The San Francisco call., 1908-10-09
Transfers MAKE
TEMPORARY TRUCE
Draymen Agree to Continue
Present Wages Subject to
Thirty Days Notice
Verbal Agreement TO Be SUBJ
mitted to Committee of Union
for Ratification

ITak5ls syslossfco syssslooss ssfcoUEc11 tlement of the diff
~lzSE SSTss7S5ss5] fculty between the
brot h rhood OF
teamsters and the San Francisco dray-
men was reached last night at one of
the largest meetings held in recent
days by the teamsters in their hall in
Bryant street. Under the terms of the
settlement, which are verbal on both
sides, the present scale of wages sane
toned by the teamsters' union Will
continue, but IL the draymen or the
teamsters wish to make a change they
which they may decide upon.
At joint meeting of the conference
committees of the draymen's associa-
tion and the teamsters' union held yes
terday afternoon In Washington street.
the draymen refused to sign the
unions agreement that the present
scale of wages should continue for
specified time. The draymen, however.
verbally agreed TO continue under the
present wage system, with the privi-
lege of taking other action after CIV
ing the teamsters 80 days notice. The
committees which met yesterday after
noon were: For the teamsters. c. j.
Carroll, John Mclaughlin, John c.
Stewart, Michael Casey, John Q.
French, David Roonon and James Sex
smith. For the draymen, C. l.. Tilden,
George Hart and George Renner. The
meeting lasted several hours.
The teamsters' conference commit
tee reported the action Of the draymen
TO the members of the union at last
nights meeting. After much discus
sion the matter was referred to the ex
ecutive committee, with the under
standing that this committee report at
the meeting next Thursday night as
TO whether the teamsters shall demand
that the draymen sign their agree
ment or continue to work under the
verbal agreement.
According to Secretary John Nc
Laughlin of the teamsters' union the
joint meetings between the teamsters
committee and the draXmen have come
TO an end, but that II the executive
committee recommends action on the
part of the teamsters it will be taken.
The teamsters' executive committee
consists of Michael Casey, David Roo
non, c. J. Carroll, John Q. French.
James Sexsmith, ]. E. Stewart and
John Mclaughlin.
At the regular meeting OF the build
ing trades council last night a resolu-
tion indorsing senate amendment No.
81, which proposes to extend the life
of private corporations. was adopted
upon the recommendation of the coun-
cils attorney, G. l.. DAM The resolu-
tion did not include an Endorsement of
a plan to extend the life of public
service corporations The secretary of
the council was directed to communi-
cate with the central councils in this
state urging them TO adopt similar
resolutions, and to request their men,
bers to vote favorably on the amend
ment.
T. d. Fennessy and Arthur A. Hay
representing the typographical union
of Los Angeles, addressed the council
in behalf of the American federation of
labor, and urged that all union men
oppose Harrison Gray Otis.
Carroll Young of Aurora, Ill, and
Harry l. Cook of Cincinnati, o.. dele
gates to the brotherhood convention of
carpenters held recently in Salt Lake.
ell on its splendid organization and the
hospitality accorded to visiting union
men.
o. A. Tveitmoe. secretary of the
building trades council, announced that
he would leave today for Stockton to
adjust lurisdictional disputes between
building trades organizations in that
locality He expects to return next
Monday.
Opposition to the senate constitu-
tional amendment No. 1, known as the
taxation amendment, has developed
in the building trades council; The Of
fetal organ of the council, in long
editorial. attacked the amendment, de-
claring that it favored the corporations
and was against the people.
Information was received at theh Ia
Dor council yesterday that union chain
makers in Kent, Seneca and Mansfield,
small cities in Ohio, have gone on
strike because of a reduction in wages.
The strike followed the posting of no
tices in the shops of the Standard and
| Seneca chain companies to the effect
that the cut in wages would be made
without any consideration of the mat
ter between employees and employers.
An exciting game of association foot
/ ball is promised for next Sunday when
the building trades council team meets
the Tbistles in San Mateo. The build
/ ing trades team is made up of the fol-
lowing players: Goal keeper. H. Few
ster backs. ID. Bell and w. Dewar
/ halfbacks, p. Brown, w. Orr and A
l Munroe: forwards, Haig, Brenner
| Carswall. Bromfeld and Campbell; re-
serves. G. Doig and f. Hamilton.
Blacksmiths' helpers union, loca
316. at the last meeting installed tht
! following new officers: President,
J. Furey; vice president, Theodore Ket
tleson; recording secretary, Georg'
! Furey; financial secretary. Charlie.
! Brown: treasurer. /. o. Lepkey; organ
izer. Ed Hackett, and trustee, Martin
| Brown.