The San Francisco call., 1910-07-23
BUILDERS REJECT
wage COMPROMISE
Stockton Businessmen Blame
Contractors for Continuing
Fight With Carpenters
Edited by o. M. BOYLE

ssEEEaass been willing to
meet the compromise proposition advo-
Gated by the businessmen's peace COM
mittee the deplorable state of affairs
in the building industry in Stockton
would not have occurred.
In the letter of resignation to the
mayor the citizens committee said in
part: I'VE have tried by every means
in our power to bring about a settle
ment, but our efforts have been un-
availing. That we did not succeed in
effecting an agreement is due to the
fact that the contractors and builders
association was not willing to enter
into our compromise proposition.
'We believe that our suggestion of
an advance wage of 5 cents per hour
was fair and reasonable In view of the
high cost of living, and the further fact
that the income of the average carpen-
ter in Stockton does not exceed SIS per
month. The statement that carpenters
receive 81 per day is misleading. in
view of the fact that between jobs days
are often lost and that in stormy sea-
sons there are weeks when carpenters
are without employment. We felt that
this advance of cents per hour would
not put check upon building opera
tions in our city, for, according to esti-
mates by contractors and carpenters, it
would only mean an extra cost OF not
more than $75 on a $4,000 building. The
arguments offered by the contractors
were not considered by this committee
as justifying their refusal to accede to
our compromise proposition"
The compromise agreed upon by the
r.ras-, 41r-
contractors was a wage of $40 a day
instead of $3.50. From the report of
the peace committee the Industrial dis
turbances in Stockton can be laid at
the door, of the contractors.
The new wage scale of the bay and
river steamboatmen's union will be
paid by the steamboat owners under
protest. They will take an appeal to
the labor council and the international
seamen's union.
NJ. p. Scott, president of walters
union No. 80 and a prominent delegate
in the labor council. is spending two
weeks in Los Angeles.
The last congress passed the follow
ing labor laws:
l. Requiring common carriers to report all ac-
cidents to the interstate commerce commission.
2. Compelling railroads. under penalty, to
equip their cars with uniform safety appliances
s. Amending the employers liabili.S act so
that suit may be brought at the residence of the
plaintiff and in the state courts.
a. Appointing a commission to investigate the
matter of employers liability and workmen' 3
compensation.
.. Providing for the establishment in the de-
partment of the interior of bureau of mines
and appropriating the sum of $4,000 to carry
on the work.
g. Providing for an eight hour day in the con
struction of battleships. colliers and other YES
sells for the navy.
President Burke was in the chair at
the last meeting of structural iron
workers union No. 81. 1t was decided
to parade in uniform. The newly
elected officers were installed The
local indorsed the candidacy of William
H. Bemiss for clerk of the supreme
court.
It. A. Dahlgren presided at the
Wednesday night meeting of steam
filters union No. 46. The examining
membership. The local voted an assess
ment of $100 weekly for steam filters on
strike in the northwest and paid $50
into the campaign for Los Angeles
strikers. Two candidates were obli-
gated and three applications received.
Miss Sarah Hogan presided at the
Wednesday night meeting of united gar
ment workers union No. 131. The sum
of SIS was donated in sick benefits and
$50 was contributed to the strike fund
for Los Angeles Two candidates We're
initiated and 10 applications received.
Cooks union No. "A meet Wednesday
night with President Schneider in the
chair. A committee of 10 was ap-
pointed to secure headquarters in
Kearny street A donation of S150 was
| given to the Los Angeles strikers and
| the local voted an assessment of rs
cents per member for the month of
July. The following were elected dele
| gates to the Asiatic exclusion league:
| George Porter, c. H. Grimm and George
J. Brooks. Two vacancies were filed
upon the executive board-George Por-
ter and w. Hurd. Joseph Brodarik was
appointed a trustee to fill q vacancy.
The local indorsed the resolutions of
the Asiatic exclusion league against
members of the last legislature who
violated their pledges on the Asiatic
exclusion question.
The report of Secretary Treasurer
Hayes of the international typographical
| union for the fiscal year ending May 81
shows an average membership of 47,S4S
for that period. Since the establish
ment of the register system coverin g
! the last five months the average MEM
bership has been 50,539. Fifty-two
unions were chartered during the year.
Six hundred and eighty four members
in the old age pension roll received
S106,740 during the fiscal year. There
were 642 members on the pension roll
May 81. Since the establishment of the
burial benefit the international has
| paid $50 burial benefits, amounting to
! $562,975. About So per cent of the total
receipts of the international for the
fiscal year were returned 70 the locals
in the shape of benefits or set aside for
the support of the union printers home
| in Colorado Springs. Since 1891, when
the international began paying regular
strike benefits, there has been expended
| in strike benefits and special assistance
to local unions the sum of $S,S3S, ,S02. OF.
At the twenty-second annual con-
vention of the international printing
pressmen's assistants union it was
voted to establish a home for tubercu-
losis patients and old members at Hale
Springs, Tenn. The next convention
will be held at that place.
Millmen's union No. 422 has decided
to parade Labor day and the follow
ing committee has been appointed to
make all arrangements: Charles Nagel,
George Burger. ]. Hughes, r. Jansen,
J. Trollman and Al Anderson. The To-
cal is paying the weekly assessment to
the striking men in Los Angeles.
committee was appointed at the
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