The San Francisco call., 1910-03-27


Of the sailors union asked If there
is any union of tobacco workers IN
san Francisco.
He was informed that there is still
a remnant of a union Of that name
which has not surrendered its charter
!. The reason / asked said Delegate
p Johnson. lis that / think that some
body ought to get busy and look atter
the members of unions who attend
IL bor meetings. and. posing is union
men. take a package of scab tobacco
in and out of the meeting, pour some
Of il in paper and roll a cigarette
There is no denying that" said
: John o. Walsh of the molders' union
!: chairman OF the councils organizing
committee. 1T is not uncommon TO
.:-fnd on the floor of labor meeting halls
I. empty tobacco sacks that contained
notoriously unfair tobacco. Why, right
: down stairs there is a man who, by
the rules OF the hall association, is
not permitted to sell any cigars or
!, tobacco not bearing the union label
and he is slowly starving te death be-
cause men who claim to be unionists
call on him for well known nonunion
:; brands OF cigars or tobacco. and when
=: he tells them that he keeps only union
Labeled goods they turn away and go
!: 70 another shop 70 buy the Kind or
scab tobacco they want"
= Delegate johnson suggested that IT
would be well 10 take action along
: the line Of having union men who use
. tobacco in some form petronize union
:: products in preference to nonunion.
c. A. Shut1leworth, secretary of the
ianitors union. mailed letters yester-
DAY to the following city officials,
calling their attention to 3 resolution
adopted by the union in July, 1908.
This was to the effect that members of
IL 10 in al
municipal departments, particularly in
the police stations. where janitor serv-
ice is performed by police officers and
" TRUSTEES: Mayor p. H. Mccarthy. Michael
Casey, P Brodericlk and w A. New
some Of the board of public works,
Supervisor John A. Kelly, chairman OF
the finance committee; Supervisor j. l..
Herget of the police committee; I. Fl.
: Spiro, p. L. Henderson and P. H Flan-
merry. police commissioners; J. b. Mar
: tin. chief of police, and the board of
f. supervisors.
T. The leather workers on horse goods
who are on strike for the eight hour
= day received dispatches yesterday
from different parts of the state ask
. ing II il is true that the matter has
. been settled in San Francisco. The
!: reply sent in each case was that such
is not the case and that the men are
>:
The san Francisco labor council.
: having agreed to assist @. B. Baldwin,
supervisor of census for the fourth dis
.trict Of California, in securing COM
plete data for the census in this city.
has advised affiliated unions to render
as much assistance as possible to the
enumeratOrs and be prepared to an
swer the questions.
The eighth anniversary of carpen-
ters' union Nd. 1882 will be cele-
brated by an entertainment and ball
given in the auditorium of Carpenters
hall, 13o Fulton street, Saturday even
ing. April 16 An interesting pro-
gram is being prepared. After dancing
: light refreshments viii be served.
:: The san Francisco branch of the
Consumers league is holding meetings
: for the discussion of the best methods
Of bettering the conditions of women
and children who are employed in
stores and factories. When they shall
. have formulated plans it is probable
that such viii be presented to the cen
-tral labor council with recommended
tiOn that several groups of workers at
present unOrganized be organized into
=, unions.
laundry wagon drivers union will be
given in Golden Gate Commandery hall
next Wednesday night. The proceeds
OF this function will be given to the
.Anu-Japanese laundry league to help
il in its mission. The committee in
charge is o. Anderson, W. A. Monteret.
James Morrison, z. E Kragen and
Paul s. Parker. E. E. Kragen has been
appointed floor director and William
Behan his chief assistant
+. Mailers' union No. Is, at its meeting
tomorrow night, will nominate candi-
dates for Offices for the ensuing term.
,. This union sent to headquarters its
choice for international officers but II
has been advised that the same had to
be thrown out because received too
late TO be counted. The delay in trans
mission was caused by the mails being
held up by the recent snow bIockades
The housesmiths and architectural
iron workers union No. rs has com
pleted ali arrangements for its ladies
night" to be given in the auditorium
Of the building trades temple SATURDAY.
evening, April 3. An interesting and
pleasing program of entertainment viii
be presented that evening.
The benefit bail to be given by mill
mems union No 423 in the auditorium
L
urdsy night in aid of one of its MEM
. bers. who was stricken by locomotor
stsXia several months ago, promises
20 be one of the most successful af-
fairs ever arranged by this union.
Local No. 6 of the musicians union
mas named the following as a commit
Zee 10 have charge of the remodeline
=: of the headquarters at 6s Hafgbt
street; T. Borget, c. H Cassasa. ].
D. Hynes. A S. Morey and c. WeiseI.
At the last meeting of the board of
directors T. B. Finnigan was reinstated
10 membership and Lacy Debroyni was
granted a withdrawal card
Among the visitors at HEADQUARTERS
this week were G. Faulkenstein of the
local at Fresno and +. NJ Dickey. sec
: reiary of the local at Vallejo.
Bar tenders union No. 81 has made
final arrangements for the eighth an
nual day and moonlight picnic to be
held at Shell Mound park Sunday
April 3. The proceeds will be devoted
10 the sick and death fund Of the local
Ship and machine blacksmiths union
20. I6S at the last meeting in labor
eor4,acfl President K,ltSe in fs,o