The San Francisco call., 1909-06-13
LAUNDRYMFN FIGHT
AGAINST JAPANESE
Rally Held at PaIO Alto Further.
ing Agitation to Check
Asiatic Competition
Various Local Labor Unions
Elect Their Officers for
the Ensuing Term

~S-lz2 sss4ssIlEs> The anti-Japancse
tIsA9gs Issss ssjsogssa1 Iaundry league
lEzEtIsSS met in hcadquar-
ters in Guerrero
street last Friday night. with Presi-
dent Mcmahon in the chair.
BUSINESS Secretary Hurst presented a
report of the rally held in Paio Alto the
night previous He stated that the
meeting. large one. representing all
classes of citizens. was attended BY an
the officers of the league and about 50
members, as we'll as three musicians.
The speakers We're Walter Macarthur.
Senator Black. George B. Benham and
n. J. Mcmahon, president of the league.
He said that the speakers aroused a
great deal Of enthusiasm and caused
the audience TO realize the danger that
threatens not only the laundry busi-
ness Of the state but all trades into
which the Japanese are insinuating
themselves
The business secretary read his re-
port of the work done since the pre-
vious meeting and stated that many OF
the patrons Of Japanese who had been
communicated with had made reply
that in future they viii patrOnize white
laundries.
Thomas r. AngoSe. former president
of the league. spoke of what had been
done in the matter of organization of
drivers employed by dryers and clean
ers. He said that temporary Organi-
zation had been effected by the cleo
tion of f. Woods as chairman and n r.
Hammer as secretary: that commit
tee on plan and constitution has been
appointed, namely +. r. Chase. j. Stein
and H s Andrews. and that at the sub
Sequent meeting. it had been decided to
defer a permanent organization until
next week. as it was desired TO have
I the owners OF drying establishments
and the inside workers join in the
movement The next meeting will be
/ held Friday. June IS.
The gas workers union at It's meet
ing last Thursday night nominated the
/ following to be voted for at an election
to be held June "a:
For president. d. Cameron: vice president
Y Parker; recording secretary. A. r. Coleman:
financial secretary P. KnelI. treasurer. r. Kearns
guide 6. T. Graham; guardian. e.. Hawthorne.
Askrough, George W. Bell. J. j. Breslin. X.
Congdon. J. j. Caine J. de Sassise u. English.
H0ey. $. Hertz. W. Steele and NJ. Hanley dele-
gates 10 labor council. George ". Bell. j. r.
Grahan $ Hertz. William Hoey. b Knen. r
Moran and p J. Petrie.
The union voted $5e TO the box
makers on strike. and decided 10
donate them $40 a week while the
strike is on.
Hosting and portable engineers
union No SO. ]. L. :. F., at it's meet
ing Friday night elected the follow
ing officers for the ensuing term:
II. B. Campbell president; J. F. Sculy vice
president: ]. J. Kingston. recording secretary
treasurer: r. Wilson. conductor; j. Baker quart.
II. Witte and A. Edwards. trustees: O. Wer-
joint executive board. J. J. Kingston. F. a.
Moline. J. J. Murphy. state advisory board.
/ l. L. $. F.. ]. ]. Kingston. j. ] Murphy r A.
Moline. City front federation, II. Witte. A.
Edwards. F. A. Moline. Delegates to building
trades council I. j. Naushton, J. }. Kingston.
J. ]. Murphy ". Davidson. Director building
trades temple. P. J. Naughton. Asiatic exclusion
league {. Msrkley. g. 4. Hayes. j. f. Scullv.
Business agent. j. J. Murphy
L. \. Ritzau. c. POrep. W. FL Nolt-
ing NJ. r. Walten. j. II. Meyers, A. A.
KeOgh. J. F. Fitzgerald. +. g. VIII
I Iiams. $ Shapiro. J. L Gala CHAN. J. J.
Atkins. G. A. Fabris, r. Heitmann. III.
Won der Mehden and Harry Menke.
! the committee of arrangements on pie
mic TO be given by local No. S OF tha
musicians mutual protective union.
I have reported to the general body that
4 they have secured Shell Mound park
for July 20.
/ At the last meeting of the board OF
/ directors Of this local Miss G. F.
Sharpe was admitted 10 membership
by initiation and F. Fl. Oestreich was
1 reinstated.
President C. A. Tracy OF the San
Francisco typographical union has ap-
/ pointed the following standing com
mittees for the term
Membership-C F. wolters W. Fl. Ellis. T. $
Adams W. Fl. COpperthwaite and r. +. Tanning
Enterfainment-W- J. Higgins. W. ID. Davis.
r. B. O'Reilly. H. II. Gould. z. Mitchell, Al.
S. Rockwell and L. Nicholson.
Cemetery-W. j. White. George r. Mitchell,
E. Fitzgerald, G. II. Branch and G. H. KnelL
The photo engravers' union OF this
city and the allied printing trades
council are each arrang sing for the en-
tertainment Of Mathew Vol. interna-
tional president of the photo en-
gravers' union. on the occasion OF his
visit here within the next two weeks