The San Francisco call., 1910-03-26
Edited by o. M. BOYLE

just where they were before the strike
SO far as hours and wages were con-
cerned
The union officials are confident that
| better terms than the foregoing will
soon be presented to them. At any rate
they seem perfectly willing to bide
| their time.
William Hirsch, summoned before
the executive board of the building
trades council to explain why the firm
of Hirsch & Konkul hired nonunion
men from Murray & Ready, made his
explanation, and the board recon-
mended that the firm be placed on the
unfair list. This action has been ap-
proved by the council.
"A special convention of electrical
workers. regulars and seceders, is to
be held in May to confer with the ar
bitration committee of the American
federation of labor to settle, if pos
sible, the difference that has existed in
the trade in the last two years or
more.
San Francisco lodge No. 6S, inter
national association of machinists.' at
its last regular meeting paid s35 to
| members on the sick list and made it's
! usual donation of SO to the machinists
OI StiihC III liC 4oditt1iOIS ana .OIiIO
system.
The Japanese Exclusion league re-
ports that Ben Jellison has discharged
all orientals in his saloon in Third
street and given their places to whites.
One Chinese was employed at the sa-
loon for over Is years and two others
were native sons.
Twenty candidates were initiated at
I
80 and 15 applications are on the Sec
retary's desk The local has selected
S. A. Traenkle and H. Bishop to aid
the business agent in securing union
conditions in one or two houses. ]. A.
Bell who died March II, was buried
by the local. The proposition of rails
ing the delinquency fine from 25 cents
to 81 was carried and will take effect
May 1.
Local No 357 of the musicians union,
located at Vallejo, has elected the fol-
lowing as its officers for the current
term: s. w. Bailache. president (re-
elected); ]. B. Stanton, vice president;
Frank NJ Dickey, secretary-treasurer;
c. w. Nelson, sergeant at arms.
The stone cutters at NewBedford are
still locked out and an appeal has gone
out to ali labor organizations to, render
the out of work men at that place all
financial assistance possible. Up to
February Is, the aggregate of con
tributions to the New Bedford fund was
1882
Branch No. 2 of the amalgamated So
ciety of carpenters and joiners had a
musical entertainment and whist party
in the Building Trades temple last
night. This was given under the aus
pices of the social committee of all
the local branches of the society.
The following named have been elect
ed the officers of the Sacramento
district council of carpenters for the
ensuing term: c. T.. Mcbride, pres
ident; G. w. Metzgar. vice president;
M. l.. Thorn, secretary; A. S. Luken,
treasurer; A. Jackson, warden; George
w. Douglass, business agent.
The bakers union of Sacramento has
adopted resolution to the effect that
from April ] all members of the union
must wear hats bearing the label of the
united hat makers of America.
Typographical union No 103 of New
ark, n. J., has voted to abolish all over
time in newspaper, job and book of
fees, so that hereafter no member will
be permitted to accumulate overtime.
This is the first union to take a step
in that direction.
The headquarters of the international
body of carriage and wagon workers
has been moved to Buffalo. N. Y.
The American federation of labor has
coptinued itS committee for tho ctudv
of the cause and prevention of tubercu-
losis. This committee, in a communi-
cation to the state federations of la:
Dor and central labor bodies, says:
The distribution of chart giving correct
information in the matter of preventing and
assisting in eradicating tuberculosis is to
be confirmed Tic state federation of labor
and the city central bodies particularly
lrsed to secure the enactment of laws by
the various state legislatures requiring the
provision of proper and sanitary sleeping
commodations and shelter for workmen en-
gagged in the construction of public work. 1t
l. cur desire and endeavor to cooperate in
every way withir power in every fight
which is being waged against the dreaded
and insidious disease.
None Is more interested in the prevention
and eradication of the great white plague
and other communicable diseases than are
the men Of labor. We have done, and will
continue to do, our duty in the premises
We distributed broadcast printed documents
urging our fellow workers as to proper laws
methods of sanitation, food. work and con-
duct, in order that the best may be done to
save our people from the ravages of disease
Investigation has demonstrated clearly that
one of the most fnsidious means of commu-
nication and spread of the germs of disease
is through second hand clothing and bottles
We urgently recommend the adoption of
resolutions demanding from the duly consti-
tuted authorities, boards of health included
that laws or regulations shall be enacted or
formulated prohibiting the sale of second
hand clothing or second hand bottles. unless
they have been cleansed or renovated under
the direction and supervision of represen-