The San Francisco call., 1908-09-06
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night which created a long debate,
after a motion had been made to in
dorse Attorney Henry B. Lister. who
holds a card of the marine engineers
the hosting engineers union, contained
the following language as the express |
sion of the local joint executive board 7
of the hotel and restaurant employees
international alliance and bar tenders
international league of America:
These organizations have had to bear
the brunt of the Injunction evil In TINS /
state for many years We have had to |
defend more than hundred suits. we
We're forbidden TO say that nrm was
unfair, to ask an employe to leave an
unfair house or to ask customer not
to patroniZe an unfair place. Six years
ago, instead of concentrating on the
judiciary. we devoted all our efforts 10
the securing of anti-injunctfon legisla-
tion. Our law passed. but 1T was de-
clared unconstitutional and went into
We do not need legislation so much
as we need the election of union labor
judge. if only as an example to prove
that we have within our own ranks the
material for such office. Remember
that a real labor man for the superior
bench viii be the real issue for the
campaign. A real labor man is Henry
B. Lister; let US nominate him and Sc
cure the Endorsement for him of the
! other parties. Elect him and all the
! judges in the land will sit up and take
labor will rejoice.
The anti-Japanese laundry league at
| its last meeting voted to post anti-Jap-
anese literature '.in large letters on the
| dead walls of the city to call the at
/ tention of the public to its work. 1t
also decided to have local municipal
political conventions insert in their
respective platform a plank indorsing
the action of the league in its fight
/ Tor, lou
Communications were received from
number of laundry proprietors in
/ Vallejo and other places, asking for in
formation as TO the methods employed
/ by the league in carrying on its work.
! The secretary was instructed to furnish
the desired information in the hope
/ that the movement would spread all
/ over the state.
! The committee on might and day at
the Chutes" reported that the event
there September 19 promised to be
great success. as almost every union
was lending its financial and moral
1 support.
The meeting vas attended by large
| number of French iaundrymen, who
were greatly interested in the proceed
1 ings.
AT the next meeting of the n1usi
clans union, local No. 6, to be held
Thursday. the members will be called
4 upon to consider the following propo-
sitions: Action on the reports of the
board of directors; amendment to COM
pei all members TO vote at elections
for officers; amendment relative to de-
fining regulation uniforms; question of
representation in the state federation
of labor; appeal of c. W. Fuhrer from
the decision of the directors to pay GER
tain claims and the advisability OF
considering casual engagement for 3
cent dances and charging a special
rate.
At the last meeting of the directors
Miss ]. NJ. Alvey and Miss Mabel Keith
were admitted TO membership. and w.
E. McElroy, S. Davis and NJ. Davis,
who had been suspended for nonpay-
ment of dues, were reinstated.
The Labor day celebration in San
Jose tomorrow will be under the joint
auspices of the federated and building
trades councils of Santa Clara valley,
in that manner presenting united
front. The celebration Will be in the
nature of an all day picnic at Congress
springs and an all night ball in the
Auditorium
There is joy in the headquarters of
the mattresses union and Of the gar
ment workers union in this city be-
Stockton inserted in its platform a
plank favoring the submission to the
voters of the state proposition to ex-
tend the right of suffrage TO women
1t was decided at the last meeting of
, carpenters union No. p that its off,
: GERS should ride in a carriage drawn
I by four black horses during the parade
a tomorrow. The union initiated ten can
n didates on the favorable report of the
i committee on investigation, and re-
I ceived six members from other juris-
dictions on transfer cards.
= In view of the fact that Monday is
s Labor day, none of the unions affiliated
!. with the San Francisco labor council
( and the building trades council will
y hold meeting that night.
Walter Macarthur of the Coast Sea-
o mems Journal will leave this afternoon
r for Stockton, where he is to deliver the
: Labor day oration after the parade. A
h c. Parker and Mrs. Mary F. Merrill
: Will also addess the meeting
/, Edward Anderson, who led the coas
= seamen's union in the second Labor day
! procession in San Francisco. Septem-
a same union in the procession tomor
row.
= Thomas B. Nichols, Ernest F. PontiI
and Miss Grace Clark have been ad
= nitted to membership in San Fran
cisco typographical union No. 21.
Alfred F. o'NeiIl, president OF tn
= maiiers' union of this city. has re
: turned from the east. where he at
. tended the session of the mailers' trad
district union and that of the interna
:. tional typographical union. He viii
: present a full report at the next meet
: ing of the maiiers union
= E. Alexander, having resigned as
delegate TO the iron trades counci
= from San Francisco lodge No. IS, in
= ternational association of machinists
: the lodge at its last meeting electe'
- w. p Delaney to fill the vacancy
= Frank Lyons was elected one Of tn
- auditors vice Alexander, and DAME
- Donovan was elected a delegate to rep
!, resent the lodge at the convention o
a district No. IL to be held in Salt LAX
~ City September Is
n wR Hagerty was appointed mem
= Der of the lodges law and legislativ
committee.
Warrants In favor of members o
the sick list TO the amount of So