The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-11-01
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union No. "a, and
John Breitweiser, business agent of the
union, were warned yesterday in an
anonymous communication to desist
from their efforts to organize the Ital-
ian bakers into a union. While the
communication was turned over to the
police, the union officers do not consider
the threat seriously, believing that it
is sent in the spirit of jest by some
friend.
The warning is an incident in a cam
paign now being made by the bakers
union to secure the affiliation of Ital-
ian and French bakers with their or
ganization. The union made no effort
to secure bakers of what is known as
foreign bread as members of their
organization, but when nonunion bak-
ers engaged in making milk bread and
other varieties common to the trade
objections were made and the union
sought to secure an organizer speaking
the French and Italian languages for
the purpose of recruiting union men
among the bakers.
The efforts to secure such an or
ganizer were unavailing The Ameri-
can federation of labor informed the
local body that 1t could not afford to
send the needed man from the east.
Considerable feeling has been gener-
ated over the labor dispute.
When Secretary Wright opened his
office at 1775 Mission street yesterday
he found a letter under the door pur-
porting to come from a Scilian secret
society and warning Wright and Bust
ness Agent Breitweiser under penalty
of death to cease interfering with the
Italian bakers. The police declare that
the writer of the letter was unfamiliar
with the secret societies he so muir
derously mentions, for in the threat
he combined and confused two organ
izations which operate in different dis
tricts of the kingdom of Italy and
which have different methods of oper-
alton.
At the last meeting of the anti
Japanese laundry league it was de-
cided to issue a call for a convention
of the white laundry workers of the
Pacific coast to meet in this city De-
cember 6, with the object in view of
forming central body to assist the
various communities in organizing
anti-Japanese laundry leagues.
This action was taken at the sug-
gestion of many of the laundry people
in various parts of the state, who are
OF the opinion that the method adopt
ed by the league is the most effective
way of dealing with the Japanese prob
lem. The convention when organized
will invite the crafts in other lines of
industry to cooperate with the league
and organize along the same lines for
the purpose of eliminating the Japa-
nese who are entering into competition
with them.
The league has secured well known
citizens to address the convention in
order to educate the delegates.
The various committees of the
league presented encouraging reports
and declared that remarkable Roadway
Is being made 1t was reported that
| the one in this city have been estab-
lished in Alameda county, stockton,
Vallejo and San Mateo, and that one
is in process of organization in Sac
ramento.
The milk wagon drivers union and
the retail delivery drivers union have
removed from All Haight street, the
former to Brewery Workers hall at
III Capp street near Seventeenth and
the latter to Transfers hall at S07
the milk wagon drivers union has es-
tablished his office at the new meeting
place and will be there one hour in
the forenoon and one hour in the aft
ernoon.
Richard Caverly, formerly of Vallejo.
has taken up his residence in this city
again after an absence of 35 years
the San Francisco labor council as Z,
delegate from boiler makers union
No. 25.
o.
ramento at its last meeting assisted
the Building Trades temple association
of that city to the extent of subscrib-
ing for 1000 shares of stock Carpen
ters' union No $50 of the same Mace
has subscribed for 5000 shares.
The district council of gas workers
unions located in San Francisco. Sac
ramento, Oakland and San Jose met in
the capital city last week for the
purpose of hearing the reports of the
district organizer and the officers.
These showed that a very amicable
condition of affairs exists in the dis
trict.
The San Francisco fabor council has
appointed its secretary, A j. Gala
gher, to attend a conference to be held
tomorrow morning with parties inter-
ested in the metal trades to discuss a
proposition to promote home industry
in that line.
The special session of the labor
council to be held this afternoon 70
discuss the political situate will be
executive and none but delegates from
unions will be permitted to be present.
The woman's auxiliary to San Fran
cisco typographical union No. 81 is to
hold nldu a M meeting In the San Francisco
consider proposition to have THE
wives and women relatives of the mem
DerS or NO. Il join the auxiliary The
association has been taking in a few
members lately.
The allied provision trades council Mt
its last meeting declared in favor of
the proposed constitutional amendment
that provides for the establishment of
evening night schools and their main
tenance out of the state school fund II
| Endorsed the candidacy of Judge George
A. Sturtevant.
The meeting of cooks union No. "a
last Thursday night was addressed
by President Samuel Taback of the
walters union on trade conditions John
! Oppenheimer was elected trustee vice
| John Holm, and M. E. Stirling was
elected delegate to the San Francisco
labor council.
The typographical union of San Jose
has elected the following as officers for
the current term:
William Groom. president; George
Green, vice president: j. w. Bowman.
secretary treasurer; M. J. O'Brien, ser
geant. at arms; George Green. e. e.
Merritt and A. S. Howe, executive
committee. These officers were en-
stalled by Past President j. ]. Craig.
International President w. D. Mahon
! of the amalgamated association of
! street and electric railway arr7ployac ~