The San Francisco call., 1907-01-01
EDITED BY O. M. BOYLE

". M. BOY LII :.
retary, John A. -Keogh; financial sscre--
tary; Harry Melke; treasurer Fhe9
Eisfeldt; sergeant at arms, Charles t.
Schuppert; board of directors. A. Spa
dina, H. Won der Mehden, "A. A. Green
| baum, P. Johannsen, A. Paulsen; j.
Matheson. G. Kenney. G.. L. Blake, w.
H.. Noting, w. Cellarius. H. Bellman,
w. Delaney. NJ. Davis and C. Saldierna-
The union directory and date book for
the use of members for 1907 can be
had upon application TO the secretary.
The blacksmfths of Bakersfield hope
to win their strike for better wages
and shorter hours 1t is said that all
of the Kern shops. have signed the
agreement of the Blacksmiths' and
Helpers Union, and the outlook is fa-1
vorable for complete victory. Five
shops have refused to sign. The agree
nent has been signed by nine shops
The Iron Trades Council of Pittsburg
has decided upon an active fight against
convict-made goods At the coming
session of the Legislature it Will, make
an. effort toward the adoption of bill
which will prohibit the employment of
convicts except for the State The sub
stance of the. proposed law fo1loWss
mo warden, superintendent or other
officerof any State prison; penitentiary
or State 'reformatory shall make any,
contract by which the labor or time Of
any prisoner shall be contracted, let,
farmed out, given or s@ld to. any: per-
son., firm, association or lcorporation;
provided, however, that the prisoners.
confined in the penal institutions may
work for and in behalf of the COM
monwealth. or any part of it, or for
any public institution owned, managed
o1 Nv he oor nr
any part of it. That. the conviets
physically capable shall be employed
at hard labor FOR not exceeding eight
hours of each day, every day except
Sundays and public holidays; that any
violation of this act shall be consid-
cred u misdemeanor, and the guilty
person shall be liable to a fine. of $1,000
and three years Imprisonment, both or
either to be imposed at the discretion
of the court"
The Ladies' Garment Workers Dis
trict Council has been organized re-
Gently in this city, with the following
!. JacOby; treasurer. f. Uhler.
L For some weeks the master horse
shoers of this city have been endeavor-
ing TO form an organization for mu
tual benefit. Next Thursday meet
ing win be held at Union Hall, Four
teanth and Market streets, at which
bylaws and agreements Will be pre-
sented. 1t is expected that 100 or more
owners of establishments will sign.
One of the projectors: states that the
object of the association is to estab-
lish a uniform system Of wages and
hours of work
The Electrical Employers Associa-
/ To icf ba lie
of the employees for an increase of 81
day in wages. 1t Is asserted that
95 per. cent of the employers are rep
resented IN the association and that
! they are determined to put up a strong
/ fight against the raise. 1t is scheduled
to have the increase take effect to-
morrow and the contractors who have
taken work on the old basis claim they
would lose much money If the new
scale were put in force. The union
men say there are firms willing to
pay the increased demand; in fact,
that il is being paid. by some. and if the
scale. is not allowed tomorrow they
viii refuse to go to. work
The banquet at Sheet Metal Work
ers' Hall to celebrate the completion
| of the building was attended by some
800 guests. The building is owned
Jointly by Nos. l04 and 279. Presi-
dent Doyle of the former union was
chairman of the evening. Among the
speakers were Mayor Schmitz, George
b. Benharn. p. H. Mccarthy, o. A.
/. Tveitmoe, President w. r. Hagerty
of the Labor Council and Fire Com
missioner Parry A varied programme
was rendered and refreshments were
served.
The Gas Appliance and Stove Fit
y sol
Almost every man working at the
trade has become a charter member.
! over 200. signing 1.-The roll. The new
union will apply for affiliation with the
Building Trades Council. A 81 wage
scale will be demanded. The follow
ing officers have been elected: Presi-
dent, H H. Brandtjen; vice. presi-
dent A. ]. Puryear; secretary, W.
Striud; treasurer, F. c. Foster; SER
geant at arms. w. Miller.
President John Mitchell of the United
Mine Workers of America is very op-
timistic concerning the prospects of the
miners for the coming year and said
recently that the conditions of the mine
"Out of 100000 men who dig COAL, he
said. less than 500 are idle owing
to differences with the operators"
The recent strike In schenectady,
n. Y, of $500 Industrial Workers of the
World, it seems, has proved dismal
failure. The strike leaders appeared
before the officials of the works and
asked to have the men taken back. The
company expressed its willingness to
re.employ some of the more efficient.
but the great majority are still unem-
ployed The strikers waived the issue
which caused the. strike, namely the
reinstatement Of three discharged
draughtsmen. The result is a complete
victory for the company.
RAISES WAGES OF COAL MINERS
TOPEKA, kan, Dec. 31-A Capital
special from Ration, N. NJ. says that
the St Louis, Rocky Mountain and Pa
cific Coal Company today announced
an increase in wages of all coal miners
and other employees. ranging from 16
per cent up. according to class of labor.
The company is the largest coal mining
| concern in New Mexico.
LIvERPoOL-Arrived Dec s0-Stmr Pannonia.
| from New York.
Memoranda
Per schr Glen, at San Francisco. Dec 81 from