The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-02-02
PLANS COMPLETED
FOR MASS MEETING
Unions of Labor Council and the
Building Trades Will Partici-
pate in Lincoln Celebration
j. A. Kelly Chosen to Make In
troductory Address of the
Big Affair


cisco labor council and those of the
building trades council will take part,
nave been completed and the speakers
selected: j. A. Kelly, president of the
labor council, who as president of the
day will make the Introductory ad-
dress; p. b. Mccarthy, ex-Judge James
g. Mcguire, Andrew Faruseth and Aus
tin Lewis. Before the meeting, to be
held in the auditorium of the Building
Trades temple on February II, in cele
bration of the centennial anniversary
Oft birth of Lincoln, there will be
concert.
The labor council has received let
ter from Emma Steghagen of Chicago,
secretary of the woman trades union
league, calling attention to the fact that
the league has issued four styles OF
postal cards, containing pithy express.
sions Of Lincoln, which are applicable
to the recent decision OF Justice Wright
in the injunction case. She suggests
that the council procure some of these
for distribution to the members of the
affiliated unions.
]. w. Mullen of the San Francisco
typographical union, having been elect
ed member of the board of health,
rendered his resignation at the last
meeting of the union as delegate TO
the labor council and as a member or
the auditing committee. George Min
life was chosen to succeed him in the
council and W. II: Gavin to take his
union also selected W. ID. Davis ana
Benjamin Schoenhof as delegates to-
the council. vice j.. X. Phillips and {.
Fl. Parker. removed TO Sacramento.
The union indorsed the allied print
ing trades agreement
c. B. Crawford was appointed rep
reSenta tive to the arbitration body that
is to meet in Indianapolis, Ind.
Two applications for admission to
the union printers home at Colorado
Springs were received
During January the union issued 81
withdrawal cards and received 81. One
candidate was initiated and. three APP
piications presented.
John F. Valentine. eighth vice presi-
dent of the American federation OF
labor, in a letter TO Secretary Gallagher
of the San Francisco labor council, an
nounces that he personally presented
the request for general organizer
of the A f. of l.. for San Francisco to
President Gompers, who stated that
alton. The request is for the appoint
ment of such an organizer at the ex
pense of the federation
Charles Donlon of the bar tenders.
union has been elected president; j. ID.
McDonough of the cooks union, vice
drivers union, secretary of the allied
provision trades council. The council
decided that hereafter the provisions
of the constitution of 1906 Will be
strictly lived up to:
General Organizer Frank Holt has
been quite busy organizing bar tenders,
cooks, walters and cooks helpers. He
has placed on its feet again local $50,
bar tenders, of Oakland, with good
membership,
The Massachusetts state branch of
the American federation of labor has
presented a number of bills to the leg
islature of the state with the hope that
they Will be enacted into laws. These
include:
An amended law with q provision that en-
or not By the state. municipality. county or
town shall not ''be compelled allowed'' to
work eight hours That Is the wording
of the federal law under which convictions
have been obtained. Other bills which win be
presented are on the following subjects:
Peaceful persuasion and picketing; anti-in-
junctior working mems compensation: TO pre-
vent the serving of liquor by women; giving
preference 10 citizens on public work: reducing
the hours of labor of streetcar men TO nine hours
in II: establishing better conditions in barber
shops: providing for the establishment of an
measures
At the meeting of journeymen tail
ors' union No. last night letter in
the following words. addressed TO the
iourneymen tailors' union of Alameda,
county and signed by Louis Scheellne..
secretary, and J. D. Holm, president
of the merchant tailors' association OF
Alameda county was read:
"At a meeting in our rooms In the
Chamber of Commerce building, jan
uary 81, action was taken to the effect
that on and after February l the pre-
yailing schedule of prices will not be
adhered to and the present agreement
existing between us will be considered
null and void. Owing to the well
known depression In the tailoring trade
a reduction of SO 1-3 per cent will be
considered fair to all parties concerned,
and an agreement showing that reduc-
ton viii be signed by all the MEM
bers of this organization. Said agree
.nent will be effective until January
i, 1910"
III. B. Andrews, president of the Ala
media county union, addressed the meet
ing stating that the members refused
to submit to the reduction, with the
were locked out He said that the.
only employing tailors who refused to
stand by the association in the reduc-
ton are: b. Ohlson of Alameda. Byron
Rullv of Berkeley. J. J. Anderson. M. ].
Keller, Charles A. Streil. L. Moran and
H. c. sCurzon of Oakland.
The persons who are locked out
on an average $22 a week.
The local union inGorsed the action.
of the Alameda county members.
BARRIERS union, local No. las, gave
a smoker and jinks in Clerks hall
last night in celebration of removal
into new quarters. There was large
attendance OF members and guests
There were short addresses by John ].
Kalish. D. Tattenhsim. r. Smith of Oak
land, President A. Gonzalez and Secre-
tary Charles Koch. Then followed a
program of instrumental music. vocal
selections and exhibition of boxing
The affair was under the direction of
o. P. Weisgerber, w. F. Seipsand and
C. Koop.
The shoe clerks union decided at the
meeting last night. to give. a ball in
King Solomon's hall February %
Carpenters union No. % will give
it's twenty-seventh anniversary bali in
the Building Trades auditorium Satur-
day, February 3.
WILL PERMIT ONE FIGHT
LITTLE ROCK. Ark, Feb with