The San Francisco call., 1909-03-07
LEAGUE DISCUSSES
ASIATIC PROBLEM
ExcIusiOnist Declares Japanese
Association Maintains Sys-
fem of Espionage
Typographical Union Prepares
Resolution DivOrcing Politics
From Organization
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Secretary E. Backus
OF the Seattle exclusion league on
the subject Of the inroads of the
japanese in that city. Backus said
there are So Asiatic laundries in Seat
tie ana only ~ run by white people.
He added that in other lines OF in
dustry the Japanese also predominant.
The speaker declared that the people
of Seattle lack ability and capacity for
sticking together in the matter of pro-
tecting themselves from the invasion
Of the little brown men, and that they
must be taught the necessity of or
ganizing for the purpose Of protecting
themselves against Asistic competition.
There was IN attendance a delega-
ton from the Marin county branch
league and from the Peninsula league,
which is the San Mateo county branch.
President Edwards Of the former spoke
OF the work that is being done to
drive out Japanese competition in San
Rafael and other places in Marin
county He said results are satisfac-
tory, with prospects OF being more so
IN the near future.
II. Fairfield. secretary of the San
Mateo branch. told OF many difficulties
besetttng the organization. He said
the japanese association of San Mateo
county has its officers and agents watch
the movements of the whites in every
walk of life keep its members ap-
prised Of what is going on, so they
may be prepared to meet any emer-
gency that may arise. The PaIo Alto
association has membership of more
tnan 4ee, he said. and is the only one
OF many such existing in the county
and adjacent county.
The following matters will come up
Tor cons5ideration at the regular meet
8, 10 be held in the Haight street head
quarters Thursday next: Consideration
or the reports of the officers: q propo-
sition 70 make the president of the
election to ill vacancies on the board
OF directors, and e proposition TO levy
per capita assessment TO assist the
members OF the united hat makers OF
North America, who are on strike
AT the weekly meeting of the board
OF directors four applications for men,
bership were received and referred to
the committee on investigation. w.
mitted TO membership on transfer and
]. /. Schoen was reinstated
All the public halls in this city and
in Alameda county have been reclassi-
fed in order to TX the number Of mt
sicians required for any occasion. 1t
has been decided that where the re-
classification would require the en-
ployment of a larger combination or
permit of smaller one than the one
originally contracted for the contract
ing members VIII be required to ad-
here 70 the terms Of the original con-
tract"
l. F. Compton Of local typographical
union No. 81, with the idea of divorc-
ing politics from the union, has in
which will be acted upon at the next
regular meeting OF the union:
No member of this union holding a
political position. elective or appoint
i've, shall be eligible TO hold Office in
this union; Furthermore every member
of San Francisco typograp aphical union
No. 21 holding an official position in
said union shall Immediately resign
said position upon accepting nomi-
cal party whatever"
The sailors union Of the Pacific
celebrated the twenty-fourth anniver-
sary OF its institution in Union hall in
East street last night by having an
open meeting to which members OF
other unions were invited. The princi-
pal speakers We're Andrew Furuseth,
president of the international union
Mcguire: author Of the Mcguire act"
known 70 American seamen as the
American Plimsoll act There was a
large attendance and the remarks Of
the several speakers were we'll re-
eeived.
The latest report from United Dis
trict Secretary Thomas Atkinson OF
the amalgamated society OF carpenters
and ioiners shows the following
standing of the San Francisco branches
for February.