The San Francisco call., 1908-11-15
EXCLUSION LEAGUE
HELPS LAUNDRYNEN
Anti-Japanese Rally VIII Be
Held in San Mateo to F0rmu=
late Plans Saturday


advised that the
Peninsula anti Japanese laundry league
| of san Mateo and Santa Slara counties
will hold a rally in San Mateo next Sat
urday night when representatives of the
various organizations in sympathy with
the movement and representatives Of
| the Asiatic exclusion league will be
present The South San Francisco
league reports that it is meeting with
great deal of cement. and
that the people are deserting the Japan
csc laundries.
Reports along the same line were
read from the Alameda county. Stock
ton and Vallejo organizations.
The Asiatic exclusion league will CO.
operate with the laundry leagues for
the success OF the convention TO be held
in this city Sunday, December 6. The
purpose of the convention is not only
to interest all who are engaged in the
laundry business, but such as may oe-
! long to other organizations that are
| affected by Japanese or other Asiatic
competition.
The retail delivery drivers report
| that there is marked Improvement
in business, but that there is still
great difficulty in organizing the
drivers in the Mission district. Many
of the drivers in that district do not
belong to the union. yet they deliver
goods to the families of laboring men
| who proclaim themselves as stanch
unionlsts, but who never ask IL these
! drivers have union card or union
button The union declares that If
union labor men insisted upon union
goods being delivered by union men
and refused goods offered by nonunion
there would be marked increase In
the union.
Branch l. amalgamated society of
carpenters and joiners, at its last
Chicago to represent the organization
from the fourteenth district, which in
cludes all the states in the union. at
the next general council to be held lin
nominated r. Day for assistant general
secretary. This society is international
in the sense that it has branches in
every country where the English Ian
guage is spoken.
Last Friday night Plumbers union
| No. 442 received from the building
trophy. awarded to it for the magnifi-
cent display it made in line the
occasion of the recent Labor day parade.
H. Mccarthy in behalf of the donor
to the council.
Local No. 20 of the international
/ DOuy VI SlSdll SIiSIH O1
mento has indorsed proposition to
lay before the next session of the state
! legislature bill having for its pur-
4 pose the licensing of all engineers en-
more horsepower and providing for an
examination as to competency before
a license shall be granted
About $50 labor measures will be
presented to the next state legisla-
! ture by the state federation of labor.
the state building trades council cen
tral bodies and individual unions.
| The carpenters of Havana have ap-
pealed to the San Francisco labor
council asking for financial assistance.
out of employment and are in distress.
The matter will be looked into by the
executive committee
! The executive committee of the San
/ Francisco labor council has been asked
! to look into a complaint that one of
the large stores of this city has in
stated printing plant in it's estab-
lshment and is employing nonunion
pressmen.
| There are 81 active labor unions in
Santa Clara county, of which IL are
in the city of San Jose
Walters union. local No 80. at it's
meeting Wednesday night discussed a
! proposition to collect 10 cent per
/ capita tax to add to the funeral fund.
The plan was voted down, as it ap-
] peared that with rs cents per month
as dues there is enough income to
meet all expenses and have good
surplus every month with which to
! meet funeral claims. 1t was decided
! that in the event of there not being
were all put in irons for two days, when they
consented to go TO work. ]. c. Gardner. IA green
! hand. is in irons on board the Bowhead for
| having killed Bostswain Joseph Cardosa with a
| piece of lumber Aug 81. Cardoss was a native
| of Portugal. aged 80 years; be was buried at
sea Gardner is only Is years of age
Steam whaler Jeanette sailed from $50 miles
] Of Point Rarrn1., lr.,1iar Lii