The San Francisco call., 1910-03-23

at a meeting of more dosn 500 mem
bers of the laundry workers union
last Monday night will be presented
for Endorsement next Friday. This is
to take the place of the one adopted
at the close of the laundry workers
strike in 1907 and which expires May
81. The new agreement does not con-
tain any material changes from the
one now in force.
The meeting was addressed by del
! egation from the Oakland organization
regarding trade conditions across the
! bay. 1t was also addressed by a COM
mittee from the anti-Japanese laundry
| league, asking for a number of volun-
teers from the union to assist the
league in its campaign against patrons
of Japanese laundries.
A letter was received from f. Gra-
! ham, a charter member of the union,
who a short time ago was elected
president of the international union. 1T
| is dated. Troy, y. ", and announces
that he has entered upon his new
duties. The secretary was instructed
to send a letter of appreciation to the
retiring Secretary-treasur of the
| international, informing him that the
union is pleased with the manner in
which he conducted the affairs of his
office.
The stereotypers' union has taken
rooms in the Pacific building and Will
hereafter meet there on the first Tues
day in each month. The union at its
last meeting commended the joint con-
ference board for its stand in ordering
the allied printing trades council OF
this city to reinstate George A. Tracy
to the presidency. The dues of the
members of this union will hereafter
be per cent of the gross earnings.
H. D. Pohlman and NJ. Graham have
been elected delegates to the interna-
tional body that is TO meet in Omaha
June u.
on the night of April the district
council of teamsters will be the guests
of the labor men of Point Richmond,
Contra Costa county al a banquet that
will be given by committee from each
union, of which P. Petrizzini is the
chairman. The council was addressed
on trade conditions last Monday night
by Peter F. Burke. fourth vice presi-
dent Of the international organization.
There were present at the meeting rep
resentatives of Il unions affiliated with
the council.
Bar tenders union local No Al at its
meeting last Monday night appointed
o. T. Regan, H McGinness, a. G. Con-
drotte, W. j. Richardson and II. Wright
a committee to revise the constitution
of the local. Three candidates were in
itiated and eight applications for mem
bership were presented. The local has
10 members on the sick list, and to
these s43 was distributed.
d. D. Sullivan of Sacramento. presi-
dent of the state federation of labor
was in this city yesterday and con-
ferred with Paul Scharrenberg, secre-
tary- treasurer of the federation, on the
approaching meeting of the executive
committee which is to discuss plan
for the organization of the unskilled
labor of the state.
The situation in the strike of the
leather workers on horse goods had
not changed, it was announced at
meeting of the union yesterday. 1t
was stated that the prospects for an
early settlement of the differences be-
tween employer and employees are en-
couraging. The secretary of the labor
council expressed the opinion yesterday
that the trouble would be settled in
short time.
The retail grocery clerks union will
ask the San Francisco labor council at
its meeting next Friday to declare its
intention of calling a boycott on
grocery at Fifteenth and Howard
streets on the ground that 1t is not fair
to organized labor.
Six candidates were initiated and
seven applications for membership re-
ceived. The local will give an enter
tainment and ball Thursday, May 5.
| The affair viii be in the hands of the
following COMMITTEES: A. H. Bierman,
Z. w. Davidson, w. G. Desepte, f.
Maher, p. f. Rittner and w. r. Cam
mack
Carpenters union No. 4s3 at its meet
ing last Monday night had only routine
business to transact. The members
however were instructed to be present
at the meeting of April in order to
vote for delegates to the San Fran
cisco labor council.
The carpenters and millmen's union
and the branches of the amalgamated
society of carpenters and joiners of Sac
ramento have formed district council
with the following as officers: C. T.
Mcbride of carpenters union No. 5S6
president; NJ L. Thorn from the mill
men, secretary; A. S. Luken from the
same union, treasurer; "A. Jackson,
amalgamated carpenters, warden
George Douglass from the carpenters,
business agent
All the labor unions of Sacramento
have indorsed the candidacy of Alfred
Dalton Jr. for the Office of justice of
the peace of Sutter township. The
candidate is past president of the fed
Grated trades council of Sacramento.
attorney at law editor of the labor
news for the union and director of
the Labor Temple association
The machinists' lodge of Vallejo has
decided to hold its annual picnic June
II at Aqua Caliente park, Is miles
from the city.
In view of the fact that unlimited
immigration affects the American
working man in a large degree, the
| following from a report of a special
committee of the American federation
of labor of an interview with Samuel
Gompers and investigation into the
matter will be of interest
In connection with this matter
we say that President Gompers re-
ported to us that he had held con-
ferences at Washington, d. c.. with
the amba ssadors of several coun-
tries. and that later on he held
conferences with the representa-
tives of some of the governments
in Europe, the commissioner gem
,of mi ION of TfaI