The San Francisco call., 1910-01-21
PLAN STATE LABOR
POLITICAL PARTY
Building Trades Delegates De-
eide to Form Working Class
Organization
Resolutions Adopted Scoring
Pay Check and Employment
Bureau Evils
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

MONTERREY, Jan. 20.--Among the
most important matters that came be-
fore the state building trades conven-
ton today was the resolution intro
duced by w. Sullivan of carpenters
union No. 4s3 and James French of No
1852. San Francisco, providing for po-
liticaI action that will undoubtedly
have sweeping effect upon the result
of the state election next fall. The
resolution, which was adopted, reads as
follows:
Resolved that the state building
trades council in it's ninth annuaI
convention assembled declare lts
Intention now 70 organizs q ~, ths
state of California, with view 10
getting control OF the law making
eraI municipalities and making the
laws in the interest of the pro
ducing class and securing Tor the
common people legislation that Will
give them the right and oppor-
tunity to enjoy life. liberty and
prosperity instead of protecting
favor a national working class
party, to the end that the bona
fide representatives of the common
people may control the congress OF
the United States and finally place
a member OF the working class IN
the presidential chair.
Another very important resolution
which was adopted calls upon the
executive officers to prepare Dill pro-
vfding for the establishment OF state
and municipal employment bureaus and
present the measure to the next leg
islature. This resolution was intro
duced by E. B. Morton of millmen
union No. 422 and received the unani-
nous support of the delegates.
LABORERs DEFRAUDED
While the debate on the resolution
was in progress Mayor Mccarthy read
a letter from his secretary, E. c. Lef-
fingwell. which called attention to the
fraud practiced upon San Francisco
workingmen by employment agents.
Afidavits from six men were inclosed
setting forth that they had been hired
by Costigan & Co. and had paid 81 Of
fee fee TO go to work for the Warren
Improvement company at Willitts. Upon
their arrival at Willitts they were re-
fused employment and told that the
statements made to them by Costigan
& Co. were false and fraudulent. Hav-
ing no money these seven men We're
left as a charge upon-the town of VIII
lifts.
Still another matter that aroused
great enthusiasm was the adoption Of
the report of the special committee
appointed to investigate the union
mems home for orphan children To-
Gated in San Lorenzo. This report
recommended that the institution be
taken over by the state building trades
council, properly financed and placed
on a paying basis
A resolution indorsing the move
ment for improvement of Monterey har-
Dor was adopted by the unanimous vote
of the convention Similar action was
taken on the resolution favoring the
parcels post. A resolution calling for
the appointment OF a commission Of
seven members at large and one from
each local council to investigate and
thoroughly study the economic. indus
trial and labor problems which viii con-
front the west coast upon the COM
pletion of the Panama canal was also
passed
INDORSES WOMAN SUFFRAGE
The resolution indorsing the full en-
franchisement of women was adopted
by a rising vote. If the delegates keep
up the same strenuous speed and
working ability it is expected that
the convention will adjourn Friday
noon.
Resolutions were also adopted di-