The San Francisco call., 1907-02-12

has been furnished the committee by
member who have been in the north
! ern waters. The committee will be
able to bring in final report at the
next meeting of the union. The finance
committee reported that all accounts
of the union were correct. The local
has appointed banking committee.
The mass meeting being arranged
in San Jose by friends OF Meyer, Hay
wood and Pettibone. the imprisoned
officials of the Western Federation of
Miners, for next Sunday promises to
be we'll attended. All unions in that
city and surrounding country will as
semble at the Labor Temple at 2
o'clock in the afternoon, and, headed
by the Musicians Union. will march
to Eagles Hall. Among the speak
ers will be a man from Colorado and
a former army officer. All unions
in Santa Clara County are asked to
send in contributions to the defense
fund The following committee has
been appointed upon resolutions;
Frank Hoack. w. Page, ]. Lawrence,
E. thinner and T. Craig. A large dele
cation of trades unionists from San
Francisco will go down to the meeting
The $50 members of the Water
Works Employees Union have made a
demand upon the Spring Valley Water
Company for a daily increase of so
cents per member Several meetings
have been had to consider the demands,
but no agreement has been reached.
1t is said the company is willing to
grant the additional pay to some of its
employees, but not to all. 1t seems that
some of the employees recently secured
an advance of % cents a day and to
these the company refuses the 50-cent
raise, but would be willing to grant
an additional % cents day. To those
who were not raised, 1t is said, the
company is not unwilling to meet the
demand.
The Cemetery Workers Union is
asking for an eight-hour day and a
daily increase of so cents in pay. The
new schedule Is asked to take effect
April l next. The members are now re-
ceiving $3.50 day. The new scale is
at present in the hands of the execu-
tive committee of the Labor Council.
The Federation of Trades Unions of
London, England, has taken up the
cause of the music hall strikers. 1t
has issued an appeal commencing their
cause to the moral and financial sup
port of all trades unionists of Great |
Britain. Music halls are being closed
almost nightly and in those which re-
main open it is reported that the au-
diences are very slim. Arbitration is
being advocated in some quarters and
1T is probable that each side to the I
controversy will agree to submit its
differences to board of arbitration.
Past President Dalton at the last
meeting of the Sacramento Council of
Federated Trades installed the follow
ing officers: President A. l.. Wulff !
vice president. Thomas Wright; secre-
tary. Frank Cooke; treasurer, Dave
Milne; conductor, F. D. Barnes; trus-
tees-Henry Frey r. j. Sawyer and
D. D. Sullivan; sergeant at arms,
George Gunther.
The press feeders and assistants of
Sacramento have formed union.
Heretofore the members have affiliated
with the Pressmen's Union. The
charter has arrived The following
dent Edwards of the Pressmen's
Union: President, E. l.. Schwetzer;
vice president, Wendell Phillips secre-
tary, Walter Woods; treasurer, NJ
Silberstein; sergeant at arms, l. w.
Torres; executive committee-E. L.
Schwetzer, C. Smith, Joe Bocklish, w.
Phillips and w. Woods; delegate to the
Federated Trades Council E. L.
Schwetzer; alternate. NJ Silberstein.
After installation a banquet was
served.
The smoker and high jinks given
by Cement Workers Union No. 1 on
Saturday night in Dolores Hall brought
together about 500 friends of the
union. The programme was varied,
consisting of speeches. songs and reci-
tations, which kept the crowd to a
late hour. Light refreshments were
furnished. The arrangements COM
mittee consisted of the following mem |
bers: w. A. Best, T. Flaherty, D. Brod- |
erick, o. A. Tyeitmoe, G. Benz. T. wul- |
lender, w. Connolly, T. Flynn, C. Ben
ming and S. Anderson.