The San Francisco call., 1908-09-08

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Zanders and Bessie Smith.
of this country. made plant tools
through third parties 70 those who are
willing to wade through cesspools of
political corruption for monetary gain
or advancement, only later on to fasten
more securely than ever before the yoke
of bondage and slavery around the
necks of the otherwise wouldbe in
dependent unionists of America"
AN DUSTRIAL REPUBLIC
Frank MCGOWAN, orator of the day,
followed Mccarthy with a strong speech
in eulogy of labor. In part he said:
The government established by this
nation is necessarily an industrial re-
public There was religiously incul-
Gated the idea that he who labors is
an indispensable factor in the nation.
| Industry is the national virtue. When
the republic is endangered the first SOL
diers are from the ranks of labor and
our bravest defenders in time of peace
or on the blood red field of war are
workingmen. But the aim of labor
must be broader than to satisfy the
mere physical wants of the man. 1t
must work for the higher intellectual
| life for all toilers."
TRIBUTE To JUDGE CHURCH
]. B. Bowen of Oakland, vice presi-
dent of the state building trades coun-
/ ell and business agent of the Alameda
building trades council, followed Nc
Gowan. He paid a glowing tribute TO
Judge Church of Fresno county, who
recently sat on the bench of the Ala
media county superior court and ren-
dered an important decision in Ia
Dor dispute. He referred TO P. H. NC
Carthy as -'the greatest Napoleon who
I Id on q fol
of labor
o. A. Tveitmoe, secretary of the state
building trades council, was loudly
cheered when he was introduced. He
spoke broadly of the dignity OF Ia
bor and concluded as follows:
I'VE. on the western shore of the
American continent, have been placed
as sentinels TO guard the Inheritance
handed down by countless generations.
We are here TO defend and protect the
cherished achievements of the Cau-
casian race. and the blessings of a
Christian civilization. In the dis
charge of this most sacred and pa
| triotic duty, the members who today
and in the future march under the
trade union banner will not be found
wanting"
At the conclusion OF the literary ex-
ercises the gathering enjoyed an ex-
! hibition of Irish jigs and other Gaelic
dances given by Miss Clara Coyne,
Miss Frances Doherty, Miss Kelleher,
! Joseph P KeIIeher and D. Cot
/ ter. Professor William Mcmahon, the
Irish fiddler" played for the graceful
dancers.
WINNERS OF GAMES
The results of the athletic games
were as follows:
| Race for apprentices under 81 years
| of age, members state building trades
/ council = First, P. Cronan; second, T.
I Harding.
Race for girls under 15-First, Ag-
mes Coleman; second, Ethel Walsh
Race for boys under 15-First, Leon
Blanchard; second. Frank Pimelter.
Young ladies' race-First, Miss Ma
mie Boas; second, Miss Mary Jensen;
third. Miss Mamie Coleman.
Amateur race, half mile = First. R.
Cronan; second, F. Harding; third.
George Bray
Amateur race. one mile-First, F.
McMullin; second, James Dover; third,
/ c. l. Joyce.
Married ladies' race First, Mrs.
Powers;- second, Mrs. Dennison; third.
Mrs. Bose.
8 Three legged race First, Butler
and Harding; second, Perricich broth
ers.
Special race for members of build
| ing trades council-First, NJ. ]. Nc
Donough; second, r. McShane; third,
| A. COPELAND.
Relay race, members of Building
trades athletic association = Winning
team, Tucker, f. Maxwell Nelson and
Thurston; second team, Perry, Woods,
! ]. Maxwell, Helbing.
straighter than a corkscrew as long as
! he lives" and not to put faith in plat
, forms, but TO secure such as will stand
| for their rights.
The exercises closed with a series of
moving pictures.