The San Francisco call., 1910-11-24

in Alameda county and pointed out how
they could be improved. It is expected
that through these district meetings
much good will come TO the building
mechanics across the bay. A banquet
was served later. A mass meeting of
all carpenters and milImen in Alameda
county is 10 be held in Carpenters hall
Oakland. December 5. At this meeting
Mayor P. II. Mccarthy will make the
principal address.
". A. Cole. member OF the general
executive board for the sixth district
united brotherhood Of carpenters and
joiners. viii leave for indianapolis in
few days TO attend meeting of the
executive board.
Leo Nicholson secretary of typo
graphical union No. p. yesterday re-
ceived the following telegram from N
c. Connor, secretary of Minneapolis
typographical union:
f. p. simmons accidentally killed
Notify his folks. Wire what disposi-
tion Of the body"
f. p. Simmons was a member Of No
q in 1908. Nicholson Is not aware that
any Of his relatives live in this city.
Owing TO the series Of meetings be-
ing held in Alameda county the bay
district council of carpenters held no
session last night but attended the
meeting held in Fruitvale. The build
ing trades council viii hold no meeting
tonight, owing to the holiday.
Al Tuesday nights meeting Of ma
rine hremen. oilers and water tenders
union Patrick Flynn. William Meehan
and John Clark were elected as dele
gates 10 the Detroit convention of the
international seamen's union Of North
America. Five candidates were initi-
ated and one received from Seattle.
Eight applications are awaiting action.
l. B Regan. president Of carpenters
union 10. p and treasurer Of the bay
counties district council of carpenters.
VIII leave tomorrow for the sessions
of the building trades department of
St. Louis. which meets Immediately
after the adjournment OF the A. F. Of /.
convention.
At the last meeting Of sailors union
Of the Pacific $50 was donated to the
metal workers on strike in the north.
Six members of the crew Of the
wrecked vessel. Weatherwax received
benefits to the amount Of $500.
The executive committee Of the labor
council viii bring in q recommendation
tomorrow that bar tenders league No.
q be compelled to pay its Los Angeles
assessments. The local has stated that
owing TO many calls on the treasury
II was unable 10 meet the assessments,
which now amount 10 about $1,000.
Tuesday nights meeting of millmen's
union No. s23 was devoted TO voting
for general officers Of the brotherhood.
Huber. the present head OF the
brotherhood. received f63 votes. while
his opponent. Schardt. received s The
other general officers received a like
vote. Frank Mcdonald. business agent
of building trades council. made a
stirring address. ". A. Cole also
spoke.
a plan for establishing a municipal
commission for the arbitration Of labor
troubles is proposed in New York City
By the congestion of population com
mission This commission estimates
thar 5000 q year is the minimum wage
upon which v-orkingman with a wife
and three children can live on an
American standard in that city. The
author Of the plan is the chairman
II the commission. John J. Flynn. He
thus outlines the plan:
paid 10 enable workers TO maintain
good standard OF living in New
York City the worker and his fam
lily are APT TO become charges upon
public or private charity. The
total estimated cost Of public and
private charity in New York City
is now about S35.000.0G0 annually.
Of which the city spends about
$4,000. .0O0. To provide enough
hospitals and Institutions and to
furnish proper relief to the poor
the city should spend S20,000.000
10 S25.o00 coo year
Most of the poverty in the city
is caused by low wages, lack Of
employment lack Of training on
the part Of the workers and in
sanitary tenements and work
places. The city has TO pay the
cost resulting from these condi-
Only about a hfth Of the work
ers in the city belong TO unions.
the great majority Of the clerks.
employees in department stores.
recent immigrants and casual
lebOrers not being members of
any union Il is important from
the city's point Of view-that is.
10 conserve the health and ef-
nclency Of the workers of the
city-that all should be protected
IN respect 10 their conditions of
labor
The labor unions Of the city have
accomplished great good in secur-
ing better conditions for their
members. It has been proved
throughout the civilized world
that the individual workman can
not secure these conditions by him.
self and that unions or the princi-
pie Of collective bargaining is
necessary TO protect the workman
from exploitation. Most of the
strikes in New York CITY have
had the object of securing recog-
milton Of the union or the closed
shop, a living wage. reasonable
hours, proper sanitary conditions
in workshops and immunity from
unjust discrimination and harass-
ing treatment of workers
To secure what government
should Insure TO the workers
whether organized or unorga nfzed
the workers have gone on strikes
which have every year been costly
IN the loss of human life bodily
injury TO hundreds, INTERRUPTION
and dislocation Of business and
loss Of wages ard business aggre-
eating many millions of dollars
every year in the city. besides en-
gendering bitterness between en-
ployers and workers.
This has been inevitable with
the present lack Of an authorita-
tive body TO act as intermediary
between the workers and employ
ers and 10 give adequate publicity
to the actual conditions pub
licity which would be a great cor
rective Of existing evils.
The usual donation to the Los An
geles strike fund was made at Tues
dav nights meeting of niolders' union