The San Francisco call., 1909-09-10
CIGAR MAKERS AIR
THEIR GRIEVANCES
Union Men Asked to Call for
Label When They Are Pat
ronizing Tobacconists
about 80 Organizations Turned
Out rs Per Cent Strong
i'm Labor Parade

The cigar makers union of this city
Is 10 ask the various unions of the San
Francisco labor council and those of
the building trades council TO assist
L IN the sale OF homemade cigars The
cigar makers assert that many OF the
saloons and cigar stores that are pat
ronized by the members OF these unions
not only do not. carry the homemade
product. but do not have any union
made cigars on sale. The request will
be made 10 the members OF the unions
In the two central labor bodies that
they do not purchase cigars in places
they patronize unless the box contain
ing the cigars has on il the union label
and preferably that with the number or
the local union. The officers of the
union are under the impression that
II the wage earners who smoke want
10 help the local cigar makers on union
lines they will in every instance make
a demand for homemade union goods
and refuse any other. as by so doing
they viii force the patrons OF nom
union made goods to procure that
which viii supply the demand.
Al the meeting of the stationary
6remen held last Tuesday night, FL
asncisl Secretary Arthur Beaver, who
recently returned from the east, where
ne attended the international conven-
Iion as the representative of his local.
presented an interesting report of the
doings OF the higher body He stated
that the reports OF President Heaiy and
Secretary Shamp, showed the organiza-
ton 10 be in the very best condition.
The returns OF the unions turning out
on Labor day 75 per cent of member
snip are not all in as yet. but there
viii be about 30 to receive the emblem
Of authority.
The prizes. five in number, voted TO
the milk wagon drivers for the best
display in the parade. go 10:
1. James Kennedy, Merced dairy.
,. Ludwig Russi Fahely & Liberty
dairy.
g. J. Jensen. Dairy delivery.
4. Frank Sterett, san Mateo dairy.
8 Frank Winn. Peoples creamery
At the last meeting Of the district
council Of sheet metal workers il was
announced that in the last quarter this
trade has made substantial gains, and
that the members who were locked out
IN Santa Clara valley are being paid
slz week each. as out of work bene- 1
ITS.
President J. r. Alpine Of the inter /
national union of plumbers and steam /
htters is in this city on a tour OF in
spection-
Bakers and oonfectioners' union at |
its last meeting discussed q number of /
propositions relative TO settling the
differences existing with foreign bak- /
ers. Three candidates were initiated.
John T. Nolan OF the molders' union
left for the east Tuesday to attend
meeting Of the executive board Of the
International union.
The concrete and asphalt workers'
Union al its meeting last night initiated
seven candidates and received Is ap-
piications.
Molders union No. ls4, at its meeting
in the labor temple last Tuesday night.
heard the report of John J. Nolan on
the results OF his organizing trip in /
Los Angeles and vicinity Nolan left
for Indianapolis yesterday to attend /
the session OF the executive board of /
the international union. The union |
donated s25 10 the Swedish strikers
and $40 to the box makers.
The carriage and wagon workers.
union. at its meeting Wednesday night. |
Initiated three candidates
The sailors union Of the Pacific sent
2 check for $4,000 Wednesday TO the /
fund for the striking sailors on the
great lakes. donated 800 TO the hat
ters on strike and donated shipwreck
benehts TO Is of the. crew of the Ohio. |
The housesmiths' union "Wednesday
night voted TO support P. II. Mccarthy
for mayor and decided to contribute |
TO his campaign fund.
During the last meeting Of tho San
Francisco labor council there was a l
discussion as TO whether the Halloran
d Hession stable was fair. during /
which Secretary Gallagher declared /
that Fourth international Vice Presi- /
dent Burke Of the stabiemen.s union.
who was running things" is no big
ger than the labor council and that /
neither he nor the stablemen's union
could run the council. This brought |
z retort from Business Agent White /
that the stablemen's union will not be /
run by lot of politicians. Halloran.
one OF the owners OF the stable. was
given the floor and made a statement |
from his point of view of the contro-
versy. concluding with: IF I had |
B0c0r1 pirCt sCl money 10 BUSINESS /
Agent White we would not have had
any trouble with the union" To this
White very vehemently replied: MY /
hands are clean"
At a meeting of the stablemen-s
union last Wednesday night this in
cfdent was discussed. and II was in a
series OF resolutions declared that the |
stable named had not been unionfzed:
that the union brands as false and /
without any foundation in fact" the |
charge made by Halloran. Further /
more, IL was resolved that the union /
sincerely regrets and condemns the
action Of the San Francisco labor /
council, which is organized and main /
tsined by labor unions to foster and |
protect the good name OF labor, for
allowing such a charge to go un-
challenged" The resolutions con- /
cluded with vote of confidence in |
the integrity and ability of the unions /
q usiness agent.
This matter will come up again in |
the labor council this evening
The walters union last "Wednesday /
night decided not TO ask at this time |
for another boycott against the Mon
ticelio steamship company, but to wait /
q nd ruf,e te