The San Francisco call., 1909-02-06

Nicholson, secretary
of the san Francisco typographical
union, introduced a resolution TO the
effect that 1T is the sense of the San
Fra ncisco labor council that all COM
municaUions. recommendations and acts
Of committees be withheld from the
press until after presentation TO regu-
lar or special meetings OF the council
Secretary Gallagher, on question
Of privilege. declared that This reso-
Ution is a smash at the secretary"
and asked the introducer Of the reso-
luton TO give hfs reasons for present.
ing il.
Delegate Nicholson denied that he
was making any attack on the secre-
1ary or any one else, but he believed
that the press should not be informed
Of any matter connected with council
affairs until IL had been passed upon
by the council lie said that If the
secretary felt that he was attacked
lie could defend himself
Gallagher said that as secretary Of
The council he had given the press such
news as he believed should be given 10
the public because he had come to the
conclusion that the time has passed
when there is need Of star chamber
and dark lantern proceedings. He said
that he was astonished TO note that
1here We're some people who still be-
lfeFed that If they carried a union card
charged by their employer He said he
was ia favor Of the widest publicity
and that If the resolution meant that
Die was guilty Of giving news to the
press he was proud Of being guilty
George A Tracy and A Seaman
spoke in favor of the resolution.
DELEGATES Rose. Guinee, Misner and
others opposed the resolution, the lat
Ter saying that nothing published in
The newspapers about the council had
ever done any harm, but on the con-
rrarv had attracted much attention,
with the result that there had always
been a large attendance at the meet
ing.
Delegate Nicholson was asked for
his reasons in introducing the resclu
tfon, but he did not give any.
A motion to file the resolution was
carried by a vote or about 200 to z.
The council received a letter from
legislative Agent John I. Nolan at Sac
lament0 calling attention to the bill
providing for the initiative and asking
that the council indorse 1t, as he con-
sidered il a most important measure. It
was the one presented by the state
federation of labor. This was indorsed.
A lette. from :. Y. Costello setting
forth that the only opposition to the
proposed increase of the number of
Judges in san Francisco in the legisla-
1ure is from Senator +. J. Wolfe. the
floor Of the senate, and. of course, the
word organization was only another
term for the Southern Pacific railroad,
and he was undoubtedly acting under
orders from the higher ups" He sug-
eested a strong letter from the council
10 the judges, who were said to be di-
vided on the matter, and that one to
Senator Wolfe be sent, and that the
council place itself on record In this
ialafror had .1oua rl7e 11f1dfno- fra1aS
council and many Of the labor organiza-
fiOns Tho letter was accompanied by
statistics for the purpose of showing
The increase in the work imposed on
the superior judges IN this city. The
communication was filed
The recommendation Of the executive
committee that the council indorse its
report not 70 approve the Wright-Stan-
ton primary bill in fits present form
was adopted
John A. Kelly. president and the
other officers elect of the council were
installed by retiring President Sweenv
and they assumed their respective posi-
tions.
The Pacific cooks association. incor-
porated has nearly completed arrange
lnents for the ball ana banquet X will
give ia Golden Gate hall on the night
0f Saturday, February 20. At the ban
ruet there will be an exhibition Of the
culinary dIt pASPntSu " HiSiuDers OF
the association each preparing some
special dish
The association viii give a smoker IN
its headquarters TUESDAY night under
fhe direction of Thomas Osborne.
Charles Malmouist and Armand Mont
monier, the house committee.
The building material teamsters'
union is TO hold called meeting in
11ssdoIiarters in Folsom street near
FOURTH this evening
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