The San Francisco call., 1908-10-02
BUILDING TRADES
L OPPOSE ? I: TAX PLAN
Proposed stitutional Amends
=In,ent Mo-. l"ls Condemned as J.
i. Against Workers Interest

fIzzDIs1Gssspsle IsspS leo9acTl council at its meet
S>SaN SEaNSsSp> Ing last night. con
demned amendment
No. /. to. the constitution for the
reason: that 1t will place the burden of
taxation Upon the working people and
relieve the great trust monopoiies and
public service corporations from dis
charging their just due to the conmu-
nifty and prevent municipalities from
acquiring public utilities which the
people ought to own"
The council Endorsed the India basin
act and urged the unions affiliated with
the. council to vote for it, and indorsed
an increase of the salary of state exec
utive officers, deputies and clerks.
A dispatch from Salt Lake City sent
to p. H. Mccarthy was read to the
council. This conveys the information
that the convention of carpenters sus-
tained the action of the San Francisco
district council in f1ning several carpen-
.ters who refused to quit work when
ordered to do SO, when there was a
Ehe convention also sustained the de-
. cision- that any. work bearing the car
penters'. label sent here from an east
ern city is. not to be used unless the
same has been. produced under wage
and hour conditions that: exist in San
t:ranclsco at"the time.
Secretary Gallagher of the labor
council received: letter from. the gem
eral office of the American federation
of Iabor: yesterday announcing that as
soon as THE. bottle Gamers of this city.
Mhe were ,ren aid strike recently, apply
paid SIX weeks strike beneft. !.
1 Cement workers. union. No. 1e;.tas
been advised by telegram. that Henry
Uliner, one ofits members, has .be6n re-
ma tional body; with headquarters In
this city Thomas C Kehde also a
member of the union, was elected
the American federation Of labor
San Francisco lodge No 6s, +interna-
tional .association-- of Tnachinists, has
asked the. metal. trades assocfa ton for
government work: Ernest T.. .Reguin
was nominated for. the office oN .presi-
dent of district No: H.. which embraces
all the territory of. the northwest :: y :.
A.. G.: Rose. has been. elected. to fill an
unexptred term. as auditor for walters
union mo. 80. He was also elected a
telegate to the labor council. ....,.
;. The. San: laranciselo labor seonncil is
appealed to by letter :from@the central
labor bodysof Akron: O.. for: fl lancia al
aid in. behalf of "a nulnberof men who
trouble with. :: the Werner: PUBLISHING z
company of: that city:
The STATIONARY firenen, who for a
long time have met in the Labor temple
in Fourteenth street. at the last meet
ing decided to move to electricians
hall III Franklin street :. The next
meeting will be held in the new quar-
C.. A.. Priest and RI Cornelius have
been chosen to represent carrne H. s
union, division No. POS. at the state
federation of labor III San Jose next
The street. :concrete and. asphalt
T9rse1s 81 union Ff at ita n meeting last
membership by Initiation.
.Melders'. union No. 164: at its last
meeting received: a letter from the .sec-
fer the Study and Prevention of .Tuber-
| culosfs. asking! CO. operation in :.the
movement. m ne The secretary was in
I writer asking: for other :. information
than that contained in the letter. The
|. union, having had many claims. to- pay
!. .from. the funeral fund. has levied a
+ 90; cents per capita tax. on the member
ship to. ;replenish it. The union has
issued a circular asking tEfat homie .'iil-
dustTy be supported In. the. matter OF
stoves instead of purchasing such as
are made IN unfair shops. !; =. s..
/ The provision trades :. council has
awarded the trophy IT offered to the
union making the best display on Ia :
bor day to the. beer bottlers,. union
| No. I 293:s The trophy IA SILVER one: is
to be emb1emattc of the trade of the
the complaint of soda and mineral wa
ter bettIers ainion: to: the. effect THAT
four: mineral. water firms of this CITY
are not living up to-: union rules; ia
that. they. Will not unfonfZe their EN- :
.ploXes. and are making: them work eX-
ira hours without extra compensation:
The: Council will ask the .lahor council
to assist; ip this matt -. !.
:ers. :unton. local !: No, so at the last
meeting reported that the affair prom
Uses to be "a great; success. The pafl
is to be in Walton s. pavilion, October
E3. 1t was reported that Bert Larue.
one of...the nnion's delegates: to the
San. Francisco labor council. who re-
Gently was taken to a. hospital where
an operation was performed, has fully
recovered The union. initiated three
candidates. Walters are returning to
the city from the country resorts.