The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-20
HOW THE HATTERS'
STRIKE WASSETTLED
Employers and Employees We're
Brought Together by Efforts
of Two Clergymen
Sacramento Transfers Refuse
to Suspend Members Who
Belong to State Militia

RI s16MoSSS SsSs51 the east explains
0S S4yS2S how the strike of
the united hatters
OF America has in part been settled
From this it appears that the settle
ment at Danbury, Conn, affects 10 of
the % factories in that city, and that
these 10 were brought over to a settle
ment through the efforts of Rev. John
d. Kennedy and Rev. III. C. Meserve
important concessions being made by
each side.
The terms of agreement are that the
manufacturers signing agree to with
draw from the hat manufacturers
| association under the provisions of the
agreement; that while under bonds as
members of the association not to use
the union label, they may withdraw on
80 days notice. The union employees
are to return as individuals for 80
days and at the end of that time,
when the manufacturers who have
signed shall have withdrawn from the
association, all matters in dispute will
be arbitrated and the use of the label
of the hatters of America resumed
The strike of the matters began
January Is, when the hat makers
association announced that it would
| discontinue the use of the union label
products. 1t is reported that about
1000 hat makers are interested in the
recent settlement.
During a recent session of the Joint
Transfers council of Sacramento there
was a report on an effort made to
suspend several members of the truck
mems union because they are members
of the organized militia OF California
and went with their organizations to
McCloud during the strike at the lum-
Der company there. At the last meet
ing of that body the suggestion to
suspend did not receive favora BILE con-
sideration and the trend of the dis
cussion being that men who belong to
the union have a right to follow their
own inclination about serving in the
militia. r. III. Sears, labor editor Of
the Bee, in his report of the action
taken in this matter says:
! That this attitude of the truckmen's
union is the correct one was affirmed
! by the delegates composing the joint
Transfers council last night. Not a
word or a phrase In the constitution
and bylaws, nor the obligation of mem
bership of the international brother
hood of teamsters, the parent body,
can be construed even as tending to
influence a member one way or another
regarding his affiliation with body OF
state militia, religious or social So
ciety. If a member of a local union
of the brotherhood of teamsters desires
d.
| is privileged to do SO, the laws of the
brotherhood placing no restrictions
upon his conduct in that regard. BY
taking the brotherhood membership
obligation candidate does not agree
to the forfeiture of any of the rights
and privileges common to all citizens
of the United States 1t was also
stated last night that it was the feel
ing of the delegates that as law abid-
ing citizens at all times, and respecting
all the institutions of government,
members of organized labor have moth
ing to fear from state militia or other
| troops.
President Harry Menke of local No s,
musicians mutual protective union, has
been granted two weeks leave of alb
sence
The local at its last meeting decided
to continue the law requiring the sub
| mission of the weekly reports by the
steward. 1t also adopted an amend
| ment in relation to uniforms, making
1t violation Of the laws of the organi-
cation for any one accepting an en-
gagement in band to take part with
out being attired In the regulation uni
| form unless otherwise ordered by the
| party engaging members.
| Delegate John A. Keogh presented a
| long and very comprehensive report of
the work of the recent convention of
I lbC <AitClJCdn 1cUcTdt1Ou Oh music In
Minneapolis. He said that the western
delegates made a strong effort to have
the convention of 1910 held In Seattle,
| but that Cincinnati won out.
During the last session of the board
of directors of the local j. Sinai and
T. b. Jones were admitted to member
ship by initiation. The membership OF
II. Edwards of st. Paul recently adj
mitted on transfer. was cancelled be-
cause of neglect to comply with fedora
tion laws.
The box makers and sawyers' union
| at its last meeting in Brewery Workers
| hall Endorsed the action of the San
Francisco labor council in declaring
against bonds for civic center and
declaring in favor of the Geary street
road, Polytechnic high school and the
detention home. The union Endorsed
the action of the union labor county
committee in suggesting the names to
be voted for at the primary August H.
President George A. Tracy of the San
Francisco typographical union has been
notified that he may be required to at
tend, in the capacity of an arbitrator,
at a session of the International arbi-
tration board that is to meet in In
dianapolis July IA.
Bar tenders union, local No. Al will
elect officers for the ensuing term at
its meeting tomorrow night James
McGrady, who during the current term
proved most affable and accommodate
ing financial secretary, will not be a
candidate for continuance in office, hav-
ing declined a nomination.
The molders' union of this CITY will
hold its thirty-siXth annual outing and
picnic at She'll Mound park this wear.
At the meeting of the Anti-Japanese
laundry league last Friday night. Bust
ness Secretary Hurst presented his re-
port of the work of the week which
shows that the result of the CAMPAIGN
against the Columbus, a Japanese laun-
dry, was the loss to it of "a patrons
The attack on this as we'll as other
Asiatic laundries wifi be kept up until
every patron of each shall have baen
interviewed and asked to desist patrons
izing any laundry that is not conducted
by white wage earners.
Delegates Fitzgerald, Krin1uhoff
Parker and President Mcmahon will
wait upon the executive committee of
the marine firemen's association to OBJ
tain permission to address that body on
the subject of having the members give
their laundry to the whites. instead Of
to Chinese and Japanese.
The officers and Is many members a 8
can will visit the Point Lobos improve
ment club next Thursday night to in
terest the members in the leagues
work.
In report from the outside commit