The San Francisco call., 1908-09-26
AGREES TO FIGHT
OTIS ASPIRATIONS
San Francisco Labor Council TO
Form Political Clubs In
All Unions
Machinists Are Working Boy
colt on Garages That
Employ Japanese


fFlEzEs Francisco ab
council az It's meet
ing last night complied with the re-
quest Of rhe anti-Otis club OF Los
Angeles 10 form like clubs IN ali labor
organizations affiliated with the coan-
ca, the iosa being 10 defeat the polit-
tcal aspirations OF Harrison Gray Otis,
The ayoTed arch enemy OF organized
labor The Los Angeles club is the
outcome OF q suggestion OF the inter
national typographical union that al
that can should be done 10 punish Otis
ior the stand be has taken against
union labor
4 proposition TO nle the communics-
don, amended BY one 10 comply with
the request led TO a lengthy debate,
some OF the delegates taking the
ground that the council should not
pace itself On record as going into
pciitics The majority OF the speakers
took the ground that the IabOring peo-
PIE owe Il 10 themselves 70 hft their
enemy on the head every time he shows
r. and that organized labor has no
greater enemy than Harrison Gray
Otis-
d. 7. Angoye gave & detailed account
of the work OF the anti-Japanese laun-
Dry league and said that il IS making
t-zsry good progress He said that in
resugstiOn proves that but q very
patrOnize japanese laundries He said
= meeting OF about so OF the most
prominent japanese OF this city was
held yesterday 70 discuss the action OF
the league with view TO discover IL
IL can not be hsled into court on the
ground that what il is doing Is IN re-
strsint OF trade
Delegate Misner reported that the
machinists are working along the way
- the league In the matter Of garages
that employ japanese and have sue
ceede6 in inducing many automobile
owners TO cease patronizing such
places
pressmen's union reported that "a
the Pressnlen had been handed a
large sized sized juicy lemon" last
Tuesday night his union had with
drawn from the allied printing trades
council.
L was announced that the Ame-i-
can federation OF labor will allow
benefits for the time they were out Of
work
Sarah Hagans. the council stenog-
rapher. was allowed two weeks pay
during The time she was on vacation
The furniture handlers union re-
ceiTed report at its meeting last
rendered n favor OF four OF its MEM
bers In Judge Lswson's court yester-
Gay This was in an action brought
against the LindhOlm furniture COM
pany for OTe-tme. which the COM
pany refused 70 pay
Al the instance ot The local Joint
2 ecutive board Of hotel and restaurant
employees International alliance and
nar tenders international league Jo-
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The bar tenders union local No. a. was
arrested a Few days since on a charge
Of embezzling funds belonging 70 the
.rleTnatsolsl BODY, and 5 P Drake,
The president OF the local Joint execu-
i've board who Is one OF the interne-
tional body. took charge of the Of
fee Since then Frank Holt. president
OF the cooks union. who was appointed
10 examine into the accounts Of the bar
tenders union. presented the result Of
lis investigation, which was submitted
70 H 3. Lister. the attorney for the
board Yesterday the attorney sent a
letter 70 president Drake as follows.
Upon receipt Of your report and that
~ the committee appointed 70 examine
the books OF Joseph E. Vera Of the bar
seph z Vera has not committed any
eubezzlement gat1st the international
! therefore recommend that the charge
OF enoezziement against Vera should
be dismissed
on this advice the prosecuting officer
IN the police court viii be asked today
70 dismiss the case
Cooks union local No. - last Thurs
day night voted 70 pay the fine OF IS
imposed on P O. Miller who was ad-
judged guilty OF having violated one
of the rules OF the international body
James Russian was elected a member
of the executive board and George
Brooks a member OF fhe board Of trus-
rees. Tie delegates 10 the harmony
committee was given certain authority
iu the matter OF settling disputes be-
tween members OF the local and en-
ployers The local Initiated two can
didstes and received FIVE applications
Tor membership