The San Francisco call., 1908-12-12
COUNCIL TO ASSIST
LEAGUE AT CAPITAL
Labor Body Will Cooperate for
Direct Primary and Initia-
tive and Referendum
Nominations Are Made for Dele
gate to Go to Sacramento
During Session

rNp MSns> The secretary of
f7616E lco1ESII the San Francisco
~szUsSsTTsEES ~zUTsEES labor council was
instructed at the
meeting last night to inform the Direct
primary league that its request for CO.
operation in the matter of the initia-
tive, referendum and direct primary has
the approval of the council and that
it's legislative representative in Sacra-
mento will assist the league in its en-
deavors to have the Legislature present
the matter to the people in the form of
proposed constitutional amendment
The proposition to appoint legisIa-
tive delgate to go to Sacramento dur
ing the session of the next legislature
was met with an amendment that there
be two such, but after considerable
discussion it was decided that one
was fixed at 81 day during the ses-
sion and railroad expenses added.
Those placed in nomination are John
T. Nolan, w. r. Haggerty, c. H. Parker
and Ray Jackson Additional nomina-
tions may be made next, Friday.
The lodge of the royal arch notified
matter of condemning the Spirit and
Wine Gazette for being printed by an
unfair concern, for the reason that 1T
does not circulate In the jurisdiction of
the lodge, but that it will use its infiu-
ence to prevent persons from adver-
tising in the publication.
Each delegate was requested to sign
and send q personal request to the
California representatives in congress
to work and vote foT the enactment of
an exclusion law which will effec
prevent the immigration into the Unit
ed States of all Asiatics excepting mer-
chants, students and travellers, and that
chants, students and travellers, when
found performing manual labor, shall
be deported and that such representa-
tives protest against and oppose any
constitutional amendment or treaty
provision which might be used to ex-
tend the right of naturalization of
AsiaticS.
The communication from Samuel
Gompers, president of the American
federation of labor, sets forth that ow-
ing to the financial condition of the
federation at this time it is unable to
continue a special organizer in San
Francisco after the time for which the
present special organizer was appointed
The evening school committee re-
turned thanks to the council for it's
assistance in carrying amendment No.
in the last election.
AS the last meeting night of the
council in the current month and the
holiday it was decided to hold these
meetings on the following day in each
week.
has been meeting with considerable
success in the reorganization of the
casting clippers union and the indi-
cations are that in about two weeks
it will be firmly re-established with d
desire to keep it in the foreground of
first class unions.
Owing to the fact that this is the
busy season with the picture frame
makers and the men are not able to
get away in time to attend meetings,
workers, but a number who could not
be present at the last meeting held
sent fees and dues with statement
to the effect that they would be on
hand after the holiday rush
The Pacific coast walters associa-
tion, incorporated. has elected the
following as directors for the current
Hoppe. Herman Besenthal, Frank
bourne, Edward Ravelon, A. II. Wis
ner, Walter Few. 1. Shenken and
Louis Fielder. The association will
give a reception in the McAllister
street headquarters to members and
guests Christmas day.
Carpet mechanics union No. l has
under consideration proposition to
change the name of the union and the
it Incorporated in the new bylaws
which were recently approved The
union proposes to establish a gym
nasium at its new headquarters, 81
GERS for the ensuing term will be held
next Tuesday evening
stephen P. Drake, Charles Fleish-
man and John Mcdonald have been
appointed by the cooks union to meet
the executive board of the labor coun-
in Clarke's bakery, which for nearly
a year and half has been at outs
with cooks. walters and helpers The
union initiated two candidates for
membership.
During the session of the walters
union at the last regular meeting an
additional nominee for business agent
be elected and there are three candi-
dates-Ford, C. l.. Grimmer and O. w.
McGee. There will not be any con-
test for the other Offices at the cleo
President George L. Berry of the in
ternational printing pressmen and as
soon as he shall have finished the
business he has on hand in this CITY.
will go to Sacramento to visit the
sistants have made arrangements to
tender him reception.
Cement workers union local No I
at it's meeting next Wednesday night
nominate candidates for offices for fhe
ensuing term and vote upon proposed ,
amendments TO the constitution, by
laws and trade rules.
This union recently lost by death
John ]. Mahoney, one of the honorary
members, veteran cement woxker Of
the trade.
Cooks helpers union No. 10 has
decided to secure new quarters and
has appointed committee to find a
suitable place. This union will elect
officers for the ensuing term next SAT-
urday. The polls will be open all day
and will close at o'clock at night.
The Sacramento federated trades
council has adopted resolution to
the effect that the scope of the com
mittee of three on factories and
home industries be enlarged to include
any matters of Importance to the
council or to the community, brought
before the chamber of commerce. pro
vided such matters are first acted on
favorably by the council"
In the last quarterly report from