The San Francisco call., 1909-05-23
National Labor Federation Re-
fers Dispute for Final
Decision
Printers Plan Educational Cam
paign for the Benefit
of Trade


association Of plumbers. gas filters,
steam dtters ana steam ftters' helpers
and the international association of
steam and hot water filters and help
ers wiz come 10 an end by the close
OF the current year. The trouble has
been over a jurisdictional question as
10 pipe fitting. The matter recently
came up before the executive commit
lee OF the building trades department 4
or the American federation Of labor
and il decided that the appeal be
1he building trades department OF
referred TO The next convention OF
lie a r. OF j., and in the meantime
The decision of the committee must be /
observed without equiyocatiOn or
evasion"
The decision referred TO provides for
the conduct Of the affairs OF both or
ganizations along harmonious lines
pending the action Of both on The /
recommendation that referendum /
vote of the membership of both or
.canizations be taken on the advisable !
itv of eliminating all divisional lines
of trade demarcation so as 10 deter /
mine whether there shall be only one I
International trade union or organiza- /
1ion in the pipe fitting industry
a letter from the executive council /
1he A T. of l. is 10 the effect that I
the international body Is not satished /
with the decision of the committee,
but that the committee has decided TO I
stand by its ruling and requests that (
all building trades councils give as
sistance in the matter SO that there
shall be a proper observance Of the 4
decision. irrespective Of any assertions /
that may be made by interested par /
4ies. The committee recommends that I
the referendum vote be taken before 1
January. 1910, TO insure and guarantee
permanent peace.
The printers Of this city have been I.
advised by the international typo /
graphical union that President James 4
A. Lynch has started a campaign 70 i
increase the general membership OF 4
4he oraa ization by going into the 4
sislnller towns with the educational .
plan To seek as members All such as /
can prove themselves competent. 1T
is seid that while the membership IS /
very large there are still many COM 4
petent printers who have not yet 4
ioincd II is the intention Of the in
in the United States and Canada in 4
The union. then TO educate IloSe VINO
are not fully competent by the CORE
spondence system. ana. when they be
come proficient. TO take them into the
union.
Clerks building last Friday night. the
first in three years. was attended by
200 clerks. The assemblage was sd-
dressed by Max L. LIGHT. chairman OF
lie evening. John Kettlewell. presi-
dent OF the Oakland retail shoe clerks
7lnion T.. Elder, secretary Of the Salt
Lake clerks union. r. T.. Gamble OF
Tie grocers' union of this city. and A
Alvarez president of the Oakland re-
tail clerks union There was mu-
sical and literary program and reIresh-
ments-
The board OF directors of local No. 6,
musicians mutual protective union. az
its last weekly meeting reinstated
Joseph Goetze and r. l. Sampsell, they
having placed themselves square on
the books
and J. Sancho We're admitted TO mem
bershp by initiation ". A. Chase of
New York. W Adams of Philadelphia,
j. II. Anderson OF Reading, Pa, G. N
Peralta OF Los Angeles and y. Grassi
Of Kew York We're admitted on pre-
sentation Of transfer cards.
The national employment bureau of
Kew York city. recently Incorporated,
proposes to extend its usefulness to
other cities-Chicago, Pittsburg, Cleve-
land, Cincinnati and San Francisco.
The purpose of the bureau is TO find
work for the unemployed No fee is
10 be charged the employer or en-
ploye until after the individual is en-
"a ged and proves satisfactory. Then
a small fee viii be charged Just suf-
ncient TO keep the bureau in running
condition.
Al the last meeting Of the stationary
nreinen it was announced that the
donation made in the sum of S25 TO
assist the family Of a member on the
sick list had been respectfully declined
as the family did not need assistance
OF that cha racter The union pledges
its moral support 10 the new unIon
o. solicitors.
President Samuel Gompers of the
American federation of labor viii
shortly leave for Europe for the puI-
pose Of studying the methods of the
trade schools in France, England, Ger
many and other countries. His pur-
pose in making the visit is 10 enable
him TO make a comprehensive report
on this subject at the next session of
tie American federation of labor.
The secretary treasurer of the inter
national protective union Of retail clerks
and fourth vice president Of the Amer
Jean federation Of labor, Max Morris Of
Denver, Colo viii attend the interna-
tional federation of employees TO be
Ust This viii be the first reunion
OF the retail clerks organizations of
the two continents.
The labor organizations affiliated
with the central labor body of Los
Angeles have been notified bv Secre-
meet June for the purpose of decid-
ing whether Labor day shall be OBJ
served by a parade. or a general cele-
bration in one Of the public parks.
At the picnic Of the journeymen
butchers. to be given in, Fairfax park
today, one OF the features will be a
sheep killing contest for the champion
ship. Quite 2 number of entries have
been made for that event The band
viii leave on the 10 o'clock boat
The garment workers union at its
last meeting in the Labor temple after
the initiation Of a class of IS members.
voted so 70 the box makers on strike
Trade was reported as good.
w. J. McSorley president of the in
ternationaf union Of wood wire and
metal lathers, also fourth vice presi-
dent of the metal trades department.
of the American federation of labor
who came TO this city a few days ago.
was given a reception by the local
union in Eagles han at its last meet
ing. He spoke upon matters relating
10 the trade in the east. and said that
he had come here to familiaTize him
self with conditions in San Francisco.
He congratulated the local on the man
ner in which il had been conducting its
business and its healthy condition.
Thursday night McSorley addressed