The San Francisco call., 1908-04-15
PRINTERS D[NOUNCE
ATTACK ON PAPERS
Richmond-Martinez Typograph-
icaI Union Scores Contra
Costa Labor Council

<ruI1Erc The recently or
GEAsI slSsIeeslc s.e lcogEsID ganized Richmond
adN F1ENsl5E Marti inez typo
graphical union has
locked horns with the central labor
council of Contra Costa county because
of the action taken by that body against
the Richmond Record and the Daily
Leader. 1t directed the central COM
mittee of the labor party to withdraw
it's tickets from the columns of these
papers on the ground that they were
antagonlstic to union labor.
The union, after discussing the mat
ter, adopted a series of resolutions
which were ordered sent to the Contra
Costa labor council. In these occurs
the following:
We denounce the attempt of the central labor
council to injure the business and influence Of
the Richmond Record and the Daily Leader by
indulging In an attempt TO do petty politics We
declare that the papers named have in no way
attacked union labor or the principles for which
we stand.
not within the province of the central labor
council, nor any other body, person or set Of in
dividuaIs Clique, to stihe free speech and free
That we have no differences with the papers
named and we declare said papers to be fair
to organized labor.
central labor council. and instruct delegates
to that body to demand the immediate annul-
by the terms Of our agreement with said union
shops.
The BARRIERS union at its meeting
last Monday night decided to have as
many of it's members attend the mass
meeting in the auditorium Saturday
night as can go. Secretary Koch was
specially delegated to represent the
union at that meeting. 1t was reported
that the joint committee from the
union and the progress union is
meeting with good success in union
izing shops In the Latin quarter. 1t
was reported that shop in Fillmore
street was brought into the union fold
last week. 1t was announced by the
business agent that the rule in regard
to opening and closing shops is being
generally observed AS many holidays
Will fall on Saturday this year.. it was
decided only on the fourth of July
will shops be closed at noon. The
union will give a ball in the fall.
Thomas Maxwell, president of branch
No. 8 of the amalgamated carpenters
and Joiners, presided at the meeting in
Union hall last Monday night for the
first time in several weeks, having been
confined to his home by an illness.
George A.. Raymond was elected vice
president. James Dowsett, who has
been treasurer since the organization
of the branch, rendered his sresigna-
ton, as he is to be absent for three
months on a visit to Scotland to see
his father, resident of Aberdeen, for
the first time in nearly quarter of
century. The branch regretfully ac-
cepted his resignation. Peter Riddell
was elected to fill the vacancy The
branch received several applications
for membership.
The iron trades council of this city
was visited last Monday night by w. H.
Davies of Chicago, international or
ganizer for the steam filters, who ar
rived here last Sunday. He was pre-
sented to the meeting by Timothy A
Reardon, secretary of local No. 46. and
was warmly welcomed. The council
decided to have each affiliated union
attend in a body the mass meeting to
be held next Saturday evening in the