Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-11
kLITTLE LABOR LEAFLETS
W BY WE MelERNON. Z-2

RfUCH has been said and written
WI regarding the use of the boycott
LII bv different unions to gain their
ends when involved in labor disputes
with employers, and it has been de-
nounced as Villainous and un-Amerl-
can. Some of the daily newspapers are
finding out that the system OF boy
ootting is not alone carried on by la;
Dor organizations, and that employers
ORGANIZATIONS are guilty of systematic
methods of blacklisting that far out
weigh in evil those that are alleged
to result from the boycott The
Brooklyn Eagle says;
"The system of blacklisting adopted
by the Wholesale Tailors' National
Protective association Is the most Ell,
fective among the various employers.
organizations which do that sort of
thing. 1t Is claimed that each member
of the association is required to agree
that on the discharge of an employe
he must notify the other members,
giving the name and a personal de-
scription of the discharged man. II
the employe is a member of a union,
the fact Is noted, and his name and
description go on the. blacklist, with
the result that thereafter employment
is harder than ever to find
Coming of the Elks has been the
means
dustry, and frequent calls have been
made for workmen in the offices or
the Labor Temple. Carpenters nave
been busy on grand stands and floats
decorators on the streets and build
ings, sign painters and all others nav
ing to do with Frightening up the
town have been on the jump. wait
resses, walters and cooks have been
unable to supply the demand for culi-
nary help. and the secretary of the
BARRIERS was forced to advertise, for
men to fill the places open in that
line.
Credentials were received from the
electrical workers, brewers, sheet
metal workers, housesmiths, Wom-
ems Label league, walters, beer bottlers
and engineers at the meeting of the
Central Labor Council Friday night.
This was the largest meeting Of the
council since moving into the new quar-
ters, and demonstrates that greater IN
terest is Icing taken in the labor
movement by the organizations since
the completion of the new halls. SO
much business was on hand that the
Paper on Japanese conditions in Los
Angeles was laid over until the next
meeting, which will be held on July
%. the regular meeting on July l6 pc
ing dispensed with on account of the
Elks' parade.
Present indications are that there
will not be any trouble between tne
quarry owners and the employees OF
the Rocklin, Cal, district. The largest
company operating at that place, the
California Granite company, mas
granted the raise from SO to 1926 day
to its employees.
The first restraining order ever is
sued by the Philippine courts. with
the purpose of enjoining the action OF
a labor union, was granted on May
% on petition of the Manila Street
Railway company. 1t directed that GER
tain mass meetings advertised TO take
place should not be held
United States immigration commits
sion has instructed Senator Dilling-
ham, its chairman, and William X.
Wheeler. one of the members, to visit
Hawaii and make an Investigation or
conditions there, not only with rela-
tion to the Japanese, but to study tho
immigration question In general.
Decorators are at work on the Labor
Temple dressing up the building In
honor of the Elks and the front OF
the structure is being transformed into
a thing of beauty by the men having
the matter in charge. Among the
many visitors to the city are quite
considerable number of members or
unions from other cities, and it Is the
desire of the temple association 10
have the home of organized labor pre-
sent as attractive appearance as posi-
bile during the convention
]. r. Bowen of San Francisco ad.
dressed the Central Labor Council last
Friday night and made hit with the
members. Mr.. Bowen Is vice presl-
dent of the State Building Trades
tarest ~ the lathers, who have local