The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-30

ssASS Gallagher addressed
| members of transfers union No. So at
its last meeting. The reception &C.
corded Tobin was most f1attering. Mich
| ael Casey replied for the union and
everything augurs well for the reaffilia-
ton of No. IS with the international at
an early date. The local took no def
mite action, but there will be a meet
ing Of the conference committee next
week At this meeting it is probable
plan will be outlined whereby No. SIS
will once more unite with the interna-
tional brotherhood of teamsters.
President William Schneider was in
the. chair at the Thursday night meet
ing of cooks union No. A. Six can
didates were obligated and II appli-
cations were received. The local elected
six additional members to the executive
board in conformity with the new by
laws. William Hurd was elected a
trustee for-the unexpired term of c. c.
Haugaard, resigned. 1t was decided to
send delegates to the meeting to be
held at the Labor Council temple Sun
day, May 8, to aid in devising plans for
the erection of suitable home for the
central labor body of San Francisco.
account was increasing satisfactorily.
The labor council will be asked to de-
clare its intention of levying a boycott
on the Bismarck cafe. as the proprietor
is averse to union conditions.
Secretary Ellison ~of sailors union of
the Pacific reports that $500 has been
paid in shipwreck benefits 70 II mem
bers of the steamer Santa Clara, recent
ly lost in the Pacific.
At the last meeting of boiler makers
lodge No. 205 the union voted $40 to aid
the BARRIERS in their endeavor to union
ize several shops in this city.
The labor council is in receipt of
letters from iron molders' union No.
81 of Cleveland, o.; Matthew VOL, in
ternational president of the photoen-
gravers; carpenters union No. 404 of
gainesville, o., and Matthew Brady,
third vice president of the photo-en-
gravers, stating that each has COM
municateJ to congressman and sena-
tors on the Hetch Hetchy water propo-
sition and has asked that justice be
done to San Francisco.
The labor party of Australia carried
the last general elections. That party
will have majority in each house of
the commonwealth parliament.
President d. J. Tobin addressed the
retail delivery wagon drivers union
Thursday night. He spoke in glowing
terms of the trades unions movement in
this city and paid high tribute to the
local leaders and union officials. He
notices a vim and energy in San Fran
cisco sadly lacking in eastern cities.
Final arrangements have been made
for the outing to be given by the in
ternational labor day federation, COM
posed of some % labor unions and
other organization tomorrow at
Green Valley park. Preceded by a band
the parade will start from Grant ave-
nue. and Market street at 10 o'clock in
the forenoon, thence along Market
street to Twelfth and Mission, where
the picnickers will take cars to the
grounds.
In a report presented to the Anti
Japanese laundry league last Thurs
day night there was the assertion that
a communication from A. E. Yoell, sec
cretary- treasurer of the Asiatic exclu-
sion league, drawing attention to wait
resses' employing Japanese laundry
men had been investigated and found
correct. The secretary called up the
league office yesterday and said that
he did not give the tip. The action of
the league officials was based on a
letter from Yoell which reads as fol-
lows:
Enclosed please find a copy of anony-
nous letter received by us short time
ago. While we are not in the habit
of paying attention to unsigned letters,
we refer the same to you for your con-
sideration.''
Then follows copy of the letter re-
ferred to, which charges that a num-
Der of mattresses give their laundry to
Japanese and Chinese.
The agent acted on the information