The San Francisco call., 1909-04-17
DELEGATE SCORES
LABOR POLITICIANS
Members of Both Local Coun=
ciIs Blamed for Employ
ment of Japanese
Report Adopted Against Pro-
posal to Eliminate Free
Lunch From Saloons

fIhzpSs tsg2f cogacI1 lative committee of
HEEANG the San Francisco
labor council re-
ported last night that it was opposed
to the proposed ordinance to eliminate
free lunch from saloons.
A motion against concurrence in the
report of the committee was followed
by lengthy discussion. during which
one of the delegates stated that the
politicians of the labor council and
of the building trades council were to
blame for the employment of Japa-
ing such places.
Another delegate asked If at any
time in the last three years the council
had, on the request of the cooks, bar
tenders or walters, levied a boycott on
any saloon that employed Japanese as
cooks or walters.
No one could give an answer in the
affirmative.
The motion was lost and the council
then adopted the report of the COM
mittee.
Delegate Lerues asked If the council
intended to stand by its rules, and
when asked for an explanation, he
asked If the carmen's union was repre-
sented by delegates in the council. He
was answered that it was not. He then
said that Richard Cornelius had no
right to hold the office of director of
the Labor Clarion.
The president said that under the law
he would have to declare the Office
vacant.
President Kelly announced the fol-
lowing as the committee that is to
arrange for the Labor day celebra-
tion.
William R. Hagerly of the machinists, NJ.
Casey OF the teamsters, B. b. Roseuthal OF the
upholsters, E. II. Lomausey of the shoe workers.
n. Gildea of the boiler makers, ID. ]. Murray
of the butchers union, A. ]. Gallagher of the
photo-engravers, T. A. Riordan of the steam
John l. Nolan OF the molders, William Wright
of the bakers. J. ]. Breslin of the gas workers,
X. Sexton of the cigar. makers, D. Doyle of the
ice wagon drivers, @. Olivia of~the sugar workers.
Supervisor r. McLaren, in a letter to
the council, stated that he had asked
the city and county attorney for an
opinion as to the right of the United
Railroads 10 use its tracks and cars for
the transportation OF building or other
material TO the detriment of teamsters.
The secretary read long list of.dele-
gates to the council who had not at
tended for six weeks in succession, and
said that the unions would be notified
to elect delegates to replace the delin-
quents.
The council was notified that the
Asiatic exclusion league would hold a
in the labor temple tomorrow
afternoon All delegates from the
council were urged to attend. The COM
mercial phase of the Japanese question
will be discussed and a committee will
be named to select candidates for the
executive committee for the ensuing
term.
The steam laundry workers union
reported that it would have a meeting
next Monday, at which matters relating
TO campaign along union lines would
be taken up. Notice was given that
any member who has not attended a
meeting in three months would be fined
so cents.
E. Lewis Evans, secretary of the
tobacco workers international union, in
a letter, announced that several brands
of smoking tobacco formerly classed as
union goods" were manufactured by
the American tobacco company.
The newspaper solicitors announced
that after May Il the initiation fee
would be So. This new union will hold
a special meeting Monday night.
The department of Indian affairs. in
a letter, announced that the Crescent
feather company of this city is not al
bidder this year for mattresses for the
department.
Credentials were presented by w
Brown and A. Gale as representatives
from boiler makers lodge, by L,
Sperias, George Ennis and d. H. Perry
from the cooks helpers, +. Norman, F.
c. Radebold and f. Spooner
of the pressmens union, and P. L. Hoff
from the bar tenders union, and the
delegates were recalled.
The merchants association, by let
ter, announced that it was ready to
meet a committee of the council in re-
gard to home industry week.
The hatters union of America. in
letter, returned thanks for contribu-
tfons for the members on strike.
The sailors union of the Pacific bas
adopted rule to allow any member of
another union to join the local orpani-
zation without initiation fee proyidine
he can produce a union card showino
that he is not more than year IN
arrear.
The retail shoe clerks initiated a class
Of SO candidates at its meeting last
night, and 1t probably will initiate twica
that number at the next meeting.