The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-01-20
NO LEGAL RIGHT
TO HIRE ORIENTALS
Anti-Japanese Laundry League
Points to Provision in
Constitution
Labor Council Asked to Enforce
Law Against Chinese and
Mongolians

1ffzNcIs addressed COM
munication to the
San Francisco labor council calling at
tention TO section 2, article 19 of the
state constitution, which provides that:
No corporation now existing or hereafter
Formed shall employ, directly or indirectly, any
Chinese or Mongolians. The legislature shall
this provision.
T. r. Angove, ex-president of the
League, who signs the letter, asks the
labor council to give its attention to
this matter and asks organized labor
TO take it UP so that an active fight
can be made by law in accordance with
THIS provision of the constitution.
The matter will be brought to the
attention of the council next Friday
night.
Secretary H. II. Kerrigan of the
structural steel and ornamental iron
branch of the metal trades association,
In lengthy communication to the San
Francisco labor council, suggests the
holding of a weeks carnival in con-
junction with the Million club, the Fill
more street association and the Mer-
chants permanent downtown associa-
ton, to be known as industrial week,
prosperity week. progress week and
nome industry week, for the purpose Of
booming the city, drawing attention to
what has been done in the last three
years and assisting the Million club in
Its efforts TO have a million inha bitants
by 1915.
Secretary Gallagher will read this to
the labor council at the. next meeting.
Womans auxiliary No. IS to the San
Francisco typographical union had its
ofncers for the current term installed
! by Mary A. Baron, the retiring presi-
dent The new officers are Mrs. E. H.
| O'Donnell, president; Mrs. William
Rutherford, vice president; Mrs F. E..
| W1X0n VT M
Bickell, Barron and Treat, trustees.
The installing officer was herself in
stalled as trustee by the new president.
| The auxiliary will give a social to its
members in Roesch hall Friday night,
January %. This will be compliment
tary-. There will be music, cards and
dancing.
Secretary Gallagher has been advised
that the labor organizations of the
twenty second congressional district of
! Illinois have all Endorsed, from the
standpoint of trades unionism, Thomas
R. Mould, prominent labor leader of
the state, for a judgesh!ip.
The laundry workers union was ad-
dressed last Monday night by General
President John T. Ward, who is mem
Der of the union, but now resident of
Troy, N. Y. His address was on the
need of advancing the laundry workers
union label. He will address all the
labor unions in this city on the same
lines; The meeting was also addressed
by Messrs. Morrison and Fitzgerald of
the laundry drivers union in refer
ence TO a ball to be given for the benefit
of the nti-Japanese laundry league.
The union admitted S5 candidates by in
| itiation.
Mattresses union No. 4S was adj
dressed last Monday night by its rep
resentatives to Sacramento, Maude
/ Younger and Louise Larue, sent to the
capital TO work for the woman's suf-
frage proposition and the bill to regu-
late the hours of walters. They re-
ported that they had been received with
a great deal of courtesy, and what they
had to say was listened to with much
attentlon, whole those who were there
to oppose these measures received but
little consideration.
BARRIERS union. local No. as, at it's
| its committee on bylaws, as it does
not now wish to make any changes
and will not until after the session of
the international body which proposes
general laws. It was reported that
since the first of the month the local
| has paid $50 in benefits TO members on
1 the sick list.
The local has been advised of the
election of the following named as
officers of the BARRIERS union of Vallejo:
z. II. Lammert, president; H d. Krfpps,
vice president; O. r. Ward, secretary;
r. L. Coleman, recording secretary;
Frederick Schick, treasurer; William
Pane, guard; D. Perkins, guardian.
There was a report in Vallejo short
time since to the effect that the pro-
prietors of stores there intended to dis
continue the closing at 6 o'clock and
of that city. wishing to show that early
closing is satisfactory to businessmen,
wrote letter to Weinstock, Lubin &
| Co. of Sacramento and received re-
ply in which A. Bonnheim, president of
| the concern, said:
In reply to your favor. state that all
one exception, close either at $50 or
/ 6 o'clock p m, Saturday included Our
experience has been very satisfactory,
and we would under no consideration
The only days that we remained open
later than 6 o'clock were during the
five days preceding. Christmas
trades councils Of Santa Clara county
have called mass meeting to be held
In San Jose. next Friday, when the
IN TeIer EN- and recall Will
among the number an officer of the
Direct legislation league. This is with
a view TO have these incorporated in
the city charter OF the Garden City.
President James J. Freel of the
lstereotypers' and electrotypers' union Of
week making himself familiar with the
conditions of the craft in that city. He
is now in Los Angeles for the same
purpose.
| More than 500 persons were the
guests of millmen's unidn No. 423 in
the auditorium of the Building Trades
| temple last Saturday night 1t was
ladies' night" and these took advan-
tage of the complimentary function ar
ranged for them to enjoy an evening Of
| dancing. There was a program of IL
numbers with two extras. which was
delightfully."- carried out under the direc
ton of w. III. Bemiss, floor manager
assisted by ]. A. Hart. William q. Sea.
grave. Charles Elyzalda and H KEN
nitzer-
Journeymen plumbers, gas and steam
filters union, local No. 442, has appoint
ed Frank Mills, George j. Peterson
Thomas Riley, John Ingram and Frani,
Thompson a committee to arrange for
an all night ball to be given in Garden
rink on the night of January 80.
]. w. Michaels and E. A. Garretv of
Los Angeles addressed millmen's union
No. 423 last night in behalf of the Ia :
Dor association. which intends to build
temple in that city. The speakers
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