The San Francisco call., 1907-01-04

Resolved Dy Building Trades COun-
Gil. That the action OF Electrical Work
ers' Union No. 6. in attempting to
evade the laws OF this council and the
present strike OF the inside wiremen
be and are hereby condemned as ille-
gal and inimical 10 the building in
dustry and the trades union movement
and injurious 10 the prosperity and
peace or the community; and be II
further
Resolved, That Local Union No. 6
OF the J. B. f. W. be directed imme-
diately 10 cause its members to live
up 10 their own law and the constitu-
tion OF this council"
The foregoing resolutions were
adopted by the Building Trades Coun-
ell al it's meeting last night. Presi-
dent Mccarthy laid down the law to
the delegates OF the union and stated
that the members must live up to II II
they expected to remain in friendly
relationship with the council.
The resolutions We're the cause of
much oratory, and the trend OF the
remarks was that the electricians
union had openly violated the laws
and that there was but one way open
20 it-retrace its steps.
Delegate Loomis and others OF No. 6
endeavored 10 show that the union
had the fght practically won. but the
fact that II was an unlawful strike
was enough for the council. It passed
the resolutions by an overwhelming
vote
in all probability the executive COM
mittee Of the electrical workers will
call a special meeting Of the union in
day or two TO decide what action
shall be taken. The few members
gathered at the meeting said that the
local would bow to the mandates of
the council and go back to work at
the old rate of IS per day
portant meeting Wednesday night at
its headQusrters. 1875 Scott street, NJ.
p. Scott being in the chair. Resolu-
tions were passed instructing the
unions delegates TO the Stockton con-
vention to have the federation 20 on
record as opposed TO the action Of the
courts in the Meyer Haywood and Pet
tibone cases and rendering the moral
and financial support of the federation
10 the Western Federation Of Miners in
defending its imprisoned officers. 1t
was decided TO employ a stenOgrapher
at the coming interview between the
unions committee and the parties rep
resenting the Japanese restaurant
Keepers in the investigation OF the
" s. Stevenson matter. The union
voted favOrably to the holding OF an
international convention in Toledo,
Ohio, in May, 1907. The election COM
mittee's report was accompanied by
protest from one OF the committee.
The major part Of the meeting was
taken up in discussing the recent cleo
tiOn. It was finally decided to hold
a reelection for president and record
ing secretary only. At the late cleo
tion the vote for recording secretary
was tied and one candidate for pres
ident on the face of the returns had
one majority. The second election will
not take place until after the Stock
--tou. .cOnEentiOEl. r. l. Grimmer and A
Renk resigned as delegates 70 the
Stockton convention and IN their
places were chosen the alternates, A
J. Peterson and D. Foster. 1nstalla-
tion for officers took place except for
president and recording secretary. The
unions delegation to Stockton was in
structed TO support the proposition OF
2 universal working button OF the Al
lied Provision Trades Council so that
ali unions in the State using the but
ton shall be uniform. The trustees
reported the receipts for the month
OF December 10 be $16I2.65, and ex-
penditures s1s8OIO.
The commencement of the year 1907
fnds the condition Of the union work
ingmen throughout the country one
OF unparalleled prosperity. Labor dis
turbances in the United States are
fewer and less serious now than at any
time within five years and during the
have announced wage increases that
viii put considerably more than an ex-
ira 5000 600 600 in the pockets Of their
men during the coming year.
The greatest general advance Sc
cured by employees during the year
went 70 the railroad men. Nearly all
the roads in the East have announced
increases Of from 5 to 10 per cent
and many in the West and South have
followed suit. The Western roads are
expected 10 DO likewise and in some
sections, particularly the Northwest,
conferences with this object in view are
already In progress. The increase in
the wages OF the men employed by the
Pennsylvania Railroad is probably the
largest advance given by a single cor
poFhtion. This road announced an in
crease OF 10 per cent in the pay OF
all employees receiving less than $500
a month. This means an addition OF
$4,000. 600 TO the payroll in the next
twelve months The New York Cen
tral, the Delaware Lackawanna and
Western, the Long Island and many
other Eastern roads have announced
similar ADVANCES.
The United States Steel Corporation
announced on Christmas day that AFTER
the first Of the year Il viii pay an ad-
ditional 0 cents day to all common
laborers in its employ Seventy thou
sand men are affected. Increases have
also been granted IN the new lug
land mills--in fact the increase ID the
price OF labor can be said 10 be almost
general throughout the country.
In San francisco the same conditions
exist. Trades Unionists here are en-
5oying fhe prosperity that is general
throughout the country. In many lines
OF industry wages have been advanced
and this without any very serious
strikes
The Indications are bright for the
year 1907. The prosperity OF the coun-
try is great and everything points 10
the conclusion that the wage-earners
are promised another unprecedented
season OF prosperity.
A regular summoned meeting OF
Hackmen's Union No. 224, J. -B. OF I"
was held Wednesday evening at Now
rys Hall. The following officers were
elected for the period Of one year