The San Francisco call., 1908-08-30
LABOR SHOWS BIG
GROWTH IN EUROPE
Consul Leonard Makes. Report
on Condition of Foreign Or
ganized Trades
Garment Workers and Icemen
Draw First Position in
Big Parade
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f7s16Esl lIs522S 5s52S cogEs-1 teresting informa-
z5f5zSt5s ton concerning in
ternational trades
unions and the growth Of organized
labor in Germany and England has
been furnished the department at
Washin gton, D C. by Vice Consul wal
ter A Leonard, stationed at Kehl, Ger
many:
According 10 the fourth report Of the inter
natio1A trade unions which has recently ap-
peared, 1S countries represented the United
States France aud Russia being the Important
nations missing from the list France was for
strike influences. withdrew
The latest statistics furnished in this report
ls Countries had 5.S5l,215 organized workmen
the number OF women included being So 92sl
OF this total Germany had 2.2l5.I65 and Eng
land 2-loo.2SS members 1haT the labor unIons
are becoming more and more influential in
Germany IS indicated by the fact that while
England had more organized laborers than Ger
many in 1905. a year later-notwithstanding
Englsnd'S increa Se-t4ermany outnumbered II bv
los. So Agricultural laborers are Organized IN
seven Of these countries; those In Italy with
~. 500 and IN Hungary with -, 900 members
being the only organizations of Importance
Ihe finances Of these organizations are claimed
10 be given completely and accurately Their
total income IN 1906 was reckoned TO be lOS-
tures are given al sl.3600O0 marks ($2i 49,
6Sol and the assets at $50. 500, 600 marks 1885,
The following indicates how the money was
expended for benefits 10 laborers: support OF un-
empleyed S3oe4 %: sick benefits, S3.oS3. o26
disabled workmen. 81 -6S3,0 ,0S6; death losses
$404. 746- travelling expenses s235 500; N isceI-
laneous benefits. $3.50, ,59S.
Thus 50 06o-5SS was paid to workmen for va
paid out on account OF strikes and boycotts Ger
many was far in the lead expending Is. $50 =
31s marks {S3. 769. 1881 for that purpose while
England expended only sT5l, ,66s.
In drawing for positions for the mis-
cellaneous trades for the Labor day
parade Of the san Francisco labor coun-
ell. first place was, by unanimous con-
sent, given to the garment workers
union. and the icemen's union was as
signed to the allied provision trades
division. The others fell in the fol-
lowing order. Leather workers, jour
neyman tailors, carriage workers jani-
tors, retail delivery drivers, sugar work
ers, electrical workers gas workers.
boot sinners, sailors. PAYERS and ram
mers, and retail clerks, four unions.
Quite a number of unions of the
division gave notice that they would
not parade. One of the delegates asked
If the secretary kept a list of such as
viii not march. and receiving an an
swer in the Affirmative, said: TT is
well that we remember these next year.
The building trades council had but
one union that announced that it would
not parade. It was given to under
stand that the rule of the council was
march with the council or march out
Of it." and the union decided to march
with the council. That's the kind of
rule We need in this council" This
brought number of delegates their
Of their unions would have TO work
ali day on Labor day and consequently
could not be in line.
The musicians union. local No. s.
at the last meeting OF its board of
directors admitted to membership on
transfer cards: G. l. Glenn of Sacra-
mento. H. Edwards of St Paul, Mimi.
and n l. Isaacs Of Goldield.
Several applications were presented
and referred to. the committee on ex-
animation, and the membership of P
A Strong of Spokane and z. Delamore
Of Stockton, admitted on transfer, was
annulled for failure to comply with
the bylaws Of the American fedora ton
Of music.
The Labor day edition of the Labor
Clarion. the official organ of the San
Francisco labor council. which is to
appear next Friday, will be increased
from IS to 40 pages 1t will have a
specially prepared illustrated cover and
will contain many special articles, in
GLIDING the history of many of the
labor organizations affiliated with the
council.
San Francisco typographical union
No 21 viii meet this afternoon in the
Labor temple in Fourteenth street, when
those who were delegates to the inter-
national convention held in Boston,
Mass, during the early part Of the
month viii present a report of what
was done.
On Labor day % unions. with an
aggregate membership of 1900, Will
parade in Sacramento.
Cooks union No. A has filed a pro-
test with the international body against