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president. A. A. Smith, vice president
T. i. Whitteni treasurer, ]. S. French;
nnancial secretary. p Moriarity: re-
eorolng secretary, William Dooley;
sergeant at arms, p. Brazil: trustees,
/ william Grutzmacher. William Roub-
nnger, 7. Noonan, d. d. Casey and S.
-. Cole. The organization has aided
its members materially in the thirty
years OF its existence.
There Will be inaugurated In Port
land. Ore. on February IT. by trades
unionists, an organization known as
the Meyer Haywood League. Its mem
bers viii raise funds TO help defray
/ the expenses OF the trial Of the men
named who are being held on weak
charges OF the murder OF former
Governor Stuenenberg. They have
oeen awaiting trial in an Idaho peni-
oentlary for a year, and II is due them
'hat they be given a speedy trial.
The trouble between the contracting
electricians and members of Electrical
Workers Union No. Qnside electri-
cians) may soon be adjusted. Several
propositions are being considered, and
II is possible that some common
ground VIII be reached. The local has
given up its headquarters at 7O7
Franklin street and the members out
Of work can be found in the hall at
Grove and Laguna streets.
The president Of the Alameda Coun-
~ Central Labor Council. c. w. Petry,
has received the appointment Of gen
eral organizer for the Pacific Coast
for the international Boot and Shoe
Workers Union. Petry was a promi-
nent delegate to the recent Stockton
convention of the State Federation Of
Labor, and his friends were anxious
that he should run for the presidency
OF the federation against George A
Tracy but Petry refused.
At the last meeting OF the Iron
Trades Council It was decided to issue
an Iron Trades Council card to each
member affiliated with any OF its six
teen unions. No man IA the iron in
dustry Of the city will be recognized
who does not carry such & card.
Piano, Organ and Musical Instrument
Makers Union No. ~ at It's last meet
Ing installed the following officers:
President, William J. Volz; vice presi-
dent, Henry Tillmann; financial secre-
tary, George Longenetti; recording
secretary c. c. Keefe; treasurer, z.
Mayo; conductor Frederick Duden:
trustees-C. D McCray. Henry Zurker,
James Manning, A JacQuart and Fred
erick Christianer; delegate to Labor
Council, Samuel Smiley.
Thomas r. Bacon. professor OF his
tory IN the University Of California,
viii speak this evening on the subject,
Social Theories and their Application"
at Social Hail. 13S Albion avenue, be-
tween Sixteenth and Seventeenth and
Valencia and Guerrero streets Ad-
mission viii be free and the public Is
invited TO attend.
Mrs. Potter Palmer's now famous re-
ceptiOn at which Chicago labor leaders
and the large employers Of the country
were brought together for the purpose
Of discussing the relations between
capital and labor was the occasion Of
several speeches IN which the Civic
Federation was highly praised by
labOr's representatives. Warren S.
Stone, chief Of the Brotherhood Of
Locomotive Engineers. was one Of those
who praised the work OF the National
Civic Federation highly.
1T has enabled our brotherhood TO
make two or three Of the best settle
ments IL ever made" said Chief Stone
Il am firmly convinced that when YOU
bring employers and their men face to
face it is seldom hard to reach a settle
ment. This is the work the federation
has done"
Seth Low narrated several instances
in which he had been able, as the rep
resentative Of the Cancellation depart
ment OF the Civic Federation to avert
threatened strikes and bring about
amicable settlements by bringing en-
ployers and men together on neutral
ground, where they could sit down and
talk over their grievances.
There are three branches Of the Civic
Federation, one in New England, one
in New York, and the third in Chi
cago. 1t was stated at Mrs. Palmer's
reception. however. that a fourth
branch would be inaugurated in the
West II the federation should accom-
plish the feats credited to it by the
Chicago labor leaders 1t would be well
coined on the Pacific Coast
II is often stated that labor unions
are the foe OF apprentices-that they
would deprive American boys OF the
opportunity OF learning q trade and
making a living by it. This is mani
festly untrue, but nevertheless ii is
believed by many persons who have no
means of familiarizing themselves with
actual conditions. AS a matter Of fact,
labor unions aid boys TO learn trades.
The only requirement is competency,
which is obtained by the probation
period during which the lad works as
an apprentice. This spirit OF the unions
is shown by the school for apprentices"
conducted by \ the Carpenters and
Bricklayers' unions Of Chicago. APP
prentices in these trades are required
TO attend the school. which is taught
for three months in each year, and
through the instrumentality OF the
unions the contractors have agreed to
pay the boys their regular wages while
they are at school. II this is not as
sisting a boy TO learn a trade, what is?
A special meeting Of Mixers Union
No 1851 will be held next Thursday
afternoon at J o'clock at Union Hall,
1854 Mission street At this meeting
a committee Of twelve from the Dairy
mems Association viii appear and ask
the union TO reconsider the $50 a
month wage scale for men milking on
ranches. At the last meeting of the
union il was decided to stand for the
$50 and IL is not likely that IL will
recede from the position taken then.
The union has raised it's imitation fee
TO $50 and its monthly dues to 81. AS
soon as the matter with the Diary
mems Association is settled the local
will devote itself to unionizing several
dairies which at present are employ
Portuguese.