The San Francisco call., 1909-04-18
PLANS TO STUDY
LABOR SITUATION
Commonwealth Club TO Aid
Local Unions in Settling
All Difficulties

II is proposed to ask the assistance Of both
sides Of the controversies In this matter.
TO make the statement OF claims and the reasons
therefor, BY all parties. absolutely correct IL
is not proposed in the preliminary statement 10
introduce any argument whatever. save the
6riefeSt possible statement OF the reasons 1usti-
lying the claims or the refusal to grant them
1t IS believed that this is favorable time for
such an investigation. as we do not know OF any
existing labor controversies. The object OF the
DERIVING ground OF the unfortunate antagonistic
teeilng which at times exists between employers
as class and workmen a class, with the
hope that II such feeling exists friendly dis
eusslon may remove it. and il il does not exist
tnat that may be made manifest. should your
V%rsanlzation % signify its willingness to Join Us
IN such study as is proposed meeting OF the
representatives viii be arranged.
AT the last session OF the boarH OF
HHllrectorS or the musicians union. local
No; s. notice was given that the Legal =
holiday rates will apply to all picnic
engagements for May 81 and to picnics
Suly and D. As the day for the cele-
oratton of the nations holiday falls
on Sunday 1t will be celebrated Mon
gay the 9TH Engagements for Sunday
the 4th will be governed by the Sunday
Tule, while engagements for the fol-
rowing day by the established rate for
S. T. Woolsey. r. NJ Samuels. Miss
,; Ramus, Mrs. A. McHugh, w. Nc
Mahon. G. Il. Ebert. B. z. Deering. L
l. Case and c. T. Bowman, who had
been suspended for nOnpayment OF
dues, We're restored to membership.
subsequently Samuels and Ebert re-
was given a transfer card. ID. Onofrio
=. Grosser and j. Marquardt were ad-
mitted r to membership Ia the local.
Inc board was notified that there
- demand for musicians to complete
ul tne makeup Of the band on the cruiser
pennsylvania.
The union has adopted the consti-
tutional amendment that will permit
lne sergeant at arms to vote on all
diaaoe ddiiaseers coming before the board OF
olrectors; 1t also approved OF the
amendment requiring the treasurer to
deposit all union funds in bank and
pay out the same only by check coun-
'ersisned by the president.
The longshore Iumbermen's protec-
tive association will give its ninth
annual picnic in Shell Mound marx
IOday under the direction OF the fol-
IO"lhS committee OF arrangements:
george =. MeManus, Cornelius Joseph Ryan
1eorge A. Hansen, Sec James Jordan
Harry Walters Pets-- RrcSIag otIasiuef
Richard Z. Smmonds ID. Nloriarffv
William r Ryan Hugh NeNsmar.
Thomas Murphy IK-rb4,- - OI-o-
Robert II. Riddeu Robert r NsbIs
William II. Baker IFlo-enre s1IIivs
Edward Brown GEORGE Cla-I<
George Dunbar tIswreDes R1cE1s,
Joseph Gully VViIIfo,,, Io5-5--~
Maurice j. fitzgerald Matt ltrs1p de fsSqr'eA Psrr
Jerry McAuline J a. Williams
Maurice j. Fitzgerald will be tbsA
nOor manager in the dancing pavilion
ana ana ne Will be assisted by Daniel j,
L.
and Edward Olson The prorrar, ~
games and races includes 81 evenly
Ior which there are many prizes. More
'han -OO gate prizes will be awarded.
The representatives of the hackmep.s
union and those of the stabIemen's
union I'M 20 the san Francisco labor cOun-
Gil DO not agree as to the ouaIifcafioDs
OF Third International Vice PreSidenS
buIke. i The hackmen asserted that "he
Is drawing down $3.50 month for nor
DONG anything in San Francisco' a
ueleSate from the stabIemen declared
Worlin5 vnaI 5uTRe . IKE, IS one Of the hardest
city city and he has been Of great help to
noEd President 81. Kelly closed further de-
pate oy requesting the contending dele
gates to take the matter up in their
respective unions.
Miss Margaret c. DaIev eerar.1
sanlzer for the united garment wor<-
erS or America, delivered a soodbv "a
oreSs 70 the San Francisco labor coun-
I'll ch laSI Frlday night, as in a few days
sshe VIII leave for the north, where She
is 70 arrange some business. connecfaJ
with the craft.
The street excavators. concra+e a
aSpnalt workers on last Tuesdav ri1bt
tSSSS5tsa hs'iSdta communication from the
nulldlng material teamsters' organiza
tlon pledging its support to assist r.
union union IN lts endeavOrs to unionize an
JOBS on which nOnuniOn men are err
ployed. The union fnitiated ss,,en1 en-
candidates. Se'erai
The San Francisco labor counci1 s+
the. request of the steam Iaundrv Syo-i1
ers union has declared its i1tentioo
TI Sa, IeSvylns a boycott on the North Point
ration of the proprietor thai he S.fiI
not unionize his place. WI"
International Vice Presidan+
gallagher oA the photo en- gravers' nnioI
mas mas oeen advised by Internationai
RE FhresiGent Matthew WOlI that one Of
Ine last oh1cial acts of former Presf
dent Roosevelt. directly affectine tba
interests or the photo-en gravers was
rasI rne slgntns OF the copyright bill which
just 0SAoFe
This new law. says VOL. contains
turing clause intended to bene6t ~
pnoto-engravers OF this country o,iifs
as Wei as all other printing trades n
craItSmen- The law is framed to meet -
the wishes of our union as expresss6
dt our ChlcaSo convention and is the
alrect result Of our activities In legis-
latlve matters affecting our fnteresfs
1ne results obtained should nroSe
pleasing to all members and shouid 49,
e.II co.Grase ana stimulate our movement to
sun greater accomplishments in This
direction" 'iiiS
The president says that Senator's Kit-
tredSe and SmOOt. Representative S1tr
rier. Samuel Gompers of the Amerfca,,
of labor and j. J. Sullivan
chairman OF the copyright COMMITTEES
OF the International typooranbfcaI
union, are entitled TO words of apDre
citation for the assistance they rendered
IN the matter.
John Raymond. financial secretary of
the cigar makers union of this cftv
has resigned his Office and F. NJ. Wolf
the recording secretary, has bee1
elected 10 NIL the vacancy Robert
Richards was elected to I'LL the vacancy
caused by the promotion of Wolf.
The molders' union has decided 70
assist the united garment workers hv
not making any purchases that do not
pear the unions label It also was
ieclced that in future. at every meef-
ng, the president OF the union shaI1
iehver short talk on the subject of
p, If. If y yoS have NO ~