The San Francisco call., 1910-01-16
ORIENTAL LAUNDRY
A FALSE ECONOMY
Anti=JapaneSe League Points
Out FaIIacy of PatrOnizing
Asiafic Establishments
Musicians Union Drops 90
Members. List Including
Eugene E. Schmitz


Prom a letter received at the office
yesterday" said President Mcmahon of
the Anti-Japanese Laundry. league, Il
believe we have discovered one reason
for The patronizing OF the japanese
lsundries. The writer says: I am
glad that YOU called my attention 10
the fact that my laundry was being
done at Japanese place, and it shall
20 there no more That il did was not
with my knowledge or consent, for the
reason that ! do not attend to the
household affairs, but L viii say this,
that many a. married man is the victim
OF similar false economy on the part
OF his wife.
There is A suggestion in that letter
which we Will follow up in . campaign
10 reduce the number of victims OF
false economy We will not only ap-
peal 10 wives TO cease patronizinS
Japanese, but shall appeal TO each
husband and ask him if he would not
rather patronize people of the white
race"
At the last meeting of musicians
local No IS members. who had neg
Iected to keep up financial obligations,
were suspended Among the names
read was that of Eugene Z. Schmitz.
Secretary J. il. Stitt of the Stockton
local has notified the directors of No.
that the difficulty with the Lyric and
the Ma jestic theaters having been ami
cably settled, these places are again on
the fair list.
The directors have decided to aid in
every consistent manner the Symphony
concert association. The purpose of
the association is the formation OF a
permanent symphony orchestra to be
composed principally of resident pro-
fressiOnal musicians.
BARRIERS union, local 14S. has asked
the san Francisco labor council for
financial assistance TO help it in its
campaign against unfair shops The
matter was referred to the executive
committee
The bakers union reported TO the
council that business is improving and
that more men are employed now than
there have been for some time. The
demand for the label il was reported, is
increasing daily
In a letter TO the labor council former
Coroner T. ". 3. Leland called attention
10 The verdict of the coroner's jury in
the case OF Victor Corriglar, whose
death was the result of a faulty stag
ing on which he was at work, and sug-
gesting that steps be taken TO have the
laws for the protection of workmen
more strictly enforced. II was sug-
gested that that was matter that
properly belongs to the building trades
council. Some one IN the meeting
asked: What are the business agents
of the building trades council, who are
getting 81 day. doing. that they do
not see that safeguards are. properly
put up?"
At the last regular meeting OF the
Printers Mutual Aid society the follow
ing named were elected officers for the
current term:
J. J. Chaudet. president: ". L. Slo-
cum. vice president; ". u. Davis, sec
ond vice president; J. A. Shell record
& eiai secretary au j. " n Kelly hG treasurer sinsT
J. D. Laing, marshal: Michael Lynch.
guardian: +. NJ. Harlow, Cornelius
Schmitt Harry Tilley and F. A. Meyers,
directors.
vrhe membership was increased to 170
by the initiation of two elected candi-
dates.
The society decided to give a picnic
at Fairfax on Sunday, June 19.
The annual meeting Of the san Fran
cisco musical fund society win be held
in musicians headquarters IN Haight
street next Thursday for the reception
of the reports OF outgoing officers and
the installation Of officers for the en-
suing term Of y months.
The san Francisco labor council has
been advised that Rev. William Nat.
Friend Of the Howard Presbyterian
church has prepared q series of Sunday
evening lectures with reference to the
cause of union labor Tonight he will
speak on Is the Church Making Good
With LAHORE"
The strike Of the united hatters OF
America. which has been on for a long
time. is approaching the end In ali
but five Of the 20 factories in which
The workers struck. because the en-
ployers wanted to maintain "open
shop" and refused 10 use the hatters
label the fight has been won and these
are now 'fsir' To organized labor
The allied provision trades council
VIII hold its annual meeting i'm Brew
cry Workers hail the last Tuesday of
The current month
The executive body of the barbers
International union has given notice
that hereafter no delegate to the inter
national body viii be seated if he does
not wear clothing bearing the union
label.