The San Francisco call., 1908-10-04
LABOR FEDERATION
WILL DISCUSS LAWS
Bills to Be Proposed at the Next
Legislature Will Be Drafted
by State Body
Regulation of Hours and PrOtec-
ton of Life and Limb to
Be Considered

The state federatt0 of labor, repre-
senting many Of the Industries of Cal
ifornia. VIII at its session. which opens
in' san Jose tomorrow, take up and
act up0n many matters along Legislative
lines 10 be introduced at the next ses-
sion OF the legislature. with the idea
of benefting the people OF the state
generally and the wage earners par
ticularly.
The convention meets this time in
october instead OF January, as on
previous occa siOns. This is in order TO
haae time 10 prepare bills TO be pre-
scented to the law makers and pros
pective law makers and obtain from
each an expression Of how he stands
on. each measure.
Bills have already been prepared by
the law and legislative committee of
the federation and viii be offered dur
ing the session for approval, amend
'ment or rejection.
cine Of tie bills is for the re-estab-
p liShmcnt of 2 law TO govern weights
. fnd measures in- the state. patterned
after similar laws in operation in 9TH
IT states and in England. The pur-
,F9se of tnis is TO protect the people
against short weight and short
= measure.
Another is 10 regulate the number
or hours platform men shall be en-
ploEed upon streetcar lines, and one
haring Tor its aim the protection of
passengers. and the public as well as
employees, from accidents on or caused
p: 9y' street or interurban cars. This
VIII deal with safeguards, tenders and
such appliances, as shall. as far as pos
sible. prevent injury TO limb, and de-
vices as shall prevent people from be-
ing crushed TO death.
.. another is intended to regulate en-
ploymcnt agencies so as to bring them
under the jurisdiction OF the state la
b.or bureau and require them to pay a
license 10 the state.
Tie. contingent from the south will
iutrOduce several propositions. one be-
fng for the protection Of men en-
ployed on steel and iron buildings, an
other TO provide safeguards for paint
ers, and still another TO amend the me-
chanics' lien law
There VIII be a proposition TO have
all work under state and municipal
contracts carried out under the eight
dcUr law.
There is to be q proposition to have
the state furnish free textbooks in the
public schools.
a bin tending to increase the eff
cheney OF the state labor bureau by In
creasing the Office force viii be offered,
also one to regulate the amount en-
ployers may hold back from the pay Of
employees and fixing regular payday
There viii be bills including the
direct primary. the initiative, the refer
snoum and the recall and the regula-
lion OF child labor
The convention viii be called TO or
der at 10 o'clock IN the forenoon. when
the representatives of labor will be
welcomed by Mayor c. W. Davidson. on
behalf Of the city, and by A s. Howe.
president OF the Santa Clara county
FEDERATED trades council, on behalf of
that body The response viii be by
president George A. Tracy No bust
ness other than the appointment of
committees on credentials and resolu-
tions VIII be transacted. In the after
noon the officers and delegates OF the
federation viii be the guests of the
general committee Of ARRANGEMENTS on
a trip on the interurban cars TO Los
Gatos and Saratoga.
The following days will be devoted
TO business and the evenings to enter
tainment- The election for officers viii
be held on Thursday. the candidates
being nominated the previous dav. The
entertainment features include puh-
lic meeting, a ball in the Auditori,,-,,
rink and a banquet
Secretary George ". Bell states that
from the number of credentials that he
has already received that there will he
very large attendance. and that the
indications are that the session viii he
one OF the most important in tho tfs0
tory Of the federation.