The San Francisco call., 1908-11-14
LEAVES CHAIR TO
ASCERTAIN NEWS
President Sweeney of Labor
Council Goes to Get Word of
Heney, CIassmate
Delegates Decide That IsadOre
Less of BARRIERS Union Is
Entitled to Seat

zlp sslErs> Il ask the council
tTk15ts s1ysl2,'c ssl2p,,' 'coUEcT1 TO excuse me from
"a 556s5S1ksS further service in the
chair tonight" said
President Sweeney of the san Francisco
labor council last night, it being his
first appearance in two months Is pre-
siding officer. but / must leave to as
certain the condition of very dear
friend OF mine. who was shot in a most
coWardly manner this afternoon. He
and I were classmates together, and il
ii is true, as ] have been informed, that
he is dead, you can imagine that I am
not in a condition to act any further
tonight
President Sweeney WAS excused and
Vice President Scott assumed the chair.
Acting Secretary Nolan read a COM
munication- from the BARRIERS union
certifying that Isadore Less had been
elected. a delegate to the council, vice
Tattenheim removed when a protest
was presented TO Less being seated on
the ground that his right had been
questioned and that an appeal had been
taken from the action of the union in
electing him. A request was made that
the matter of seating Less be deferred
until after the international body of
BARRIERS had passed upon the appeal.
After a protracted discussion. it was de-
cided that the council had nothing to
do with the internal troubles of a sub
ordinate union, and that as the docu-
ment was properly certified the delegate
named was entitled to seat.
The council was thanked by the Los
Angeles typographical union for its as
sistance in the fight against Harrison
Gray Otis
The California state federation of
labor sent letter to the council urg-
ing that the garment workers be as
sisted by all union labor men TO the ex-
tent of insisting upon the union label
on all goods in the clothing line.
The Asiatic exclusion league asked
the council TO attend the meeting to be
held in the Labor temple tomorrow
afternoon.
The metal polishers asked the coun-
ell TO assist in the matter of inducing
retailers TO refrain from handling GER
tain goods that are declared to be un-
fair. The matter was referred to the
executive committee.
Mrs. Charles W. Petry OF Oakland
sent letter of thanks for the SYM
pathy the csunci had extended after
the death of her husband, ex-president
of the Oakland central labor body
A letter from the musicians asking
for the balance OF a bill for music
furnished for a church picnic claiming
that President Sweeney had agreed to
become responsible for the same, led
TO long discussion. President Sweeney
denied the bill. and explained the part
he took in an endeavor to prevent a
boycott against the picnic He said
that TO prevent trouble he paid SIS
out of his personal funds to the union
but that he did not propose to be sand
bagged for any more. The letter was
ordered returned to the union. with the
information that the matter was one
that the council had nothing to do with.
1t was decided to hear DR.. sherman
lecture on tuberculosis Friday night
San Francisco lodge of machinists
No. % at its last meeting nominated
candidates for offices to be filled for
the ensuing term. The lodge rein
stated four suspended members and
received two applications for member
ship The lodge ordered the payment
Of $40 for benefits to members on the
sick list and decided to pay SO a week
until further notice to the striking
machlnists on the Denver and Rio
Grande railroad
This lodge will give its twenty
fourth annual ball on the night of
SATURDAY, November p. in the auditor
ium Of the building trades temple.
Fourteen. members of the interna-
tlonal brotherhood of electrical work
ers from other jurisdictions were adj
mitted TO membership in local No 13
at its last meeting. The local was ad-
vised of the condition of the difference
between the international and the dis
satisfied locals that have formed an in
dependent organization by letter from
Grand President Frank J. McNulty
The board of directors of musicians
union, local No. 6. at its last meeting
reinstated II. Wismer and j. A. Haug.
who had been suspended for nonpay-
ment of dues A. Morconi was sus-
pended for failure to abide by a de-
cision Of the board. II. Rudloff and G.
y. Fantz were admitted to member
ship and A. Winkler of Kansas City
was admitted by transfer card.
Cooks union. local No. A. at its
meeting Thursday night initiated sew
eral candidates and listened to long
talk by Business Agent Charles +,
Fleishnsan on what he declared is "a
necessity for a change in the ritual
of the international to which the local
/ is attached"
Carpet mechanics union No. has
appointed a committee to arrange for
its eighth annual ball. to be given
November q. The committee has been
authorized not to spare any effort to
have this excel any social ever before
given by the union