The San Francisco call., 1910-07-06
BREWERY WORKERS
FIRM IN DEMANDS
Union Beer Flows Into Los AM
geIes and Laborites are
Sanguine of Victory
Plans TO Establish Union Planning
Mill at PaIO Alto Near
Completion
Secretary Emil Muri

~FEsxzr,, Secretary Emil Muri
Szzzsgzi css2s ssq2sslsegzeI7 of the brewery
2Esz8G5SS workmen is in Los
Angeles looking over the field. He viii
stay in the southern city a week or so
and then journey on to Cincinnati, the
headquarters OF the International or
ganizstion. The latest reports are that
the Los Angeles brewery workers are
still al standing firm for their de-
mGnds and have not lost man. Union
beer is beginning TO reach Los Angeles
in carload lots ana Muri believes the
1ight VIII shortly be won.
The union planning mil just estab-
ltshed in san Mateo is progressing
nicely. orders are pouring into the
new concern, 1t is said, and it has TO
trouble in getting a IL the lumber neces-
saryt So great is the success of this
mill that those in position to know
say that another union mill viii shortly
be started in PalO Alto Capital is
ready to put a union plant in that
town and it viii probably be begun
before the week is out.
The bay and river stesmboatmen's
union met Sunday night and decided
not 10 recede from its determinati tion 10
demand 50 cents per hour for Sunday
work The owners viii pay this under
protest They VIII appeal 10 the labor
council and the sailors union of the
Pacific. The only point in dispute is
~the extra pay for Sunday work. The
owners are willing 10 allow the old
p wage OF Sl.50 extra for Sunday work,
but to this the men strenuously object.
Pending the appeal the new scale be-
comes effective immediately.
The following officers have been
chosen by cement workers union No. L:
President. James Whalen; vice presi-
dent, c. F. Baldock; recording and cor
responding secretary, Thomas Doyle;
financial secretary, B. +. Ullner; treas
urer. E. L. Fischer: marshal, Daniel
Dudy; sergeant at arms, James Mcbride;
senior business agent, L. Flaherty; as
sistant, Thomas Flynn; trustee Prog
ress planning mill, NJ. J. Kelley; trustee
Building Trades temple. /. FIaherty;
trustee Organized Labor. Q. 4. Tveit-
moe; finance committee, Henry Ullner
<. Mower and H Seabreck; executive
committee, George Miers. o. A. Tveit-
moe Y J. Moran, Joseph Moroskey, C.
A. Barnum. c. Z. Osgood and r. ].
Forbes; delegates TO building trades
council, Q. A. Tveitmoe, c. Z. Osgood,
J. J. Begley, Thomas E. Keough,
Thomas Doyle. L. Flaherty Thomas
Flynn. Henry Ullner, James Whalen, B.
4. Ullner and John Bush; delegates TO
district council Of cement workers, O.
A. TVeitmoe. Thomas DOYLE T E
Keough, James Whalen. Thomas Flynn,
John Bush, NJ. ]. Kelley and Henry Ull-
ner; delegates TO Asiatic exclusion
league, Thomas E. Keough, Joseph Nor
risey and J. J. Begley.
The local indorsed the candidacy of
William H. Bemiss for clerk of the
supreme court.
At the last meeting Of electrical
workers union No. e35 a contribution
of SIS was made to the men in Los
Angeles lighting for q shorter work
day. This local is not affiliated with
the labor council, but its members
wish 10 do what they can 10 help the
struggle going on in the southern city.
The money was sent through the iron
trades council
The committee appointed by the
labor council TO confer with the Com
monwealth club in the proposed plan
OF arbitration is as follows: P. H. Nc
Carthy. Michael Casey. Andrew Furu-
seth, John A. Kelly. George A Tracy,
A J. Gallagher, o. A Tveitmoe, Walter
Macarthur and r. I. Wisler.
At the last meeting Of boiler makers
lodge NO. ZO5, organizer Leary, now in
Los Angeles. sent word that he was
instrumental in forming a lodge Of
boiler makers numbering $40 since the
struggle in that city for the shorter
workday, and that he believed almost
100 more would shortly join the or
ganization- The lodge viii elect officers
Thursday evening, July Il.
Five candidates were obligated at
the last meeting Of carpenters union
No. 4S3. The local made its second
donation Of $3.50 to the Los Angeles
strikers.
The Sacramento federated trades
council at ? recent meeting decided not
to place q business agent in the field
until the strike in Los Angeles was
settled.
Russell 7 wiser has taken VIII J.
Trench's pace as editor Of the Labor
Clarion. French is enjoying his two
weeks vacation
The usual weekly warrant was drawn
- tae Los Angeles strikers &. nc
last meeting of building material
teamstcrs' union No. 2I6. Three can
dieates were initiated and IL appli-
cations received.
Secretary Duryes was Instructed TO
wire International Vice President Peter
Burke, row in Portland. inouirirg
whether he needed any financial assist
$zee TO help him in the struggle FOR
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