The San Francisco call., 1908-09-12
LABOR LEADERS GO
TO MORMON CITY
Assembling of United Brother
hood of Carpenters and john
ers Is important Event
Many Amendments to Constitu-
ton Will Be Discussed and
Probably Made

fTSEiHS 81 ysssp2ss Tcolscdl Jose and j. Feath-
rEFE1<IsssD erstone of Greater
New York. who are
members of committees of the united
brotherhood Of carpenters and joiners
Of America, which is to hold its con-
vention in Salt Lake City during the
week commencing September 21, left
for the convention city last Thursday
from this city. The other delegates
from this state to the convention will
leave by special train September IS.
The delegates TO the convention will
be called upon to pass on a number of
proposed amendments 10 the general
constitution. These are:
That division No. Z shall consist of Nova
Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward island
and Quebec; that division No. shall consist OF
Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and division
No. shall consist OF Alberta, British Columbia,
Yukon and Alaska
That section No. 20 be amended By inserting
after the word machinery" on the sixth line
land all kindred miscellany branches Of carpen-
try which do not come under the jurisdiction OF
affiliated trades unions, - and that section a be
amended by adding at the end of the section:
And all miscellaneous kindred carpentry
That the United Brotherhood OF Carpenters
and Joiners OF America shall meet in general
convention the third Monday in September in In
dianapolis Ind, the seat OF the general officers
and headquarters. This is to be presented the
ground OF economy.
Local No. 422 of San Francisco pro-
poses to introduce a number of amend
ments, as follows:
That each delegate roll CALL shall be enti-
tied 10 cast full vote according 10 membership;
that members of the general executive board and
general organizers shall receive 50 per day for
such part of their time as is used in the service
OF the executive board; that the members and
general officers of the general executive board
shall be nominated and elected, follows: Imme-
diately upon opening the forenoon session of the
last day of the convention the general secretary
shall distribute printed roster announcing the
number OF votes that each delegate Is allotted,
according to the membership he represents based
upon the per capita tax paid by his local union
during the previous quarter. The presiding Of
hcer shall call for nominal tions and upon closing
OF such for each office the vote upon the same
shall be taken upon roll call; each delegate, il
several from one local. the spokesman for each
delega ton shall announce how many votes he
wishes recorded for each candidate majority
of all votes shall be necessary to elect All
clauses referring TO referendum vote shall be re-
pealed.
moral after good the seventh line. and
that section S3 be amended by inserting 'or state
militia" after the word navy on the fifth line
There will also be an amendment reg
ulating the law to govern the tool in
surance fund and the laws to govern
the local unions in relation to the fund
An amendment regulating the ap-
prentice system.
One proyiding that the laws be
translated. into Polish, Hollandish,
Swedish and Hebrew.
One providing that the convention
take up the work of starting a new
publishing and advertising depart
ment.
That the general president, first vice
president, treasurer and secretary of
the general executive board shall at
tend the convention, but shall not have
any VOTE yet having voice, unless
elected as delegates.
That the general Office shall furnish
each local the name OF members in
good standing on the first of January
of each year. As the organization has
membership of more than 100000.
this will require an annual directory
That the convention consider the
proposition of an old age pension
That Mexico be added to the coun-
tries or territories entitled to the pro-
lection of the general body.
That If the dues Of the local union
in the locality where a member works
are higher than in his own local
union, that he shall pay the difference
TO the union in the locality where he
is working"
During the session of coopers' union
No. 65 last Thursday night the ques-
tion of making an active fight against
the campaign of the prohibitionists
was taken up and discussed at length.
The consensus OF opinion was that the
carrying out of the principles of the
prohibition party would be disastrous
to organized labor and would result in
throwing out of employment a large
number of wage earners. The union
appointed a committee TO act with a
like committee of union No. 131 to
prepare an appeal to the people in
which shall be set forth the coopers'
reasons why the voters should not ia
vor the prohibition propositions.