The San Francisco call., 1908-04-12
LAUNDRY DRIVERS
OPPOSE APAN[SF
Union Men Fear Asiatic Race
VIII Secure Practical Mo-
nopoly of Industry
League to Fight for Retention of
Trade Secures Promise of
Financial Support

wyTrs Tho night that is
GEz5EalI ssas llco1EslD now on between
<zNf67IzH the laundry wagon
drivers union, as
sisted by committee from the laundry
workers union, against Japanese laun-
dries, promises to become an aggres-
sive one. The drivers union has en-
listed the proprietors of white laun-
dries in its cause, and w. T. Angove,
one OF the members Of the union, said
yesterday:
We are brought face to face with an alarm
ing condition, which means that unless Japa
nese laundries are eliminated tho Asiatic
viii have. practically, monopoly of in
dustry. In the past two years the Japanese
At this rate Of increase It is obvious that it
viii not be long before that which furnishes Us
Wrehc5ed from 1s ofci.l neIS ststiseics show now that
the Japs pay their help as follows Washers
$50 to s8S month; markers. the same; book
drivers, $50 to $40. This scale includes board
and they employ many apprentices who receive
This is what the white workers have to cont6pd
with. This competition is being felt by many
Of the white laundries by the falling of in
workers.
We have been Indifferent to our interests too
tn Japanese, the time has come. II we want to
maintain the white mans standard of living
In white mans country. to call halt. We
dry league, with headquarters at Asa Guerrero
street, and we propose to use every lawful
method and every argument to induce the white
Japanese laundries. We voted 500 to the new
organization and will give It 800 q month to
support II.
Dominick Kane, business agent OF
local lodge No. EOS of the united broth
erhood of boiler makers. iron ship
builders and-helpers, has received q
communication conveying the informa-
tion that President Dunn and Vice
President Weyand of the international
body recently called on President Fitz-
henry of the united body. at Cleveland.
o.. with view of bringing about q
consolidation Of the two organizations.
The following wasl offered as the basis
of settlement and consolidation: That
there be reduction of at least so per
cent of the Office and organizing force;
return to the 25 cents per capita tax;
the creation Of a defense fund; the re-
moval OF headquarters to some city
where farm products are not In the
lead; all reports Of trustees to be given
the widest publicity and the removal
from office of all officers OF the inter-
national The proposed changes to be
determined by referendum vote. All
proposed conditions were acceptable ex-
cept that in reistion to relegating
officers of the international to private
life. Another meeting was to be called
to discuss the matter further.
Lithographers' press feeders union
No. 10 gave an enjoyable high 1inks
in the labor council building last Fri
day night. It was attended by a large
number OF members and guests and
proved very pleasant affair, which
was conducted under the direction Of
Christopher Vandemeen, Henry Wiss-
ing, H. Gordon, Frederick Clutch and
Frederick Haner. There was a pleas
ing program of music. songs, quartets,
recitations. monologues and q three
round exhibition of boxing between
South Side" Jack O'Brien and Jerry
Carroll
Local No. OF the musicians' mu-
tual protective union at its last meet
ing struck from its roll the names of
IA members because of failure to pay
dues within the time prescribed by the
law of the local. One hundred and Ave
who have become unfinancial have been
suspended, with privilege of reinstate-
ment, If they again become financial
within stated period.
A new county council Of the build
ing trades will be instituted in San
Mateo under the name Of the San
Mateo building trades council The
time fixed is next Monday, and the in
stituting officers will be President Mo-
Carthy of the state building trades
council and other officers of the Same
organization. The new council will be
composed of five of the building trades
unions in the county.
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w. H. Davies of Chicago, interna-
tional organizer for the steam filters,
will be in this city next week for the
purpose OF placing the union in the
building trades and settling any diff
ferences that may exist In the trade
J. w. Sweeney, president Of the local
labor council; Michael Casey and Wal
ter Macarthur have been selected to
address the progressive league of
farmers and producers at Cotati. So
noma county, along union lines.
Mixers union No 1851 will have a
family outing at Ruese's park Sunday,
May 3. Adolph Genoli is the chairman
of the committee of arrangements.
The delegates from the various labor
organizations of this city have been
notified to attend the session of the
ASldtiC EXCLUSION league next SUNDAY,
to listen to addresses by ex-Judge
James @. Mcguire and N. J. Manson, a
graduate of the University of Virginia,
on the race question. At that meeting,
to be held in the labor temple on Four
teenth street. the committee on nomi-
nation of officers for the current term
will be appointed.
Lodge No. 25 of the international
brotherhood Of boiler makers, iron ship
builders and helpers of America met
last Wednesday night for the first time
in its new quarters in Kendrick hall
and decided to hold meetings there
henceforth. on the second and fourth
Wednesdays OF each month. This lodge
is making considerable progress In the
matter of membership.
The united glass workers union will
meet in the building trades new tenn
pie, Wednesday, April 20, for the first
time. The union has secured for the
new hall glass banner case, said to
be the handsomest of the kind in the
United States.
The excavators', street, concrete and
asphalt workers union, formerly