The San Francisco call., 1908-08-14
CARPENTERS GAIN
STRENGTH IN EAST
P. H. Mccarthy, President of the
Building Trades Council,
Talks on Unions Growth
Retail Clerks Union Holds Open
Meeting in New Head
quarters

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dEHAA1 sion of the execu-
tive board of the united brotherhood of
carpenters and joiners, held in In
dianapolis, presided at the meeting Of
the building trades council last night
In brief way he told of the business
of the board and stated that the trade
in the east is improving and that the
unions are all in a fairly good condi-
tion.
A meeting of the Labor day commit
tee was called for next Saturday In the
marshal will then announce the line of
march
The varnishers' and polishers' union,
the only one of the 54 affiliated with the
council that decided not to parade on
Labor day, will be notified to parade
and If it does not it will be asked to
withdraw.
The retail clerks union held an open
meeting last Wednesday night in their
new headquarters in Van Ness avenue
There was large attendance, which
was addressed by J. w. Sweeney, pres
ident of the San Francisco labor coun-
ell; Will j. French, editor of the Labor
Clarion; e. Odell, international organ
M. E. LIGHT, international vice presi-
dent of the retail clerks; Supervisor
James Johnson, eX-preSident of the
retail clerks union, and Andrew J. Gal
The talk OF each, in addition to being
ongratulatory, was along the line Of
advice as to what the union ought to
do in order to advance it's interest in
the labor world.
The first of series of public meetings
to be given under the auspices of the
Anti-Japanese laundry league was held
Wednesday night in Van Ness hall. There
was a good attendance. T. r. Angove,
ex-president, presided and explained the
objects of the league to be to induce
white people to cease patronizing Jap
anese laundries. There was program
of entertainment consisting of instru-
mental music by Prof. j. Levy and
vocal numbers by E. German, Calvin
Maroon and a number of volunteers
During the evening the meeting was
and Julius Kahn on the Japanese ques
ton.
The federated trades council and the
building trades council of Sacramento
are interesting themselves in. the mat
ter of endeavoring to secureTa a pardon
for $; D. Worden, who was convicted
in 1894 of train wrecking in YolO
county. 1t is said that If Worden is
pardoned he will go to the Philippines,
where he has brother. who will help
There are many who declare even at
this late day that they are under the
impression that there is question as
to whether, in spite of the evidence
guilty.
A report received by the local union
of journeyn en- tailors is to the effect
that the general executive board has
interpreted the law relating to sick
benefits to mean that no such benefits
side the United States or Canada.
The parade committee of the San
Francisco labor council has been noti-
will parade with the unions on Labor
day, and that there is a possibility that
land and San Francisco union No. 359
will join with it.
Molders' union No. 164 has adopted
No. l to lead it in the Labor day pa
rade. The urion at its last meeting
had work in the initiatory degree and
received several applications to join.
on examination of candidates.
The local bridge and structural iron
workers have instructed their delegates
to the international association, which
is to hold its convention in Indianapo-
lis. Ind, during the week commencing
Monday, September 21, to use their best
endeavors to have union stamp
adopted. so that fair work may be
identif
Casters and molders' union No 1 has
appointed H. Leary as marshal for the
Labor day parade and w. S. Martin and
S. O'Brien as aids The union has
adopted natty uniform for that day.
Cement workers union No. / has
elected the following as delegates to
the American brotherhood of cement
workers that is to meet in Milwaukee,
Wis, September 8: E. F. Tenant.
Thomas Doyle, Henry Ullner and L.
Flaherty.
The baseball team of butchers union
No. lis will play a team from the gas
workers union next Sunday afternoon
on the Presidio ball grounds.