The San Francisco call., 1907-02-28
EDITED BY o. M. BOYLE

". lNl. D\I i LII
had this to say about the advertising
project:
"A parade passed through the down
town streets of this city today adver-
tising the work of the International
Typographical Union, or rather some
work that the International is soon to
embark upon. The parade consisted
of the knights of Pythias band and
eight drays On the dray were $4,000
pounds of paper stock. to be used by
the International Union in making
/ 'stickers, circulars and blotters. The
stickers will be the same as have been
used with considerable effect by the
1 international for a number of months.
They are pasted upon literature that
| does not bear the union label and call
attention to the fact that the label is
missing. The literature adorned with
the sticker is then returned to the
person who sent 1T out The circulars
| into which the stock is to be worked
Will set forth the advantages of the
union label, and the blotter stock will
be made up into blotters of convenient
size bearing statements advocating the
use of the label and a picture of the
Printers Home at Colorado Springs.
One million of these blotters will be
! distributed through the local unions
of the International throughout the
country"
Already the work of amalgamation
of the Wood Workers Union and the
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and
Joiners is going on all over the coun-
try The Minneapolis convention,
which decided the fate of the wood
workers. gave them two years in which
| to unite with the carpenters. 1t is
probable that the merger will have
taken place long before that time ex-
pires. Wood Workers Union No 100
of Cleveland surrendered its charter
the other day. One result of the uni
fcation will probably be the intro
duction Of the eight hour day in all
woodworking establishments.
Labor Commissioner O. p. Hoff OF
| Oregon in his annual report to the
! Governor has this to say on the Mon
| golian questions: The Chinese and
Japanese laborer has always been q
menace to the white laboring man and
woman. principally because of mode
of living and dress. An unrestricted
or partially restricted immigration
would bring about a condition thai
would lower our own laborers' stan
dard of living and precfpitate race riot
as it has in other States. / am In
clined to the opinion that their living
among us has a demoralizing effect or
society. since so far as | am able tc
learn, every opium den is and has beer
kept by Chinese. and many other kinds
of odious vices and practices are per
/ mitted to exist among them"
The American office in New York
! City of the Amalgamated Society OF
| Carpenters and Joiners for the year just
closed shows that the membership in
! this country has increased fvefold ir
I the past twelve months. The society is
! International. having branches in al
| English-sp speaking countries. The gen
eral headquarters are in London. The
total membership in this country is
more than 100000. and there is more
than $2.000,0o0 in the treasury.
| All changes in the laws of the or
gapization are effected through the
| initiative and referendum Another In
teresting fact is that the funds of the
/ organization are owned in common, and
if there is more money in the American
locals than in Australia or South
Africa, or vice versa, an equalization
| is ordered. There are upward of a
dozen distinct beneficial features pro-
vided for in the society's laws. The
union seldom loses members save by
death.
Picture Frame Workers Union No
147 gave social and smoker Tuesday
night at the Labor Council Temple.
The programme, consisting OF songs
speeches and recitations, kept the
happy crowd to late hour. Light re-
freshments were served. The commit
tee of arrangements was as follows:
George Hansen, j. Hardy and E. Wenz-
Ter.
The twenty anniversary of
the Sailors Union of the Pacific will
be flttingly celebrated next Wednes-
day. A programme of more than usual
excellence is being arranged The af-
fair will be held at the headquarters,
East and Mission streets The city
streets being almost impossible, the
usual parade will be omitted this year.
The following committee has charge:
Paul Scharrenberg, Walter Macarthur,
Edward Andersen, Frank Joranson and
E. A. Erickson.
The mass meeting to protest against
the further Imprisonment of Moyer,
Haywood and Pettibone, and insisting
that the prisoners be brought to trial
Immediately, will be held Sunday after
noon in Walton's Pavilion. Many la
Dor orators will be present. TheiiLabor
Council has delegated Walter Mac
arthur to represent that body. The
Water Front Federation and the Build
ing Trades Council will also be repre-
sented. 1t is probable that Meyers
brother will also address the meeting
He is at present resident of San Jose.
The seating of Alex Dijeau as a
delegate from the Stablemen's Union
in the Labor Council took up much
time of the executive committee Mon :
day night. 1t was decided to lay the
whole matter over for a week
schilIings Best is elected best tea
and coffee.