The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-19
DISPUTE IS LEFT
TO A REFERENDUM
Brewery Workers and Steam
Engineers Will Put Contro-
versy to Vote of Unions
Agitation for Eight Hour Day
and No Night Work for
Woman TOilers

The San Francisco labor council re-
ceived a letter yesterday from Cincin-
natl. o.. announcing that an agreement
has been reached between the interna-
tional union of united brewery workers
and the international union of steam
engineers in regard to a jurisdictionaI
dispute as to which organization the
engineers should be members of. 1t
was decided that the matter be left to
of cities shall decide in which inter-
national the engineers shall be. The
result to become effective January l.
1911
The janitors decided at their last
session that as the next regular meet
ing falls on Labor day the meeting
shall be held August %. The union
voted to parade Labor day, but not
wear uniforms.
One of the most important of many
matters to be taken up at the session
of the woman's national trades union
league which is to open its first meet
ing in Chicago, September q, will be
ton for an eight hour day for all
women toilers and to abrogate night
work, except as to mattresses. Mrs.
Raymond Robins, president of the
! league, said a few days ago that in the
convention Chicago will have 16 dele
gates, New York II, and every other
state either one orr more delegates.
Among those who are to address the
meeting will be Miss Mary Macarthur,
secretary of the British women's trades
union league. Miss Macarthur viii
represent nearly $4,000 English work.
ing women in the conventions Another
matter that will be brought up will
be the organization Of italian women
immigrants.
The street concrete and asphalt
workers union has placed an order for
500 uniform hats for the members for
Labor day parade. There will be
man under each of those hats in the
parade on Labor day said Secretary
Wilitz at the close of the meeting last
Tuesday night. P j. Tierney was Sc
lected as marshal of the union for
Labor day, and w. f. Dwyer and P.
]. Leary were named as his aids. The
union initiated nine candidates and has
Is positions on file.
The book binders of this city are
advised that the printers league Of
/ America New York branch. has de-
4 cided to have a national convention
4 of employing printers, book binders,
! electrotypers, supply men, with dele
| gates from the several international
/ organizations, to be held just prior to
| the Hudson-Fulton celebration, during
/ the latter part of next Septembers An
/ effort will be made to secure repre-
sentation from every state and terri
1 IN, III. mil
At the meeting of the holders union
last Tuesday night John Oscar Walsh
! was elected as marshal for the union
/ Labor day He will present the names
of his aids at the next meeting Presi-
dent ID. Paul. being prevented by
reason of business engagements from
attending to the duties of the presi-
dency of the union, has resigned. His
successor will be elected next Tuesday
night.
The building trades council of Sac
ramento has instructed its business
agents to notify all unions that. when
| employed on state jobs, they must not
| work more than eight hours. The
! secretary of the council was instructed
to send an official notice to the district
attorney of the county of Sacramento
to the effect that certain contractors,
whose names he was authorized to give.
are compelling men to work 10 hours
on state work.
In France the matter of women and
child labor in the trades is an easy
one. In that country there is a law
which provides that whenever it APP
pears advisable TO prohibit the employ
ment of women or children in any
employment that is dangerous to health
or morals. or is calculated to overtax
their strength. the president issues a
prohibitory order and that is all there
is to it.
The committee on games and athletic
events for~the Labor day celebration
in San Jose has sent to the committee
in this city program of events to be
held on that day. 1t includes rs, with
a prize for the first and second winner
nth1atic