegate from
each local council and one delegate
from each affiliated union. Complete
arrangements have been made for
transportation with the Southern Pa
cific Railroad One lowest first-class
fare and one-third will be charged for
the round trip. The headquarters OF
the general executive officers and the
executive board will be located during
the sessions of the convention in the
Offices of the San Joaquin County
Building Trades Council. The local
committee of arrangements will make
hotel reservations for those desiring
the same and who notify Secretary
Treasurer o. A. Tveitmoe In time.
Credentials for the delegates should
be made out in duplicate and be signed
by the secretary of the local council
and countersigned by its president.
The original should be given to the
delegate elected and the duplicate for
warded to the general headquarters on
or before January / next. The call
says: From all indications it is GER
tain that a large amount of business
will come before the convention. The
important questions OF organization,
wages and hours will receive due con-
sideration and the intricate problem of
trade Jurisdiction will, as usual, con-
sumo good portion of the time. The
aggravated question of Asiatic invasion
and competition will call for the most
serious attention of the delegates, and
legislation calculated to advance the
building trades and ameliorate the con-
dition of the building artisans in Cali
nrT7io will he sr,.or fal
vention will be the most important
meeting that the organized building
mechanics of California have held. and
every local building trades council and
affiliated unions in the State should be
represented at this convention by their
ahlest and best men,
Milk Wagon Drivers Union No. 22s
met Wednesday night at Its headquar-
ters, All Haight street, with President
NJ E. Shannon in the chair. The even
Ing was mostly consumed with the
reading of the revised new constitution
and bylaws. The final reading and
adoption will be at the last meeting
in this month. There will be nomina-
lions for officers December 10, and the
election will take place the first meet
ing in January. One candidate was
obligated.
The United Glass Workers Union
will give a high links and social to-
morrow night a week in Union Hall,
Fourteenth and Church streets. An ex-
cellent programme will be arranged by
the committee in charge and pleasant
evening is guaranteed to all guests.
Judge ]. J. Dick of Milwaukee has
just handed down a decision exonerat-
ing members of the Iron holders
Union from the charge OF contempt of
court, preferred against them by
manufacturing company which alleged
that the molders had violated the in
junction against picketing the plant OF
the company. In his decision Judge
Dick. who was called In to try the case
after affldayits of prejudice had been
filed against all the other Milwaukee
judges, says, in part THE defendants
acted within their rights when they
went out on strike. That they went
out together, or in a body, by agree
| ment Or preconcerted arrangement.
does not initiate against them nor af-
feet this case. The defendants had
and have the right to combine and
/ work together in whatsoever way they
believe will increase their earnings.
! shorten their hours of labor or better
! their condition. 1t is for them to say
whether they will work at all. and
/ Il,
| as individuals or as unions. The de-
PENDANTS. each and every one of them,
had the right and have the right to ar
que and discuss with the employees of
the plaintiff, with their consent. the
question of whether such EMPLOYEES
should or should not work for the
plaintiff. The defendants have the
right to persuade such employees if they
can. In presenting the matter to such
ON
force or violence, or persist in present
ing the matter to such employees with
out their consent 1t appears to the
court from the preponderance of the
evidence, taking into consideration the
appearance of the witnesses, their man
ner of giving their testimony and the
weight to be given thereto, as TO the
facts in the case, that the defendants
have not committed any act in viola
ton of said injunctional order for
which contempt proceedings will lie,
and that said defendants are not in
contempt for any violation Of such
order"
Pioneer Industrial Union No. 173 held
a special meeting last night at Indus
tri41 Workers of the World headuuar-
tiers, ESQ Jessie street, and nominated
officers. Last Sunday the Laborers'
Union of the 1. W. w. admitted four
teen applicants and two by transfers.
Upon the return of President Com
pers and Secretary Morrison of the
American Federation of LABOR to
Washington, D. c., arrangements will
be made to have the legislative COM
mittee of the A. T. of L. attend the
meetings during the short session of
Congress. In the Sixtieth Congress the
committee will watch public men and
keep in touch with all proposed legis-
lation and the record made therein by
every member of Congress. Summing
up the results OF the last election Mr..
Gompers says: The campaign was
if,dDad aplu nv ft,a ,,,,r,