The San Francisco call., 1907-02-15
EDITED BY 0. M. BOYLE

resident kirkpatrick presided 81
tne meeting OF Walters Union No. 3o
"a eonesoay night. Tt was decided Ia
hold no picnic this year. but before +be
next election a grand ball will he
gwen During the month Of January
ninety-three candidates were obligafa5
ana slKty-hve former members re-
lnstated Six delegates were elected
10 tae Allied Provision Trades Council
IS follows; J. McWilliams. John T,
sullivan, Q. ". Kenneth H. Elbinr
Dan Foster and A D. McWayne. ]. d
hlrkpatrick was elected to represent
me union on the executive comn1itree
Of the Allied Provision Trades Cowrci1
me union donated $3.50 TO the defense
OF Moyer, Haywood and Pettibone. A
subscription list is open at headouar-
ters and the fund viii be enlarged The
lolioWing wage scale committee was
spPolnteo; Fred Emery (chairman). J.
A41NN l-llams, Thomas Kraft, Joe CASTOR.
august henk, W c. Davis. Louis Breu-
ner and Dick Ford. The following or
CARNATIONS have been requested 10 an
point similar committees TO act in con
junction with No. 3O's COMMITTEES: Pa
clnc coast Walters Association. Geneva
Cnion, Mattresses Union No. 4g and
cooks and Walters Onion Of Oakland
10. 81 1t is contemplated TO put the
new scale into effect on April
Cigarmakers' Union No. 22S an
nounces its fourth annual blue label
oals 10 take place Saturday night
February %, in Walton's Hall. I11s
Golden Cate avenue. between Webster
and Buchanan streets. Admission. in
cluoing hat check, 25 cents. Follow
ing IS the committee Of arran gements,
Phil Hanlon (chairman). George Fisher
secretary, H L. Foster (treasurer)
f. s Belknap. T. Westcott, H. SchIoke
l. Brodie, J. Doebhng. I. E. Lyons and
J. spitz
The committee representing BARRIERS
Union No. 14S. in Sacramento. wishes
70 deny the published statements that
John j. Calish has any connection with
the bill now before the lawmakers
which originally came from No. 14s
is said that Mr.. Calish was at one
time member OF that union. but Is
now suspended member The bill
which Caiish IS said TO be interested
IN has some Objectionable features not
FOUND IN the one which was indorsed
by the State Federation OF Labor and
the san Francisco Labor Council.
A referendum vote IS 10 be taken By
members Of the AmaIgamated Wood
workers International Union on the
question OF joining the United Brother
hood Of Carpenters and Joiners OF
America The vote viii be taken dur
ing the last two weeks OF this month
and the first two weeks Of March It IS
the belief Of the officers Of the wood
workers organization that the propo-
sitiOn TO amalgamate viii be defeated
because il carries with il no provisions
The convention Of the American FEEDER
alton ~ Labor crdered an amalgama
tion Of the two bodies within two
years and il VIII no doubt be accom-
plished within that time limit.
The United Garment Workers Of
America have decided to raise the per
capita tax TO IS cents a month. This
Organization is one which depends for
its success almost entirely on the union
label, and for a long time the officers
have declared that unless q higher tax
were paid, 10 allow sending organizers
Of trained ability into the field, the
union would not meet with the success