The San Francisco call., 1908-03-08

~SrlEb zss,sr> Secretary Gala
{7EI5f 81 iiS6SESTs CHER and Delegates
f5zSeE Misner and Rear
don. who compose
committee appointed TO confer with the
Citizens health committee regarding
sanitation, reported to the San Fran
cisco labor council Friday night the re-
suit of the conference. The secretary
said that the people in fancied security
as TO the public health, IL had been
shown TO the committee. were relaxing
their efforts in the matter Of putting
the city in proper condition. and de-
4 clared that he had some startling IN
formation for the delegates to the
council
Gallagher then read a list of more
than so dwellings which had been in
spected the preceding two weeks and
from which 10 rats had been taken and
killed. He said each of the rodents was
infected with the plague. The list
showed that nearly all these houses are
| in the immediate vicinity of many of
the homes OF delegates to the council.
/ This created considerable CONSERVATION
and motion was made 10 appoint a
committee OF 10 10 devise ways and
means TO start an effective campaign
! against rats and TO draw the attention
Of all union men and women to condi-
tions- This committee was named, and
/ 1t will meet in the labor temple at
o'clock this afternoon TO prepare plan
Of action.
The secretary believed there should
4 be representatives at that meeting
from all unions affiliated with the pro-
vision trades council. He also says
that IL any one reports to him cases
OF individuals who refuse TO clean their
premises he will place such cases before
the authorities and see that the proper
remedy is applied without delay.
During the session of the council
motion was made that COMMITTEES be
named to wait on the management Of
| the Examiner and ask that the proceed
fngs Of the council be reported cor
rectly in that paper. and that the Ian
i guage OF those who speak on different
subjects be not distorted. The motion
was amended TO the effect that this
duty be left TO the secretary. This was
followed by a discussion Of the motion
and amendment and the Examiner was
criticised severely by a number of
! speakers, who declared that the paper
has not the spirit of fairness. In sup
port OF this ii was stated that Dele
gate Dominic Kane has been misquoted
on the liquor question, and that when a
/ request had been made for a retraction
it was not respected. Finally an
amendment 10 lay the matter on the
table was carried.
The report of the executive committee
Of the council on the several resolutions
presented TO il on the subject of high
license was considered in executive ses-
sion II was TO the effect that it is
! the sense of the council that the high
license ordinance now before the board
+ Of supervisors should not be finally
acted upon by that body, but should be
submitted 20 the people for decision.
This the unanimous recommendation os
| the committee. was adopted without de-
bate with only one dissenting voice
J. J. O'Neill. W. ]. French, Andrew
Furuseth, John W. Sweeney and An
drew J. Gallagher have been appointed
committee to investigate the recent
decision in the hatter's injunction case
and report to the labor council at its
next meeting what recommendations
may be deemed proper in the matter.
During the session of the council Fri
day night the boiler makers trouble
came up again in q new form. A cir
cular letter from the president of the
American fedora tion of labor was read,
calling attention 10 the fact that no GEN.
trail labor body affiliated with the Ameri-
can federation OF labor shall seat as
delegates any who are members OF q
dual organization and are not under
the jurisdiction of the highest labor