The San Francisco call., 1910-09-15
$4,000 IS VOTED
STRIKING SEAMEN
Union Adds TO the $4,000 All
ready Sent to Great
Lakes Men
Edited by o. M. BOYLE


sent $4,000 to the sesmen striking on
the Great Lakes and Tuesday night it
decided 10 send $4,000 more as soon as
The strikers say they need It. In addi-
ton 10 this vast sum the local decided
40 make from one to six assessments
upon its membership to help win the
fght on the Great Lakes. AS one man
expressed il; Our treasury is at their
service whenever they say the word
John Brannan was in the chair at the
last meeting. Three candidates were
admitted TO membership and six appli-
cations were received. In addition TO
those nominated at former meetings
the name Of Thomas Downey was add
ed 10 the list of candidates for dele
gates TO the international seamen's
union convention, which meets in De-
troit
The proposition to increase the burial
benefit from SIS TO 500 received its
second reading.
The secretary's recommendation that
the dues be increased from so cents TO
s cents was approved.
President Robert Mann was in the
chair at Tuesday nights meeting of
upholsterers' union No. IS. 1t was de-
cided TO declare the firm of Lachman
Brothers unfair because of failure to
pay the union scale. The delegates viii
Ike the matter up TO the labor council
Friday night. Several other firms are
under consideration by the union. Two
candidates were initiated. The local.
although on a strike itself. decided to
pay the usual weekly strike benefits TO
the Los Angeles metal workers.
George Sandeman, secretary of the
iron trades council, returned yesterday
from his sumper vacation. He has
been rusticating in sonoma county.
Brick layers union No. met in
building trades council Tuesday night.
The weekly assessment for Los Angeles
strikers was paid Routine business
only was transacted One travelling
card was taken UP.
Alterations in the headquarters of
musicians union No. are almost COM
pleted- In a week all the rooms will be
ready for occupancy. The secretary
wishes the members to take notice that
all strike assessments 70 and including
September p must be paid before Sep
tember 80. After that date members
become delinquent The dues and
death assessments for the current
quarter amount 10 81.
At a recent meeting of theatrical en-
ployes' union & big contribution was
received from the stage employees of
New York city for the Los Angeles
strikers William G. Rusk and Ed
Wagner have been elected delegates TO
the state federation of labor
The following nominations have
been made by the Oakland central la
Dor council: For president G. w Nc
Laughlin and W "A. Spooner; for first
vice president, W. NJ McDuff; for sec
ond vice president, T. c. JosseIvn and
J. ". Gebbie; for treasurer c. J. Cur
ran; for recording secretary and bust
ness agent A w. Seton Jr.: for ser
geant at arms, James Bell; for ex-
ecutive committee. J. F. Talbot. w. A
more. L ". Newton, G. Manning and
". J. Gebbie The election will be
held the last meeting this month
Tuesday night the iron molders'
union No. le4 held its regular meeting
and initiated two candidates. The sum
OF SO was donated to help erect a
monument over the grave of Martin
Fox former international president.
There are some 400 unions in the inter
national and each is making a con-
1ribution. At the next meeting dele
gates TO the state federation of IA bor
viii be elected. In addition to those
formerly nominated the following
were added Tuesday night: J. z. Dii-
lon. ]. Ward, William DoorIev and
j TANK W dCktL. Inc usual aSSASSn1pUT
TO Los Angeles strikers was paid The
local holds stock in the Result laundry
and reports were read that showed the
business to be on a paying basis. The
lSundry is located in Oakland.
Twelve candidates were obligated AZ
the Tuesday night meeting of united
iaborers of San Francisco. Several
applications are awaiting action. The
sick committee was ordered TO visit
NJ J. Fox in ST Luke's hospital and
William OBrien In Hahnemann hos
pltaL both members reported to the
union as sick.
Word comes from Chicago that Anton
Johannsen, who was recentlv or
ganizer in Los Angeles, has enlisted
the sympathies of many locals in thai
CITY Tor the strikers in Los Angeles.
Johannsen was formerly a member of
q union In Chicago and has MANY
friends in the windy city. He states
that funds will be forthcoming from his
old home town 10 aid the metal .vVorl,-
ers in their struggle for an eight hour
day. -'ou-
labor temple in Chicago is pro-
posed which. it is claimed. will be one
OF the most elaborate structures ever
built by body of trade unionists. The
building viii be erected at the corner
oA oiAtS-AOuTlh ana South Halsted
streets. The lot cost $1,000 The
contracts for the work have been LEI
The building is to be ten stories high
OF pressed brick and terra Gotta.
Oscar Z. Nelson Of Chicago dis
charged from the government service
on the ground that indirectly he in
fuenced legislation in aid of the pos:
Office clerks, was recently elected nre.
fdent Of the national federation of most
office clerks. The specific charges upon
which he was dismissed were placing
on the bulletin board of tile Chicayo
postoff1ce circular letter showing thar
the legislative committee of the Ameri
can federation of labor was endeavorine
10 secure legislation favorable to pos,-
Office employees. and of INSTRUMENTATION
in giving TO the papers Information
relative TO insanitary conditions in the
federal building. The next convention
Of the national federation of postofnce
clerks viii be held In Des Moines, Ia.
Joseph Valentine international pres
ident OF the iron molders' union. has
been. detained in the east and will nor
reach this coast until the last of this
month. During his visit he will run
down TO Los Angeles and make a report
on the conditions there.