Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-06

one, and all the unions are enthusiastic
in making the entertainment of labors
national holiday success.
Sunday afternoon at Mckinley hall in
the Walker theater building w 9.
Henry will deliver a lecture on The
Sleeping Giant-Labor."
Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation of Labor, will
leave New York June 10 for tour of
Europe He will attend the meeting
of the Federation of British Trades
unions on invitation of that body, and
later study labor conditions in Scot
land, Ireland. England, France and
Germany before returning to the United
States. Inspection of technical schools
will also be made by Mr.. Gompers
while away. this matter being of ex-
ceptional interest to workers in this
country and the findings of Mr. Com
pers will be given to the convention of
the American Federation of Labor at
its next meeting, which will be held in
Toronto, Canada, in October. While
absent Mr. Gompers will contribute ar
ticles to the official paper on labor con-
ditions in Europe. The building trades
department of the A. F. of l.. will meet
in Tampa, Fla, following the general
meeting in Toronto.
Stationary firemen were represented
by A. Meyers, l.. Hagen and j. A. F'leck
as new delegates to the Central Labor
council Friday night. Ben G. Robinson,
e. Ferguson and C. M. Thorne were
also seated as the delegates from the
Typographical union.
An incomplete report from the COM
mittee which had in charge the bazaar
recently held in the Labor temple
shows that about $500 was added to the
treasury as the result of that enter
tainment.
From the reports handed in at Friday
nights meeting of the Central Labor
council it would appear that nearly
! every organization affiliated with that
body is in good condition and the mem
bers all at work. Notwithstanding the
trouble which exists in labor circlessin
other parts of the country there is al
most complete harmony between en-
ployers and employees in this city, and
the outlook is good for continuance of
these relations.
President Woll of the International
Photo Engravers' union is making a
| tour of inspection of the locals in the
west, and is expected in Los Angeles
as the guest of the local union in about
a month. The members are now max
| ing preparations for his entertainment
while in Los Angeles, several sight
seeing and pleasure trips being planned
by them.
Under direction of the Political De-
fense league Mrs. Luella Twining is
touring the west, organizing local
branches of that body. Mrs. Twining
has a national reputation as a speaker
and worker among the laboring class
She had been in Tombstone, Ariz., dur
ing the trial of the Mexicans taken
from the Los Angeles jail recently, and
before the Central Labor council re-
cited incidents of that trial and her inn
pressions of the same. The Political
Defense league, whose home office is in
Chicago has as its secretary John Muir
ray formerly editor of a local labor
paper, and Miss Jane Adams of Hull
house as treasurer. Mrs. Twining Will
remain here several days before visit
ing other cities in California in the in
terest of the league.
M. S. Culver of Electrical Workers
union No. 116 and for a long time its
business agent is in Los Angeles for
few days For the last four months
Mr.. Culver has been in charge of the
electrical work on the aqueduct
President McSorley of the Interna-
tional Lathers' union, with headouar-