The San Francisco call., 1908-10-06
PLASTERERS STRIKE
ON CORNICF WORK
Trouble Causes 500 Men to
Quit Labor on the First
National Bank
Union Officials Say They Are
Governed by International
Clause in Dispute
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ular meeting in the 4
5uildlng Trades temple To stand by the !
Nllernauonal constitution clause con- /
cernlnS cornice work, and the differ /
ence between the union and the First
national bank builders remains un-
Following the refusal Of the plas-
terers to perform the cornice WORK ac-
coroing TO the specifications Of Willis I
POLK, the architect. and their subse- /
Quent strike, $50 workmen employed on /
the structure in the various building
trades ceased work at noon yester~ 1
cay, and, according TO Business Agent /
simpson OF the plasterers' union, they /
VIII remain on strike until a settle |
ment is reached
willis Polk appeared before tie /
liasterers union at last nights meet I
ing and declared that in accordance /
win the building contract, the cornice /
work must be done by the most econom- I
5eal method-that consisting of plac- l
aRg factory made cornice upon the /
ceilings He declared that he could not /
s"erNe from his stand in the matter /
aud that 10 nonunion men have already 4
been employed on the work and that
re would obtain additional nonunion /
.help II settlement was not reached. /
oiAclais OF the union contended that 1
tHey were powerless TO act in the mat 1
ter. owing to the fact that an interna- /
uohal clause is in dispute, and a local 4
union could not disregard it. The diff /
lerences will be taken UP by the build /
ING trades council and P. II. Mccarthy, |
president of that organization, will /
probably confer with the builders.
F. IL McCarteS. president Of the San
francisco building trades council. re- |
turned Sunday night from Salt Lake
ny, where he attended the building
trades convention in that city. He paid
his first visit to the Building Trades /
temple last night and sat with the exec /
nllFe committee Of the temple associa- l
non az q regular meeting. He declared /
that the convention accomplished much 4
work Among the matters transacted
~ tne convention which affected the
Pacinc coast was the adoption of a /
new apprentice system in the build /
ing trades; an Endorsement of building
trades councils and the adjustment OF /
lae brotherhood difficulty concerning
me protection Of home labor.
Three prominent eastern building
trades oflcialsN were present last night 1
al a meeting OF the executive commit
tee of the Temple association as yisi-
Tors Lhey We're: Daniel Post of 4
Ny Wllkesbarre, Pa; William BeischIine. /
tiazelton, Pa, and J. II. Haggerty of /
81. Louis.
During the last regular meeting of /
the Alaska nshermen's union the sec
Telary reported that fishing in all of |
the rivers running into Bristol bay was |
eAceI9 -onally good last summer; that |
ne nSAing IN the Copper river, Cooks 4
Met, Chignig and Pyramid harbor had
- been good, but that it had been /
l-d IN Altok, Harluk, Uyak bay, Lor-
ing and Fort Wrangell
Il was reported that eight members
OF the union lost their lives by the /
wreck - the Star Of Bengal on Coro- |
nation island September 20.
A finance committee was appointed to /
take charge Of the funds subscribed |
by the fishermen for the widow and
orphans. OF the late August H. Sund- !
Delegates to the hshermen's confer
enee 70 be held in Seattle November
VIII be balloted for at the meetings
o. october l6, % and 90
The glass blowers union at its meet
lns last night was advised that busi-
ness is Improving and that the Pacific
glass works viii resume operations to-
morrow morning.
Painters local No. 134 has completed
. arrangements for its ninth annual hail
e axe place october "a in the Building
Trades temple han. The committee in |
charge Of the arrangements is as fol- 4
.o@ L. ~, =. , SIakree' ~ CHAIRMAN. J. May |
Aeio' W. MolfeaC- kadloe and w Page. |
The fight that has been waged by
bakers union, loyal q, TO organize the (
Italian and FRENCH bakery workers has
taken. on new phase. At the last
meeting the union passed a resolution 4
urging the state federation to station /
z FRENCH and Italian speaking organ
yer ia san Francisco. The resolution !
Follows
Whereas the unorganized French and Italian
s-akers of san Francisco are standing menace 10
oAhers union NO =; and, whereas. the treas
urv OF bakers union Las been Sacrificed because
Or q long bitter and expensive fight TO prevent
-tl-e cluzens alhance irom establishing the open
shop in san Jose; and. whereas. the unorganized
bakers OF san Francisco have always responded
= an appeals ior moral and financial assistance
from our distressed fellow unionists; therefore
be it
Resolved. that request the state ederation
oi labor 10 station French and Italian speak
iug organizer IN San Francisco for three months
u organize The Latin bakers.
At the same meeting a committee
consisting OF Emil Schaerer, Emmett
3. Fritch and Emil Eisold was appoint
ed 10 urge union bakers to join the
International sick and death fund So
ciety.
a, J.. Saunders. saunders secretary Of the
parted yesterday for San Jose. where
Ae viii attend the state federation con-
vention as delegate from his associa-
ton.
The retail clerks Of san Francisco
viii inaugurate an employment bureau
1or the DeneDL OF It's members. The
Dew feature win be added in a few
DAYS. with headquarters IN the asso-
ciated clerks hall. 321 Van Ness avenue.
A. J.. Post, superintendent OF the hail,
VIII be placed in charge OF the bureau.
The first ladies' night that has been
arranged by the associated clerks will
take place Wednesday night, October
9 IN the associated clerks hall. A
varied program win be the feature,
after which refreshments viii be
served. Twenty-Five candidates viii be
initiated.
A grand ball to be given by the
brewery WOrkmen of local No. z, Oc-
t0beF 10, viii mark the opening of the
brewery workers new hall in Capp
street between Sixteenth and Seven
teenth streets. Finishing touches were
added yesterday to the new structure
Bakers union No. p viii give its an
nual ball in the new hall October "a /
9slle committee in charge of the floor /
for the bakers consists of Martin |
lZnciss, John Smelter and Daniel Ihler. !
FalI Excursion TO Ukiah
The Northwestern Pacific Railroad |
Company viii. on Sunday. October II, !
run its popular Ukiah excursion Every