The San Francisco call., 1909-10-07

LABOR FEDERATION
RAPS SHIP SUBSIDY
State Convention at San Rafael
Declares Plan Gives More
Power TO Railroads
Delegates Score Franchise of
Injunction as UsurpatiOn
of Peoples Rights
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

MIA state federation Of labor at its ses-
sion this morning declared itself in
the matter Of ship subsidies by the
adoption Of the following resolution
offered by Delegates Scharrenberg and
Leddy Of the sailors OF the Pacific:
Whereas. railroad corporations either have ac-
CURED or are acquiring ownership or control
over steamship lines running in competition
rith them along the coasts and on the rivers;
whereas. such action is always followed by
permitting such lines TO deteriorate as car
riers Of either passengers or freight; aud
Whereas. practically al steansnlp Ilnes run
ming from ports 70 foreign countries, whether
under hsg or not are running under ar
rsngements with the railroads aud would hnd
j so difficult 10 run without such arrangements
rhst they 90 under control OF such road and
become but sn extension Of such roads across
Wheress. subsidy might furnish few more
vessels in the foreign trade. and this Is doubt
ful. il would stii further decrease our mer-
chaut marine as 9 whole and place the ocean
trade under railroad monopoly; therefore he II
q labor IN convention assembled. that We pro-
test against any subsidy beyond the mail sub
sidy now paid being granted
DENOUNCE INJUNCTION
A series of resolutions offered by
Delegates Scharrenberg and Liddy de-
nouncing government by injunction and
declaring that we consider it the duty
Of oficials Of organizations of labor TO
bring this usurpation of power to the
attention of the American people" was
unanimously adopted.
A resolution that "aH affiliated cen
trsl labor bodies organize branches of
the Asiatic exclusion league of Califor-
MIA to the end that a state wide move
ment for the exclusion Of Asiatics may
Dc perfected" was adopted.
The federation indorsed resolution
that the organization urge central Ia
Dor bodies and affiliated unions 10 take
up the work or organizing women's
union label leagues in such localities
where none now exist.
The boycott placed on the Crescent
feather company by the San Francisco
labor council AT the request Of the up
hoIsterers' union was Endorsed.
SCORES ~WALKING DELEGATES"
A resolution declaring that design
ing persons in, the past have sought and
are still seeking 70 advance their pri-
vate business at the expense of and to
the detriment Of the cause Of labor
unionism by using their official posi-
rions in the unions and feoerauo on
behalf Of political parties and candi-
dates for political Office" and directing
any member Of union affiliated with
under the United States, state or muni-
cipal government such shall immediate
~ be granted an honorable withdrawal
card and his active connection with or
sanized labor shall Immediately cease"
was reported adversely by the resolu-
tions committee and the report was
i1doFsed.
4 The resolution drawn up at the re-
Guest OF the Anti-Japanese Laundry
-ao =
Eanize leagues in each particular trade
and calling upon California's repre-
sentatiYes in congress TO use their in
huence to extend the exclusion law so
rs 10 include all classes Of Asiatics was
unanimously adopted.
The secretary was instructed TO fur
nish the state commissioner of labor a
list OF all unions affiliated with the fed
Grafton.
An invitation from the farmers
union TO send q fraternal delegate to
its first convention TO be held in Fresno
was accepted and the incoming eNecu-
tive council viii name the delegate.
The committee on the reports of Off
GERS commended the reports and urged
that the efforts at organization started
by the present officers be continued for
the ensuing term. The committee sug-
gested that in future the federation
concentrate its efforts on few impor-
tsnt bills in the interest OF labor in
stead Of many.
S. d. simmons Of the stage employees
placed in nomination for the Office of
president VIII J. French of Topographic
cal union No p, and George A. Tracy
Of san Francisco typogra phical union
No p placed in nomination First Vice
President D. .. Sullivan Of the Sacra-
mentO printing pressmen's union.
The nominations for vice presidents
were as follows:
geies.
Second district bakersfield to Stockholm
j. G. Seward Of the cooks and walters, Fresno.
Third district (Sants Clara county)-M. T.
Murray. street carmen's union, San Jose.
Fourth district Alameda eounty(-John For
rest Of the gas workers r. Wand OF the car
penters. both Of Oakland
Flfth district sacramento and north Thomas
Wright of the typographical union. Sacramento.
Sixth district tSan Frsncisco)-T. X. Thomp-
son, carpenters union 1852; Frederick Grahsme,
laundry workers: L. Basenack. bakery statesmen;
d. J. Murry. butchers union; Harry Menke
musicians union; D. d. Warwick. pile drivers
Seventh district (vallejo and San Rafael
L. B. Levitt. Vallejo federal union; Frederick
Smith. san Rafael labor council.
Eighth district Eureka)-J. ". Erickson,
For e5ra ytressuref-George W. Bell Of
The gas workers (iDcumbentl Paul Scharrenberg,
sailors union Of the Pacific, both Of San Fran
cisco
Los ANGELES GETS MEETING
Los Angeles was selected as the next
place Of meeting. no other city being
placed in nomination.
Miss Florence Lane. friend of la
Dor, during the afternoon entertained
the delegates with the recitation of an
original poem entitled: The Union"
In the evening there was g ball in
the armory under the direction of NJ.
Lawrence, floor manager, with w.
Dawson and J. Warren as assistants.
Today the federation will take up
the question Of unionizing the migra-
tory labor OF the state and the ques-
tion Of again indorsing a bill in favor
Of woman suffrage.