The San Francisco call., 1909-10-11

PEACE ASSOCIATION
ASKSCO-OPERATION
Press Committee Issues Lengthy
Address on Future of the
Organization
Industrial Harmony Is Urged
by Members of the Local
Branch

"At The present time and for years
q" come nothing can be of more vital
Importance 10 our city's best interests
than that we should have permanent
industrial peace. Only through estab-
Hshed confidence and the cooperation
of employers. employees and the public
can this be effected.--From the ad-
dress OF the press committee of the
San Francisco branch of the national
Industrial peace association, approved
by the board Of directors at a meeting
held n the st. Francis hotel, October 4
That the work of the local branch
OF the National Industrial Peace asso-
citation was progressing rapidly was
shown by the address Of the press
conlDtttee of the association, submitted
TO the board of directors at a meeting
held Monday, October 4. The committee
was reqlested to make the report sew
ersl weeks ago aud at the last meeting
1T was unanimously adopted as the
present and future nonpartisan policy
OF the local branch of the association.
LABOR TROUBLES DISCUSSED
The report deals with the various
troubles that have been injurious to
business and Industrial prosperity dur
ing the last three. years and tells of
The orga nizstion OF the local branch
of the association and It's purposes
II speaking of the policy of the asso-
citation. the address says:
From our own personal investiga-
tions and knowledge of the associa-
lions methods. efficiency and plans for
the amicable adjustment of labor dis
rutes in their inception. or where
strikes or lockouts have already oc-.
CURED, we feel that only individual
indifference of our citizens to our city's
best interests can longer keep San
Francisco from the fun enjoyment of
industrial harmony at home and public
confidence abroad SO necessary for the
maintenance Of her acquired position
as the leading city OF the Pacific coast.
QUESTION FOR CITIZENS
The national directors and incor-
porstors have been earnestly al work
experimenting in different states and
cities of our country for the last five
years, and are today in possession of
extensive and influential Endorsements
from organized capital. labor and the
most influential and representative citi-
zens in the country. That the growth,
spread and results of this associations ;
work are new assured is beyond ques-
tion.
The only question AT issue sls-l)O
the people Of San Francisco desire TO
share in the benefits that must accrue
from the future operations, or shall
we allow some other city or state to
become the assOciatio headquarters
through our Indifference
COOPERATION Is ASKED
The address closed with an appeal
Tor cooperation. The committee feels
that the success of the association de-
pends on &he support OF the citizens
OF SAN Francisco. The following men,
bers OF the committee, have attached
their signatures to the address Rev
Jacob Nieto. L. s. Webb, L. S. Marshal
Elliot. Dr A S keenan,. Val Schmidt
e W Rinee. A. w Scott, George w
Caswell. Bishop D. W O'Conneli, Bishop
William Ford Nichols. Lippman Sachs,
George Renner. P BrOderick, DR.. c. H.
WooIsey, David Livingston, Rev Al. 5.
Levy. Rev. n. c. Cause, p. II. Scullin.
II is indorsed by the following
Archbishop p II. Riordan. Chief JUS
tice w. II. Beatty, Raphael WE'LL & Co.
Rosentnars. ". & J. Sloane, Shreve q
Co. sherman K Clay. Nathan Dohrmann
company. Roos Brothers, Newman &
Ievlnson and Charles Brown & Son.