The San Francisco call., 1907-03-19
EDITED BY o. M. BOYLE


Two more labor unions were insti-
tuted in San Rafael last week. The
Steam Laundry Workers Union No. l2s
was formed and it's charter has ar
rived. About twenty-five members are
enrolled. The first vice president OF
the international, S. H Gray, installed
the officers. A delegation went over
TO witness the ceremonies, including
Miss Carrie Farmer and Guy F. Thur
Der. officers Of the local In this city.
The new union will meet the second
and fourth Thursdays in the month.
General Organizer c. w. Petry OF the
international Shoe Workers Union
formed Shoe Workers Union No. 442
In San Rafael
The twenty-ffth anniversary Of Car
penters' Union No. 35 OF San Rafael
viii be celebrated by a social and en-
tertainment next Saturday night. An
excellent programme is being prepared.
A delegation from this city is expected
10 be present. Among the speakers
VIII be W. A Cole Of Carpenters Union
No. 1910.
The last regular weekly meeting Of
the Sailors Union Of the Pacific was
presided over by e. A. Erickson. The
secretary reported that shipping was
fair. Shipwreck benefits were ordered
paid to thirteen members wrecked on
the steamer Corona Members are re-
ouested to bear in mind that each
Wednesday evening at headquarters
the educational meetings are held. The
Tacoma and Seattle agents stated that
shipping and prospects were good The
Port Townsend agent wrote that the
situation was unchanged. The Aber-
deem agent reported that shipping was
"a he 1ar -4a -oF
shipping was good The Eureka and
san Pedro agents wrote that shipping
ana prospects were fair. The Honolulu
agent stated that shipping and pros
poets were poor.
At the last meeting OF Coopers' Union
No. 65 II was decided to hold a picnic
and family reunion at Bay View, Mar
tinez sunday, May 5. Following is the
committee in charge; Albert Merschio
Walter Randolph, Edward Ulrich, s.
Larson and n. Karuza
The seventeen unions of the building
trades in Washington, ID. C. are about
to form central body to be known as
the Building Trades Mechanics Alliance.
This alliance will absorb all the struc-
tural trades alliances and the allied
building trades. The primary object
Of this alliance is TO combat the open
snop.
The Master Builders Association OF
Seattle, comprising all the big contract
ors Of that city, has locked out all
union laborers af1liated with the trades
council. The master builders today
suspended work on all buildings and
state that they will refuse to employ
any union labor until the differences !
with the trades council are settled. This
means that 5000 men have been laid of
The statement from the master build
ers is as follows:
On account Of constant demand for increased
wages and owing 10 the action Of the Affiliated
certain work ard owing 10 other differences, we,
the Master Builders Association OF Seattle. have
that on and after Tuesday, March 10, we wiz
suspend work. by trades connected with the Af-
SLATED Trades Council until the dispute has
been settled.
Chicago witnessed g most unique ex-
hibition last week Il was called an
industrial exhibition. but it proved TO
be more OF an educational exhibit than
anything else. Unssnitary conditions
Of bakeshops and the disease-spreading
sweatshops were truthfully depicted. A
series OF tableaux was presented IL
lustrating primitive industries, such as
the grinding Of corn by the Indians
the preparation of wool for cloth from
the time IL is sheared from the sleeps
back. the art of pottery as practiced
by the Japanese character writing, the
forerunner OF printing, shown by
Egyptians writing on papyrus, and the
priests reading the news from the
scroll to the people in the market
places; life in the far North, showing
the making OF implements from bone,
stone and wood, and barter or trading
IN an Arabian market place, ilustrat-
fwrr h. trrf Of
system There was also a series of
tableaux depicting the evolution of tex
tile manufactures. The exhibition was
begun with an immense mass meeting
AT which Governor Deneen was the
principal speaker. The exhibit was
ing organizations: Illinois Woman's
Trades Union League. Illinois Consum-
ers' League, Chicago tuberculosis Insti-
tute, Chicago Geographic Society, Chi
cago Woman's Club, University of Chi
cago Settlement, Northwestern Univer-
sity settlement Chicago Commons,
Neighborhood House. Hull House and
Municipal Museum Of Chicago.
One of the main subjects to be dis
cussed at the next meeting of the ex-
ecutive council OF the American Fed
Grafton OF Labor viii be the segre-
cation of the steamftters from the
ton OF Steamftters has a membership
OF 1000, while the plumbers association
controls about 800 steamntters and
helpers. The international Association
of Steamftters controls every large city
in the country but San Francisco.
The seventh annual ball OF Book
binders Union No. 81 win be held in
Puckett's Cotillon Hall. 159 Church
street. Saturday evening, April 1s;
grand march at o'clock
Pittsburg is now following In the
footsteps OF organized labor ia San
Francisco. The other evening there
was formed IN the Iron City q Culinary
Trades Council fashioned very closely
after the Allied Provision Trades coun-
ell OF this city.
The announcement was made at the
last meeting OF the Street Railway Con-
structors' Union that the members were
being worked only eight hours by the
United Railroads. Business Agent
Doran states that many are Joining the
union and that after March 2s the