The San Francisco call., 1909-04-10
DOODLE DfFS NOT
HEARD BY COUNCIL
Labor Body Disregards Pres
ence of 0'ConneII and Nc
Isaac at Meeting
Position Against Action for the
Recall of Mayor Taylor
Is Defined

last night TO hear from representatives
OF the league and the Examiner on the
SloJect OF the recall OF Mayor Taylor.
Daniel O'Connell was present at the
meeting OF the labor council, plethoric
With arguments for the recall. He rep
resented The independence league.
taAgn Molsaac was also present, burst
ING with reasons why O'Connell should
ne olsregarded. lie represented the
Examiner.
There was nothing doing. The labor
council worked its way through roU-
tine business until it reached a COM
munication from O'Connell and an
other from McIsaac, asking for the
privilege OF the floor. The communi-
cations Were put on file without being
read
WMcIsaac beat it," but o'Connen
stayed to muse on the uncertainty of
human Affairs.
Under the head of communications
secretary Gallagher announced that he
had five letters on the subject of the
recall, including two from the building
trades council A delegate moved that
they be filed. but Vice President Schil-
ing thought the communications from
the building trades council should be
road. as they We're entitled to the
courtesy OF q reply.
Delegate Lomasney said that the
l.
and as the council had declared that it
deemed it unexpedient 10 act upon the
recall, as the next election was so near
II hand, its position was clearly de-
fined
The communica tions from the build
ing trades council, containing the reso-
lutiOns adopted by that body and ask
ing for the appointment of q confer
ence committee. were read. after which
IL was decided 10 grant the request for
a committee and instruct it to define
the position of the council on O'Con-
neils pet scheme. OConnell's and the
others requests We're denied by filing
their communications. President Kelly
named delegates Haggerty. Lomasney,
Rosenthal. Roach. Murray. Schilling
and Decker as the conference commit
tee.
The report on the request for an in
dorsement Of a proposed ordinance to
cut out free lunches was laid over for
a week.
President Kelly announced that he
would name committee Of Is at the
next meeting that would arrange for
q Labor day celebration.
The box makers reported that one OF
the breweries had since the strike
been buving unfair" boxes and that
n il continued in this the council
would be asked TO boycott il.
The teamsters reported that they do
mated 500 10 the hatters' fund.
A delegate from the walters union
reported that labor leaders patronized
restsurants that were not fair.
Delegate Tracy said that he did not
know If that was meant for him. but
that he had visited restaurant and
saw one Of the walters who had been
a delegate TO the council and the state
federation OF labor; that he did not
other walters did.
Delegates Seaman. Wright. Reguin.
McCabe, Walsh, Schilling. Schoenhoff.
Brown and Bell were named as q COM
mittee 10 wait on the unions and solicit
aid for the hatters on strike.
The hall association reported that in
TWO years it had paid of $4,000, half
81. the bonded indebtedness.
The teamsters' union and Joint coun-
eli OF teamsters called the attention
Of the council TO the fact that the
United Railroads company was violat-
ing its franchise by transporting ma
terisl for contractors other than those
who hold contracts for the company A
request was made that the council ap-
point 2 committee OF three to act with
like committee of the teamsters'
council TO prepare a report of protest
10 the supervisors against q practice
that is depriving many teamsters of
the work that legitimateIy belongs to
them. The council decided to assist
the teamsters in this matter and an
pointed the following as the committee.
Secretary Gallagher, George A. Tracy
and r. J. Wissler.
Max Morris, secretary treasurer Of
the international retail clerks associa-
ton, In q communication, approved of
the action OF the council in forming
an agreement between the grocery
clerks and retail delivery drivers
unions.
The secretary was instructed to no
tify the national peace conference thar
IS 10 meet in Chicago next month that
Tie council is in accord with its oh
1ects.
Delegates from the moving picture
operators union, blacksmiths' union.
photo engraVers, boot and shoe work
ers and retail wagon drivers were
seated in the council.
proposition to indorse a movement
TO increase the tariff on hops was dis
cussed at some length and filed.