Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-05

ago for san FRANCISCO, Is peSOiiN
u doubt the most successful organ
| izer that has been sent here for long
time to represent an international
union. Mr.. Bowen came to Los An
geles less than three months ago as
the personal representative of the IN
ternational president of the Lathers'
union, and by his energy and fairness
has brought the contractors together
where they will negotiate agreements
with the union. Since his arrival Mr..
Bowen has built up his organization
until now it has five times more mem
bers than were enrolled three months
ago. To his endeaVors is due the tact
that several organizations in the build
ing trades, heretofore not affiliated
with the Central Labor council, are
now represented in that body. His Ell
forts in the north have been equally
successful and he has been honored
with the position of first vice president
of the Building Trades council of Cali
fornia. Before leaving he addressed the
Central Labor council and at the con-
cIusion of his remarks a committee
was appointed to draw up resolutions
commencing him for his work in this
city. He will return later to again take
up the work here.
Chris Ploeger of the Press Feeders
union has been elected delegate to the
state federation of labor, which met
yesterday at San Rafael, representing
the Central Labor council of this city.
Los Angeles win put up a hard fight
to have the next meeting held here.
About $500 was realized from the La
Dor day picnic held at the Chutes by
the consolidated unions. The final re-
l. Ars, NNrla Int1 I'd
matter in charge will be made Monday
night.
An appeal for aid for the steel work
ers on strike in Pennsylvania has met
with generous response in this city
many unions having contributed to the
fund
The National Civic federation has
before 1t for consideration a plan to
establish industrial colleges in all pop
ulous centers. The undertaking is q
gigantic one and will require vast
amount of money 10 carry to sue
cessful issue. The federation is or
the opinion that it can be accom-
plished. and has placed John Mitchell
in charge of the details. I'm general
way" says Mr. Mitchell, 1--WE plan to
make the industrial educational sys-
TENS of the various localities distinct
from cultural education We do not
plan anything in connection with the
primary school system at all. We aim
to take hold of the children when they
finish the primary schools at the age
of IA, and give them a four-year course
in our schools. These would have to
be part of the educational system in
a way, because they would be public
schools supported by the public. The
subjects to be taught will depend on
the industrial circumstances of the To-
calitfes. For instance, where there is
shoe manufacturing vicinity there
should be a shoe-trade school. Where
there are textile works there should be
textile schools"
The committee on inspection of
workshops and factories, appointed by
the labor council some time ago, re-
ports having met with Bruce Hatch,
inspector for Southern California, who
has promised to aid the committee in
every way The object is to see that
proper ventilat ton and sanitary condl-
tions prevail in the workshops in Los
Angeles, that the health of the workers
may be safeguarded.
w. A. Engle and C. NJ. Fielder have
been selected to represent BARRIERS
union No. 295 at the convention of the
international at Milwaukee this
month. Unlike most organizations, the
BARRIERS provide that expenses of dele
gates be paid by the international
union instead of by the local, which
insures each union of representation in
the convention Messrs. Engle and
Fielder left last Tuesday. They have
also been selected to represent this
city in the welcome to be extended
Samuel Gompers on his return to
Washington about the middle Of
October.
T. Y. O'Connor who succeeded Dan
iel Keefe as president of the Long
shoremen of America when Mr.. Keefe
was appointed commissioner of labor
by President Taft, was in the city
few days last week. He has been Wis
iting coast cities in the interest of the
gshoremen and has chartered twen-
ty-four unions and taken in 1900 mem
bers in the last few weeks.
Resolutions indorsing the American
| Federation of Labor, because of the
! support given the woman suffrage
movement by the federation, were
passed at the convention of the Ma
| tional American Woman Suffrage asso-
citation held at Seattle. The federation
/ has gone on record as favoring equal
suffrage for women.
! w. L. Lambert, secretary of Eureka
| Typographical union of Eureka, CAL
! has been elected mayor of that city,
/ having previously served two years as
councilman. His opponent was backed
/ by the Citizens Alliance, and was de-
feated in every precinct Mr.. Lambert
receiving a majority of more than 800
votes.
Organizer Rosendahl of the Brother
hood Of Carpenters has returned to the
city after an absence of several
months. He will remain some time in
the interest of the craft to which he
belongs.
Electrical workers department coun-
Gil will entertain it's friends october
27 with a dance in the social hall at
Labor temple.
The next convention of the American
Federation of Labor will be held in
Toronto, beginning November and
continuing until the business has all
been attended to. A call has just been
issued by Secretary Morrison to all af-
fiated locals regarding the ratio OF
delegates each is allowed and other
matters of Importance to the member
ship. The credentials committee will
meet six days previous to the opening
of the convention and unions are urged
to select representatives and forward
} their credentials at the earliest posi-
BILE moment. President Gompers will
be in attendance and address the con-
vention on labor conditions in Europe
as he found them in his three months
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