The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-01-08


Local Union No 6, Brotherhood of In
side Electrical Wirers, met yesterday
morning at the headquarters Of the .ex-
ecutive committee 7O7 Franklin street.
and made hnal arrangements by which
FL is expected the large contractors Of
the city wiz be forced to allow all
members OF this union, who demand a
SIS day rate for journeymen and Sc SO
FOR foremen, to continue work 1t is
The opinion that the wholesale houses
VIII recognize contractors regardless of
their amliation TO the Electrical Con-
tractors Organization. The members
of the committee reported favorably on
the outlook at the present time
The actions OF this committee for the
last week have been ratified by the
Inside Electrical Workers The COM
mittee informed the wirers at a recent
meeting OF the members Of the union
no. 6, as individuals that several Of
the largest contractors in the city have
granted the scale Of wages as demand
ed and that the men are going back
90 work ut this rate. SiXty-five per
cent ~ the men have been taken back.
according 70 the report of the COM
uittce. and the remainder viii be taken
back within the next few days Grand
Vice President III. J. Sullivan notified
the members OF No. that another
union VIII not be founded in the city
10 compete with the present labor or
Earization in spite Of the fact that the
demand Of the men is not strictly in
accordance with the ruling Of the State
building Trades Council BY taking
the stand for "a higher wage scale as
individuals. and not as a union it is
claimed n0 breach is created with the
other trades unions.
Members Of the committee Of ten,
consisting Of the most prominent Of the
electricians Of Union No. 6. emphatic
ally deny the statement that a single
man enrolled In the local union has re-
turned 10 work at the old wage scale.
Men working on the jobs at that wage
rate are either electricians who do not
understand the situation, or are men
from the Offices Of the contractors and
. 1 many cases the contractors them
= Ives who are doing duty 10 give the
aspect Of return Of the outstanding
electricians
The strikers Of Union No. have re-
celNed assurances that members Of the
sister union. 30. 1850. viii not take their
places at the old scale, as was reported.
Developments are predicted by the
electricians for today and III is believed
the affair win then be closed.
The japanese and Korean Exclusion
League Yesterday answered COM
munication received from Representa-
tive S. C. Smith Of san Diego, in which
the Congressman desires specific reasons
why the Government should not en-
ploy Asiafic labor in digging the Pan
ANA canal. Smith declares in his let
ter which is cOuched in sarcastic
phrases that any number Of communi-
cations similar in nature to the former
documents forwarded by the local Elk
clusion League VIII have no effect upon
the situation. He desires TO have a
fun statement Of reasons why the San
Francisco workingmen who have signed
the petition forwarded TO the capital
should complain Of the employment of
the Chinese coolies when other labor
IS not available. He cites that Amer
lean citizens viii not labor in the
tropics and that Congress prefers TO
employ the fOTei guers rather than re-
tard the progress Of the big ditch.
President p. II. Mccarthy and Secre-
tary %. A. Tveitm0e Of the State Build
ing Trades Council have compiled the
communication setting forth the facts
desired and Secretary A. +. Yoell OF the
Exclusion League forwarded the letter
yesterday.
tn the letter Representative Smith is
Il told that the spirit Of the community
y must be representative, regardless Of
certain facts. but continues TO give the
viewpoints Of the league. The majority
are as set forth in the circulars issued
by the eEclusi onists at the time Of the
organization Of the movement The
spirit of slavery. which enters into the
employment Of Chinese coolies, is fayed.
in part the letter states in regard to
this phase
We have carefully studied the proposed labor
contracts. Che rulings % the United States At
torneT Generals office and other data bearing
nlon me Questions involved u the proposed
menfs contm the charge thar the system under
which it is proposed 10 employ Chinese coolies
insenarahic incidents. Is substantially. IL not
literally and legally system OF slavery. VIC
docluents goa VIII agree with our view Of their
we are IN substantial accord with your opinion
thar there IF 90 question now before the Amer
lean people on which they are more thoroughly
rlifcd than in tie desire 10 see the canal com
D.eted Ell the earliest possible moment" But
we d. not agree with your inference that. be-
cause OF their desire 10 see the canal completed
~ - eL cary eAte, me Aueflcah people are m
different % TOE methods by which that end Is
sought 10 be achieved specifically TO the treat
menL accorded ne laporers on the canai. We We
thlnk if due - the American people. as TO All
free end intelligent peoples, 20 inter thar they
Mel-e ialner iorego the prospects or tle cary
completion ~ q great work than sacrlnce
achieTemeat q '1' physical undertaking no mat
ter how great n itself how FAR reaching its
results to the world at large
The wet weather has forced hun
dreds Of men out Of employment. At
the .adouarters of Carpenters Union
Local No. p the scarcity OF work has
been in evidence. At the last meeting
% this union thirty-two new members
were initiated and seventeen received
by card. This number is the smallest
the union has initiated for some time.
The falling of is attributed by Secre-
tary c. r. Knight to the holiday sea-
son, combined with the wet weather
Al the present time the union is in the
best financial condition IL has expert
euced in some time. IT has been In
creasing its fund regularly by from
$4,000 to $4,000 bounds and is now in
highly prosperous condition.
Many Eastern carpenters are being
registered at the headquarters and are
able to find positions II they are skilled
inside men. The outside rough work
eUs win be the ones to feel the brunt
OF the winter. AS q conservative esti-
mate it was announced yesterday that
probably 1000 carpenters would be laid
of as soon as the rain commences In
earnest. There are few new struc-
lures being started which viii furnish
an opportunity for the rough and ready
workers to find employment. These
men were able to pass muster as car
penters on rough. temporary work but
when placed on finishing jobs are not