The San Francisco call., 1907-03-02
EDITED BY o. NJ. BOYLE

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An acute staee has been reached in
the controversy between the Dairy
n5en.s ASSOCIATION and the MAX Wagon
15risser-- Union. Representatives OF
both organ IA tons viii hold confer
encn today and II no agreement is
reached the people OF the city viii not
have. milk for breakfast tomorrow
morning, The union men are not ask
ing for less hours or higher wages.
They are asking for the sigTng or
- contract which has been pending since
October; At that time the subject of
2 daylight delivery Of milk became
bone of contention. The men wished
to begin work at 2 a. M and the pro-
prietors wanted the wagons to start
al a. m. A compromise was effected
and the men decided to begin work at
a. m. which condition has prevailed
since October. The union now wishes
TO make this contract binding by the
signatures Of the two parties in inter
est and the association objects. The
union has issued an Ultimatum which
viii expire al 5 p. m. today.
AD0ut 40 per cent OF the milk de-
Hvered in the city is handled by the
so-oaIed Independent dairies The
Dairymens Association contends that
the contract in question was only "A
temporary measure and that IL was TO
be tried as an experiment The expert
rnent,. Tie employers say. has proven
failure and they have declared that the
drivers must begin work al a. m. 1t
rs pointed out by the association men,
bers that the milk from the ranches
scan be brought into the city only at
stated times owing to the running Of
trains and ferryboats. They also say
that the milk becomes old before be-
ing delivered when the drivers start
out a. g. m
After a two hours discussion the La
Dor Council at last nights session post
poned its decision on the controversy
between the Milk Wagon Drivers I'm
ion and the Dairynen's Association to
next Monday night.
The Printing Pressmen's fight
against the agreement with the United
Typothetae which was signed recently
BY the executive council OF the lnterna-
tional for the open shop and nine
hour day for two more years viii. In all
likelihood. be repudiated by the con-
vention Of the parent body which VIII
meet next June IN New York city
Resolutions sdeuouncing the action Of
the executive council are coming from
eli parts Of the country. and the Pa
ciic coast delegation viii have a large
following tn its fight on the floor Of
tire convention. The columns Of the
Pressmen's Official organ show that the
insurrection against the men who, il
is claimed, have tried to sell them out.
TIE great strike in the book and job
printing industry, in which the Inter
national Typographical Union Of North
America and the United TyDothetae Of
America have been pitted against each
other Tor eighteen months. has attract
ed much attention 10 trades union
methods and the history of trade or
ganizations- The International Typo
graphical Union was formed in 1852,
and has ha6 successful and progress
tre existence since that time. Previous
to 1852 there were many local associa-
tions or unions OF printers, and q con-
Vention OF these was held as early as
1854 The international Typographical
Union is recognized as conservative
organization, and this is borne out by
the effort that was made by the officers
OF the union 10 adjust the eight-hour
. Oonrerti0n with the employers before
1he strike was entered into. This strike
has been a marvel OF dnanciering. The
Typographical Union has q mbership
OF about $4,000. and with the exception
OF about $4,000 these 1900 mem hers
have raised by assessment more than
So 0O0. 900 for the prosecution Of their
strike for the eight-hour DAY. The as
.sessment was at first so cents week.
then 10 per cent OF all wages earned.
The 10 per cent assessment was effec-
tive for nine months. It was then re-
duced 70 Z per cent, later 70 per cent
and Is now per cent The method OF
1evying the assessment Is also worthy
Of explanation. III was not placed by a
convention, nor by the officers Of the
organization, but was submitted to a
referendum vote. The proposal to levy
80 cents a week received a majority OF
nearly 10000 votes and the proposal
fnrHr Fa-rr rnrff 70
ceived a majority OF more than $4,000
votes.
At the meeting Of the Building Trades
Council on Thursday evening the appli-
cations for afHliarion from the Stove
Workers and Gas Appliance Filters
Union an6 the Building Laborers' In
. ternationaI Protective Union were de-
i MED The reason for denying the
former union was that the work which
" .it does belongs to the Plumbers Gas
and Steam Filters Union, now affiliated
: with the council.
~ Practically. every telegraph operator
!. fh Los Angeles is q union man. At the
Hast meeting Of Commercial Telegrs-
pliers Union No sS Of that city thirty
five candidates were obligated and over
. forty others who were unable 10 attend
the meeting sent pledges that they
Plans for "a telegraphers' club have
been made. and II is expected that this
viii bring the men into closer contact
Much satisfaction was expressed at the
. recent u o per cent raise in wages
one hundred and twelve candidatei
were obligated at the last meeting oi
the new union Of electrical workers
inside Wirenen's Onion No. 1 of SaI
Francisco II was asserted that al
2. ready 19O former members OF No.
d. are now on the roll Of the new union
President g. A. Fisk says that the new
. organization wiz meet every Wednes
d8y night committee was appointe,
10 rent larger quarters. The presiden
has appointed . committee to be a.
POS Guerrero street Saturday and Sun
day 10 enroll applicants who may wiel
TO join. The following delegates were
seated Thursday night IN the meeting
of the Building Trades Councii: B
. Clute, ". H. Urmy, p. A. Clifford and
A. r Yoell.
Nine candidates were oh5feafed a