Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-08
DELEGATES ATTEND
LABOR CONVENTION
STATE FEDERATION HOLDS
ANNUAL SESSION
Speeches and Reports Hold Attention
of Members-Exclusion of Chinese
and Japanese Discussed and
Commended
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
STOCKTON. Cal, Jan. THE sew
enth annual convention of the Califor-
mia state federation of labor assembled
this morning in Masonic Music hall,
225 delegates representing labor unions
all over the state being present. The
meeting was called to order by Second
Vice President Samuel D. Simmons of
san francisco, President T. F. Gala
CHER being unable to attend.
After the invocation by Rev. j. P.
Johnson, 7. O. owens, president of the
Stockton labor council, was introduced.
He in turn introduced Mayor NJ. C.
Gardner, who delivered a short address
of welcome and performed the time
honored custom of theoretically turn
ing over the keys of the city to the
visitors.
Chairman Simmons responded, thank
ing the mayor for the hearty welcome
accorded the delegates and expressing
the belief that the city would never
have occasion to regret that the sew
enth annual convention of the fedora
ton had been held in Stockton. Both
the speakers were applauded.
Leo Nicholson was then appointed
assistant to Secretary ]. H. Bowling.
George Dean of the local street car
mems union was appointed sergeant at
arms and j. w. Cunningham of the
brewers union his assistant.
The following credentials committee
was appointed: c. w. Petry of Oak
Ind, George w. Bell of San Francisco,
T. F. Lonnigan of San Francisco. L.
Butler of Los Angeles and F. Cooke of
Sacramento.
Congratulate Printers on Victory
A resolution was passed directing the
president and secretary to send to
President James NJ. Lynch of the In
ternational Typographical union a tel
egram of congratulation upon his vic
tory for the eight-hour day. While it
was stated that the victory is not COM
plete,. the reports show that AZ, 900 print
ers are now working under the eight
hour schedule. 20OO are still on strike
and 2500 are still working nine hours
on uneXpired contracts. The cost of the
strike to the printers is officially placed
at S3,O00O0O.
A recess was taken until o'clock to-
morrow morning to give the committee
on credentials an opportunity to pre-
pare a report.
1t was announced at the close of the
morning session that the local COM
mittee on arrangements had arranged
to take the delegates to points of in
terest in the city this afternoon. Street
cars We're chartered for the purpose.
During the morning there was a pa
rade in which the delegates partici-
pated. Led by a band. with James
Wood, secretary of the local labor
council, as grand marshal, over 200 men
marched, the mayor and officers of the
federation being in carriages.
Says Mccarthy "Butted In"
Considerable interest centers in the
annual reports distributed to the dele
gates in pamphlet form during the
morning session. Vice President c. w.
Holmquist, Special Organizer 7. +.
Zant and the executive council, in their
reports, speak in disappearing terms Of
the action of p. II. Mccarthy, presi-
dent of the state building trades coun-
ell. in the labor difficulties at Santa
Rosa last winter, involving several Of
the unions, and which forced the resig-
nation of Former President G. S.
Brewer of the state federation. Nc
Carthy is charged with Quitting in"
The work of the state labor commits
sioner in enforcing the child labor law
is commended by the council and the
legislature is asked to allow him six
special agents instead of three to assist
in the enforcement of the law.
Because of the treatment received by
the labor lobby maintained at Wash
ington. it is pointed out in the report
necessary for labor TO accomplish what
it seeks. Chinese and Japanese eXclu-
sion is commended in the report of the
council, and the necessity of educating
the fasteners against the advisability
of admitting Asiatics is pointed out.
The financial report shows the fede-
ration funds to be in good condition.