The San Francisco call., 1907-02-01


the southern part of the State, and is.
at present the guest of President Tracy
OF Typogra phical Union No. 81. His stay
in this city will be short.
A new employing printers associa-
tion has been recently formed, the
members of which promise TO employ
none but members of the International
Typographical Union. 1t is rapidly
taking the place of the United Typothe-
tae and it is predicted will shortly be
in every large city in the country. Cir
culars have been sent to all employing
printers in the United States and Can
ada asking them to affiliate, and the
responses are reported to be very en-
couraging. 1t is planned to hold con-
ventfon soon.
Judge ]. Otis Humphrey in the United
States court in Springfield. Ill, has or
dered a perpetual injunction against
the officials of the United Mine Work
ers of Illinois upon application of the
Ziegler Coal Company. The order of
the court restrains the union miners
from interfering in any way with
The original petition was filed over a
year ago.
The Vallejo Trades and Labor Coun-
Gil at its last meeting elected the fol-
lowing off1cers: President, John Dav-
idson; vice president. w. G. Ross; sec
retary- treasurer, D. H Leavitt; statis-
tician, Richard Caverly; trustees. John
Maroney, L. B. Leayitt and w H
Green. executive and organizing COM
mtttee. c. a. Fitzgerald. W. G.. Ross,
George Cassidy. Thomas Byrnes. d. NJ.
FYfe and John Jason; law and legisla-
tive committee. John Riordan. j. B.
Dale, d. II. Leayitt. P. j.. Christensen
and Fred Smith; union label commit
tee. James Breen, James Lynne and G.
Russell.
The largest strike in the history of
the Republic of Mexico has Just been
won by the strikers. Twent ght
thousand textile operatives asked for
shorter hours and more pay and We're
refused News has come that the de-:
mands have all been conceded and
much rejoicing was indnIged in. over
the victory. Organized labor in Mexico
will receive more respectful treatment
hereafter
President H E. White and Secretary
Charles DiTerding of the Contra Costa
Labor. Conncil. the governing BODY of
all trades unions in that county have
opened headquarters in the Annette
building on Macdonald avenue. Point
Richmond. They have leased quarters
on the second. floor and can be found
there daily The. labor. unions of Point
Richmond have grown so fast lately
that il was found necessary: TO open
headquarters and. have the officers in
attendance. Trades unionists in San
Francisco congratulate their brethren
across the bay on their enterprise and
are ever glad to hear of their success
Z. That the union label stands for some
thing is evidenced by the fact that ii is
so often counterfeited: Worthless
things are never !counterfeited. Scarcely
q week passes that some one is not ar
rested for the illegal use of the. union
label. An Injunction has just been is
sued against three Baltimore manufac-
turing firms restraining them from us
Ing the label of the United Garment
Workers of America. The offending
firms have agreed TO unionize their
places if the. Injunction is withdrawn:
Electrical workers' Union, No l51,
met Tuesday night in Sheet Metal
Workers Hall. Guerrero street; near
Fourteenth, with a large membership
present Eight candidates were obli-
gated and several applications for
membership received Business Agent
,
stating that business was good and it
was hard TO find enough men to fill all
the positions.
The joint committee. of the Amalga-
mated Society of Carpenters and Join
ers and the Carpenters and Joiners OF
Alameda County have decided to give a
ball on Washington's Birthday ami
xersary. in Central Hall. Oakland: The
programme committee has been in-
structed TO have. printed a handsome
souvenir for the occasion. T. WestobY
Is chairman of the general committee.
At the last meeting of: the Carpen-
ters' Union, Nc. 304 Franz Grob and
Carl Wasserman were appointed to col
leet funds to aid in defending Moyer
Haywood and Pettibone, imprisoned Of
fcials Of the Western Federation of
Miners. who are awaiting trial for the
alleged murder of former Governor
Steunenberg. of Idaho.
At the weekly meeting of the Execu-
tive Board of the Building Trades
Council a committee from No. 6, Elec-
tricaI Workers, appeared. After long
conference the board decided to inform
No. when it was ready to. recede
from its present position and agree to
obey the laws of the Building Trades
Council, an application from the union
for reinstatement would receive due
and careful consideration.
The Original Little Beneficencia Pub
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