The San Francisco call., 1907-02-16
EDITED BY O. M. BOYLE

The principal discussion at last nights
meeting of the Labor Council was upon
constitutional amendment No. II. now
pending before the Legislature proyid-
ing for the supplying of free textbooks
to the public schools. The opinion of
the council was that the privilege
should be extended to the parochial and
private schools in the State up to the
grade of high school. Father Multi
gan's opinion was quoted to the effect
that between $4,000 and 100000 chill
dren were being educated in Catholic
and other private schools, which is a
direct saving to taxpayers in the cost of
their education, and that the money
saved could be applied to the furnishing
of textbooks.
The council received a communication
from the Police Commission stating
that close scrutiny would be given to
the application of the United Railroads
and other corporations for the appoint
ment of their employees as special po-
licemen.
The matter of seating Alexander Dr.
jeau,g from the Stablemen's Union, was
referred to the executive committee
The vacancy on the executive board
was filled by the election of NJ. E.
Decker.
George A. Tracy was elected a di-
rector of the Labor Clarion.
Walter Macarthur was appointed a
delegate to the Defense League, which
is to hold a mass meeting on Sunday,
March / Macarthur will be one of the
speakers. The purpose of the league is
to raise money for the defense of Meyer.
HAYWARD and Pettibone, now impris-
oned in Idaho.
The wage scale of the Cemetery Work
ers' Union was indorsed
A declaration of intention to levy a
boycott against B. e. Kraft's carriage
shop at Twenty third and Bartlett
streets was sent to the executive COM
mfttee for investigation.
Steam Laundry Workers Union No.
26 has sent a dispatch to Mayor
Schmitz. now in Washington, urging a
total exclusion of the Japanese from
this country.
Blacksmiths' and Helpers Union Of
Oakland No. 100 met Wednesday night
with A. L. Wind in the chair. Seven
candidates were obligated. 1t was re-
! ported that IS per cent of the craft in
! Oakland were in the union. The local
has decided to affiliate with the Iron
! Trades Council of San Francisco and
will send delegates to the next meeting
of the council, which will be held on
Monday night. February 20.
Butchers Union No. i15 was in regu-
/ lar session Wednesday night in the
Labor Council Temple, President Wenk
| presiding. Ten candidates were initiated
and fourteen applications for member
ship received. Joseph M. Lyons, Louis
! A. Noonan and Henry Colbert We're ap-
pointed to the executive committee.
Plans are to be laid to strengthen the
| local Secretary Murray has his Office
at 3O6 Fourteenth street and can be
| found there daily from 8 a. m. to Il m.
| All local business relating to the union
and the international will be trans
acted there.
! The Moyer, Haywood and Pettibone
mass meeting in San Jose tomorrow
! will be addressed by a brother of Presi-
dent Meyer. G. W. Meyer is a resi-
| dent of San Jose and he will relate
| the story of the arrest and imprison-
ment Another speaker who will claim
! the earnest attention of the hearers
will be the mother of Vincent ST John
! She, too. is a resident of the Garden
| City. She will convey as best she can
the anguish and humiliation she en-
| dured during the long months her son
was imprisoned. Another speaker will
be N. S. Griest. whose newspaper al
Cripple Creek, Colo. was confiscated by
the militia.
The movement of the Grass Valley
| Clerks Association for a shorter work
day is gaining headway. Many mer-
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