The San Francisco call., 1908-07-08

CTFE6Es Jsssl22SS COUNCIL item from a com
81 EE6IcIsS m un c alton by
United States Con-
sui Maxwell Blake at Dunfermlfne.
Scotland. to the secretary of state at
Washington D. c., tells of a new
scheme Of Cancellation and arbitration
between the representatives of labor
and the railways of Scotland for the
purpose of settling questions relating
TO wages and hours. This scheme will
attract the attention of wage earners
Of every class, who will watch the re-
suits as soon as put into practical
operation:
It is proposed to group the various grades Of
employees into sections, each section TO choose
each district, and these will compose the en-
ployes sectional board TO meet the representa-
tyes OF the company Under the scheme there
VIII also be formed concll1atton boards for each
company, to deal with questions Of wages and
hours Of labor which cannot be mutually settled
through the usual channels.
In the event Of the two boards indicated fail
ing TO arrive at an agreement the subject Of
difference is then referred TO arbitration. The
appealed reference is TO go before a single ar
bitrator, appointed BY agreement between the
two boards or, in default Of agreement. to
be appointed by the speaker Of the house of
commons and the lord president Of the court OF
sessions, Of them. The decision Of the
arbitrator shall be final and binding on all par
ties.
Each side of the Cancellation board Is TO elect
Its own chairman. ANY proposal agreed TO by
sectional board and rejected by the employees is
referred to the central board composed of IA
employees representatives, two from the mem
bers Of each sectional board), and a proposal
agreed to by the central board and rejected by
the employees is referred to arbitration A pro-
posaI agreed to by a sectional board and re-
tected by the employes IS referred 10 The cen
trai board. and a proposal agreed TO by the
central board and rejected by the employees is
referred 10 arbitra ton Where the central con-
Citation board fails to agree arbitrator is ap
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has agreed, but the decision is not accepted by
the directors or the employees, the arbitrator is
called in before.
The total number Of employees representatives
on each sectional board is eight two from the
employees in the section in each of the four
des gnated electoral districts. The central board
IS composed indicated. The company's rep
resentatives on each sectional and central board
do not exceed the employees representatives
The meeting of the steam laundry
workers last Monday night was ad-
dressed at some length by President
George W. Smiley of the international
union. Among other things he stated
that owing to i'll health he will retire
from his present position.
The organization made a donation of
s25 to the bottle Gamers of this city.
A report was received from the anti
japanese laundry league, which shows
that the association is making good
patronizing such laundries.
The workers nominated the follow
ing as candidates for delegates to the
union that is to meet in
Indianapolis: Carrie Parmar, Charles
Linegaer, D. J. German, George Black,
L. c. Wallace and Frederick Ward.
New officers of mattresses union No.
4S were installed last Monday by
Bertha Cooper, after which the follow
ing were appointed delegates to the
woman's suffrage convention, which is
to hold a session in Oakland August 81:
Maude Younger. Cora Schade and
Louise Larue:
The union appointed a committee to
prepare a letter of coincidence to Ber-
tina Schaffer, one of the members,
whose husband was killed few days
since while at work in the Gunst build
ing.
Louise Larue, the recently elected
financial secretary, has assumed the
duties Of her office. She is we'll
known worker In the female branch of
the union workers in this city and a
delegate to the San Francisco labor
council.
The retail clerks union at its meet
ing last night installed its officers who
are to serve for the current term Dur
ing the evening there was a report as
the progress IndL Is DSiuS IudQ6 OI1
the new headquarters at Fulton street
and Van Ness avenue.
This union is to have a large class
initiation in Jefferson square hall to-
morrow night, when the clePks of sew
eral of the large department stores will
be admitted into the union. This will
be followed by a social hour
Past President r. ]. Wade at the last
regular meeting of local No. AL, ma
tional association of steam filters, in
stalled the following as the officers
who are to serve during the current
term:
W. B. Risley, president T. Campbell, vice
nresIdent. E. S. Mills, recording secretary;
George savage, financial secretary; J. J. Riley,
treasurer: W o. Lynch, sentinel; W. Hart w.
Rrody r Lee II. Deylin and A. CheValler, ex-
ecnfive board: c. Fowler. L. Jameson and F.
+ WILEY finance committee.
The local is arranging for a smoker to be
given in honor of the new orneers
A report from the headquarters or
the international brotherhood Of sta
tionarv firemen received by local S6
of this city shows that of the II larg-
est locals in the United States and
Canada San Francisco is seventh on
the list. The next convention of the
International body will be held in De-
troit. Mich, commencing August 10.