The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-01-23
BARRIERS OBJECT TO
JAPANESE JANITOR
Union Viii Move Offices Be-
cause Oriental Works
on Premises

CIn E1es During the session
fHz6Esl yssss12 slcodESa1 of the San Fran
SzaT51El55S cisco labor council
last night Secretary
Gallagher read a communication from
Charles Koch. secretary of the BARRIERS
union, in reply to one sent to the union
calling attention to the fact. that it was
maintaining an office and headquarters
In a building in which Japanese janitors
are employed
In this Secretary Koch says that the
Japanese janitors do not and never
nave done any work in. the unions Of
fee and headquarters: that the atten-
ton of those who employ the janitors
had been called to the matter and the
manager promised that he would dis
charge the Japanese and employ white
men,.
Secretary Koch adds that the union,
not satisfied with this promise, ap-
pointed committee to secure new
headquarters.
The BARRIERS union asked that the
boycott be raised from shop at the
foot of Market street The matter was
referred to the executive committee
The union decided not to press the
request for a boycott on another shop
in this city.
A communication from Frank Nor
rison. secretary of the American fedora
ton of labor, was read. acknowledging
the receipt of an account of the pro-
ceedings at the mass meeting when the
sentencing of Gompers, Mitchell and
Morrison by Judge Wright for contempt
was the subject of strong resolutions
In his letter the writer says:
Il hope that the particular rights for
which labor is now contending-the
right of free speech and the right Of
free press-can be retained without any
int ,fcf,@ trae7l
any one. We have some hope that the
higher court will reverse the position
taken by the lower court If ii does
not labor hosts must continue their
efforts with increased zeal to secure
an amendment of the Sherman anti
trust law"
THANKS FROM ROYAL ARCH
The knights of the Royal Arch, by
ton it took in declaring against prOhi
bition.
Delegate Furuseth suggested that the
secretary reply to the communication
and suggest that the Royal Arch keep
union made cigars in the places Of
business.
delegate from the bar tenders
union said. that they also be asked to
employ only union bar tenders
The secretary was instructed to com
n1unicate with the Royal Arch and ask
it to use it's influence to have the Wine
and Spirit Bulletin printed in a union
office.
A communication from T. r AngOve
ex-preSident of the anti-Japanese iaun-
dry league, calling attention to the
constitutional provision prohibiting cor
porations in this state from employing
Chinese or Mongolians, was read. This
was referred to the law and legislative
committee.
communication was received from
the socialist party in which was set
forth that at recent street meeting
under the auspices of the socialist
party Selig Shulberg, a regular socialist
speaker, used these words:> I'VE be-
lieve that the police are more danger
Gus to organized society by their sup
preston of free speech than the most
violent anti governmentalist,'' where
upon a sergeant of police gave the or
der to CLEAR the street and sidewalks
go to them" and that the speaker
was then pulled down from his stand
and the crowd was dubbed right and
left by the officers. The letter asked
that all organized bodies stand for
free speech and announced that 1t would
proceed against the police concerned in
this affair.
The council Endorsed the proposed
action of the socialists.
The request of the structural steel
branch of the Metal Trades association
that the council take part in the pro-
posed prosperity week carnival was
made a special order of business for
next Friday at o'clock