The San Francisco call., 1909-04-14
STATE FEDERATION,
PLAN OF BARRIERS
Scheme on Foot to Organize
Convention With Object of
Bettering Conditions
GOmpers and Mitchell to Act on
Conservation Commission on
Pinchot's Invitation


Monday night a
proposition to organize a state fedora +
tion of BARRIERS was discussed. The 1
idea is to have all of the BARRIERS
unions in the state form an assOcia
ton that shall have for its object the \
bettering OF conditions in every section
and the maintenance of uniform rules 4
and regulations.
After an informal discussion j. V. 1
Ducoing. H. w. Rodriguez, L. Hirsh /
and d. Tattenheim were instructed 10 \
Investigate the proposition and to re-
port plan of organization at future /
meeting.
There was some talk of having the /
delegates to the international conven-
tion in Milwaukee next October boom I
San Francisco as the place for holding I
the next convention.
The local initiated four applicants I
for membership and received five petit /
tons
President Samuel Gompers. Vice
President John Mitchell. Secretary /
Frank Morrison, James O'Conneu and I
Dennis A Hayes have been appointed /
committee of the American fedora +
tion of labor on the invitation of Gif- /
ford Pinchot TO act with the national [
conservation commission, the object I
of which is to collect information about !
the natural resources of the country I
idea of educating the general public
in the practice of economy; also TO |
secure adequate legislation, national /
and state. TO prevent waste and the ex-
haustion of such resources
The cigar makers union has been
notified that all unions under the juris- I
diction of the International body must
take part in a referendum vote on the
following propositions: To allow all
locals rs cents per capita tax year
out of the general fund for the propa-
cation of the blue label; an assessment /
on all Is and 80 cent members OF . I
cents per capita, the fund so raised TO
be used by the, international president |
for the care OF eonsumptlve members;
TO levy a 10 cent per capita tax on all
15 and 80 cent members for the popular
fund Nn aid of the united hatterS of
America on strike.
The referendum vote taken in the
plumbers union on the proposition to
pay funeral benefit to a member, on
the death OF his wife, was defeated. /
The vote shows that such was defeated. /
not receiving the required two-thirds
vote. The total vote shows 1913 for
and 1916 against. being So short of
the number required TO carry
The reports presented at the last
session of the central labor body OF
Vallejo shows a remarkable union
growth in all branches Of trades. al
ca1didates initiated since the previous
meeting.
Mattresses union has in the last
This is on account of the reduced initi-
alton fee. The committee on entertain
ment reported Monday night that it has
under consideration a proposition to
give picnic in one Of the large parks
in Alameda county
Carpenters union No. % at its last
meeting added IL to its membership,
eight by initiation and nine by card
Seven applications were received. In
anticipation of increased building con-
tracts during the next few months.
many carpenters are coming 10 this
city.
The beer bottlers' union appointed
Edward Horan president and Joseph
Guinee. secretary, a committee TO ap-
pear before the law and legislative
committee of the San Francisco labor
council to protest against the proposed
ordinance to do away with free lunches
in saloons.
The stablemen's union will hold a
meeting at headquarters in Folsom
street near Fourth tonight. when a
special committee will present COM
plete list of all fair stables in the city.
Painters union No. 10 during its
cations for membership, admitted four
members on travelling cards and initi-
ated three candidates. The committee
on ball reported all arrangements COM
pleted for the social event in the
auditorium of the building trades tenn
pie next Saturday night. A. T. I'm
perial was elected reading clerk vice
William Banks
Branch, amalgamated' carpenters and
joiners, installed the following officers
| last night f. w. Merriman. president;
G. F. Moore. vice president; ]. Brom-
| field. sick steward; f. T. Preece, check
steward, and A. Hurland, George f.
Staff and ]. BrOmfield were selected TO
represent the branch in the building
trades council.
Branch s. carpenters and joiners, ad-
ded to dts membership last night by
the initiation of several elected candi-
dates.
At the meeting of machine hands
union No. 715 last night it was re-
ported that the business has improved,
New bylaws We're adopted. and three
candidates were initiated.
The varnishers' and polishers' union
No. 134 last night added six members
to its roll by Initiation and received
three applications for membership.
Millmen's union No. 42s donated $40
| last night to the wtdcw OF a recently
deceased member of millmen's union
No. 422. Six applicants were admitted
to membership.
Carpenters union No 1882 will cele-
brate the anniversary of its organiza-
/ tion by a ball in Carpenters hall in
/ Fulton street Saturday night
The Joint special committee of the
building trades council and that of the
San Francisco labor council on recall
| of Mayor Taylor held meeting last
night but those who attended declined
/ to discuss the matter.
H AMATEUR