The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-01-24
COUNCIL TO ACT IN
DAIRYM[N'S CASE
Committee Appointed to Confer
With Wagon Drivers and
Employers Association
Musicians Union Asks for In
dorsement OF Law Requiring
Teaching License


><aGEEANfl the council last
Friday night to in
dorse the bill presented to the legis-
lature making it obligatory for those
who wish to teach music to obtain a
certificate OF competency. This was
passed to the law and legislative com
mittee.
The council adopted a series of reso
lutions commenting on the expression
of President Roosevelt in relation to
proposed anti-Japanese legislation by
the California legislature, declaring.
While we favor and win cooperate
in all possible measures for the speedy.
amicable and permanent adjustment of
the questions at issue. inasmueh as the
questions hereinbefore mentioned in
volve the exercise of a right that in
heres in the United states as SOW
ereign nation. and in California as a
sovereign constituent of the United
States, TO concede to any other nation
any degree of right to determine do
nestle questions is to surrender our
state and national sovereignty and to
acknowledge ourselves the vassal of
such other nation: and that we insist
that our representatives in every capac-
ity, both state and national, shall main
tain the dignity and defend the rights
of Americans to determine for them
selves all questions of internal admin
istration."
The council went into executive
session to take up the difference be-
and the dairymen's association as to
granting two additional days off each
month.
w. E. Moore. secretary, and e. F.
of = | 10 nioff f,, Il
dressed the council suggesting the APP
pointment of a committee to discuss the
merits of the case or proceed to arbi-
tration.
After lengthy discussion the coun-
ell appointed George A. Tracy and W.
r. Hegerty as a committee to confer
with representatives OF the drivers
union and the association. The com
mittee will meet this afternoon at
o'clock.
The walters union announced that it
will at It's meeting next week enter
tain proposition to increase the dues
of members from 20 cents to 81, and if
that does not carry TO levy an assess
ment for three months in order TO
replenish the funeral fund.
Cooks union, local No. A, reported
that at it's last meeting it had adopted
a series of resolutions in regard to the
sentencing of Gompers. Mitchell and
Morrison and had pledged itself TO the
support morally and financially of the
cause and to be true to the officers
who are working for the just cause OF
labor"
At the meeting of machinists lodge
No 6S last Wednesday night the state
ment was made that in addition TO
the lodges bill for an employers liza
bility law, several others along the
same lines have been introduced in
the legislature. 1t was decided that
a committee from the lodge shall have
a conference with Cleveland L. Dam,
attorney for the building trades coun
ell. as to bill that shall contain all
the measures contended for
Business Agent K. II. Misner made
report in relation to the settlement of
the strike on the Denver and Rio
Grande railroad and declared that
more than 70 per cent of the machinists
have returned to work
The lodge decided to prepare and
submit a wage agreement to one Of
the large automobile concerns that
employs number of machinists.
The milk wagon drivers union last
Wednesday night discussed the refusal
of the dairymen's association to accept
the new agreement, which calls for one
days rest week for each driver, and
decided to stand by the demand for
four days month. me empowers are
days off a month, as at present, but re-
fuse to grant four days. They an
nounced that they would submit the
matter to arbitration. The union at it's
meeting refused arbitration. The agree
ment is to be again submitted to the
employers and what action the union
will take will depend upon the answer
received.
Riggers' and stevedores' union, the
oldest labor organization in this city,
has had the following members in
stalled as officers for the current term
Thomas F. Bryant. president; William Kemp
and Alexander Campbell vice presidents; John
II. Dolan. recording secretary; ] ID. Ma
honey, financial secretary; r j. Noone treas
urer: James Mitchell. sergeant at arms; Michael
T. Doyle business agent; Z. &. Green, @. II.
WISE T. r. Herring, David 0keefe and Frank
McKenna. trustees; Eugene hayes. snperintend,
Il. Foley and Samuel sullivan, delegates TO
the city front federation
John O. Walsh, formerly general or
ganizer Of the American federation of
labor. Is now working as a volunteer
with a number of unions that need
rehabilitation. He is meeting with con-
which had gone down in membership
and in interest in the labor movement.
notably the casting clippers and pic
ture frame workers. have picked uu
of late, and are adding TO their mem
bership.
There Is considerable rejoicing at
tho headauarters of the bakers and
confectionefs union fin Liberty hall
over the decision Of Judge. Seawell in
the action brought by the Fousek bak-
ing company to. restrain the union and
the labor council from declaring by
publication the company az unfair. The
union looks upon the decision in its
favor as a great victory for organized
labor.
The theatrical employees union at
their meeting last Wednesday decided
to request the labor council TO permit
the moving picture men to join the
union.
Secretary Gallagher OF the labor
council announces that II. b. Lister,
who is representing the BARRIERS union
in the injunction proceeding before
Judge Trout and in which the council
is directly interested. intends to take
the matter before the supreme court
The ground that the attorney relies
upon is the provision that the consti-
tuition of the state guarantees TO every
one the right of free speech and of free
nress. the individual being responsible
for the abuse thereof, and the further
ground that judges of the superior
court have no authority to act in in
junction proceedings when the rights
named are involved
Golden Gate lodge of apprentices,
a,xiliary to the painters union. will
al lis next meeting discuss new by