The San Francisco call., 1908-09-10
GALLAGHER HAS
HONORS ENOUGH
Refuses to Accept a Reelection
to Vice Presidency of the
international
Labor Leader Says Secretary
ship of San Francisco COun-
Gil Keeps Him Busy

<OIpMEnr In his annual re-
port Do1'ons, to tine heon inter- of
which met in annual convention in
Washington, d. c., last Tuesday, An
drew j. Gallagher of this city. second
vice president of that body, presented
report of his work on the Pacific
coast. He says it is with regret, after
having served two years with the inter-
national council, that he must decline
any office during the ensuing term,
because of pressure of business In the
ONCE of secretary of the San Francisco
labor council He announces that he
Will Introduce proposition to increase
the salary of the president of the inter
national from $500 to $1,000 a year; an
other to have the convention of that
body once in three years,Sthe expense
of which shall be met by increasing the
per capita tax to IS cents, and a prop
osition to amend the constitution and
to elect officers by the referendum vote.
On the subject OF 100 per cent organiza-
ton he says: -
l am against the. proposition of introducing
fn fnIo tnis organization at reduced initiation
persons who have been guilty of vio-
lating every principle of organized labor
nifty stanch. reliable members in an organi-
zation behind me in the cause for betterment
imbued with a determination to battle against
whatever obstacles may be encountered until
they attain success, than to have $4,000 of
another kind. who would break and at
the first volley. We must be careful as to
the kind of people admitted into our local or
ganizauons. We should establish a standard
OF workmanship that shall compel the en-
plo-er to recognize worth as mechanics
and the union that admits or women
who are not capable or competent directly in
they are admitted. Competency must be our
watchword. Careful education of apprentices
is the means by which 1t can be accom-
One million dollars will be disbursed
by the Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
gineers in the construction of perma-
nent headquarters in Cleveland, Ohio,
according to plans just announced by
Warren s. Stone, grand chief of the
organization. This sum includes, the
price of the land. Construction will
start next month.
AT the request of the blacksmiths
and helpers union of Stockton, George
Sandeman of this city. one of the inter
national officers, has been ordered to
that city to look into differences and
straighten them out. He left for that
city yesterday afternoon and will re-
main there until Sunday
An official report to the molders
union of this city shows that since jan
uary. 1896, to July 1908. the interna-
tional molders' union paid to members
in sick benefits the sum of $1,606,342,
an average Of a little more than $4,000
a month.
Andrew Saunders will represent the
bakers and confectioners' union in the
state federation of labor at San Jose
next month and Emil Eisold and Emil
Schaerer will represent it at the inter-
national convention at Washington. D.
c., October 5.
Next Tuesday molders' union No. 1874
Will present John J. Field, one of its
past presidents, a valuable diamond set
badge in appreciation of his long and
faithful service to the union The union
at its meeting last night initiated one
candidate and received two applica-
tions.
The district council of carpenters at
its meeting last night voted to pro-
cure 1000 emblematic Californian
badges, to be presented to the dele
gates who shall attend the session of
the united brotherhood of carpenters
and joiners, to meet in Salt Lake City.
September 21. These badges are to be
distributed with view to secure the
next SESSION OF the convention that rep
resents nearly 100000 members for San
Francisco. The council decided to send
out warning to all carpenters and
1oiners to keep away from a contractor
ar Agnews who is putting up a large
structure there, on the ground that he
is paying men less than union wages,
some being paid as low as $50 day
The jouneymen butchers union No
lis and the butchers association are
to have a day at Tanforan next Sun
day. There will be dancing, steer
races, mule races and trotting and
pacing races.