The San Francisco call., 1907-03-29
EDITED BY o. M. BOYLE

The last meeting OF the Walters
Union No. 80, held Wednesday night,
was well attended. The special order
Of business was the reading OF the re-
port OF the wage scale committee Ma
Jority and minority reports were pre-
sented II was resolved to defer action
until arrangements could be made to
secure q large hall, where @ mass meet
ing OF the members could be held An
amendment to the international con-
stitution has been submitted for refer
endum vote to all locals. The sub
stance OF the amendment is that eodi-
tional charters may be granted IN cities
where less than 75 per cent OF the craft
is organized. To enable the member
ship 70 vote on the subject. polls will
/ be open for two weeks at headquarters
and aIl members are urged TO cast their
/ ballots for or against the measure.
Hereafter the executive board will
meet Monday night at o'clock, in
stead of at $50. Members are eau
toned to keep away from the San
Francisco and Portland Steamship
Company, as the Marine Cooks and
Stewards Association is at present en-
gagged in a controversy with that COM
pany Following is the sick committee
for the week: j. H. Fisher. c. Spell
man and o. P. Sellers.
The first days session OF the execu-
tive council Of the American Federation
Of Labor. now sitting in Washington.
d. c, was attended by Samuel Com
pers, president; Vice Presidents James
Duncan. James O'Connell, Max Morris,
d. J. Keefe and Joseph +. Valentine;
! Treasurer John NJ Lennon and Secre-
tary Frank Morrison. 1t is expected in
few days that Vice Presidents John
Mitchell D. A Mayes and w. D. Huber
viii be present.
President Gompers reported on the
work outlined by the Minneapolis con-
vention relative to the efforts to be
made for the organization Of the yet
unorganized workmen, the conferences
held for harmonious and cooperative
action among the trades unionists on
the continent of America, and legisla-
tion both in Congress and the several
States, as well as in Canada, Porto Rico
and Cuba. He laid stress upon the ef-
fort made to secure information and
4 legislation relative to the abolition OF
child labor and upon the improved con-
ditiOns secured by the trades unions
for the working people. He reviewed
the arrangements for the large exhibit
at the jamestown Exposition.
4 Secretary Morrison submitted a re-
port for the five months since the close
of the federation's fiscal year, showing
an increase OF more than $4,000 MEM
bers as compared with the correspond
ing FIVE months Of last year He re-
4 ported that, exclusive Of the funds OF
( the affiliated national unions, which
! have exclusive control over their own
/ finances. there was s116,114 In the fed
Grafton treasury. The council also dis
cussed labor conditions throughout the
/ country J. A Mullaney Of the Asbes-
tos Workers Union Of New York City
appeared before the executive council
and made application for a charter, to
be directly affiliated with the fedora
ton. rather than the international
union of the trade. Frank Farrar for
the House Shorers requested the
executive council to grant exclusive
Jurisdiction to his organization over
men claimed by it. and for which they
4 have an agreement with the Building
Trades Employers Association Of New
York and vicinity. Both these matters
were held under adyisement