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


PsrEsue during his term of office.
The boycott against the tailoring
6ria Of McMahon.. Keyer & Stegefer
Er9s- was referred. to- the executive e
-3mmittee for further investigation.
President Gpmpers OF the American
y Eeration of Labor asked the council
= furnish him with. facts as TO what
organized labor had gained in the last
political campaign in this state:
The delegate FROM Typographical No.
= stated that the assessment levied
for the enforcement of. the eight-hour
cay had again been reduced. this time
TO 8 per cent. He said that the eight
hour day was about won IN. the print
ing craft. 80
Delegate Cornelius declared that
members OF his union were being har-
assed by certain parts OF the comnlu-
nifty Conductors on the United Rail-
roads must collect fares from all pas
seugerss Whether they be seated or not
Cornelius objected TO his members be-
ing used as buffers for the company.
The carmen, re said recognized: their
responsibility 10 the company and did
their utmost. 10 collect. all fares from
passengers. The carmen Must not be
. held responsible for. tse shortages in
cars and the poor service. the carmen's
president explained The switching
back OF cars. Cornelius also asserted,
was done upon orders from the COM
pany and the empioYes were In no wise
responsible
The delegate from Electrical Work
ers' Union No 15I stated that the In
creased wage went into effect on Feb
ruary /
TIE council Instructed its secretary
20 assist the cooks ana walters unions
IN their Efforts 10 have the Southern
Pacihc discharge allSJapanes and Chi
N--r-s g Tes
partnleRt. II
The wage scale Of Electrical Work
ers' Union No. I51 with the West Shore
Railroad was fndoFse65s.it having been
rcurrea in by the International
5he proposed arbitration bill, No. ia,
now before the Legislature was opposed
by the council on the ground Saof its
uselessness and. tmpracticab bility.
The b8H before the Legislature 20
erect STATE tuberculosis sana1orilIn
was the subject Of much discussion. It
was decided to throw the Influence .of
the council on the side OF the measure
The following delegates were chosen
TO represent the council IN the Japanese
p ana Korean -Exclusiop :League::. J.. j.
Fields, A. II Erwin and Miss Minnie
Andrews.
The Iron Trades Council at its last
meeting elected the following officers:
Presidents III. FIlreys vice president,
2, Misnes; secretary George .Sande-
man: treasurer, T. A. Reardon; ser
geant at arms. Andy. AEartinson; :. exec
sUtive board--D. NcLennan. E. Toomey
J. H Smith, = Bartholomew. c.. Butler
and Andy tEartfnscn The affiliated
unions are ali in a prosperous condi-
tion,
For the ninth time John Mitchell
has been chosen bead. OF the United
Mine workers Of America He was. the
only candidate named. and the total
vote recorded for him was 72,1oe.~ The
efforts Of Vice President 7. L Lewis
and a small faction. to criticise ad
verseiy the acts OF President Mitchell
were ruthiessiy turned down.
The District Council of Painters has
made the following nominations. the
election 70 take place next: Wednesday
evening: For president. 7. H Pratt;
fcs vice presfdent, R. Mccormick. for
riding secretary. 6. Bowen, z. Cor
lits and J. Montley: for: financial secre-
tary. L. PhiIbrick and 7. C Lynch; for
trustees. J. CIlligan. W. L Reed. :: J.
Burshen and P. Williams; for business
agent, 4. 2. Smith The business agent
related his experiences VITA the law
makers IN Sacramento IN reference TO
the Staging bill. There is good pros
pect Of IT'S becoming "a law
-
A summoned meeting OF Branch l,
Anal lgsmated Society of Carpenters and
Joiners. win be held next Friday. night
At the hall Twenty@se and Fol-
som streets. The members VIII be
asked TO vote on the proposition Of
subscribing So for each member9fo aid
the Building Trades Temple < fund.
Every member is asked 10 be present.
The high links and social. given the
other night By Eousesmiths. and. .aArohi-
tectural Iron Workers Union 40. IS
crowded the hall TO the doors. A va
ried programme was. rendered, which
held the attention Of the guests until
late hour. The following committee
had charge Of the affair: Henry Meyer,
H. snippei. Henry Lay and J. Rbsen.
Fifteen candidates We're obligated at
the last meeting OF Mosaic workers
Union at 257e Lombard street.. The
next meeting viii be held in Flor DE
Italia Hall, Kearny and Broadway.
Tuesday evening at $50 o'clock. All
members are requested to be present
70 secure their cards. The Mosaic
workers Union is now affiliated with
the Building Trades Council
At a recent meeting Of the Team
sters' Joint Council OF Chicago -corne-
llns P. Shea asked for funds with
which to defray the expenses of his
tEsals. He declared that organized la
and not Shea, was on trial, and
tt union men could net AFFORD 10 lay
down their end Of the burden until they
had been cleared Of the charge Of CON
spiracy.
The original Indictment was found
against thirty-two men. Three of
these were never served. with warrants
II arrest, three others turned States
evidence and fourteen recently passed
through a mistriaL The new trial was
begun yesterday.
The Teamsters' Joint Council has
edged $3.50 to aid in the second
rial. and organized labor throughout
;hicago and the country will. be urged
TO contribute 10 the defense fund.
Plenty Of money to carry on the de-
fense is said TO be assured. An appeal.
is to be sent out to unions affiliated
with the Chicago Federation of Labor
10 give all they cans and later, If neces-
sary, Il is planned to ask assistance
from the American. Federation of La
Dor.