The San Francisco call., 1907-01-31
EDITED BY o. M. BOYLE

by many OF his friends in the labor
movement. In speaking OF the trial. he
said. Il am going TO say something
which may land me in court on
charge OF contempt. II it does. all
right Here il is: The conduct OF his
Honor Judge Ball and his attitude
toward the evidence had its effect in
showing this case to have been a per-
secution instead OF a prosecution. I
have not worried one day about the
outcome OF this long trial When IL
began ] weighed 220 pounds; today
weigh 237 / gained seventeen pounds
during the weary weeks OF the ef-
forts OF the State TO get twelve men
who would convict us. That does not
look as-lf anxiety had worn upon me
much. does it? The prosecution had
some jurors under a hypnotic spell, TO
state IL mildly IT comes to me straight
that two OF the jurors were receiving
their regular monthly pay from their
employers while also being paid by the
State to determine the fate Of the men
whom their employers had accused of
conspiracy to disrupt their business.
The fun and apparent intent of the
prosecution was TO crush union labor
in Chicago. But IL failed We are
stin here. We are going to stay. We
ask for our rights If they are refused
we shall get them-and get them by
legal means, too. mind you. It was
mistrial. partly because of the over
anNiousness OF the prosecution TO con-
vict MS. Although we were innocent
the other side had all the advantage
in the handling OF the case. am
going to stay right in Chicago. I ask
on behalf Of myself and my fellow
defendants a speedy retriaL We are
ready TO go into court tomorrow"
Postofice Clerks Union No. 1881
at its last meeting installed the fol-
lowing officers: President. Louis De
bow; vice president f. Dunstan; re-
cording secretary, William May; inan-
cial secretary. William l. Meuser Jr.;
treasurer, Charles s Levy; guide. Viii
liam f. Lauthier; warden, Frank ID.
Martell; trustees-Ed McSorley. Joseph
Raymond and A. Liebscher. delegates
TO Labor Council-Thomas Kelly and
n. l. Caveney. The officers OF the
union state that the local has made
great strides in the past year The
membership has increased many fold
and viii soon number 200.
Twenty Eve candidates were initiated
at the last meeting OF Carpenters
Union No. % and thirty applications for
membership received. President Nicho-
las is proud OF his organization. and
wei he may be. Tor it is the strongest
union numerically in the carpentry
craft ia the country.
Two hundred guests enjoyed a ban
quet given last night by Carpenters
Union No. sS1 Of Petaluma. The
guests were members OF the Sonoma
County Building Trades Council and
Carpenters Union Of Santa Rosa. Fol-
lowing the banquet was an entertain
ment- Rev A. Patten of Santa Rosa
made the address Of the evening.
The electrical workers up and down
the coast are rejoicing over the sign
ing OF a Years agreement with the
Bay Counties Power Company and the
Pacific States Telephone and Teie-
graph Company for a raise in pay and
a closed shop. J. A. Britton. as man
ager OF the Bay Counties Company.
has signed the new wage scale, which
VIII affect the employees OF this con-
cern all over the State The signing
Of this agreement viii undoubtedly
bring many nonunion men into the
union fold. The Bay Counties viii
employ none but union men on it's en-
tire power line from this city TO San
Jose and up through the Sacramento
valley Until this agreement was
signed this company had employed
nOnuniOn as well as union men and
paid them anywhere from $3.50 to 1915
a day. Beginning tomorrow the com
pauy viii employ union men only and
pay them 81 a day. The telephone
company VIII pay its linemen $3.50 a
day from tomorrow and continue the
same for year, and it also will en-
ploy union men only IL they can be
supplied. Il is stated that the Vallejo
Electric Light and Power Company
has also agreed to pay it's employees
81 day for the coming year.
There was q meeting the other night
Of all helpers employed on Mare
Island Navy Yard for the purpose Of
obtaining data TO be presented to the
board OF wages that will shortly re-
convene to consider the petitions of
the employees for g raise in pay. The
meeting was attended by union and
nOnuniOn helpers.
Hereafter the Building Material
Teamsters' Union No. PIG. will meet
in Sheet Metal Workers Hall. Guer-
rero street. near Fourteenth. Business
is reported good and most Of the mem
bers at work At the last meeting
forty-five candidates We're obligated.
Many applications are awaiting action.
The Japanese and Korean Exclusion
League viii hold a monthly meeting
next Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock
in Rent's Hall. TWenty-second and
Folsom streets. Interesting reports
VIII be submitted showing what work
the league has accomplished in the
past two months. The rapid growth
Of the organization will be dwelt upon
by able speakers.
Take EI Dorado
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